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Shimon Peres, Israel’s former prime minister and founding statesman, dies at 93
Shimon PeresTEL AVIV – Former Israeli prime minister and founding statesman, Shimon Peres died in Tel Aviv on Wednesday aged 93, Israel Radio said.Peres was hospitalized following a stroke two weeks ago and had made some progress before a sudden deterioration in his condition on Tuesday.An official announcement of the death...Tennessee schools to remove Islam from textbooks
TENNESSEE - State educators are removing a majority of Islamic related history lessons, following complaints the old teachings were too friendly toward Islam.The State Board of Education has released draft revisions to Tennessee's social studies standards for kindergarten through high school. Critics said...Civil rights group claims New York bomber denied fundamental rights
NEW YORK - The American Civil Liberties Union said it will temporarily provide legal counsel for the man suspected of detonating a bomb in the heart of New York City that injured 31 people earlier this month, as concern builds over the suspect's lack of access to a lawyer.Ahmad Khan Rahami, a 28-year-old naturalized U.S. citizen, has...Poll: Clinton wins first debate
NEW YORK - Republican Donald Trump vowed on Tuesday to hit rival Democrat Hillary Clinton harder in the next U.S. presidential debate after she put him on the defensive by accusing him of being racist, sexist and a tax dodger during their first matchup. Trump, a real estate mogul making his first run for public office, praised himself...Israeli Prime Minister meets with Clinton and Trump, West Bank wall praised
WASHINGTON – U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton both on Sunday met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.Trump relayed a message that if elected, the United States would recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, the campaign...Jordanian writer shot dead while facing trial for cartoon mocking ISIS
JORDAN - A Jordanian writer who was arrested for posting a cartoon deemed offensive to Islam has been shot dead. Nahed Hattar was assassinated in front the Supreme Court in Amman with local media reporting he was shot three times in the head. The shooter has reportedly been arrested by security forces. Mr Hatter had turned himself...
Muslim woman faces backlash for appearing in Playboy magazine
September 25th, 20160 American Journalist Noor Tagouri usually sees negative comments on social media from Islamophobes who take issue with her hijab. But now the 22-year-old is taking some heat from her own Muslim community. Tagouri appears in Playboy magazine’s October “Renegades” issue wearing her hijab proudly. Tagouri is depicted fully clothed,...Turkish man arrested for deadly mall shooting
WASHINGTON - Authorities on Sunday were still working to determine what prompted a 20-year-old man to open fire in a Washington state mall, killing five people.Police arrested the suspected gunman, Arcan Cetin of Oak Harbor, Washington, on Saturday. Police said he was taken into custody without incident in Oak Harbor, some 30 miles (...Muslim man burned after car gets firebombed in hate attack
Philadelphia - A Muslim man has suffered from severe burn injuries after a driver threw a firebomb into his vehicle and fled the scene, in what is being reported as a hate crime. A man in northern Philadelphia is wanted for throwing a firebomb into the occupied car. The assailant allegedly screamed “there you go, Muslim!” as he...Michigan State Police trooper seriously injured in road rage incident
DETROIT - A Michigan State Police trooper was injured in a road rage incident while riding his motorcycle Friday morning. Michigan State Trooper Ali Hammoud was on the way to the funeral of Detroit Police officer Sight. Ken Steil when a white male driver in a blue GMC pickup drove around another driver and “bare-checked” that...
Jazz music meets the Middle East in “Arab-esque” Detroit concert
September 23rd, 20160 DETROIT- Detroit’s funky jazz scene is colliding with the aesthetics and music of the Arab world in a must see event for music and arts lovers. The event, titled “In Transit Detroit-Arab-esque,” will take Sean Blackman’s monthly “In Transit Detroit” concert series, hosted on the last Thursday of every month at the Garden...Retired General Chamel Roukoz receives warm welcome in Detroit
Roukoz surrounded by community members at Marriot Hotel, DetroitDETROIT — Under the title "Heroes don't tire and don't retire", the Lebanese American Council for Democracy invited the Lebanese American community to honor retired Brigadier General Chamel Roukoz at the Marriot Hotel at the Renaissance Center on Saturday. Roukoz...Dearborn Mayor honored with ethics and civility award
MACKINAC ISLAND — During the Michigan Municipal League's board of trustees meeting on September 14, Dearborn Mayor Jack O'Reilly, the league's board president, received the William L. Steude Award, which credits recipients for their noteworthy accomplishment in ethics and civility in local government. It's among the most...
Funding Israel does not help the U.S.-desired two-state solution
September 23rd, 20160 At his final U.N. General Assembly appearance, President Obama warned Israel that it cannot permanently occupy Palestinian land. He also urged Palestinians to recognize the legitimacy of Israel. This would sound like a balanced statement if Obama had not signed a $38 billion military aid package to Israel, which would ensure the long...Disabled Muslim Army veteran accused of being ‘terrorist,’ raided by bomb squad
Mohamed Abbas, a disabled U.S. Army veteran working at the Department of Defense’s Marine Department Maintenance Command Production Plant, was accused by a co-worker of threatening to blow up the base following the San Bernardino attack in December 9, 2015.The following day, he reportedly went to work......
Kidz Expo promotes Dearborn’s children-friendly businesses
Master Ali Koubeissi including kids in one of his demonstrations.DEARBORN — On Sunday, the Dearborn Civic Center played host to an event designed to bring local businesses to one venue so parents and children could more easily explore and get involved in community programs. Lily Rose LLC brought the first annual Kidz Expo, an event...
Dearborn Heights homeowners slam city for ‘shady’ business development
September 23rd, 20160 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — In May, the police department came under fire for allegedly arresting a number of Arab Americans without justification, but the city with newly built mansions dwarfing neighboring antiquated smaller homes is now being criticized by its richest residents.Following the rezoning of a residential block on Ford Road......
Dearborn Mayor slammed with lawsuit by former business developer
September 23rd, 20160 Hakim Fakhoury former owner of several buildings on Michigan Ave. in West Dearborn.DEARBORN — The city has long pointed a finger at business developer Hakim Fakhoury for a batch of abandoned buildings in west Dearborn that officials claimed prohibited them from turning the area into a hot spot. Now, a new lawsuit filed in...Former ambassador to Morocco recalls moments with Clinton, courts Arab Americans
Young professionals with Ambassador Ed Gabriel.DEARBORN — Few communities have a more vested interest in Middle Eastern affairs than Arab and Muslim Americans. Their status in the U.S. and the future of their home countries rest in the policy views of the next president. To some, choosing between the two major presidential...Dearborn Public School district reveals initiatives to enhance education
DEARBORN — Through cooperation and trust with staff members, students and the community, the Dearborn Board of Education and Superintendent Glenn Maleyko planned major developments for the 2016-17 school year, which they hope to expand over the years. "The district has implemented policies and taken actions to give students,...‘KKK’ and racial slurs deface EMU dorm
YPSILANTI — Eastern Michigan University officials carried out an investigation after staff members found racial insults and the letters "KKK" — denoting the Ku Klux Klan — plastered on the University's King Residence Hall early Tuesday. The incident led more than 150 students to protest in a march to the home of the University's......
Honoring Aylan Kurdi by ending the war in Syria
September 23rd, 20160 "A photograph, no matter how emotionally wrenching, can only do so much," wrote Paul Slovic and Nicole Smith Dahmen in QZ.com. The photograph referenced in their comment was that of three-year-old Aylan Kurdi, whose body was washed ashore on some Turkish beach in September 2015. It has been over a year since that tragic photograph of...Iraqi army captures key town south of Mosul
BAGHDAD — Iraqi forces backed by air strikes from the U.S.-led coalition gained complete control of the northern district of Shirqat on Thursday, bringing the military a step closer to a main push on Mosul later this year. Brigadier-General Yahya Rasool, spokesman for the military's joint operations command, said in a statement......
Syria ceasefire collapses
DAMASCUS — Warplanes mounted the heaviest air strikes in months against rebel-held districts of the city of Aleppo overnight, rebel officials and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Thursday. There was no immediate comment from the Syrian military on the reports, or mention of Aleppo air strikes on state media. U.S....Dozens killed in Yemen airstrike
SANAA — The death toll from a Saudi-led air strike which hit a house in a residential area in western Yemen has risen to 26 people, medics and residents in the Houthi-held area said on Thursday, and the alliance said it was looking into the report. Warplanes of the Saudi-led alliance launched missiles on Wednesday at a residential......
