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Bank of America acquitted of discrimination against Muslim charity
August 19th, 20160 DETROIT — Committed to serving Arabs and other communities in Michigan, countless Arab American charity organizations of varying sizes have popped up since waves of immigrants made Metro Detroit home.Founded by Iraqi Americans in 1992, Life for Relief and Development opened its doors as an international relief association and says it...Michigan unemployment rate lowest since 01
Michigan’s unemployment rate in July dipped slightly by one-tenth of a percentage point to 4.5%, according to data released today by the State of Michigan.Despite the reduction in the unemployment rate thanks to 8,000 fewer people on the unemployment rolls, total employment also decreased by 20,000 over the month. State...
‘Nobody is safe anymore’: Arab Americans react to deadly hatred
August 19th, 20160 TULSA — On Friday, August 12, 37-year-old Oklahoma resident Khalid Jabara was brutally murdered by his neighbor who had directed racial slurs at him for years. On Saturday, August 13, Imam Maulama Akonjee, 55, and his assistant, Thara Uddin, 64, were killed in Queens, New York by a lone gunman as they were walking home. Both...Mexico’s president says he’s willing to meet with Trump
Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto said on Tuesday he was willing to meet with Donald Trump, months after comparing the Republican presidential candidate to Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini. "Yes, I would meet with him," Pena Nieto said, referring to Trump in a pre-taped television interview broadcast on Tuesday night. "I have...Trump calls for African-American support
MILWAUKEE — On Tuesday, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump delivered his most aggressive call yet to woo African American voters, vowing to restore law and order, only days after a fatal police shooting of a Black man sparked more street violence. Speaking a few miles from Milwaukee, which was rocked by weekend riots,...
Arab Americans lead a cosmetic surgery craze
August 19th, 20160 Farmington Hills resident Mimi, an Assyrian American. DEARBORN — Rhinoplasty. Lipo. Botox. Lip injections. Butt implants. The Kardashians are not the only staples at cosmetic surgery facilities. Arab Americans have made cosmetic surgery a booming industry in the metro Detroit region–and that's evident by the ever-morphing...The Obama Doctrine is ravaging the Middle East
Everyone seems to have a theory on how to obliterate ISIS. However, two points are rarely raised: one, concerning the origins of the group and the second, on whether there are genuine intentions to defeat it, in the first place. We must boldly address the first to unravel the enigma behind the rise and growth of Daesh – otherwise,...
Sectarianism is a dangerous game
August 19th, 20160 A protest after the murder of an imam and his assistant in New York - Photo by ReutersArab American immigrants have crossed thousands of miles, leaving behind family histories that stretch back generations, in search of opportunities, peace and freedom here. The land that had supported them for thousands of years became infested by...
Local renaissance woman strives to make art accessible
August 19th, 20160 Suha with her painting 'The Other Side'.DEARBORN — As henna and makeup artists continue to flourish in the community, more and more young women decide to put their talent to work and showcase it on social media, gaining fans around the world. Suha Suleiman, a freelance henna and makeup artist in Dearborn, is one of many who...
Mass transit in Metro Detroit closer to reality
August 19th, 20160 A rendering of the railway system in Pontiac, MI.DEARBORN — Last Thursday, the Southeast Michigan counties affected by a proposed regional mass transit plan ironed out the final kinks, guaranteeing the plan's placement on the November ballot. Voters from Wayne, Macomb, Oakland and Washtenaw counties will be able to choose whether they...
Planning commissioner made anti-Muslim posts before denying mosque
August 19th, 20160 STERLING HEIGHTS — The city claims it denied a mosque proposal last year because of planning technicalities, but anti-Muslim social media posts by a planning commissioner who voted against the Muslim house of worship painted a different picture. "Oh, no the terrorists are gonna attack, according to the media, this weekend. Come to the...Lutheran Church calls for ban on U.S. aid to Israel
Israeli soldiers look on as Palestinian homes are demolishedNEW ORLEANS — A sense of unease set in Albert Asfour as the tourist bus he was in rolled to a stop. Young Israeli soldiers at a checkpoint looked unhappy with the group leader and the handful of American students, who were heading to Jerusalem from Ramallah for an educational...Clinton aide meets community representatives in Dearborn
DEARBORN — Huma Abedin, vice chair for the Hillary for America campaign, met with Arab and Muslim American leaders on Aug. 11, to discuss issues that matter to the community. Community representatives included heads of organizations, small business owners, doctors, lawyers and other professions. U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Dearborn)...Court of appeals panel upholds straight-party voting
CINCINNATI — An appellate Court panel rejected a motion by Michigan's Secretary of State to restore the ban on straight party voting after a U.S. District Court judge in Detroit ruled it unconstitutional. In December, the Republican-controlled legislature passed the measure, which would have barred voters from choosing all the...Muslim couple invites dozens of strangers over for dinner
WASHINGTON - A Muslim couple is inviting strangers to their home as part of an initiative called “Meal with a Muslim.”Amanda Saab, former contestant on “MasterChef,” and her husband Hussein Saab, have opened their door in Renton to Americans who may have questions about their faith. The couple resides in Renton, Washington. The......
Lack of stores with fresh foods linked to signs of heart disease
August 18th, 20160 Living in poor neighborhoods has been linked to increased heart risk and a new U.S. study suggests the lack of access to fresh, healthy foods may be to blame. "Previous studies have found relationships between neighborhood characteristics and cardiovascular disease," said lead author Jeffrey Wing of Grand Valley State University in...
Prescription drug abuse tied to increased risk of teen suicide
August 18th, 20160 Suicide is a leading cause of death for teens worldwide and the odds of suicide attempts may be higher when adolescents abuse prescription drugs, a Chinese study suggests. To explore the connection between suicide risk and misuse of prescription opiates and sedatives, researchers surveyed about 3,300 Chinese teens once when they were......
U.N. warns of unprecedented ‘catastrophe’ in Aleppo
UNITED NATIONS — United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned on Tuesday of an unprecedented "humanitarian catastrophe" in Syria's Aleppo and urged Russia and the United States to quickly reach a deal on a ceasefire in the city and elsewhere in the country. Fighting for control of Aleppo, split between its government-held...Houthi shelling hits Saudi town, Yemenis die in airstrikes
Two children amid the rubble of a house destroyed by a Saudi-led air strike in Sanaa, Aug. 11.SANAA — Shells fired by Yemen's Houthi group killed seven civilians in southern Saudi Arabia, Saudi state television reported, while an air strike by an Arab coalition destroyed a house east of the Yemeni capital, killing nine family...Leaked German report says Turkey a hub for ‘Islamists’
BERLIN — On Wednesday, German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere defended a leaked government report alleging Turkey was a hub for Islamist groups, a charge that has further strained tensions with Ankara, a key partner in efforts to stem mass migration. Turkey and Germany have had a series of disputes in recent months, just as the...U.S. will end federal use of privately-operated prisons
Obama during his visit to the El Reno Federal Correctional Institution outside Oklahoma City, 2015 (Reuters)WASHINGTON — The U.S. Justice Department plans to phase out its use of privately-operated prisons, which it called less safe and less effective than government-run facilities, according to a memo released publicly by the......
30,000 Muslim refugees accepted in U.S. in 2016
The U.S. has accepted more Muslim refugees than any other religious group during the current fiscal year, according to data compiled by the Pew Research Center. Nearly half of the more than 63,000 refugees who have been granted residency this year are Muslim – marking the highest number since fiscal year 2002 when self-reported data...Scottish soccer fans wave Palestinian flags against Israeli team
Celtic fans with Palestinian flags. ReutersGLASGOW, Scotland — At a UEFA Champions League playoff soccer game between Scotland's Glasgow Celtic and Israel’s Hapoel Beer Sheva, the home fans raised Palestinian flags, defying warnings by the European football governing body. A Facebook page named "Fly the flag for Palestine, for......
France defends burkini ban on beaches
The bans have provoked strong criticism from Muslim groups. ReutersPARIS — The French government has defended municipal bans on body-covering Muslim burkini swimwear but called on mayors to try and cool tensions between communities.Three Mediterranean towns - Cannes, Villeneuve-Loubet and Sisco on the island of Corsica - have banned...Trump: Clinton is a bigot
WEST BEND, Wis. -- Donald Trump called Hillary Clinton a bigot in a speech Tuesday night and accused his Democratic rival for the presidency of pandering to “communities of color.”“We reject the bigotry of Hillary Clinton, which panders to and talks down to communities of color and sees them only as votes,” Trump said.......
