The Arab American News
Author's Posts
Syrian army texts residents to leave rebel-held Aleppo neighborhoods
The Syrian army sent text messages to residents of rebel-held eastern Aleppo saying it will grant safe passage to people wishing to leave the area, which has been effectively besieged by pro-government forces, state media said on Tuesday.The army called on residents to push "mercenaries" out of the city -- a reference to rebel...Doctors urged to check pregnant women for Zika
Health officials are strongly urging doctors to ask all pregnant women about a possible Zika infection at every checkup. So far, there have been no confirmed cases of a Zika infection from a mosquito bite in the United States, although officials expect mosquitoes will start spreading it in Southern states. All U.S. illnesses have been...Man charged for making threats on Facebook to burn down mosque
MASSACHUSETTS - A Massachusetts man was arrested and charged on Tuesday with threatening on Facebook to burn down a Boston mosque in the wake of the November attacks in Paris, where Islamic State gunmen and suicide bombers killed 130 people.Patrick Keogan, a 44-year-old resident of the Boston suburb of Winchester, was charged with...Bill Clinton under fire for ‘Muslim’ comment
PHILADELPHIA - Bill Clinton's attempts to appeal to Muslims living in America, and counter what some consider xenophobic rhetoric toward them from GOP candidate Donald Trump, appears to have backfired. The 42nd U.S. president delivered the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia Tuesday night in which he...Hate graffiti left on Nevada auto shop
PAHRUMP — Spray paint graffiti on a business in Nevada is being investigated as a hate crime. A Muslim business owner discovered that his property had been spray painted with "derogatory terms directed at the business owner," a news release said. "These statements insinuated a bias based on the business owners religion, and...
Clinton makes history, secures Democrats’ White House nomination
July 26th, 20160 ClintonPHILADELPHIA — Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton secured the Democratic Party's 2016 nomination for the White House on Tuesday, becoming the first woman to head the ticket of a major party in U.S. history.In a symbolic show of party unity, Clinton's former rival, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, told the...Lincoln Park man dies at Dearborn car dealership
Police cars outside the dealership. Photo: WXYZDEARBORN — A 59-year-old Lincoln Park man died after being pinned between two trucks while at work at Fairlane Ford dealership in Dearborn. A preliminary investigation revealed that the victim had been in the process of moving new vehicles as part of his daily duties, police said....Elderly priest killed in French church, attack claimed by ISIS
Father Jacques Hamel, who was killed in the attackPARIS — A priest in his mid-80s was killed with a knife and another hostage seriously wounded on Tuesday in an attack on a church in northern France carried out by assailants linked to ISIS.Both attackers were shot dead by French police. Five people in all had been taken hostage. A...
Michelle Obama at DNC: This country is already great
July 26th, 20160 The first lady speaking at the conventionPHILADELPHIA — Democrats divided over the future of their party agreed on at least one thing at their national convention in Philadelphia on Monday night: Michelle Obama was a star.The first lady gave a speech in support of a former first lady, presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton, and...Knife attacker in Japan kills 19 in their sleep at disabled center
The facility after the attack, July 26SAGAMIHARA, Japan — A knife-wielding man broke into a facility for the disabled in a small town near Tokyo early on Tuesday and killed 19 patients as they slept, authorities said, Japan's worst mass killing in decades.At least 25 other residents were wounded in the attack at the Tsukui Yamayuri-En...Former Saudi general visits Israel, meets officials
Eshki and members of his delegation, meeting with Israeli Knesset members, July 22TEL AVIV — Retired Saudi General Anwar Eshki visited Israel last week and met with foreign ministry officials, including Director-General Dore Gold Yoav Mordechai, Haaretz reported. Eshki, who headed a delegation of Saudi academics and business...Head of Democratic party resigns following leaked emails, joins Clinton campaign
WASHINGTON -The head of the Democratic Party resigned on Sunday amid a furor over embarrassing leaked emails, hoping to head off a growing rebellion by Bernie Sanders supporters on the eve of the convention to nominate Hillary Clinton for the White House. Lingering bitterness from the heated primary campaign...
Shooting after Florida nightclub’s teen party leaves two dead
July 25th, 20160 Club Blu after a shooting attack in Fort Myers, Florida, July 25FORT MYERS, Florida — The shooting on Monday outside a party for teenagers at a Florida nightclub, where a 14-year-old and 18-year-old died and up to 17 other people were wounded, was not an act of terror, the Fort Myers Police Department said in a statement.The latest...Muslim woman befriends frightened passenger
A Muslim woman took to Facebook to describe her encounter with a woman who was too terrified to sit beside her on a plane after she texted the world ‘Allah’. Jiva Akbor’s post touched thousands on social media as Akbor described how she befriended a woman who complained to the air hostesses about her text...Clinton picks Kaine as vice presidential running mate
Clinton and Kaine (D-VA) during a campaign rally in Annandale, Virginia, July 14WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton named U.S. Senator Tim Kaine as her running mate on Friday, making a safe choice that will help her present the Democratic ticket as a steady alternative to the unpredictable campaign of Republican presidential rival Donald......
German-Iranian gunman kills at least nine in Munich shopping mall
July 23rd, 20160 Special forces in Munich after the attackMUNICH — A 18-year-old German-Iranian gunman who apparently acted alone opened fire in a busy shopping mall in Munich on Friday evening, killing at least nine people in the third attack against civilians in Western Europe in eight days.The pistol-wielding attacker, identified by Munich Police...Muslim cop being hailed a hero for reacting swiftly to fake bomb
NEW YORK -- Two New York City police officers, one of them a Muslim, are being hailed heroes after they drove away what appeared to be a bomb from Times Square Wednesday night, police said. A man, later identified as Hector Meneses, threw the device from his passing SUV onto the dashboard of the police car of Sgt. Hameed Armani and......
Peters, Dingell stand with Michigan Muslims as Trump clinches GOP nomination
July 22nd, 20160 Peters and DingellDEARBORN — Donald Trump kicked off his election campaign by calling undocumented immigrants rapists in his announcement speech. Over the course of the primaries, he mocked a disabled New York Times reporter, failed to immediately condemn a KKK leader and infamously proposed to ban Muslims from entering the United...
Detroit blight removal plan tears down 10,000th vacant house
July 22nd, 20160 DETROIT — On Tuesday, the city tore down the 10,000th vacant building under Mayor Mike Duggan's substantial plan to wipe out blight as Detroit continues to deal with empty properties after the population decline. An excavator tore down a two-story house on Marlowe Street on the northwest side that had been vacant for 20...
Trump vows law and order if elected, sharply criticizes Clinton
July 22nd, 20160 CLEVELAND - Donald Trump accused Democratic rival Hillary Clinton of a legacy of "death, destruction, terrorism and weakness" as U.S. secretary of state and vowed to be tough on crime and illegal immigrants in a speech on Thursday accepting the Republican presidential nomination. Trump's speech was designed...
Our endorsements
July 22nd, 20160 This election season has been marred by negative campaigning and "dark" turns. But that should not discourage you from participating in the Aug. 2 primaries. Voters will decide on several judicial, legislative and county races. Although it is only a primary, the election will likely determine who will represent Dearborn in the State......
‘Southpaw Prince’ aims to become first Iraqi-American boxing champ
DETROIT — Eighteen-year-old Gheith Karim is now one step closer to fulfilling his childhood dream of fighting for a big title boxing championship.Karim, born in Iraq and raised in Dearborn, was victorious in the "Detroit Brawl", held at the Masonic Temple on Saturday, July 16. The boxing community has already dubbed him...
SAFE coalition holds overdose training seminar
July 22nd, 20160 Ghada Abdallah and other SAFE members lead a training seminar on Naloxone.DEARBORN — Local residents debuted the SAFE Substance Abuse Coalition earlier this year with an objective to alert the community about a rising epidemic that's killing young adults. And people seem to have gotten the memo. In recent months, discussions have......
From Homs to Grand Rapids: The daring journeys of Michigan’s Syrian refugees
July 21st, 20160 Syrian immigrants. Photo by Dave LeinsGRAND RAPIDS — Reunited at last. As the sun fades beneath a rosy sky and among calm roads, friends and family with a fragmented but inescapable past unearthed tales of their journeys far from home. Home is a new place now — a refuge in a land once thought foreign. Innocent curiosity sets on...Judge blocks ban on straight-ticket voting
DETROIT — A federal judge ruled against Michigan's elimination of straight-party voting, arguing that the bill signed by Gov. Snyder in January hinders voting rights, especially for African Americans. The Republican-controlled Legislature passed the measure, which would bar voters from choosing all the candidates of a political......
