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State Rep. candidates discuss issues at League of Women Voters forum
State Rep. candidates participate in a forum at the Dearborn Administrative Center - Photo by The AANews.DEARBORN — In the midst of a shifting political culture around Arab Americans that has placed Dearborn on the national stage, residents have an increased personal stake in both the portrait and legislative affairs of their city. A...Take On Hate meeting explores Arab-Black solidarity ideas
Asha Noor writes down actionable ideas for solidarityDEARBORN — Black America has been traumatized by the shootings of Alton Sterling and Filando Castile. The chilling videos of the two men's deaths served as a reminder of racial disparities across the nation. Black Lives Matter protesters took over the streets in major cities across...Officials warn immigrant communities of scams
DETROIT — No Nigerian prince has a business opportunity for you. The IRS never calls taxpayers to collect money on the spot. And it is illegal for financial institutions to charge you money in advance for a loan or credit card. Federal officials met activists and ethnic media reporters in Detroit Thursday to spread awareness about...
Keep it civil
July 15th, 20160 In democratic societies, elections cause ideological divisions. Candidates and their supporters disagree on the issues. But the differences should remain within the realm of ideas without turning personal. Unfortunately, this election season at the level stage has been unlike any other. Presidential candidates have reverted to...Michigan State Police to pick five counties for roadside drug testing
LANSING — The new "Barbara J. and Thomas J. Swift Law" requires the Michigan State Police to run a one-year pilot program for roadside drug testing in five counties of their choice. "We expect the counties to be finalized this summer with a pilot to begin sometime later in the year," state police spokeswoman, Shanon Banner...Michigan spending on prisons more than public education
LANSING — According to a report released by the Department of Education, Michigan increased spending on prison improvements more than five times as quickly as it did on public education over the last three decades— like six other states in the country. "Budgets reflect our values and the trends revealed in this analysis are a...Former Dearborn resident sues Baton Rouge police in aftermath of black man’s death
LOUISIANA — The owner of a Louisiana convenience store in front of which a black man was killed by police sued the city of Baton Rouge and members of its police force on Monday claiming he was illegally detained and that police took his surveillance video after the shooting. Triple S Food Mart owner Abdullah Muflahi said in the...Break-in at Orlando nightclub, one month after deadly rampage
ORLANDO - The Florida nightclub where the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history occurred last month was broken into just hours after police released the business back to its owners on Wednesday, Orlando police said.Burglars used a prying tool to remove plywood that had been screwed to an exterior metal door frame at Pulse, a...Butter not tied to heart disease
Despite decades on the list of "bad" fats that harm the heart, butter, on its own, is not linked to increased risk of heart disease after all, according to a recent analysis of existing research. Eating more butter was even weakly tied to a lower risk of diabetes, the authors found. Some people hold that butter is a "villain" while...Yemen slides closer to famine
SANAA — Many areas of Yemen are close to famine partly because importers are unable to buy new food stocks from abroad as more than $200 million is stuck in banks due to the civil war disruption, trade and aid sources involved say. Western banks had already cut credit lines for traders shipping food to Yemen, fearing they would not...Palestinian-Black solidarity: The only moral path
Activist Angela Davis holds a sign in a video on Black-Palestinian solidarity.Last year, I wrote an article that made many readers unhappy. As soon as it was published, I began receiving messages of abuse and angry, threatening calls. I hesitated about reporting the threats to the local police in Washington State. In the end, I...
Dearborn elections take a ‘dark’ turn
July 15th, 20160 DEARBORN — Local campaigns have taken quite the negative turn just weeks ahead of the August 2 primary. Robocalls targeting candidates in the 19th District Court race, 15th District State Rep. race and the Dearborn School Board race have been making their way around the city. Multiple campaigns have also complained that their lawn...Homeless fed in memory of late State Rep. Julie Plawecki
Julie Plawecki's siblings letting go of balloons.DETROIT — A giving woman has perished, but her honorable work continues. On Sunday, a homeless man in front of a Detroit shelter eulogized the late Julie Plawecki, while her siblings eyed the balloons they'd just released into the heavens in her honor. To the needy who received a...
Dozens reported dead as truck plows into crowd in France
July 14th, 20160 NICE, France — Dozens of people have been killed and many more were injured after a truck plowed into a crowd in Nice, France during Bastille Day celebrations.“There are people in blood, probably full of wounded,” a reporter for the Nice Matin newspaper said.Witnesses reported that the truck that drove into the crowd was watching...
Local mosque brings mental health and substance abuse to the forefront
July 14th, 20160 Community leaders gathered at the Islamic Institute of Knowledge to discuss mental health and substance abuse.DEARBORN — Mental health and substance abuse have long been topics kept in the dark in the Arab American community. But now, a local mosque is getting ready to tackle the subject head on. On Monday, July 11, C-Assist, a......
Life after Bernie: Where do Sanders’ Arab supporters stand on Clinton?
July 14th, 20160 Sanders, speaking at Dearborn's Civic Center, March 7DEARBORN — Decisively backing Bernie Sanders in the Michigan Democratic primary is perhaps Arab America’s greatest electoral victory on the national stage.But to the dismay to thousands of Arab American supporters, the senator from Vermont will not be the next president.The...
Study finds widespread road rage in U.S.
July 14th, 20160 NEW YORK - An estimated 80 percent of U.S. motorists have engaged in aggressive driving, including tailgating, honking and, in extreme cases, ramming other vehicles when angered, according to a study released on Thursday. The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety's report projected that about 104 million......
Pokemon Go blamed for crimes but also aids embattled U.S. police
July 14th, 20160 NEW YORK - The Pokemon Go craze is blamed for several robberies of distracted mobile phone players, but the game's cartoon characters have also helped U.S. police improve strained community relations and even arrest wanted suspects. The app, created by mobile game developer Niantic for Nintendo Co Ltd is...
Anti Islamic protestors confronted with dance party at Eid Festival
July 14th, 20160 ANAHEIM, CA – A group of anti-Islamic protestors attempted to disrupt the fourth annual Eid Festival on Saturday, July 9 and Sunday, July 10, but instead were met with confrontations that turned into a dance party.The Bible Believers, a familiar group to Dearborn residents, was up to its old familiar tricks at...GOP platform draft calls pornography ‘public health crisis’
Republican delegates unanimously adopted an amendment to their draft platform Monday morning that called pornography "a public health crisis" and a "public menace" that is destroying lives. The language went further in its condemnation of porn than the 2012 GOP platform, which condemned child pornography and encouraged the enforcement...
U.S. residents statistically more likely to get killed by cows than by refugees
July 14th, 20160 DETROIT– Cows, drinking milk, and getting struck by lightning are statistically more dangerous than a refugee.That’s the argument behind a lighthearted article headlining an e-newsletter sent by ArabAmerica.com on Wednesday.The featured article — by contributing writers Zachary Tarrant and......
ISIS confirms ‘minister of war’ Shishani killed
July 14th, 20160 ShishaniBAGHDAD — Abu Omar al-Shishani, who the Pentagon described as ISIS's "minister of war", was killed in combat in the Iraqi city of Shirqat, south of Mosul, a news agency that supports the militant group said on Wednesday.The Pentagon said in March that Shishani had likely been killed in a U.S. air strike in Syria, but this was...
Man pulls gun on children at Dearborn pool
July 14th, 20160 DEARBORN- A man has been arrested for allegedly pulling a gun on a group of children at the Springwells Apartments pool. A group of kids had agitated the man when they were playing a game in the pool. The man was there chaperoning his young daughter. The boys, ages 10-16, said they were getting on the nerves of a man as they......
Florida mosque removed as polling locations after flood of complaints
July 13th, 20160 PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. - The Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations is calling for the restoration of a South Florida mosque as a polling location. Bassem Alhalabi, president of the Islamic Center of Boca Raton said that Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Susan Bucher changed the polling precinct from his...
Accused ISIS sympathizer pleads not guilty in Arizona plot
July 13th, 20160 ARIZONA - An Arizona teenager accused of being an Islamic State sympathizer pleaded not guilty to charges of plotting to attack a Phoenix-area state motor vehicle office with bombs and other weapons and was ordered kept in jail without bond. Mahin Khan, 18, of Tucson, was arrested by FBI agents on July 1 and indicted last week on......
