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FBI agents arrest Detroit man with explosives
August 2nd, 20160 A photo on a Facebook account that possibly belongs to the suspectDETROIT — Federal counter terrorism agents have arrested a 29-year-old Detroit man accused of illegally purchasing an arsenal of explosives and other devices capable of mass casualties, according to a criminal complaint filed this week.Sebastian Gregerson, a Detroit...
“Hijabi” bank robber hits Dearborn
August 2nd, 20160 A woman wearing a hijab robbed a DFCU bank in DearbornDEARBORN — A woman wearing a hijab robbed a DFCU bank in Dearborn on Monday. The suspect entered the bank, located at 21551 Oakwood, and handed the teller a threatening note demanding cash, police said.A suspect in an Islamic headscarf had robbed a bank in Taylor in June. Police...Muslim parents respond back to Trump insults
PHILADELPHIA - Two days after Khizr Khan gave one of the most powerful speeches at the Democratic National Convention, lamenting the loss of his fallen son, a U.S. soldier, Donald Trump responded in a way that many considered over the line, even by Trump terms. Khan's son, U.S. Army Capt. Humayun S.M. Khan, was killed in Iraq in 2004....Trump insults Muslim family who criticized him at the DNC
Donald Trump has given his first response to Khizr Khan, the father of a Muslim American soldier who died to protect his unit. Khan addressed the Democratic national convention this week, rebuking Trump as unpatriotic and selfish as he did so. In an interview with the New York Times opinion writer Maureen Dowd, Trump’s only comment...Jewish stranger empathizes with Muslim family at Barnes & Noble
BOSTON - A story of a jewish man who warmly greeted a Muslim mother and her children at a Barnes & Noble and bought them gifts, has gone viral. Leena Al-Arian, an American from Greater Boston, wrote in a Facebook post about the moment a stranger, Lenny, a Jewish-American, approached her at a Barnes & Noble and told her...
Defeat recklessness and obscenity: VOTE ON AUG. 2
July 29th, 20160 This election season has been marred by vulgarity, insults and incivility. But the negativity should not discourage you from casting your vote on Aug. 2. It is important that Arab Americans vote in each and every election to demonstrate the community's political agenda and safeguard its interests. Additionally, county races, a...
Arabs and African Americans: A complicated relationship between solidarity and bigotry
July 29th, 20160 Arab and black activists discuss ideas to increase solidarity, July 11DETROIT — Arabs and African Americans appear to have a common struggle against white supremacy.But when former State Rep. Rashida Tlaib participated in a protest demanding accountability for the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man by a Dearborn police officer in...Everything you need to know about Election Day
DEARBORN – The primary election held on Tuesday, August 2nd will determine the fate of candidates in a variety of races, including Congressional, state Legislative, county, and judicial contests. In addition, voters will be asked to renew 3.5 mills to continue funding Dearborn city services. Also on the...Six more charged in Flint water scandal
Six Michigan state employees were charged on Friday in an investigation into dangerous lead levels in the city of Flint's drinking water.The criminal charges were filed by Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette against three employees apiece from the state's health and environmental departments. Schuette did not elaborate on...
In her acceptance speech, Clinton said U.S. at ‘moment of reckoning’
July 29th, 20160 U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said on Thursday Americans faced challenges at home and abroad that demand steady leadership and a collective spirit, and attacked Republican Donald Trump for sowing fear and divisiveness.In the biggest speech of her more than 25-year-old career in the public eye,...Farewell to Yarmouk: A Palestinian Refugee’s Journey from Izmir to Greece
The refugee camp of Yarmouk was ever present in his being, pulling him in and out of an abyss of persistent fears that urged him to never return. But what was this refugee without Yarmouk, his first haven, his last earth? How could any other spot in this unwelcoming universe ever be a 'home' when he had learned that only Palestine,...Community extends a hand to the Detroit Regional Chamber
Siblani and Baruah engage with community membersDEARBORN — According to Detroit Regional Chamber President Sandy Baruah, the Chamber's number one job is to attract capital, talent and business investment into the 11 counties in southeast Michigan. "Through our efforts and other partners we work with at the state and local level, we...
Muslim-ish: Secular Muslims in America
July 29th, 20160 Ibrahim Abdallah PHOTO: Alishba Zarmeen/Purple Canvas Photography TorontoNEW YORK — "Take your shoes off and come in, brother," said a warm, reverent man as he gestured past the gates of the mosque on 33rd Street. Cab drivers, pharmacists, teenagers and mothers, among others, had just risen from their last kneeling in prayer. On this...Houthi-led bloc says to set up council to govern Yemen
SANAA — Yemen's dominant Houthi group and its allies in ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh's party said on Thursday they would establish a governing council to run the country, in a move the United Nations said threatens peace talks in Kuwait.Senior officials in President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi's government said the move...Netanyahu thanks Sisi for his “leadership”
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday praised warming relations with Egypt and its president, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who ousted a democratically elected government seen as hostile to ties between the neighbors.Egypt was the first of a handful of Arab countries to recognize Israel, in 1979, but the......
Syria’s Nusra Front says ending link to al-Qaeda
DAMASCUS — Al-Qaeda's powerful Syrian branch announced on Thursday it was ending its relationship with the global terrorist network founded by Osama bin Laden and changing its name, to remove what it called a pretext used by world powers to attack Syrians.In the first known video statement ever to show his face, the leader...Michigan auto insurance rates set to increase
LANSING- This upcoming October, approximately 2 million Michigan drivers will pay an additional $40 per vehicle for their auto insurance. Auto Insurers believe the rate increase on the elimination of an $80 million tax credit from the state’s 2016-2017 budget is the cause. State lawmakers explained that the......
Outside the DNC: An Arab American perspective
July 29th, 20160 Sanders' supporters and the #FreePalestine movement rally outside the convention center. PHOTO: Wihad Al-TawilPHILADELPHIA — Local Arab Americans partook in the unprecedented discord that transpired outside of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) this week. Tensions reached a boiling point just hours before the kick-off of...
Netherlands, Latvia lead world in height
July 29th, 20160 If you want to see a tall population of men, go to the Netherlands. Tall women? Latvia. And in the United States, which lags behind dozens of other countries in height, the average for adults stopped increasing about 20 years ago. That's the word from researchers who analyzed a century's worth of height data from 200 countries....Behind Democrats’ email leak, U.S. experts see a Russian subplot
PHILADELPHIA — If the Russian government is behind the theft and release of embarrassing emails from the Democratic Party, as U.S. officials have suggested, it may reflect less a love of Donald Trump or enmity for Hillary Clinton than a desire to discredit the U.S. political system. A U.S. official who is taking part in the...Arab American receives basketball scholarship to Madonna University
Mohamed Bazzi graduates high school as a scoring leader on the basketball team.LIVONIA — Mohamed Bazzi, 17, a graduate of Star International Academy in Dearborn Heights, will be attending Madonna University this fall on a basketball scholarship. While at Star, Bazzi had become a renowned basketball player. In his freshman year,......
Taekwondo Master Hameed Dakroub places top 3 in the U.S.
Hameed in blue following his victory.DEARBORN- On July 7, Master Hameed Dakroub, longtime student at Koubeissi Tae Kwon Do School, competed in the USA Tae Kwon Do National Championships in Richmond, Virginia, where he placed in the top three in the country. Dakroub did not expect to make it this far because of his busy...
Inside the DNC: An Arab American perspective
July 29th, 20160 Fay Baydoun with Senator Debbie StabenowPHILADELPHIA — Local Arab Americans were among party leaders and legislators who were inside an unusually tense Democratic National Convention held from July 25-July 28. Fay Baydoun, executive director of the American Arab Chamber of Commerce, attended the DNC for the fourth time. This year,......
Transgender woman assaulted at West Dearborn bar
A screengrab from the victim's video/ Post BarDEARBORN — Police are investigating an assault on a transgender woman at a bar in West Dearborn in the early hours of Wednesday morning. They have not ruled out the possibility of a hate crime. Around 1:50 a.m., an argument started after a Post Bar patron made derogatory comments...Man charged with misdemeanor for attempting to run Muslim woman off road
A Tennessee man who allegedly spat at a Muslim woman, attempted to run her off the road, called her a terrorist and threatened to kill her will not be charged with a hate crime. Instead, his case is being prosecuted as a misdemeanor. The incident occurred in May in Rutherford County when 52-year-old Michael Robinson in his truck......