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Saudi Arabia condemns the Orlando attack
June 14th, 20160 Abdullah Al-SaudWASHINGTON — Saudi Arabia condemned the terrorist attack in Orlando, which claimed 49 lives at a gay club.Saudi Ambassador to the U.S. Abdullah Al-Saud said the kingdom sends its deepest condolences to the families of the victims."We stand with the American people at this tragic time," he said. "We pray for the...
ISIS terrorist kills two in France
June 14th, 20160 Larossi AbballaPARIS - A suspected Islamist attacker stabbed a French police commander to death outside his home and later killed his companion, a policewoman, in an attack claimed by ISIS and denounced by the government as "an abject act of terrorism."The assailant, a 25-year-old Frenchman, was jailed in 2013 for helping Islamist...
Ex wife, club goers say Orlando killer was gay
June 14th, 20160 ORLANDO - Orlando shooter Omar Mateen, who killed 49 people inside a gay nightclub early Sunday morning, was gay, both his ex-wife and a former classmate have reportedly claimed. Frequenters at Pulse, the gay night club he committed the mass shooting, have also claimed to have seen him at the venue before. Others also recognized...
Orlando shooter’s father: I don’t miss anything about my son
June 13th, 20160 ORLANDO - The father of Omar Mateen, the man identified as the killer in the Orlando nightclub massacre, said he is "extremely" upset over the incident and has no idea why his son "committed such an act during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan." "I do not know what caused this. I did not know he had hatred in his heart," Seddique Mateen...
Clinton: We cannot demonize Muslims
June 13th, 20160 WASHINGTON - America must find a way to keep the country safe without demonizing Muslims, Hillary Clinton has said. “We cannot demonize, demagogue and declare war on an entire religion. That is just dangerous,” Clinton said. Speaking on Monday following the massacre at an Orlando nightclub, the Democratic presidential...
Trump: Muslim Americans need to turn terrorists in
June 13th, 20160 WASHINGTON - Donald Trump charged that there were “many, many people” in the United States who are “sick with hate” and willing to carry out terrorist attacks like the mass shooting this weekend at a gay club in Orlando, Florida.Trump, who was quick to label the shooting an act of “radical Islamic terrorism,” said in a...
Heavily armed man arrested on way to L.A. gay parade
June 13th, 20160 LOS ANGELES - A heavily armed man who said he was heading to a Los Angeles-area pride parade was arrested early on Sunday in nearby Santa Monica, but there was no apparent link with the deadly mass shooting in Florida, authorities said. Officers responding to a call from a member of the public found James Howell of Indiana sitting in...
FBI Detroit warns residents to be “vigilant.”
June 12th, 20160 The FBI Detroit has informed residents to be vigilant of suspicious activity, following the Orlando massacre on Sunday morning."FBI Detroit is coordinating with our Federal, state, and local partners to share information as it becomes available about the Orlando shooting incident,” it said in a statement. “ FBI Detroit is...
Muslims condemn Orlando massacre
June 12th, 20160 DEARBORN - Muslim advocates in Michigan and across the U.S. strongly condemned the mass shooting early this morning at a nightclub in Orlando, Florida that left 50 dead and dozens injured. "We are extremely sad and horrified by what happened," said Dr. Mansoor Qureshi, president of the Michigan chapter of the...
Suspect pledged allegiance to ISIS moments before mass shooting
June 12th, 20160 ORLANDO, Fla. - The media has identified Omar Mateen, a 29-year-old U.S.-born citizen, as the suspect in Sunday's mass shooting that left at least 50 dead and more than 50 others wounded at the Pulse Nightclub, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida.Authorities said Sateen had called 911 moments before to pledge allegiance to...
Mass shooting at Orlando gay nightclub: ‘mass casualties’ and gunman dead
June 12th, 20160 ORLANDO - A shooting at an LGBT nightclub in Orlando has resulted in a “mass casualty situation”, police have confirmed, adding that the attacker has been killed and a controlled explosion has been carried out at the venue. Shots were fired at the Pulse Club, an LGBT nightclub in the city, in the early hours of Sunday. Staff...
Idaho man charged for beating 12-year-old Syrian refugee
June 10th, 20160 IDAHO - A man accused of beating a Syrian refugee in Boise earlier this year pleaded not guilty Wednesday during an appearance in Ada County 4th District Court. Christopher Blake Love, 25, allegedly injured the teenage boy by punching him in the face or jaw in downtown Boise on Feb. 12. Love was arrested by Boise Police that day. The...
Dearborn parents charged with murder after toddler drowns in neighbor’s pool
June 10th, 20160 DEARBORN - The parents of a 2-year-old girl who died after falling into a neighbor’s pool in Dearborn were charged with second-degree murder and were arraigned Friday afternoon in Dearborn’s court. The Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office authorized charges for the parents on Thursday. James Johnson III and Amber Johnson were...
Major in U.S. Army arrested after attempting to run over Muslims at Mosque
June 10th, 20160 RAEFORD, N.C.– The Hoke County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a major in the U.S. Army Reserves after an incident at a Raeford mosque where a man left open packages of bacon at the entrance, threatened to kill members of the mosque and attempted to run them down with his SUV during Ramadan. According to authorities, a Chevrolet...U.S. allies tighten grip around Islamic State stronghold in Syria
U.S.-backed militia drew within firing distance of the last road into an Islamic State stronghold in northern Syria on Thursday, part of a wave of new offensives putting unprecedented pressure on the self-declared caliphate.The effective encirclement of Manbij by a militia called the Syria Democratic Forces is part of an assault launched......
Virginia man charged with supporting Islamic State
June 10th, 20160 VIRGINIA - A Virginia man who allegedly trained with Islamic State for nearly one month earlier this year was charged with providing material support to the militant group, the U.S. Department of Justice said in a complaint unsealed on Thursday.Mohamad Jamal Khweis, 26, was detained and taken into custody by Kurdish forces in northern...
Trump to launch Sanders style fundraising
June 10th, 20160 WASHINGTON - Donald Trump's presidential campaign is likely to launch a small donor fundraising effort akin to the grassroots one that powered another insurgent presidential contender, Democrat Bernie Sanders, according to two top donors who attended the first official meeting of Trump's national finance team. The Trump finance......
It’s Ramadan, we should celebrate considerately
June 10th, 20160 Customers eat in the early morning at Golden Bakery in Dearborn.Ramadan is a month of spirituality and forgiveness for Islamic communities around the world. It is also a time of joy and celebration. As local Muslim Americans celebrate the month, they should have compassion and consideration for those who do not observe...
Koubeissi Taekwondo School produces champions
June 10th, 20160 Back (L-R): Master Ali Koubeissi, Master Hameed Dakroub, Zeinab Koubeissi, Zeinab Baalbaki. Front (L-R): Zayn Hojeije, Zeinab Kanso, Ali Obeid.DEARBORN — Since 1989, the Koubeissi Taekwondo School in Dearborn has elevated its students to the top by refining their full physical and mental potential. Taekwondo is an evolving sport,...
What’s allowed when dealing with Israel?
June 10th, 20160 Activists rally against Israel.That "terrorism" is a malleable term of propaganda, with no fixed meaning or consistent application, is now quite well-established. Still, its recent application to a spate of violence targeting Israel's occupying soldiers in the West Bank is so manipulative and extreme that it's...
Muhammad Ali: A profile in moral courage
June 10th, 20160 "I ain't got no quarrel with them Viet Cong — no Viet Cong ever called me nigger." With those pointed words, Muhammad Ali explained his opposition to the war in Vietnam and justified his refusal to submit himself to the draft. He declared himself a conscientious objector. After declining three times to step forward for induction......
The Imam Sadr Foundation Experience: Education and integrated mental health services
June 10th, 20160 Introduction: the first of this series of articles about the Imam Sadr Foundation addresses steps the ISF is taking to help improve mental as well as physical health in Lebanon. An observer of developments across Arab countries can note growing preoccupations at multiple levels: • How will these communities overcome the...
Arab student recognized by C-SPAN for creating immigration documentary
June 10th, 20160 Lilyan Zebib interviews former state representative Rashida Tlaib at the Arab American National museum.CANTON — Thirteen-year-old Lilyan Zebib, an eighth grade student at Discovery Middle School in Canton, was recently recognized by C-SPAN for an eight minute video project on immigration she directed and produced for her history......
HFC names young mother outstanding student of the year
June 10th, 20160 Fatima RizkDEARBORN — Receiving perfect grades in nearly every college course is no easy task – especially among students devoted to looking after their children. Fatima Rizk, a 26-year-old Henry Ford College student, was named one of this year's outstanding biology students after scoring an A in almost all her classes. Although...
ACC hosts 14th annual Golf Outing and Scholarship Awards dinner
June 10th, 20160 Recipients with ACC leaders at the Shenandoah Country Club. TROY — On Tuesday, June 7, The Arab American and Chaldean Council hosted its 14th annual Golf Outing and Scholarship Awards Dinner, assisting the ACC Scholarship awards program, at West Bloomfield's Shenandoah Country Club. "The ACC makes it a priority for students in our......
