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We should face terror with unity and solidarity
June 24th, 20160 “Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.” -Martin Luther King, Jr. In the wake of the murderous Orlando shooting, Michiganders embodied the words of the civil rights icon by coming together in solidarity against terrorism and...
Beyond the selfies: Federal watch lists do not solve gun violence
June 24th, 20160 Democratic lawmakers in the House were hailed in liberal circles for their 25-hour sit-in to force a vote on gun regulation bills. Dramatic selfies of Congress members on the Capitol’s floor flooded social media. It was a successful media stunt that failed to adequately address the issue of gun violence. Democrats are pushing for...
Local Muslims raise $35,000 to feed hungry in Wayne County
June 24th, 20160 Muslims participate in the Hanini annual food drive.DEARBORN — The Ramadan spirit was in full swing Saturday, June 18, at the Hanini Outreach Center's annual food drive, where more than $35,000 was raised and a total of 500,000 pounds of food collected to feed needy families, seniors, veterans and refugees in Wayne County. Each year...
Henry Ford College President Stan Jensen: ‘Great things ahead’
June 24th, 20160 DEARBORN — Future Driven. There appears to be truth behind the slogan of Henry Ford College (HFC), as the campus has plenty to look forward to in the coming years. In an interview with The AANews, President Stan Jensen discussed the re-branded college's turn-around since he began his tenure three years ago and the optimistic...
Group of women establishing social services at Islamic Institute
June 24th, 20160 IIOK employees packing lunches for the Meat up and Eat up Program - Photo by The AANewsDEARBORN — Local mosques are often urged to address social issues beyond religious services and funerals. A group of spirited women at the Islamic Institute of Knowledge is answering the call. C-ASIST is providing free, healthy meals for children...
Church members assist local refugee families
June 24th, 20160 Local children partake in "Backyard Kids Club" at a church member's home in east Dearborn - Courtesy of Pastor Jonathan Swift.DEARBORN — A local church has extended a hand to refugee families in need of assistance. Christ Community Church in Dearborn, which has a congregation of about 50 members, has worked with ACCESS to identify...
Yemeni Government: Nothing has been agreed in talks
June 24th, 20160 KUWAIT CITY — The Yemeni government said Thursday Houthi rebels must withdraw from all territory they have seized since 2014 and hand back control of state institutions ahead of any political settlement. It added that nothing has been agreed upon in two months of negotiations. The statement from the government delegation to...
Michigan fireworks sales continue to grow while safety concerns rise
June 23rd, 20160 LANSING – Since the state legalized louder and larger fireworks in 2011, the sales have increased by more than 50 percent according to the data from the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs. Michigan only permitted low impact fireworks, like sparklers, in the past. It led in the powerful...
Dearborn schools plans to raise recycling awareness
June 23rd, 20160 DEARBORN- Students of Bryant Middle and Long elementary schools are taking part in an experimental education project called Dearborn Education and Action on Recycling, which is sponsored by the City of Dearborn, Dearborn Public Schools, Recycle Ann Arbor and The Ecology Center. The pilot program was first...
Offensives against ISIS could displace 2.3 million Iraqis
June 23rd, 20160 BAGHDAD — Upcoming military offensives in Iraq against ISIS, including an assault on the northern city of Mosul, could displace at least 2.3 million people, the United Nations humanitarian coordinator for Iraq said on Thursday. The prediction of such a vast humanitarian emergency creates additional complications for the Iraqi...
It’s official; coffee doesn’t cause cancer
June 23rd, 20160 Go on, have another cup. Coffee is now off the list of things that could possibly cause cancer. Experts convened by the World Health Organization's cancer research arm declared last week that there isn't enough proof to show that the brew is linked to cancer. But in the same report, they warned that drinking "very hot" beverages of...
Teen marijuana use in Colorado found lower than national average
June 23rd, 20160 DENVER — Marijuana consumption by Colorado high school students has dipped slightly since the state first permitted recreational cannabis use by adults, a new survey showed on Monday, contrary to concerns that legalization would increase pot use by teens. The biannual poll by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment...
Dearborn Heights Residents worried about discolored water
June 23rd, 20160 DEARBORN HEIGHTS – Residents in one Dearborn Heights neighborhood have been dealing with yellowed water for about a month and living off bottled water. "Flint pops into my head... yellow water... it's scary," Andrea Pagli, a concerned Dearborn Heights mom, said. She said she has been buying bottled...
Woman in hijab claimed to have bomb during Bank robbery in Taylor
June 23rd, 20160 TAYLOR – Police are searching for a woman who claimed to have a bomb during a bank robbery on Thursday, June 23. Taylor Police is seeking the public’s help in identifying a female suspect caught on surveillance during a bank robbery at approximately 9:45am. The suspect entered the Monroe Bank...
Local Muslims raise $35,000 to feed hungry in Wayne County
June 23rd, 20160 DEARBORN – The Ramadan spirit was in full swing Saturday, June 18, at the Hanini Outreach Center’s annual food drive, where more than $35,000 was raised and a total of 500,000 pounds of food collected to feed needy families, seniors, veterans and refugees in Wayne County. Each year the Hanini Outreach......
Gun control efforts fizzle out in Congress, Democrat sit-in ends
June 23rd, 20160 WASHINGTON - Supporters of U.S. gun control suffered another setback on Thursday when they failed to win enough backing in the Senate. for a plan to ban firearms sales to people being monitored for links to terrorism in the wake of the Orlando massacre. A few hours after Democrats in the House concluded a...
U.S. Supreme Court blocks Obama immigration plan
June 23rd, 20160 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday blocked President Barack Obama's plan to spare millions of immigrants in the country illegally from deportation in a split ruling that heartened political foes who had accused him of overstepping his powers. The 4-4 ruling, coming seven months before Obama's term......
Orlando shooter buried in Muslim cemetery
June 23rd, 20160 FLORIDA - The gunman who killed 49 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando in the worst mass shooting in modern U.S history has been buried at a Muslim cemetery in southern Florida, media reported on Thursday. A state death certificate lists Omar Mateen's burial site as the Muslim Cemetery of South Florida in...
Trump is assailing the Constitution, not simply Muslims
June 23rd, 20160 "Religious freedom is not an issue for conservatives or progressives, deists or agnostics, Christians or Muslims. This is an American issue."GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump has ratcheted up his politics of fear campaign strategy by exploiting the recent mass shooting in Orlando. This was no surprise to American Muslims and other...
Police fatally shoot man who took hostages in German cinema
June 23rd, 20160 A German policeman after a masked man opened fire in the town of Viernheim, June 23VIERNHEIM, Germany — A masked man took hostages at a cinema in western Germany on Thursday before police stormed the complex and shot him dead, police said.No other people were injured, a police spokesman said.The attacker, who carried a rifle or "long...
Looking at the characteristics of the region served by the Iman Sadr Foundation
June 23rd, 20160 Introduction: This is the third part of a three-part series. The first two parts examined how the Imam Sadr Foundation is helping improve mental as well as physical health in Lebanon and how it works to empower women. This article looks at how and why the ISF came about and what it has achieved. In the 1960s, Imam Moussa Sadr......
Muslim woman attacked at a supermarket in London, Canada
June 22nd, 20160 Photo of the suspect provided by London Police ServiceLONDON, CANADA — A Muslim woman shopping with her infant son was attacked in a London, Ontario, supermarket Monday, CBC reported.The woman was at the Superking Supermarket at approximately 5 p.m. when another woman approached her and began yelling at her for no apparent reason,...
Interfaith leaders honor terror victims at Islamic Center
June 22nd, 20160 Interfaith leaders at the Islamic Center of America, June, 20DEARBORN — At America’s largest mosque, interfaith activists representing multiple religious communities gathered on Monday to mourn and honor the victims of terror in Orlando.During the prayer services at the Islamic Center of America, clerics also paid tribute to the......
Muslim officer sues NYPD over no-beard policy
June 22nd, 20160 NEW YORK- A Muslim policeman who was suspended by the New York City Police Department for refusing to shave sued the agency on Wednesday, saying its no-beard policy is unconstitutional.U.S. District Judge Kevin Castel ordered the department to continue paying Officer Masood Syed his salary and benefits, his lawyer said in a phone...
Gay lover claims Orlando shooter feared he was HIV Positive
June 22nd, 20160 ORLANDO - Univision interviewed a man Tuesday who claimed that he had sexual relations with Omar Mateen for two months, and that the shooter frequented Pulse because he was attracted to Latino men. “He adored Latinos, gay Latinos, with brown skin — but he felt rejected. He felt used by them —......
