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ISIS suicide bombing kills 40 army recruits in Aden
May 24th, 20160 The site of the suicide bombing in Aden, May 23. Photo: ReutersADEN — A suicide car bombing claimed by ISIS killed at least 40 Yemeni army recruits and wounded 60 in the southern city of Aden on Monday, medics said, in one of the deadliest attacks yet on government interests.The attack occurred as the recruits lined up to enlist...
Republican senator apologizes to Muslims from deathbed
May 20th, 20160 UTAH - Bob Bennett, a former Republican senator from Utah who died earlier this month after suffering with pancreatic cancer , spent his final days of life reaching out to Muslims at his hospital and apologizing for Donald Trump. He reportedly asked his wife and his son Jim from his deathbed, “Are there any Muslims in the...
Dr. Ola: Syrian American graduates from medical school at 21
May 20th, 20160 Ola Hadaya with her parentsDETROIT — It is said that all Arab parents want their children to be doctors.To deflect their families’ wishes, high school graduates sometimes complain that do not want to spend their youth on a college campus. Ola Hadaya did not have this problem. She graduated from Wayne State University with a medical...
Sykes-Picot, 100 years later: Redrawing the maps
May 20th, 20160 A map of Iraq and Syria showing flags of warring sidesA century has passed since the Sykes-Picot Agreement was struck. The geopolitical madness in the Middle East indicates that the region is heading toward more fragmentation. The 100-year-old plan to control the Arab world is still at work to divide what has already been...
Dearborn DPW’s shady work
May 20th, 20160 The alley behind The Arab American News officeNever mess with writers, they say. Journalists and newspapers often act as deterrents to negligence by officials. Hence, we question the wisdom of the city of Dearborn's display of utter incompetence in The Arab American News' backyard. The Department of Public Works has practically blocked...
On Nakba and other catastrophes
May 20th, 20160 A Palestinian boy holds a large cut-out of a key symbolizing the right to return, near the Apartheid Wall in Bethlehem May 14, 2014The 68th anniversary of Nakba on May 15 came at a time when the Arab masses are dealing with their own catastrophic civil war, while the fragmented Palestinian leadership fails to represent the aspirations...
Dearborn public safety members honored by service clubs
May 20th, 20160 Cpl. Bartok, Sgt. Doulette, Commander Robinson, Explorer Post Lt. Hoballah, Chief Haddad.DEARBORN — Two organizations honored members of the Dearborn Police Department for "outstanding" service to the community during National Police Week. The Exchange Club of Dearborn hosted its annual Dearborn Police Awards Luncheon on May 10. In...
Local families face challenges in adopting Syrian refugee orphans
May 20th, 20161 Syrian orphans seeking aid and adoption from foreign families - Photos by SyrianOrphans.orgDEARBORN — As millions of Syrian families suffering the impact of war seek refuge in the West, numerous Arab American families are stepping up to adopt children whose families are nowhere to be found. Maria Kabbani, an international trade...
Detroit approves municipal ID program
May 20th, 20160 DETROIT — The City Council approved a municipal ID initiative, which will help the homeless and undocumented immigrants gain access to city services. To obtain a Michigan ID card, a resident needs a Social Security Number and three documents to prove state residency, legal presence and identity verification. That is too much for...
Gene Hunt aims to bring experience to Dearborn’s court
May 20th, 20160 DEARBORN — If there's a candidate who's familiar with the 19th District Court, it would be Gene Hunt. The longtime Dearborn attorney threw his name into the competitive race in hopes of replacing William C. Hultgren, who will be retiring at the end of the year. Hunt said he decided to run for the position because he knows the...
Graduation Day: Shahad Atiya
May 20th, 20160 Shahad Atiya with her familyShahad Atiya-Wayne State University Law School –juris doctor degree Shahad Atiya, 28, an Iraqi immigrant, has accomplished some noteworthy feats since moving to metro Detroit with her family in 2000. She's since obtained her undergraduate from the University of Michigan-Dearborn in political...
Detroit Public Schools caters to a growing Arab immigrant population
May 20th, 20160 Priest Elementary-Middle School.DETROIT — The Detroit Public Schools System appears to be embracing its growing Arab immigration population with a series of upcoming programs and initiatives aimed at impacting the community's educational needs in coming years. Among the programs include an Arab Dual Language Immersion...
Community honors Lebanon’s security chief in first visit to U.S.
May 20th, 20160 Siblani, Haddad, O'Reilly and Gelios present an award to Ibrahim.DEARBORN — In a country where most institutions are disabled by political bickering and divisions, Lebanese security forces are the most respected and functioning presence in the state. As the general director of national security, Maj. Gen. Abbas Ibrahim is one of the...
Evangelicals win Muslims “burn in hell” free speech case
May 20th, 20160 DEARBORN — The evangelical Christian group that protested against Muslims at the Arab American Festival in 2012, chanting Muslims "burn in hell" while holding a pig's head on a pole, won the free speech case on Monday. The U.S. Supreme Court stayed quiet, unwilling to hear the case, which means the 6th U.S. Court of Appeals'...
Muslim Capitol Day draws record participation
May 20th, 20160 LANSING — Last Tuesday, Muslim and Arab Americans met with state legislators for Muslim Capitol Day to discuss issues plaguing their communities and ways the officials could assist in promoting better attitudes toward minority ethnic groups. Dr. Muzammil Ahmed, chair of the Michigan Muslim Community Council (MMCC), who organized the......
Bullying against Muslims reaches an all-time high at schools
May 19th, 20160 Muslim students might just be facing the hardest challenge of their lives, Islamophobia in schools. A prime example is Bayan Zehlif, the California student who was identified with the name “Isis Philips,” instead of her real name in the yearbook last week. She received her senior high school yearbook only to find that she had...
Man sics his five dogs on Muslim neighbor’s toy dog
May 19th, 20160 FLORIDA- On Monday, a naked man called his neighbor a “Muslim terrorist” and released his five dogs to tear apart the man’s Brichon Frise. Jackie Hammock, 72, hated his neighbor, Azard Baksh, and had formerly threatened him. Hammock came to his front door, entirely naked, cussing and releasing his......
Extremists mobilize in Syria as peacemaking collapses
May 19th, 20160 VIENNA — Extremist militants in Syria including al-Qaeda are mobilizing again for all-out war against President Bashar al-Assad, taking advantage of the collapse of peace talks to eclipse nationalist rival insurgents that signed on to a faltering truce.Al-Qaeda's Syrian branch, the Nusra Front, was excluded from a ceasefire put in...
Yemeni government suspends participation in peace talks
May 19th, 20160 KUWAIT — The Yemeni government on Tuesday suspended its participation in U.N.-sponsored peace talks in Kuwait and said it would only return if its opponents, the Houthis, committed to withdraw from cities they have seized since 2014 and hand over weapons.A wide gap still separates the Iran-allied Houthis and the...
Michigan starts campaign against mental health stigma
May 19th, 20160 DETROIT — One in five young people between the ages of 14 and 24 will experience mental illness. Left untreated, it can cause bigger problems later on. With May being National Mental Health Awareness Month, the Ethel and James Flinn Foundation and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) have teamed up to...
Addicts using deadly doses of anti-diarrhea medicine to get high
May 19th, 20160 An increasing number of people are coping with their opioid withdrawal by using large doses of Imodium, an over-the-counter anti-diarrhea medicine, to get high. This can have fatal consequences, according to a new study. Loperamide, known as Immodium, is an opioid drug, meaning that it's part of the same family of substances as......
Library cardholders offered discounted and free passes to Michigan parks
May 19th, 20160 LANSING — Library card holders statewide can once again get free or discounted access to hundreds of Michigan's state parks, historic sites, cultural attractions, campgrounds and recreation areas through the second annual Michigan Activity Pass program. The initiative is sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, the...
Central bank: Lebanon must comply with U.S. Hezbollah law
May 19th, 20160 Riad SalamehBEIRUT — Lebanon's central bank governor said on Tuesday Lebanese banks must comply with a new U.S. law targeting Hezbollah's finances and that failure to do so risked international isolation of the country's banking sector.Iran-backed Hezbollah, which is classified as a terrorist group by the United States, wields......
Pennsylvania teen hit with new Islamic State-related charges
May 19th, 20160 PENNSYLVANIA - A Pennsylvania teenager indicted for supporting Islamic State was hit with fresh terrorism charges on Wednesday, as U.S. prosecutors accused him of posting online the names of approximately 100 U.S. military members and exhorting his followers to kill them. Jalil Aziz, 19, used his Twitter...
U.S. airlines forecast busy summer travel, warn of longer lines
May 19th, 20160 WASHINGTON - Summer travel on U.S. airlines is expected to reach an all-time high this year, trade group Airlines for America said on Wednesday, adding to concern that travelers could face even longer airport security lines. About 231 million passengers will fly on U.S. airlines from June through August, up 4......
