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Michigan church’s website hacked with ISIS propoganda
GRAND RAPIDS - Members of a church near Grand Rapids were shocked to discover that its website was hacked by pro-ISIS propoganda. The website hack of Lamont Christian Reformed Church in Michigan was discovered by a Elizabeth Storteboom, aged 15, when she was searching the site in order to put the church number on a form. When she...
Leicester’s Mahrez named player of the year in England
April 25th, 20160 Riyad Mahrez applauds fans after the game, April 24LONDON — Leicester City forward Riyad Mahrez was named English soccer's player of the year by the Professional Footballers' Association on Sunday.The 25-year-old Algerian international, the first Leicester player and first Arab to win the award, has scored 17 goals and made 11 assists...
Hunt for suspects in Ohio execution-style murder spree enters second day
April 24th, 20160 An aerial view of one of the homes where members of the Rhoden family were murderedPIKE COUNTY, Ohio — A manhunt for a suspect or suspects in the execution-style killings of eight family members in south-central Ohio entered its second full day on Sunday, with authorities providing no fresh information about the murders or the...
Dearborn Police arrest two for larceny
April 22nd, 20160 Torki Hassan (l) and Ali Aldubaily DEARBORN — Police arrested two Dearborn residents in the early morning hours of Tuesday for breaking into several cars on the east side of the city.The suspects were identified as Torki Hassan, 23, and Ali Aldubaily 19. At approximately 4:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Dearborn Police responded to the...
Harvard-bound Edsel Ford student has a drive for success
April 22nd, 20162 Ali NasserDEARBORN — To be accepted into Harvard, you first need to apply. Ali Nasser was not afraid to present his credentials to the Ivy League school's admission office. The Edsel Ford High School student considered the application a test to his academic abilities. He was not disappointed.Nasser is soft spoken. He is industrious...
Marijuana: Arab Smokers, religious scholars weigh in
April 22nd, 20160 A local Muslim woman about to smoke Marijuana. The names of some individuals interviewed in this article have been changed to protect their anonymity. DEARBORN — Marijuana smoking is a recreational activity for many local Arab and Muslim Americans. But those who consume it continue to conceal the habit out of fears of social...Crestwood officials seek votes to fix deteriorating schools
A damaged ceiling and protected classroom material from leaking water at Crestwood High SchoolDEARBORN HEIGHTS – The buildings within the Crestwood School District are in a poor state. Ceiling leaks, broken chairs and outdated technology have plagued students and staff for decades, forcing them to work around and temporarily patch...Failed Abbas is derided and scapegoated
Image: Niño Jose Heredia"We won’t act like them; we will not use violence or force; we are peaceful; we believe in peace, in peaceful popular resistance." This was part of a message issued by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in October, only days after a few incidents took place in which Palestinian youth were accused of...Wayne County residents can now text 911
DEARBORN- Dearborn is one of 18 communities in western Wayne County with a new Text-to-911 service, which means people have another way to summon help when they are in an emergency situation. The announcement was made on Friday, April 15 that the Text-to-911 service is now available to the 18 communities...Dearborn police plan unwanted prescription pill drop-off day
DEARBORN — On April 30 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Dearborn Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will give the public its 11th opportunity in six years to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs. The agencies are...Snyder: There’s been a continuing flow of refugees coming to Michigan
DETROIT — During a forum last Monday, Gov. Snyder said more refugees have immigrated into Michigan since he proposed a pause on them entering the state in November. Snyder took to the stage at the Michigan Chronicle's Pancakes and Politics breakfast forum at the Detroit Athletic Club to answer questions from an audience on a number...Medical groups provide services at Institute of Knowledge health fair
A Baumant health professional checks the blood pressure of a community member at the C-ASIST health fair.DEARBORN — The Islamic Institute of Knowledge hosted a health fair in cooperation with numerous medical institutions and nonprofit organizations. The event provided services to more than 150 people, including kidney scans,...Washington and Riyadh: Time to divorce
Obama with Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir in Riyadh, April 21There is a place where the rulers execute people by beheading publicly, silence dissent with deadly force, oppress woman, promote sectarianism and apply extremist interpretations of Islamic teachings in schools. We are not talking about the ISIS-ruled regions in Iraq in...
Vote Yes: Crestwood Schools bond is a worthy investment
April 22nd, 20160 Arab Americans have expanded their presence in Dearborn Heights over the past two decades, they have also enriched the city's culture and revived its economy. The city is another anchor for the community in Michigan. Dearborn Heights' wellbeing matters to Arab Americans. The deteriorating state of the Crestwood School District's...
A crowded pool of Dearborn candidates fight for your vote
April 22nd, 20160 DEARBORN — This year's elections are shaping up to be the most critical and competitive yet for the community, as multiple candidates— including many Arab Americans— are battling for positions on the November ballot. The filing deadline for the majority of the positions up for elections was on Tuesday, April 19. Candidates had......
Dearborn teachers: More comprehensive sex education needed
April 22nd, 20160 DEARBORN — Many students in Dearborn's public schools opt out of taking sexual education lessons and some teachers say they wish they were allowed to teach more comprehensive sex ed courses. Ibrahim Mashhour, director of student services and district athletics at Dearborn Public Schools, said while students statewide are required to...U.S. border agents seize longest Mexico-California drug tunnel yet
MEXICO - Federal agents have seized a ton of cocaine and seven tons of marijuana smuggled through a clandestine tunnel stretching a half mile beneath the U.S.-Mexico border, the longest one yet unearthed in California, authorities said on Wednesday. Six people were arrested as authorities in San Diego moved......
FBI paid more than $1.3 million to break into San Bernardino iPhone
Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey said on Thursday the agency paid more to get into the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino shooters than he will make in the remaining seven years and four months he has in his job.According to figures from the FBI and the U.S. Office of Management and Budget,...Egyptian police detained Italian student before his murder
CAIRO — An Italian student who was tortured and murdered in Egypt had been detained by police and then transferred to a compound run by Homeland Security the day he vanished, intelligence and police sources say. The claims contradict the official Egyptian account that security services had not arrested him.Giulio Regeni, a...Battle between Syrian government and Kurdish force kills 26
DAMASCUS —More than 21 pro-government militiamen have been killed in two days of battles with Syrian Kurdish forces in northeast Syria that has widened the Kurds' control over a city at the border with Turkey, a Syrian Kurdish official said.Five members of the Kurdish internal security force, the Asayish, were also killed...Obama, Saudi king talk Middle East conflicts
RIYADH — President Barack Obama met Saudi Arabia's King Salman on Wednesday to seek joint action on security threats including Iran and ISIS - and to talk through tensions between the two allies that have been laid bare in recent weeks.Obama's fourth and likely last visit to the world's top oil exporter has been......
Muslim woman bakes Queen Elizabeth’s birthday cake
ENGLAND - Queen Elizabeth II will have love in her tummy, courtesy of British reality show "The Great British Bake Off's" first Muslim winner Nadiya Hussain. The Queen turned 90 on Thursday, April 21. In honor of her big birthday, the Royal family asked Nadiya to not only cook the longest-reigning (63...Chicago man charged for beating Muslim cab driver
CHICAGO— A suburban man is charged with a hate crime after he walked up to a Chicago cab driver, asked him if he was Muslim and then beat him when he responded "yes," prosecutors said.The driver was stopped at a red light near Division and Larrabee streets about 3 a.m. Feb. 21 when 37-year-old John Alletto walked......
Court rules Norway violated terrorist Breivik’s human rights
April 21st, 20160 Breivik raises his arm in a Nazi salute at the court room in Skien prison, March 15OSLO — Norway violated terrorist Anders Behring Breivik's human rights by keeping him in a "completely locked world" after being sentenced for killing 77 people in twin attacks in 2011, a court ruled on Wednesday.The ruling, which took many by surprise,...Music icon Prince dead at 57
MINNESOTA — The artist known as Prince has died, according to TMZ. He was 57. Prince’s body was discovered at his Paisley Park compound in Minnesota early Thursday morning, April 21st. The singer — full name Prince Rogers Nelson — had a medical emergency on April 15th that forced his private jet to make an emergency......
