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U of M newspaper names aspiring Arab surgeon student of the year
April 14th, 20160 Nadine JawadANN ARBOR — She is an Arab. She is a Muslim. She is a woman. She wants to be a surgeon. She has a passion for books. She is the University of Michigan's student of the year, according to campus newspaper the Michigan Daily. Public policy sophomore Nadine Jawad said she was in a state of disbelief when she was...
Community, officials applaud Ford’s Dearborn renovation plans
April 13th, 20160 A rendering of the planned revamped campus. Ford Motor CompanyDEARBORN — Before the rise of Islamophobia and allegations of sharia law, Dearborn had been known for its Ford legacy. The city is the birthplace of Henry Ford, the visionary who implemented the moving assembly line to revolutionize manufacturing worldwide. It is also...Syria’s future will profoundly impact the region
"How Syria goes the region will"The atrocities perpetrated by all sides of the civil war in Syria have reached the level of genocide. Half the population of 23 million people has been displaced. 300,000 have died. Over two million injured? The country is in ruins. National unity is severely eroded. The threat of Syria’s collapse...Judge Adel Harb sworn in
Judge Adel Harb at the ceremony. Photo: Ismail JomaaDEARBORN — Judge Adel Harb was officially sworn in to serve as a circuit court judge in a ceremony at Dearborn's Civic Center on Monday.Gov. Rick Snyder appointed Harb to the 3rd Circuit Court, Wayne County, in October of last year. The judge was a magistrate for Dearborn's 19th...
French PM: The hijab should be banned at universities
April 13th, 20160 Manuel VallsPARIS — French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said Muslim headscarves should be banned from universities and that the majority of French people believe that the values of the Republic are incompatible with those of Islam. Valls told French newspaper Liberation: "It should be done" but conceded that the French constitution...Sisi silences question on Red Sea islands
Sisi with King Salman of Saudi ArabiaCAIRO — Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's speech on Wednesday was meant to staunch uproar over the transfer of two islands to Saudi Arabia, but his reprimand to an audience member ignited a furor over free speech.Parliamentarians, ministers and senior editors were invited to the...
Sesame Street introduces hijabi muppet
April 13th, 20160 DETROIT – Sesame Street has welcomed a purple-toned female Muppet with multi-colored yarn hair — and sometimes a hijab — into its cast of colorful characters. Zari, is an eager 6-year-old from Afghanistan who will focus on girls’ empowerment, health and emotional well-being, the production company said. The...
Endorsements, large turnout at Abbie Bazzi fundraiser
April 13th, 20160 Attorney Abbie Bazzi.DEARBORN — Dignitaries and community members packed Byblos Banquet Hall for Attorney Abbie Bazzi’s campaign fundraiser for 19th District Court Judge in Dearborn on Tuesday, April 12. Bazzi has amassed close to 24 years of legal experience, including being a managing attorney at the...
Ford Motor Co. to revamp Dearborn campuses
April 12th, 20160 Early renderings show sports fields, walkable paths for employees to move around the campuses. Ford Motor CompanyDEARBORN – Ford Motor Co. will build two large energy sustainable headquarters in Dearborn, reminiscent to a silicon valley startup, to replace its 70 outdated campuses.The project, a $1.2 billion investment set to...Wisconsin school to discipline students for ‘Trump’ taunts
A Trump supporter at a rally in New Hampshire, Feb. 4MILWAUKEE — A Wisconsin school district said on Monday it would discipline several students who taunted an opposing team's fans and minority players with chants of "Trump, build a wall" and "Trump" during a high school soccer game.The incident occurred on Thursday during a girls'...Saudi grand mufti: Driving would expose women to evil
Abdul Aziz Al ShaikhROYADH — Saudi Arabia’s Grand Mufti Abdul Aziz Al Shaikh has reiterated his opposition to allowing women to drive.The Mufti who has regularly held out against the lifting of the ban said driving would leave women vulnerable to a number of grave problems.“Driving cars could mean the opening of floodgates that...
Liv Lounge officially shuts down
April 11th, 20160 DEARBORN - The owners of the building occupied by Liv Lounge have bought out the lease of the business and sold the property. The controversial bar, which underwent a liquor license revocation hearing with the city, shut its doors on Monday afternoon following the sale. Located at 21961 Michigan Ave., the nightclub had been...Dearborn’s Beautiful Commission honors 14 businesses
Business owners pose for a group photo with city officialsDEARBORN — The City Beautiful Commission honored 14 businesses for their efforts to promote Dearborn pride through maintaining or enhancing the appearance of their properties."Attractive businesses add to the appeal of Dearborn and help to bring in more homeowners, visitors and...Dearborn’s nightclub, nightmare
"We cannot afford to allow these clubs to ruin our city."It's Monday night around 8 p.m., and I'm laidback in a chair watching an incident unfold on a television screen. I watch intently as five or six police cruisers roll up to a crowded nightclub parking lot around closing time. I'm watching dash cam footage as one of the cruisers...
Sanders wins Wyoming
April 10th, 20160 Bernie SandersWASHINGTON — Bernie Sanders won the presidential Democratic nominating contest in Wyoming on Saturday, besting rival Hillary Clinton and adding to a string of recent victories as the two candidates gear up for a crucial matchup in New York.Sanders, a U.S. senator from Vermont, has won seven out of the last eight......
A message to our community: Condolences and commitments
My sincere condolences to the family and friends of Jamal Dabaja, the young man we lost on April 7. My deepest sympathy goes to his parents, siblings and friends. It is personally painful to me when our community members die prematurely to preventable issues— gun violence, drug abuse, depression, suicide or...Social media linked to addiction and depression
(Reuters Health) - Studies have linked the use of social media to depression, but addiction to social media, rather than use alone, may explain the connection, new research suggests.“We believe that at least having clinicians be aware of these associations may be valuable to them as they treat patients with depressive disorders.......
TSA to step up airport security following Brussels attack
April 8th, 20160 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate voted on Thursday to bolster travel security in the wake of the Brussels attacks with measures that include doubling the number of transportation security teams with bomb-sniffing dogs at domestic airports and other transit hubs. Lawmakers voted overwhelmingly to add security...Israel intensifies demolition campaign against Palestinians
A Palestinian girl plays outside her family structure after it was demolished by Israeli forces, April 7UNITED NATIONS — In the past three months, the Israeli military has more than tripled its demolitions of Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank, United Nations' figures show, raising alarm among diplomats and human rights...Non-violent BDS should be welcomed, not condemned
A thousand Israelis and their supporters gathered in Jerusalem's International Convention Center on March 28, at a conference aimed at combating the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement (BDS). The conference was a display of "fear, paranoia, anger and determination", as described by Antony Loewenstein, and featured top...Michigan Democratic superdelegates should back Sanders
Bernie Sanders Michigan victory last month was historic. Pollsters wrote him off by 20 points. And virtually every establishment Democrat in the state backed Hillary Clinton, including all of the Michigan's Democratic representatives in Washington — two senators and five representatives. While the voters rendered public opinion......
City council wants to hold business owners accountable
April 8th, 20160 City council conducts a revocation hearing for Liv Lounge on Tuesday, April 5.DEARBORN — The City Council is cracking down on a surge of violence occurring at the bar district in west Dearborn on Michigan Ave. Liv Lounge, located at 21961 Michigan Ave., is currently undergoing a liquor license revocation hearing with the city. On...
Susan Dabaja holds fundraiser for Dearborn Judge campaign
April 8th, 20160 Susan Dabaja.DEARBORN — On Wednesday, April 6, City Council President Susan Dabaja held a fundraising event at Habibs Cuisine in a bid for a 19th District Court Judge seat. Community members and local officials packed the venue to show support for her. Among those in attendance included Wayne County Executive Warren Evans,......
Civil rights and federal leaders debate Arab harassment at U of M
April 8th, 20160 Organization leaders and federal officials debate civil rights at U of M-Dearborn - The Arab American NewsDEARBORN — Several civil rights organization leaders and federal officials debated the Arab American community's concerns about immigrant rights and airport discrimination at a forum on Thursday, March 31 at the University of...CAIR-MI files double lawsuit against FBI’s “Terrorist Watch List”
DEARBORN — The Michigan Chapter of the Council on Islamic-American Relations (CAIR-MI) has filed a joint lawsuit challenging the FBI's terrorist watch list. The first lawsuit is on behalf of 17 Muslim Americans from Michigan and one from Virginia. Included among the plaintiffs is a 4-year-old toddler who is allegedly on the......