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Muslim family demands apology from United Airlines
DEARBORN — A Muslim family is demanding an apology from United Airlines after a flight attendant and a pilot removed them from a plane for "safety concerns." The parents and three children were boarding the plane at Chicago O'Hare on March 20 when the incident occurred. United Airlines said the family was booted off the plane...
Dearborn teenager commits suicide
April 7th, 20160 Jamal Dabaja DEARBORN – An 18-year-old resident is dead following a self-inflicted gunshot wound, a Dearborn police source confirmed to The Arab American News. Jamal Dabaja shot himself in the neck on the evening of Wednesday, April 6 in the backyard of his home, while family members were present. The...
Islamic Center of America shines blue, aims to dispel autism myths
April 7th, 20160 The Islamic Center of America glows blue in observance of Autism Awareness MonthDEARBORN — As the facade of America's largest mosque turned blue, dozens of community members gathered to reject the stigma associated with autism. On the evening of April 1, parents and children rallied in front of the Islamic Center of America in honor...Detroit Public Schools files lawsuit against Governor Snyder
DETROIT - The Detroit Public Schools Board filed a class-action lawsuit against Governor Rick Snyder and other state officials on Thursday for the deterioration of the city's schools."The treatment of these students by state officials since taking control of the school district in 1999, and aggravated by three recent consecutive...
Dearborn Police arrest female who discharged gun in parking lot
April 7th, 20160 DEARBORN – Dearborn Police arrested a Sterling Heights woman involved in a shooting that occurred near the parking lot of the Post Bar on the early morning of April 3.The incident marks the latest in a string of violent altercations that have occurred at west Dearborn’s businesses on Michigan Ave. Last month, the city...Connecticut Man apologizes for shooting up mosque
Connecticut - On the night that ISIS attacked Paris, Ted Hakey felt afraid. The 48-year-old had 10 drinks at a bar in his neighborhood and continued to drink after he arrived home. In the early hours of the morning, Hakey grabbed his gun and fired a round into the side of the Baitul Aman "House of...Wisconsin Muslims overwhelmingly support Bernie Sanders
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN — Sen. Bernie Sanders trounced Hillary Clinton in the Wisconsin primary Tuesday night, winning all but three of the state’s 72 counties. Following a pattern in other states, Sanders dominated among younger voters, and won more than 70 percent of independent voters. As she has across the country, Clinton...Trump, Clinton face major setbacks
WISCONSIN-The front-runners of both parties lost their respective primaries in Wisconsin Tuesday night — but the similarity ended there. Sen. Bernie Sanders easily beat Hillary Clinton, outperforming expectations that he might at best eke out a close win. Sen. Ted Cruz's decisive win over Donald Trump (and Ohio Gov. John...Wayne County has surplus for first time in 8 years
DETROIT - Wayne County ended fiscal 2015 with a general fund budget surplus for the first time in eight years, the county executive announced on Tuesday. The comprehensive annual financial report for the county, which was placed under state oversight last year, showed a $5.7 million surplus for the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30,...
FBI Director: Rise of Islamophobia is a ‘concerning issue’
April 5th, 20160 DETROIT – During a visit to Detroit, FBI Director James Comey said that the rise of Islamophobia has been a concerning issue to the government agency. “It worries me,” Comey said. "What we tell folks is that if you think something is going on, then tell us. It’s a huge part of our...Congresswoman Dingell seeking answers in the death of Muslim Marine recruit
Raheel SiddiquiDEARBORN — Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-Dearborn) sent a letter to U.S. Marine Corps Commandant General Robert B. Neller seeking further clarification on the circumstances surrounding the death of Marine Private Raheel Siddiqui of Taylor.Siddiqui died on March 18, after arriving at Parris Island for boot...
UAE jails three for alleged Hezbollah links
April 5th, 20160 DUBAI — A United Arab Emirates court sentenced two Lebanese nationals and a Lebanese-Canadian citizen to six months in jail followed by expulsion for setting up a group affiliated to the Lebanese group Hezbollah, local media said on Monday.The state news agency WAM did not identify the three but said they had set up a group of...
Panama Papers probes open globally
April 5th, 20160 Authorities across the globe have opened investigations into the activities of the world's rich and powerful after a cache of leaked documents from a Panamanian law firm showed possible wrongdoing using offshore company structures.The "Panama Papers" have cast light on the financial arrangements of high profile politicians and public...
Worthy: Ethnic intimidation law is poorly written
April 4th, 20160 Worthy (top right corner) addressing The Arab American News staffDEARBORN — Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy criticized Michigan's ethnic intimidation law, saying it makes it difficult to charge and convict people of hate crimes.Worthy met with The Arab American News staff and community leaders at the newspaper's office on Monday to...Police arrest four home invasion suspects
Lawrence KellermanDEARBORN — One adult and three juveniles were arrested on April 1 in connection to a home invasion in west Dearborn. The police received a call around 7:15 a.m. about three males exiting from the window of a home near Outer Drive and Cherry Hill. The suspects ran through backyards and attempted to flee on......
Tourists keep vandalizing Trump’s Hollywood Star
HOLLYWOOD – Donald Trump’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was installed in 2007 without much noise or fanfare. However, now the sight has become the subject of vandalism and graffiti. In the last month, numerous tourists have expressed their dismay at the reality star’s turn as a...7th grade Texas teacher placed on leave for calling Muslim student ‘terrorist’
FORT BEND COUNTY- A family in Fort Bend County is demanding that a First Colony Middle School teacher be fired after they say she called a 7th grade student a terrorist.12-year-old Waleed Abushaaban is an honor student and says he has no idea why his teacher called him a terrorist in front of his whole class on Thursday.“Were in......
Breaking: Missing student found
Family and friends hold a vigil for Mossa Salleh Almasmari, April 5WARREN — Yemeni American student Saad Almasmari has been found. ...California man charged for killing gay son
A 69-year-old North Hills man suspected of killing his son outside a house where the man’s wife was found stabbed to death, was charged Friday with murder, and with a hate crime allegation that he killed his son because he was gay. Shehada Issa, 69, was charged in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Friday with willful, deliberate...CIA accidentally left explosives on school bus
VIRGINIA - The CIA left behind inert explosives in a Virginia school bus used for a canine training exercise and students were transported in it before the materials were found, officials said. The inactive explosives were discovered in the engine compartment when the Loudoun County Public Schools bus was undergoing maintenance, the...New York woman in headscarf lied about being slashed
NEW YORK - A woman in a headscarf who reported being slashed across the cheek by an attacker who called her a terrorist has admitted she lied, police said on Friday. The 20-year-old woman inflicted the wound on herself and was taken to Bellevue Hospital for care, police said. Anti-Muslim bias crimes in the United States have tripled......
AIPAC letter against Palestinian statehood harms peace
If you ask members of Congress about their ideas to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, they would almost unanimously suggest the two-state solution.While Israel is a UN recognized state with a viable economy, strong military and standing government, the missing part of the two-state solution is Palestine.However, more than 350...Longer night fasting tied to reduced breast cancer recurrence
For breast cancer survivors, the risk of recurrence may be tied to how many hours they fast at night, a new study suggests. Women in the study were more likely to have their breast cancer come back if they fasted overnight for less than 13 hours, researchers found. While prolonged fasting is likely harmless, the study's......
World’s obese population hits 641 million, global study finds
London - More than 640 million people globally now weigh in as obese and the world has more overweight than underweight people, according to an analysis of global trends in body mass index (BMI).A startling increase in rates of obesity in the past 40 years means the number of people with a BMI of more than 30 has risen from 105 million...Alaska first graders plotted to poison classmate
ALASKA — Police in Anchorage, Alaska, said they had investigated a plot by two young school children to poison a classmate. The two first grade students had planned to sprinkle what they thought were "poison packets" into a classmate's lunch, Anchorage police said in a statement. The packets were determined to be silica, which is......
