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Superdelegates from the Middle Eastern perspective
Born in Lebanon, raised in Syria and a resident of Gaza and Ramallah as an adult, I covered elections as a journalist. The concept of elections was very simple in my pre-America experience: you go and cast your vote for the person you would like to govern you. But in the United States, I'm discovering, the concept is a lot more...Amal Clooney slams Donald Trump
Amal ClooneyAmal Clooney, the British-Lebanese human rights attorney who has been married to Hollywood actor George Clooney since 2014, says populist GOP frontrunner Trump doesn’t represent “U.S. values.”In a BBC interview, the 38-year-old criticized “the leading candidate on the Republican side” for proposing...Muslim immigrant gives 2,000 employees shares of billion dollar company
Chobani founder Hamdi Ulukaya.Chobani, the yogurt maker, is giving its workers a stake in the privately held company.The company is offering shares to employees that would amount collectively to 10 percent of Chobani’s future value in the event of a sale or an initial public offering, the Associated Press reported. The...Yemen peace talks resume following world pressure
KUWAIT — Yemen's warring factions agreed on an agenda on Tuesday for U.N.-backed peace negotiations, delegates said, following heavy pressure from world powers.The talks to end fighting between the Iran-allied Houthis and supporters of Saudi-backed President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi were launched last week but were...ISIS turns to selling fish, cars to offset oil losses
BAGHDAD — ISIS earns millions of dollars a month running car dealerships and fish farms in Iraq, making up for lower oil income after its battlefield losses, Iraqi judicial authorities said on Thursday.Security experts once estimated the terrorist group's annual income at $2.9 billion, much of it coming from oil and gas...U.N. council voices alarm at Israeli statements on Golan Heights
Benjamin Netanyahu poses with ministers prior to a cabinet meeting in the Israeli occupied Golan Heights, April 17.The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday unanimously voiced alarm over Israeli statements about the Golan Heights on Syria's border with Israel, a declaration that elicited a sharp response from...Iraqi army makes modest advance south of Mosul
BAGHDAD — Iraq's armed forces backed by U.S.-led coalition air power captured a village in Nineveh province from ISIS on Wednesday, the first advance on the northern front since the offensive was paused three weeks ago.Mahana, sitting south of a main east-west road, became just the fourth village seized by the army in the...Israeli forces kill Palestinian woman and brother
PALESTINE - Israeli police shot dead a Palestinian woman and her teenage brother on Wednesday, saying they were armed with knives and tried to carry out an attack at a checkpoint in the occupied West Bank.Police said the woman, holding a knife, and a man walked rapidly towards police and other Israeli security guards in a...U.N. urges Obama, Putin to save Syria truce
GENEVA — The United Nations mediator on Thursday called on the leaders of the United States and the Russian Federation to salvage the "barely alive" two-month-old ceasefire in Syria and revitalize the damaged peace process.U.N. Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura voiced deep concern at the truce unraveling in Aleppo and at least...Half of Americans think presidential nominating system ‘rigged’
WASHINGTON - More than half of American voters believe that the system U.S. political parties use to pick their candidates for the White House is "rigged" and more than two-thirds want to see the process changed, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll. The results echo complaints from Republican front-runner...FBI would gain new hacking power if search warrant rules change
U.S. judges will be able to issue search warrants giving law enforcement agents power to access computers in any jurisdiction, potentially even overseas, under a controversial rule change likely to be approved by the Supreme Court by May 1. Magistrate judges can normally only order searches within...Boehner calls Cruz ‘Lucifer in the flesh’
John BoehnerFormer House Speaker John Boehner stepped out of retirement on Wednesday to weigh in on the 2016 presidential campaign – and he had no qualms about speaking his mind.Boehner, a Republican who stepped down from his post atop the U.S. House of Representatives in the fall, made a face when asked about Republican presidential...Florida university faces backlash for “Muslim gun woman” scare
ORLANDO —Several Muslim groups are calling for an investigation and an apology from University of Central Florida police, saying the department was wrong to use the term "Middle Eastern" in early warnings about what was going on at the campus library Tuesday. A social media post about a woman with a gun praying inside...Muslim couple found murdered in California home
SAN JOSE - A community is shocked after a bengali couple was found brutally murdered in their home. The bodies of Golam and Shamima Rabbi were discovered in their home on Sunday. At the brutal crime scene was also a note that said “Sorry, my first kill was clumsy.” The funerals of the San Jose couple might be delayed,...Trump sweeps northeast, Clinton wins big
PENNSYLVANIA - Donald Trump swept primaries in five Northeastern states on Tuesday, moving closer to winning the Republican presidential nomination as he easily defeated rivals Ted Cruz and John Kasich.Trump scored victories in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Delaware, U.S. television networks projected. His......
Arab American cops leaving Dearborn police force
April 26th, 20160 The Dearborn Police DepartmentDEARBORN — Middle Easterners in Dearborn call the city the capital of Arab America. That is evidenced by the demographics of the neighborhoods — Arabic signs on storefronts, and an abundance of Middle Eastern businesses.The city’s culture and appearance have shifted over the past 30 years, but the...Tennessee gun dealers target Muslims, Blacks
MEMPHIS – Some residents are outraged after a gun show in Tennessee sold offensive t-shirts directed towards Islam and African Americans.A Tennessee resident named Sam took pictures of the insensitive shirts at the gun show over the weekend. One stated “Everything I ever needed to know about Islam......
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......