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ISIS claims Brussels blasts
March 22nd, 20160 Zaventem airport near Brussels, March 22ISIS claimed responsibility for two bomb attacks that killed at least 30 people in Brussels on Tuesday, a news agency affiliated with the group said."Islamic State fighters carried out a series of bombings with explosive belts and devices on Tuesday, targeting an airport and a central metro...Bernie Sanders urges Israel to end Gaza Blockade
WASHINGTON — the only American presidential candidate who skipped the pro-Israel lobbying group American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s (AIPAC) conference in Washington Monday night — hit out at the Israeli government for its continuing expansion of settlements in the West Bank during a speech in Utah. The Vermont senator...Clinton criticizes Trump’s neutral stance on Israel
WASHINGTON - Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton attacked Republican Donald Trump on Monday for taking a neutral stance toward Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts, in a preview of a possible general election battle between them. On a day Trump was visiting Washington, Clinton told the American...“The Simpsons” predicted Trump would be president
HOLLYWOOD - “The Simpsons” predicted Donald Trump would be president in an episode that aired 16 years ago. The March 2000 episode is now garnering attention for accurately predicting America’s current political climate. The writers of the episode “Bart to the Future” said they conjured up the idea of Trump being...Prime suspect in Paris attacks captured
PARIS - The most-wanted fugitive from November's Paris attacks was arrested after a shootout with police in Brussels on Friday, the Belgian federal prosecutor's office said. Local media reported that Salah Abdeslam, the 26-year-old French suspect, was wounded in the operation as EU leaders met on the other side of the city to discuss...Arizona man found guilty in ‘Draw Mohammed’ event shooting
An Arizona man was found guilty on Thursday of plotting with others to attack a "Draw Mohammed" cartoon contest in Texas last year and providing material support to the Islamic State group, prosecutors said. Abdul Malik Abdul Kareem, 44, was convicted on all five charges against him by a federal jury in U.S. District Court...Thank you for your support
Two men tried to break into The Arab American News office in the early hours of Friday, March 11, while the staff was inside. We thank the local media, community members and responding police officers for the overwhelming support and attention that we received after the incident.It is too soon to speculate about the motives of the...U.S. elections fuel tension of Arab-Israeli conflict
America’s short sighted foreign policy on the Palestine question plays well in the current presidential elections. The Arab-Israeli conflict is an attractive medium for pandering to campaign donors and to voters. As a result, the presidential primaries add fuel to the tension between the two sides. With jaws dropped...
Arab Americans looking to raise presence as Detroit recovers
March 18th, 20160 DETROIT — Arab American business owners pride themselves on having stayed in Detroit when others left. They argue that they have weathered the storm and stuck with the city during its decline, so they want to be a part of its future as it recovers. But the Arab influence in Detroit is already expanding beyond small stores.Mayor...Putin: Russia can make powerful Syria military comeback in hours
Putin.MOSCOW — President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia could scale up its military presence in Syria again within hours and would still bomb terrorist groups there despite a partial draw-down of forces ordered after military successes. Speaking in one of the Kremlin's grandest halls three days after he ordered Russian...Sisi warns against intervention in Libya
CAIRO — Military intervention in Libya is risky and foreign powers would be better off supporting a military commander based in the east, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi of neighboring Egypt was quoted as saying on Thursday. A power struggle between two rival administrations in Libya has allowed ISIS militants to gain ground there...Saudi-led air strikes on Yemeni market kills more than 100
SANAA — The death toll from Saudi-led air strikes on an outdoor market in northwestern Yemen has risen to more than 100, a provincial health director and a U.N. official said on Thursday, making it one of the deadliest attacks in the year-old war. Spokesman Brigadier General Ahmed al-Asseri said the Saudi-led coalition, which has...Obama selects Merrick Garland for Supreme Court
WASHINGTON — President Obama selected Merrick Garland for the Supreme Court on Wednesday, choosing a centrist judge meant to win over recalcitrant Senate Republicans whose leaders wasted no time in spurning the Democratic president. A bruising political fight is brewing over the nomination, which also promises to figure in the...Why BDS Cannot Lose: A Moral Threshold to Combat Racism in Israel
While racism is a part of life that's practiced, observed and reported on in many parts of the world, institutionalized racism through calculated governmental measures is only practiced — at least, openly — in a few countries around the world: Burma is one of them. However, no country is as adamant and open about its racially...The Arab vote proved powerful; turnout should be higher
Michigan's Arab and Muslim communities made history last week by voting for the right candidate in the Democratic primaries. In most east Dearborn precincts, which have a high concentration of Arab voters, Senator Bernie Sanders beat former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton 2-1. Sanders also won in Dearborn Heights, home to a large......
Missing Dearborn man’s body found after two months
DEARBORN — A missing Dearborn man's body was discovered last week near the Detroit River after authorities had been searching for him for more than two months. Sajjad Almayali, 24, went missing on January 5 after he was last seen at Belle Isle Park. A day later, his family discovered that he had parked his vehicle there. Almayali...Dearborn High junior breaks state record at national track race
Riad Rababeh at the Michigan Speedway Track on Nov. 7, 2015.DEARBORN — Riad Rababeh, a 17-year-old 11th grader at Dearborn High, recently broke the state record as a junior for indoor track, having completed a 5,000 meter run in just 15:16:6. Rababeh nabbed the victory last week in New York at the New Balance Nationals. His feat......
Young hijabis: Empowered or oppressed?
March 18th, 20160 DEARBORN — For many Muslim women, wearing the hijab is a crucial part of their religious identity – a badge of maturity and a remarkable devotion to God. Culturally and Islamically, family members often encourage the undertaking of the hijab among young girls, usually leading up to or when they reach puberty. While many see...State Rep. candidate Zeidan seeks to represent the community she knows best
Jackie Zeidan.DEARBORN — Representing a community in the state legislature is no easy task, especially when it's a city like Dearborn that's constantly in the spotlight for its complex and diverse history and culture. It takes someone who knows the community's "heart and soul" to give it a voice in government, said Jacklin Zeidan, an...Arab American college student dies of self-inflicted gunshot
Nader Hage AhmadLIVONIA — A 23-year-old Arab American college student died of a self-inflicted gunshot on Monday, March 14.Nader Hage Ahmad's uncle said he believed the 23-year-old's death was an accident."We don't know, yet. We are waiting for the police report," Mohamad Hage Ahmad said.However, weeks later, a woman who claimed to be...Snyder raked over the coals at Congressional hearing
WASHINGTON — During a voluntary testimony before the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, several Congress members pressed Gov. Snyder on the Flint water crisis on Thursday, calling on him to reign. Snyder told the committee that the man-made catastrophe was the result of government failure at all levels —......
Dearborn resident’s Android apps turn profitable
March 18th, 20160 Ayman Suleiman.DEARBORN — When Ayman Suleiman created an Android app called Tablified Market a few years ago, he didn't think that it would be successful enough to pay off his first year of medical school. But the 27-year-old Dearborn resident was able to do just that with his innovative idea. Suleiman, a...
Dearborn police implement ‘Hijab Policy’ without telling anybody
March 18th, 20160 ADC-MI Executive Director Fatina Abdrabboh.DEARBORN — A Dearborn woman who accused the police department of forcing her to remove her hijab has dropped her lawsuit amidst a policy change. Maha Aldhalimi, 44, originally filed the lawsuit last year with the backing of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee of Michigan......
Dearborn City Council will restrict smoking in parks
March 18th, 20160 DEARBORN — The City Council approved the first reading of an ordinance that would restrict smoking in parks at its meeting on Tuesday. The resolution would make it illegal to smoke near playing areas. A blanket ban against smoking in parks failed to pass last year after backlash from community members who argued that such regulation...Syria’s Kurds vote to seek autonomy under federal system
Members of the self defense forces, Feb. 9.RMEILAN, SYRIA — Syria's Kurdish-controlled northern regions voted to seek autonomy under a federal system on Thursday, angering both the Damascus government and neighboring power Turkey with a move that could complicate new U.N.-backed peace talks. The vote to unite three Kurdish-controlled......
