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Trump: A Muslim judge would be biased
June 6th, 20160 TrumpWASHINGTON - Donald Trump is standing by comments he made against U.S. District Court Judge Gonzalo Curiel, the judge presiding over a Trump University lawsuit, telling CBS' "Face the Nation" that Curiel's Mexican heritage prevents him from acting fairly on the bench."He is a member of a club or society, very strongly pro-Mexican,...
Muslim man beaten outside of mosque
June 6th, 20160 NEW YORK - A Muslim man is hospitalized with face and rib fractures after being attacked by three men outside a mosque in Queens, according to police and CAIR-NY. Mohamed Rasheed Khan, 59, was leaving the Center for Islamic Studies on Jamaica Avenue on Wednesday night when the attack occurred, CAIR said on Sunday. Police are looking...
Dearborn toddler dies after drowning in neighbor’s pool
June 4th, 20160 DEARBORN - A two-year-old girl is dead after drowning in her neighbor’s pool on Friday morning. The incident occurred around 10:25 a.m., when Dearborn Police responded to the 2600 block of Boldt to a report of a child falling into a swimming pool and was unresponsive. Officers arrived on scene and assisted the caller,...
Muhammad Ali, boxing icon, dead at 74
June 4th, 20160 Former world heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali, whose record-setting boxing career, flair for showmanship and political stands made him one of the best-known figures of the 20th century, died on Friday aged 74. Ali, who had long suffered from Parkinson's syndrome which impaired his speech and made the once-graceful athlete almost a...
Muslim woman in burqa attacks family with their American Flag
June 3rd, 20160 ATLANTA - A family in Lawrenceville, a suburb of Atlanta, said they were attacked by an unknown Muslim woman wearing a full burqa simply because they were flying an American flag for Memorial Day. Amina Ahra, 30, was arrested on two counts of simple battery after being accused of attacking a mother and daughter at their home. Dami...
4,700 Syrian refugees approved resettlement to U.S
June 3rd, 20160 WASHINGTON - The United States has approved 4,700 Syrian refugees who are awaiting resettlement to the country, while an additional 7,900 are awaiting security review, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said on Thursday.Johnson, speaking to a homeland security advisory panel at the Department of Homeland Security, was...
Restricting hookah bar hours is bad for business
June 3rd, 20160 The nature of Southeast Michigan's economy has changed over the past decades. Dearborn's leaders do not seem interested in adjusting to the new realities. Despite the partial recovery of the auto industry, carmakers can no longer sustain the region's economy or operate as go-to employers. We live in a post-industrial,...
Residents uncertain about Dearborn Heights’ plans to merge emergency dispatch
June 3rd, 20160 DEARBORN HEIGHTS - The possibility of contracting the city of Dearborn Heights' emergency dispatch services with Dearborn is leaving some residents concerned. A city faced with budgeting setbacks, the merger would save an estimated $243,000 annually, according to Mayor Dan Paletko. Councilwoman Lisa...
Arab American awarded national teaching fellowship
June 3rd, 20160 Fadlallah with a student.DETROIT — Dilapidated and moldy classrooms and poor student achievement have afflicted the Detroit Public Schools for decades. Recently, many Detroit school teachers are opting not to show up to work, protesting low wages. Despite a plethora of problems troubling the quality of education in the city, one...
AAPAC announces endorsements in two key local races
June 3rd, 20160 DEARBORN — The Arab American Political Action Committee (AAPAC) has selected its endorsements in two key local races for the primary election, which will take place on Tuesday, August 2. Formed in 1998, AAPAC's membership consists of a diverse group of Arab American professionals who work to organize and encourage the political...
France to accept 400 refugees per month from Greece
June 3rd, 20160 PARIS — France will accept 400 refugees per month from Greece as part of the EU relocation deal it signed last year, the country's Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said Thursday. "This week, as part of the relocation, 97 additional refugees have arrived in France coming from Greece and Italy," Cazeneuve said in a statement. He...
Major public transit plan aims to shape region’s future
June 3rd, 20160 A rendering of the RTA's transit planDEARBORN — While the convenience of public transportation is second-nature to many people in other states, Michigan is notorious for the absence of such transit systems. As it revealed at Lawrence Technological University on Tuesday, the Regional Transit Authority of Southeast Michigan (RTA) has...
Detroit to attract tourists this summer
June 3rd, 20160 DETROIT- The State of Michigan is spending $1 million of a $12 million national ad purchase for its continuous “Pure Michigan” campaign to attract people to Detroit this summer.Many Michiganders, mostly Detroiters, think it’s a risky proposal. The city has the second highest murder-rate in the U.S., went...
Detroit police officer in need of assistance
June 3rd, 20160 DETROIT- The Detroit Police Lieutenants and Sergeants Association is hosting a fundraiser dinner at the Gaelic League on June 9 for Aref Algarrafi, a Detroit detective who suffers from leukemia, to help him cover medical expenses. Back in December of 2015, Algarrafi went to urgent care for a severe ear...
Local 4 announces “Arab in America” news series
June 3rd, 20160 DETROIT—WDIV-Local 4 announced an ongoing series of news reports, called “Arab in America,” that brings viewers personal stories of Arab Americans and a look at the culture of Arab families in Metro Detroit. “Arab in America” is part of Local 4’s commitment to telling the true and often untold......
Attorney General Bill Schuette backs Trump
June 3rd, 20160 LANSING — Attorney General Bill Schuette has officially announced that he plans to support Donald Trump for president. With the announcement, Schuette joins a growing list of Michigan Republicans, including Lt. Governor Brian Calley, who are supporting Trump. While at the Mackinac...
Ya’alon’s morality and Israel’s future is terrifying
June 2nd, 20160 Israeli society is constantly swerving to the right. The country's entire political paradigm is redefined regularly. Israel is now "ruled by the most extreme rightwing government in its history." This statement has grown from being an informed assessment to a dull cliché over the course of only a few years. In fact, that exact......
Arab Student Union off to rocky start at Crestwood High School
June 2nd, 20160 The ASU at Crestwood High School.DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Tensions are growing between a group of students affiliated with the Arab Student Union (ASU) at Crestwood High School and its administration, as the school year draws to a close. ASU was officially introduced at Crestwood just a few weeks ago, following months of delays from the...
U.S. intelligence officials fear Trump will spill secrets
June 2nd, 20160 WASHINGTON - Some U.S. intelligence officials are concerned that Donald Trump's "shoot from the hip" style could pose national security risks as they prepare to give him a routine pre-election briefing once he is formally anointed as the Republican presidential nominee. Eight senior security officials told...
Bride at 15: Arab American’s story of forced overseas marriage causes controversy
June 2nd, 20160 CHICAGO – An Arab American woman’s horrifying story of being forced by her mother to travel to Palestine at the age of 15 to get married and having to plot an escape back to the U.S. is causing controversy. Yasmine Koenig, who was recently adopted by foster parents, originally shared her story...
UCLA shooter had ‘kill list,’ woman on list found dead
June 2nd, 20160 LOS ANGELES - The man accused of fatally shooting a University of California, Los Angeles, professor in a murder-suicide had written a "kill list" that included a woman who has been found dead in Minnesota, Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck said on Thursday. Investigators found the list while searching the suspect's home in......
Life span for Detroit’s poor among shortest in nation
June 2nd, 20160 DETROIT — New research finds that Metro Detroit’s poor not only live shorter lives than other low-income people in the nation’s big cities, but Detroiters die up to 16 years sooner than their suburban neighbors. Wayne County had the lowest life span for a poor 40-year-old — 77 years — among the nation’s largest 100...
20,000 children caught in crossfire in deadly fight for Isis-held city
June 2nd, 20160 IRAQ - As many as 20,000 children are trapped on the frontlines of the battle for control of Islamic State-held Fallujah, the UN has warned, as US-backed Iraqi government forces continue their assault on the city. Unicef has called on combatants in Fallujah to allow safe passage for the children and families......
Kroger partners with Detroit health system on better eating program
June 2nd, 20160 DETROIT - Henry Ford Health System, a six-hospital system headquartered here, and Kroger on Wednesday announced a new partnership designed to answer common dietary health questions and help consumers eat and shop healthier. Henry Ford LiveWell Wednesdays debuts June 1 at all 126 Kroger stores...
White House scraps FDA plan to restrict flavored e-cigarettes
June 2nd, 20160 WASHINGTON - A White House office deleted language in a recently introduced tobacco regulation that would have removed flavored e-cigarettes from the market until they had been authorized by the Food and Drug Administration, an edited version of the document shows. On May 5, the FDA announced a final rule......
