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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...EU to pitch migrant plan to Turkey but no done deal
Refugees and migrants at a makeshift camp near the village of Idomeni, Greece, March 17ANKARA — European Union leaders agreed to offer Turkey financial and political concessions if it stops migrants reaching Greece and will meet the Turkish prime minister in Brussels on Friday to try and clinch the deal. Even if they can overcome......
Arab American News break-in suspect charged with multiple felonies
March 17th, 20160 Deandre Bey was arraigned on Thursday afternoonDEARBORN — A 20-year-old man suspected of an attempted breaking and entering into The Arab American News office in the early hours of March 11 was charged with four larceny-related felonies. Deandre Bey was arraigned in front of Judge Mark Somers, who set the suspect's bond at...Organizations mobilizing to register students to vote
DEARBORN — As young people become more involved in this year’s presidential elections, some organizations are doubling down to make sure the youth of Dearborn and neighboring cities are registered to vote. The League of Women Voters, an organization dedicated to increasing participation in government, visited a handful of schools......
Milwaukee man kills three neighbors for not speaking English
MILWAUKEE- A bigoted Milwaukee man told his neighbors “you guys got to go” before allegedly shooting three of them dead after learning at least one of the victims didn’t speak English. Dan J. Popp, 39, has been charged with three counts of first-degree homicide for the murders of Jesus Manso-Perez, 40, Mai Vue, 32, and Phia Vue,...Dingell calls on Budget Committee to meet “moral obligation” to Flint
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Dearborn), a member of the House Budget Committee, asked her colleagues on Wednesday to take one nonpartisan vote to meet a "moral obligation" to the people of Flint. But the Republican majority rejected Dingell's proposal by a vote of 22-14.Dingell called on members of the committee to...
Amal and George Clooney share their immigration stories with refugees
March 16th, 20160 The Clooneys with Syrian refugeesBERLIN — George Clooney and wife Amal Clooney visited Syrian refugee families in Germany as a move to bring greater awareness to their ongoing plight.In a newly released video of the meeting, produced by the International Rescue Committee, Clooney told his family's story of immigration, saying his...Muslim teens in New York may be expelled for fighting bullies
NEW YORK - Two Muslim teens at a New York School may be expelled for fighting back against bullies who targeted them because of their religion. Adam and Jameel Siam said they have suffered anti-Muslim harassment for at least two years at Williamsville East High School, but they said administrators have done nothing to address......
Trump, Clinton win big delegates
March 16th, 20160 WASHINGTON - Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump won a crucial nominating contest in Florida and knocked rival Marco Rubio out of the race on Tuesday, but lost Ohio to John Kasich in a mixed result that set the stage for a long contested race. Trump, a businessman who had hoped for a five-state...Grosse Point South High School students suspended for N-word on Instagram photo
Photo from TwitterEven in 2016, high school millennials at an affluent town can be racist. Six students at Grosse Pointe South High were disciplined for posting a photo on Instagram with their shirts up, revealing the n-word written on their stomachs.Offended students took to Twitter to share the photo. African American senior Tia......
In Bekaa Valley camp, Angelina Jolie urges support for Syrian refugees
Angelina Jolie during her visit to Syrian refugees in the Bekaa valley, March 15BEIRUT — U.N. special envoy Angelina Jolie urged world powers on Tuesday to do more to end Syria's five-year war and help the millions who have fled the conflict, as she visited refugees in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley.The war has killed 250,000 people,...
Russians to start withdrawing from Syria, as peace talks resume
March 15th, 20160 MOSCOW — President Vladimir Putin announced out of the blue on Monday that "the main part" of Russian armed forces in Syria would start to withdraw, telling his diplomats to step up the push for peace as U.N.-mediated talks resumed on ending the five-year-old war.Damascus rejected any suggestion of a rift with Moscow, saying......
