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Community pays tribute to Dennis Muchmore
Muchmore with local leaders at LaPita restaurant - Photos by The Arab American NewsDEARBORN — On Tuesday, January 5, community leaders and local and federal officials held an event at LaPita Restaurant to pay tribute to Dennis Muchmore, who served for five years as Gov. Snyder’s chief of staff. In August, Muchmore announced his...Palestine after Abbas: The future of a people at Stake
Mahmoud AbbasAlthough intended to inspire his Fatah Party followers, a televised speech by Mahmoud Abbas on the 51st anniversary of the group's launch highlighted, instead, the unprecedented crisis that continues to wreak havoc on the Palestinian people. Not only did Abbas sound defensive and lacking in any serious or new...Dearborn train station wins environmental award
City leaders receiving the awardDEARBORN — The John D. Dingell Transit Center has earned a prestigious Silver Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council, officially acknowledging its environmentally-friendly building components.A presentation took place on Tuesday, Jan. 5.The Silver Certification was awarded under LEED...More immigrants settling in Troy over Dearborn
TROY — Troy has surpassed Dearborn, becoming the city with the highest percentage of foreign-born residents, according to a recent Census report. The 2014 census data show Oakland County has the highest number of new growth compared to other Metro communities, with more than 27 percent foreign-born residents, a 5.3 percent increase...Fata whistle-blower reaches $1.7 million settlement; new allegations emerge
Fata.DETROIT — The whistle-blower who helped expose Farid Fata, the former oncologist who intentionally misdiagnosed hundreds of patients with cancer, has settled his lawsuit against the criminal for $1.7 million. The case is not over yet, however, as the Free Press reports that additional allegations are emerging against new...Snyder signs controversial bill eliminating straight-party ticket option
Snyder.LANSING — Gov. Rick Snyder signed legislation that will update election law, aligning Michigan more closely with other states by eliminating the option for voters to select a straight-party ticket on the ballot. "Michigan is one of only 10 states that allows residents to vote for just a party affiliation rather than individual...
Residents divided over Dearborn Police shooting controversy
January 8th, 20160 Hundreds rally after the death of Kevin Matthew on Michigan Ave. on Monday, January 4. PHOTO: Ryan Garza, Detroit Free Press DEARBORN — A string of protests following the death of 35-year-old Kevin Matthew, an unarmed African American man who was shot by a Dearborn police officer on December 23, has left residents...
Dearborn Police’s history with ethnic communities
January 8th, 20160 Ali Baydoun (C), a mentally disabled Dearborn man, filed a lawsuit against Dearborn Police in 2014 for use of excessive forceDEARBORN - The case of Kevin Matthew isn’t the first time the Dearborn Police Department has come under fire for its handling of subjects with a mental disability. Despite the majority of the Arab...
Man who recited Adhan in 50 states aims to show beauty of Islam
January 8th, 20160 Jameel Syed reciting the Adhan DEARBORN — When Jameel Syed overheard three men bashing Muslims at a coffee shop, he did not debate them about theology or the First Amendment. Instead, he bought them drinks. "We have enough lawyers, enough politicians who are bulldogs in the fight upfront," Syed, who recited the Muslim call to...Iraq military says ISIS spokesman Adnani wounded
Abu Muhammad al-AdnaniBAGHDAD — ISIS spokesman Abu Muhammad al-Adnani has reportedly been wounded in an air strike in Iraq's western province of Anbar, a military statement said on Thursday."There are confirmed reports that the so-called terrorist Abu Muhammad al-Adnani the spokesman of the Daesh (ISIS) terrorists was wounded in an...African Americans have a right to protest, too
Kevin Matthews' mother speaks at a protest in front of the Dearborn Police Department. Photo: Ryan Garza, Detroit Free Press "Black Lives Matter" has hit home. The case of Kevin Matthews, the 36-year-old man shot to death by a Dearborn police officer on Dec. 23, has started a much-needed debate in our city. Police claim that Matthews...New U.S. diet rules would take 20 percent bite out of American sugar use
NEW YORK - If the U.S. government has its way, Americans would cut their consumption of sugar and corn syrup by more than 2 million tonnes a year, the latest blow for a sweetener industry facing an onslaught of criticism over negative health effects. The U.S. government on Thursday issued new dietary guidelines that suggested...Law Enforcement is not the problem
In December, a group gathered outside Dearborn Police headquarters to protest and vilify law enforcement. Despite a lack of facts, protesters quickly called for strict disciplinary measures for the Dearborn Police officer who fatally shot a 35-year-old Black man on Dec.23. Is it me or does anyone else find this alarming?There are...
Saudi madness is threatening global peace
January 8th, 20160 Protesters in front of Saudi Arabia embassy in New Delhi, Jan. 4. Photo: ReutersWhen the Saudi government decided to execute revered Shi'a cleric Nimr al-Nimr, they knew the decision would further inflame the raging sectarian tensions in the region. And that was the point. The oppressive monarchy is losing on all fronts. Pitting...Congress sends bill to gut Obamacare, to certain veto
The U.S. Congress on Wednesday approved legislation dismantling President Barack Obama's signature health care plan, putting on his desk an election-year measure that faces a certain veto. Republicans have been vowing to gut the Affordable Care Act, also known as "Obamacare," since 2010, when the then Democratic-majority Congress......
FAA says 181,000 U.S. drones registered in its database
WASHINGTON - The Federal Aviation Administration said on Wednesday that 181,000 drones have been registered in the database it launched just over two weeks ago in response to a surge of rogue drone flights near airports and crowded public venues. The total is a fraction of the 700,000 drones that officials have said they...Neighbor of San Bernardino gunman pleads innocent to terrorism charge
Enrique MarquezCALIFORNIA - The man accused of furnishing assault rifles to the husband and wife who massacred 14 people in San Bernardino, California, pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to charges of conspiring with one of the killers in a previous plot. Enrique Marquez, 24, has been indicted on charges he conspired with Syed......
Illinois college to fire professor who said Muslims, Christians worship same God
Hawkins. CHICAGO - Wheaton College, an evangelical Christian university outside of Chicago, said on Tuesday it was taking steps to fire a tenured political science professor after she wrote in a Facebook post that Muslims and Christians worship the same God.Dr. Larycia Hawkins wrote on the social media site on Dec. 10 that she was...
Activists, religious scholars condemn Saudi Arabia’s execution of al-Nimr
January 7th, 20160 A side of the anti-Saudi protest in Dearborn, Jan. 3DEARBORN — Arab and Muslim American religious scholars and activists condemned Saudi Arabia’s Jan. 2 execution of Shi'a cleric Nimr al-Nimr. Hundreds gathered at a demonstration in front of the Henry Ford Centennial Library in Dearborn on Sunday, chanting anti-Saudi slogans and...Iran accuses Saudi warplanes of attacking its embassy in Yemen
A demonstration outside the Saudi embassy in Sanaa, Jan. 7SANAA — Iran said Saudi warplanes had attacked its embassy in Yemen's capital on Thursday, a development that would exacerbate tensions between the major Shi'a and Sunni powers in the region, and Riyadh said it would investigate the accusation."Saudi Arabia is responsible for...American al Qaeda suspect faces new U.S. terrorism charges
NEW YORK - Federal prosecutors in New York unveiled new criminal charges on Wednesday against a U.S. citizen believed to have once been an al Qaeda operative, accusing him of involvement in a 2009 car bomb attack on a U.S. military base in Afghanistan. According to a nine-count indictment, Muhanad Mahmoud Al Farekh, 30, helped......
Dolce & Gabbana launches line of hijabs and abayas
PHOTO: STYLE.COM/ARABIAThe designers Dolce & Gabbana are used to creating headlines. The unveiling of their first collection of their collection specifically designed for Muslim women did just that. Dolce & Gabbana is debuting a line with abayas and hijabs, a first for the brand.Style.com Arabia revealed the line for the...Model Gigi Hadid: ‘I’m half Palestinian and proud of it’
Hadid. LOS ANGELES -- Gigi Hadid is proud to be half-Palestinian. The 20-year-old model declared as much on social media after bonding with friends during a henna night. "Had the best night with some of my oldest friends last night," she captioned a photo of the group's henna-tattooed hands. "Feel so......
Sayings of executed Saudi cleric Nimr al-Nimr
January 6th, 20160 Nimr al-NimrExecuted cleric Nimr al-Nimr was the most vocal critic of Saudi Arabia's ruling Al Saud family in the kingdom's Shi'a Muslim minority, but he also poured scorn on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and distanced himself from Iran.Here are excerpts from video and audio recordings of his speeches and sermons published online."We...Rana Elmir says vile comments confirm Muslims are threatened
Rana ElmirDETROIT — Rana Elmir, deputy director of the American Civil Liberties Union in Michigan, responded to hateful comments on a column she wrote for the Washington Post on Islamophobia. Elmir said the negative responses, which included profane personal attacks and implied threats of violence, prove her point about the......
