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The missing man's story, as it appeared on issue #1564It was madness. Members of our own community unfairly attacked, threatened and bashed The Arab American News over the weekend. After one of our reporters wrote a story about a missing local man, the family responded by falsely accusing the newspaper of smearing their son's...
Dearborn church calls for building bridges with Muslims
January 29th, 20160 Rev. Fran Hayes in front of the altar - Photos by The Arab American NewsDEARBORN — "God welcomes all, strangers and friends; God's love is strong and it never ends," sang Rev. Fran Hayes of Littlefield Presbyterian Church as she stood in front of the altar. Hayes, pastor of the Dearborn-based church, said her congregation begins most...Iraq’s Mosul dam could face catastrophic collapse
A general view of Mosul DamBAGHDAD — The U.S. military has a contingency plan to deal with a potential collapse of Mosul dam in northern Iraq, which would be catastrophic, the top U.S. general in Iraq said on Thursday.U.S. Army Lieutenant General Sean MacFarland said Iraqi authorities understood "the potential" for the collapse...Israeli defense minister: Turkey funded ISIS
Refugees fleeing Syria on the Turkish borderTel AVIV — Israel's defense minister said on Tuesday that ISIS militants had been funded with 'Turkish money,' an assertion that could hinder attempts to mend fences between the two countries after years of estrangement."It's up to Turkey, the Turkish government, the Turkish leadership, to...Syria peace talks derailed as opposition stays away
A rebel-controlled area of Maaret al-Numan, Jan. 12. Photo: ReutersGENEVA — The Syrian opposition said it will not attend peace talks due to begin in Geneva on Friday, derailing the first attempt in two years to hold negotiations aimed at ending the five-year-long war.An opposition council convening in Riyadh said its delegation would...Egyptian writer sentenced to three years for blasphemy
Fatima NaootCAIRO — A prominent Egyptian writer was sentenced to three years in prison for criticizing the tradition of slaughtering sheep during Muslim holiday Eid Al-Adha.Writer Fatima Naoot was also fined LE20,000 (over $2550) after being found guilty of contempt of religion.The jail sentence is effective immediately, meaning the...Trump overshadows Republican debate even as he sits out
Republican front-runner Donald Trump skipped a presidential debate in Iowa on Thursday after a flurry of last-minute negotiations with host Fox News, holding his own rally a few miles away four days before the first nominating contest of the 2016 race.Fox News (FOXA.O) Chairman Roger Ailes had three phone conversations with the...
West Bloomfield keeps “welcoming” status despite anger
January 28th, 20160 A screengrab of a woman speaking against the welcoming resolution WEST BLOOMFIELD — The West Bloomfield Board turned down a request to repeal the township's "welcoming" status. At a meeting on Jan. 25, the board voted 3-2 in favor of remaining a "welcoming" city. But several residents made xenophobic statements and expressed...
Dearborn Police: We are deeply saddened by fatal shootings
January 27th, 20160 DEARBORN - Dearborn police shot and killed a suspect on Wednesday afternoon on Hubbard Avenue near the Fairlane Town Center mall in Dearborn.31-year-old Detroit resident Janet Wilson was attempting to flee the scene after a pursuit by Fairlane Town Center security and Dearborn Police.According to witnesses, she attempted to run...UN: Saudi strikes on Yemen civilians may be crimes against humanity
A Sanaa house destroyed by a Saudi-led air strike, Jan. 25SANAA — A Saudi-led coalition fighting in neighboring Yemen has targeted civilians with air strikes and some of the attacks could be a crimes against humanity, United Nations sanctions monitors said in an annual report to the Security Council.The report by the U.N. panel that...
Clinton slams Trump and Islamophobia at Iowa town hall
January 26th, 20160 A Muslim veteran asks presidential front-runner Hilary Clinton about IslamophobiaDES MOINES, IOWA ― Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton slammed Donald Trump at Monday's Democratic town hall meeting in Iowa, calling the Islamophobic rhetoric many Republican candidates spew "distressing" and "shameful."Asked by a Muslim American Air...Anger in Italy as nude statues covered for visiting Iranian president
Plywood boxes concealed the nude statues at the museum in Rome. Photo: APROME — Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi came under fire on Tuesday after ancient nude statues in Rome's Capitoline museum were covered up to avoid any possible offense to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani who is visiting the country.Italy and Iran will sign up...Netanyahu accuses UN chief of encouraging terrorism
Ban Ki-MoonIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon of encouraging terrorism. Speaking to the UN Security Council in a session on the current situation in the Middle East, Ban condemned Palestinian knife attacks against Israelis, but added that it is "human nature to react to...Lebanese priest says yoga is a Satanic ritual
Father Marwan Khoury. Photo: AljoumhouriaA Lebanese priest is waging jihad against yoga. Father Marwan Khoury wrote an article for Arabic daily Aljoumhouriya, arguing that yoga is a form of devil worship. Lebanon is struggling with economic, environmental and security problems. There has been no regular trash collection in Beirut...
UPDATE: Students were consuming edible marijuana at Riverside Middle School
January 25th, 20160 Riverside Middle School in Dearborn HeightsDEARBORN HEIGHTS – A Middle School in Dearborn Heights sent out a letter on Jan. 25 to parents regarding an incident involving students consuming marijuana in the bathroom.According to both parents and students, 8th graders were consuming edible marijuana in the form of Rice Krispie......
Canada government to send ‘tough message’ to Israel as a ‘good friend’
Canada's Foreign Minister Stephane DionOTTAWA — Canada's new Liberal government said on Monday it was delivering a "tough message" to Israel as a good friend after expressing concern about Israeli-Palestinian violence, Israeli settlements and unilateral Palestinian moves.The statement came a day after Foreign Minister Stephane Dion...Two New York teens charged for beating Muslim man
The Bronx — Two New York City teenagers have been arrested for viciously attacking a man while shouting “ISIS, ISIS."Mujibur Rahman, 43, a Bangladeshi Muslim, who was wearing traditional Muslim attire, was picking up his 9-year-old niece from school around 5:30 p.m. Friday, when the......
Saudi Arabia’s top cleric bans chess
Sheikh Abdulaziz Al- SheikhSaudi Arabia’s grand mufti has ruled that chess is forbidden in Islam, saying it encourages gambling and is a waste of time.Sheikh Abdulaziz al-Sheikh was answering a question on a television show in which he issues fatwas in response to viewers’ queries on everyday religious matters.He said chess was...Sleeping in on weekends may help reduce diabetes risk
Getting too little sleep during the week can increase some risk factors for diabetes, but sleeping late on weekends might help improve the picture, a small U.S. study suggests.Researchers conducted a sleep experiment with 19 healthy young men and found just four nights of sleep deprivation were linked to changes in their blood...
Arab American residents hard hit by Flint crisis
January 22nd, 20160 The Flint River. Photos: Hassan KhalifehFLINT — The water crisis has not spared anyone in the Vehicle City. On Thursday afternoon, Palestinian American activist Mona Sahouri walked over to the local offices of the United Way, a national charitable organization, to acquire four pallets of water for Arab American residents. The city...Hillary Clinton: Least fit of all
Even considering that no one is fit to be president — in that no one should be able to command a state, which rules by threatening and committing violence against innocents — Hillary Clinton is especially unfit. No one who has done what she has done as a government official should be rewarded with power. Many......
Lebanon speaker says Christian tie-up not enough to secure presidency
BEIRUT — The influential speaker of Lebanon's parliament has cast doubt on whether the reconciliation of the country's rival Christian leaders will help the country install a new president after nearly two years with the post empty. In a surprise move, Christian politician Samir Geagea declared his support for 80-year-old rival...Israel will seize West Bank land; demolishes EU structures
JERUSELAM — Israel confirmed on Thursday it was planning to appropriate a large tract of fertile land in the occupied West Bank, close to Jordan, a move likely to exacerbate tensions with Western allies and already drawing international condemnation. In an email sent to Reuters, COGAT, a unit of Israel's Defense Ministry, said the......
Obama faces immigration hurdles even if he wins at high court
WASHINGTON — If the U.S. Supreme Court endorses a key immigration initiative of President Obama protecting more than 4 million illegal immigrants from deportation, his administration could face a surge of applicants and little time to process them before he leaves office in January 2017. Obama announced the action in November 2014,...Defined by Nakba and exile: the complex reality of ‘home’ for Palestinians
Palestinian children in Al-zaitoun neighbourhood, Gaza.When ISIS militias swept into Mosel, Iraq, in June 2014, Ibrahim Mahmoud plotted his flight, along with his whole family, which included 11 children. Once upon a time, Ibrahim was himself a child escaping another violent campaign carried out by equally angry militias. In his......
