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Marijuana: Arab Smokers, religious scholars weigh in
April 22nd, 20160 A local Muslim woman about to smoke Marijuana. The names of some individuals interviewed in this article have been changed to protect their anonymity. DEARBORN — Marijuana smoking is a recreational activity for many local Arab and Muslim Americans. But those who consume it continue to conceal the habit out of fears of social...Crestwood officials seek votes to fix deteriorating schools
A damaged ceiling and protected classroom material from leaking water at Crestwood High SchoolDEARBORN HEIGHTS – The buildings within the Crestwood School District are in a poor state. Ceiling leaks, broken chairs and outdated technology have plagued students and staff for decades, forcing them to work around and temporarily patch...Failed Abbas is derided and scapegoated
Image: Niño Jose Heredia"We won’t act like them; we will not use violence or force; we are peaceful; we believe in peace, in peaceful popular resistance." This was part of a message issued by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in October, only days after a few incidents took place in which Palestinian youth were accused of...Wayne County residents can now text 911
DEARBORN- Dearborn is one of 18 communities in western Wayne County with a new Text-to-911 service, which means people have another way to summon help when they are in an emergency situation. The announcement was made on Friday, April 15 that the Text-to-911 service is now available to the 18 communities...Dearborn police plan unwanted prescription pill drop-off day
DEARBORN — On April 30 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Dearborn Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will give the public its 11th opportunity in six years to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs. The agencies are...Snyder: There’s been a continuing flow of refugees coming to Michigan
DETROIT — During a forum last Monday, Gov. Snyder said more refugees have immigrated into Michigan since he proposed a pause on them entering the state in November. Snyder took to the stage at the Michigan Chronicle's Pancakes and Politics breakfast forum at the Detroit Athletic Club to answer questions from an audience on a number...Medical groups provide services at Institute of Knowledge health fair
A Baumant health professional checks the blood pressure of a community member at the C-ASIST health fair.DEARBORN — The Islamic Institute of Knowledge hosted a health fair in cooperation with numerous medical institutions and nonprofit organizations. The event provided services to more than 150 people, including kidney scans,...Washington and Riyadh: Time to divorce
Obama with Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir in Riyadh, April 21There is a place where the rulers execute people by beheading publicly, silence dissent with deadly force, oppress woman, promote sectarianism and apply extremist interpretations of Islamic teachings in schools. We are not talking about the ISIS-ruled regions in Iraq in...
Vote Yes: Crestwood Schools bond is a worthy investment
April 22nd, 20160 Arab Americans have expanded their presence in Dearborn Heights over the past two decades, they have also enriched the city's culture and revived its economy. The city is another anchor for the community in Michigan. Dearborn Heights' wellbeing matters to Arab Americans. The deteriorating state of the Crestwood School District's...
A crowded pool of Dearborn candidates fight for your vote
April 22nd, 20160 DEARBORN — This year's elections are shaping up to be the most critical and competitive yet for the community, as multiple candidates— including many Arab Americans— are battling for positions on the November ballot. The filing deadline for the majority of the positions up for elections was on Tuesday, April 19. Candidates had...
Dearborn teachers: More comprehensive sex education needed
April 22nd, 20160 DEARBORN — Many students in Dearborn's public schools opt out of taking sexual education lessons and some teachers say they wish they were allowed to teach more comprehensive sex ed courses. Ibrahim Mashhour, director of student services and district athletics at Dearborn Public Schools, said while students statewide are required to...U.S. border agents seize longest Mexico-California drug tunnel yet
MEXICO - Federal agents have seized a ton of cocaine and seven tons of marijuana smuggled through a clandestine tunnel stretching a half mile beneath the U.S.-Mexico border, the longest one yet unearthed in California, authorities said on Wednesday. Six people were arrested as authorities in San Diego moved...FBI paid more than $1.3 million to break into San Bernardino iPhone
Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey said on Thursday the agency paid more to get into the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino shooters than he will make in the remaining seven years and four months he has in his job.According to figures from the FBI and the U.S. Office of Management and Budget,...Egyptian police detained Italian student before his murder
CAIRO — An Italian student who was tortured and murdered in Egypt had been detained by police and then transferred to a compound run by Homeland Security the day he vanished, intelligence and police sources say. The claims contradict the official Egyptian account that security services had not arrested him.Giulio Regeni, a...Battle between Syrian government and Kurdish force kills 26
DAMASCUS —More than 21 pro-government militiamen have been killed in two days of battles with Syrian Kurdish forces in northeast Syria that has widened the Kurds' control over a city at the border with Turkey, a Syrian Kurdish official said.Five members of the Kurdish internal security force, the Asayish, were also killed......
Obama, Saudi king talk Middle East conflicts
RIYADH — President Barack Obama met Saudi Arabia's King Salman on Wednesday to seek joint action on security threats including Iran and ISIS - and to talk through tensions between the two allies that have been laid bare in recent weeks.Obama's fourth and likely last visit to the world's top oil exporter has been...Muslim woman bakes Queen Elizabeth’s birthday cake
ENGLAND - Queen Elizabeth II will have love in her tummy, courtesy of British reality show "The Great British Bake Off's" first Muslim winner Nadiya Hussain. The Queen turned 90 on Thursday, April 21. In honor of her big birthday, the Royal family asked Nadiya to not only cook the longest-reigning (63......
Chicago man charged for beating Muslim cab driver
CHICAGO— A suburban man is charged with a hate crime after he walked up to a Chicago cab driver, asked him if he was Muslim and then beat him when he responded "yes," prosecutors said.The driver was stopped at a red light near Division and Larrabee streets about 3 a.m. Feb. 21 when 37-year-old John Alletto walked...
Court rules Norway violated terrorist Breivik’s human rights
April 21st, 20160 Breivik raises his arm in a Nazi salute at the court room in Skien prison, March 15OSLO — Norway violated terrorist Anders Behring Breivik's human rights by keeping him in a "completely locked world" after being sentenced for killing 77 people in twin attacks in 2011, a court ruled on Wednesday.The ruling, which took many by surprise,...Music icon Prince dead at 57
MINNESOTA — The artist known as Prince has died, according to TMZ. He was 57. Prince’s body was discovered at his Paisley Park compound in Minnesota early Thursday morning, April 21st. The singer — full name Prince Rogers Nelson — had a medical emergency on April 15th that forced his private jet to make an emergency...Three officials charged in Flint water crisis
The Flint RiverFLINT — Three state and local officials were criminally charged on Wednesday in an investigation into dangerous lead levels in Flint's drinking water, and the state attorney general said there would be more charges to come.Genesee District Judge Tracy Collier-Nix authorized charges against Flint employee Michael Glasgow......
Trump, Clinton take New York
April 20th, 20160 NEW YORK - Republican front-runner Donald Trump easily won New York state's presidential nominating contest on Tuesday, moving closer to capturing enough delegates to win the nomination and avoid a contested convention in July.The New York City billionaire's big victory in his home state gave him renewed momentum in the Republican race...
Arab American man dies in exchange of gunfire
April 20th, 20160 Rameh SaabDETROIT – An exchange of gunshots left one man dead and another in critical condition in Detroit's west side on Monday. An accident connected to the shooting also injured three bystanders at a bus stop.Rameh Saab, 54, was fatally shot in what appears to be an ambush, according to his brother, Hassan Saab.The incident took......
Dearborn man arrested for sexual assault in Canton
April 19th, 20160 Ali Mohamad-Sahrif Al-Aboosi.CANTON - Canton Police have arrested 45-year-old from Dearborn, after he allegedly picked up a woman and sexually assaulted her at a vacant home.Al-Aboosi has been charged with two counts of criminal sexual conduct following an incident that occurred on April 12.Al-Aboosi allegedly picked up a woman who...Arab Americans commemorate 20th anniversary of Qana Massacre
Haidar Bitar, the father of the two Dearborn children who died in the massacreDEARBORN — Qana is an ever-bleeding wound in the collective Arab consciousness. It has been 20 years since Israel shelled a United Nations compound that housed civilians in the southern Lebanese town. Two children from Dearborn were among the 106 dead.Arab......
