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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...
Obama, wiping tears, makes new push to tighten gun rules
January 5th, 20160 Obama wipes a tear while talking about Newtown and other mass shootingsWASHINGTON — President Obama on Tuesday described new steps his administration will take to tighten gun rules and urged Americans to vote for candidates who do more to prevent gun violence, wiping back tears as he remembered children who died in a mass shooting.As......
Hezbollah targets Israeli forces with bomb, Israel shells south Lebanon
An Israeli artillery gun fires a shell into Lebanon, Jan. 4. Photo: ReutersBEIRUT — Hezbollah set off a bomb targeting Israeli forces at the Lebanese border on Monday in an apparent response to the killing in Syria last month of a prominent commander, triggering Israeli shelling of southern Lebanon.Israel has struck its Iran-backed...
Militiamen occupy federal building in Oregon
January 3rd, 20160 Protesters march in Burns, Oregon, Jan. 2OREGON — A group of militiamen on Saturday occupied the headquarters of a national wildlife refuge in Oregon in support of two brothers who are slated to report to prison on Monday on arson charges, the Oregonian newspaper reported."We're planning on staying here for years, absolutely," Ammon......
Over 190 Muslims fired at Colorado meat plant for praying conflict
COLORADO - Approximately 190 employees, most of them immigrants from Somalia, have been fired from a meat-packing and distribution plant on Colorado’s Eastern Plains for walking off their jobs in protest to a workplace prayer policy dispute. More than 200 employees walked off their jobs at Cargill Meat Solutions in Fort...
Muslim man charged for setting Houston mosque on fire
December 31st, 20150 TEXAS - A Muslim man has been charged with setting fire to a Houston mosque on Christmas Day. Gary Nathaniel Moore, 37, of Houston, was arrested early Wednesday morning, and appeared in court 7 a.m. that day for the Dec. 25 fire. The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Special Agent Nicole Strong said...NFL Player Oday Aboushi calls out Donald Trump’s anti-Muslim policies
HOUSTON - Houston Texan guard Oday Aboushi is joining the many Muslim-Americans speaking out against Donald Trump's anti-Muslim policies. "It's more alarming that a person is proposing something like this," Aboushi told Yahoo Sports. "It's such a small-minded idea. How can you punish a whole religion based off a few people? If people...
Hoax story claims mass shooting occurred in Dearborn
December 31st, 20150 DEARBORN - The police department is warning residents about a fake article circulating online that claims there was a mass shooting in Dearborn. The department said A Facebook post claiming 13 people were killed and 24 were injured is a hoax. The Facebook post started spreading on Facebook late Wednesday night. Around 7:00......
Judge orders restraining order against California woman who attacked praying Muslims
CALIFORNIA -- A Castro Valley woman on Tuesday was banned from her local park and ordered to have no contact with the man she is accused of throwing coffee at during an anti-Muslim rant that went viral on the Internet. "I want an no contact order from their side too," Denise Slader could be heard saying in a courthouse...Poll: Americans say Muslims should have the least religious rights
Washington - Americans place a higher priority on preserving the religious freedom of Christians than for other faith groups, ranking Muslims as the least deserving of the protections, according to a new survey. Solid majorities said it was extremely or very important for the U.S. to uphold religious freedom in general. However, the......
Latino-Americans are converting to Islam more than ever before
Latinos in the U.S. are considered to be the fastest-growing demographic as well as the fastest-growing group of Muslims in America, the Press-Enterprise reported. Although the statistics haven't been widely tracked, there are an estimated 150,000 Islam converts among the Latino community in the U.S. The...Israeli man in Brooklyn charged with hate crime against Muslims
James Samways.NEW YORK - Police charged a Brooklyn resident with a hate crime after he allegedly chased four Muslim men in Marine Park on Saturday night while screaming “I want to see Arab blood in the streets.” James Samways, an Israeli American who works for the UPS, was arraigned Sunday and charged with menacing as a......