The Arab American News
Author's Posts
U.S. Attorney McQuade: Harassment of Muslim Americans harms our national security
McQuade.Following the attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, Americans are understandably concerned about public safety. But the backlash of threats, harassment and physical attacks that has been directed against Muslim Americans in recent weeks is not just misguided and contrary to our American values. It is harming our national...San Bernardino killer denied militancy in U.S. entry papers
San Bernardino shooter Tashfeen Malik denied having any militant sympathies or intentions when she was asked in an application form for a U.S. visa two years ago according to documents.Information in the documents could bolster complaints of critics in Congress who said flaws in the immigration system meant Malik was not thoroughly...Pennsylvania man pleads not guilty to supporting Islamic State
A 19-year-old Pennsylvania man pleaded not guilty to charges of supporting Islamic State by trying to help others travel to the Middle East where the militant group is engaging in ground combat.The man, Jalil Ibn Ameer Aziz, spoke little during a hearing at U.S. District Court in Harrisburg, just entering his plea and indicating he...
Late Yemeni American boxer wanted to be the next Muhammad Ali
December 24th, 20150 Hamzah Aljahmi DEARBORN — Yemeni American boxer Hamzah Aljahmi wanted to be a world champion. But his life and dreams ended tragically after his first professional fight. He died Tuesday of head injuries he sustained in a match Saturday, Dec. 19.He was 19-years-old.Aljahmi, who was born and raised in Dearborn, was fighting in...Somali government bans Christmas celebrations
The government of Somalia has issued a ban on Christmas and New Year's celebrations in the Muslim country, saying the festivities "have nothing to do with Islam.""We warn against celebration of Christmas, which is only for Christians," Sheikh Mohamed Kheyrow, director of Somalia’s ministry of religion, said on state radio. "This is a...Michigan GOP official criticized for internet meme on Muslims
DETROIT — Wayne Bradley, the Michigan Republican Party's director of African American Engagement, got a lot of heat for posting a Facebook meme seen as ridiculing Muslims. Bradley dismissed the picture as "light hearted and funny."But former State Rep. Rashida Tlaib, campaign manager for Take on Hate, said promoting bigotry is not...30 percent of Republicans would support bombing fictitious ‘Aladdin’ town
WALT DISNEY, AGRABAH - Thirty percent of Republicans say they would support bombing Agrabah, and 13 percent say they would oppose that measure. Most, about 57 percent, were simply unsure. If you’re unclear about where Agrabah is, that’s not because your Middle East geography is rusty. That’s...Young protesters heckle Trump during Grand Rapids speech
GRAND RAPIDS — Protesters heckled Donald Trump at a 9,000-person rally on Monday, December 21, interrupting his speech more than 10 times with shouts before security guards ejected them from the event. Trump, the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination, alternated between criticizing the hecklers and asking the...What about the neighborhoods? The Detroit bankruptcy one year later
Once upon a time, Detroit was about as close to a workingman’s paradise as ever there was in America. Understanding, of course, that there is a rather large gap between a workingman’s paradise and the popular imagining of that other place where everything comes up rainbows and all frowning is banned. The racism was intense and...Dearborn elementary students sing Christmas carols for senior citizens
DEARBORN — Students from Becker and Oakman Elementary Schools celebrated the holidays singing Christmas carols to senior citizens at the Oakman Common Retirement Community. A group of about 30 students at both schools spent three months attending after school singing lessons to practice for the event, held on Thursday December...
Fordson’s Key Club continues to lead the state in student volunteering
December 24th, 20150 DEARBORN — For the last few years, Fordson’s Key Club, which continues to be one of the community’s most distinguished student organizations, has been leading the state. Consisting of more than 160 students and six board members, the organization frequently conducts volunteer work in the local area. It has won more awards...Beaumont Hospital – Dearborn revokes guardianship from ill patient’s family
DEARBORN — A local family is frustrated with Beaumont Hospital- Dearborn (formerly Oakwood Hospital- Dearborn) regarding the treatment of an elderly relative who has remained hospitalized for more than 18 months. Amine Zriek, 86, had been diagnosed with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in 2009, due to 50 years of heavy...Man named Jihad arrested after telling California police he left bomb in backpack
Jihad Mufaddi Khalaf Haddadin. El Monte - A man named Jihad was arrested after telling California police he had a bomb in a backpack. Cops in El Monte carried out a controlled explosion on the bag after Jihad Mufaddi Khalaf Haddadin claimed he had left a bomb outside their police station. The 52-year-old told police he...Psychiatric evaluation ordered for accused Planned Parenthood gunman
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO - The man accused of killing three people and wounding nine others in a Nov. 27 shooting rampage at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado was ordered on Wednesday to undergo a psychiatric evaluation after he insisted on acting as his own lawyer.Judge Gilbert Martinez ordered the evaluation to determine whether...
Family of fatally shot man vows to bring justice against Dearborn Police
December 23rd, 20150 Kevin Matthew.Dearborn — The family of Kevin Matthew, the 36-year-old unarmed Black male who was fatally shot by Dearborn police on Wednesday, December 23 has vowed to bring justice against the police officer.During an emotional press conference held by the National Action Network, Matthew's family described him as a loving family......
“Islam is not a race”, but Islamophobia is racism
Students at a rally against Islamophobia at San Diego State University, Nov. 23. Photo: ReutersAnti-Muslim bigots often try to escape accusations of racism by proclaiming that Islam is not a race.Vilifying, marginalizing or hating others because of their gender, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation or skin color is not acceptable....
Driver spits at local Muslim activist at traffic light
December 23rd, 20150 Najah BazzyCANTON — Najah Bazzy cried when a woman paid for her coffee at a Tim Horton's drive-through last week. But within 20 minutes, the tears of joy turned into tears of horror. A man rolled down his window at a red light, spat at her and took off.Bazzy, the founder and president of Zaman International, a humanitarian......
Muslim family escorted out of Arkansas mall after shoppers report them to security
ARKANSAS - A Muslim couple in Arkansas dressed in a thobe and hijab are being taunted on social media and are planning to move after getting tossed from a mall while holiday shopping this weekend. Alan and Daphne Crawford and their son were removed from Fort Smith's Central Mall after shoppers grew concerned about the family's...British Muslim family of 11 blocked from boarding flight to visit Disneyland
LONDON - A British Muslim family heading for Disneyland was blocked from boarding a flight to Los Angeles by US authorities at London’s Gatwick airport amid concerns of an American overreaction to the perceived terrorist threat. US Department of Homeland Security officials provided no explanation for why the country refused to allow...Early detection decreases chance of death from lung cancer
Lung cancer is typically asymptomatic in early stages and is usually diagnosed in advanced stages when the chances of a cure are lower. With effective treatment, only 15 to 16 percent of all patients diagnosed in various stages of lung cancer manage to survive five years. There are four stages of lung cancer: from early, when...
Physicians struggle to gain patients’ trust in light of recent fraud cases
December 23rd, 20150 DEARBORN - Health care providers in Michigan have come under scrutiny in light of recent cases convicting physicians for fraud, money laundering and misdiagnosing patients. Throughout history, medical doctors have been among the most trusted professionals. People usually place full confidence in the diagnoses of physicians, who......
Officials, interfaith and civil rights activists condemn bigotry
December 22nd, 20150 Congress members Brenda Lawrence (L), John Conyers and Debbie Dingell stand at the podium in front of a group of activists and officials at Charles Wright Museum of African American History, Dec. 21DETROIT — Heads of civil rights organizations, interfaith activists, government officials and religious leaders gathered at the Charles H....
California neighborhood evacuated after man makes bombs to harm Muslims
December 22nd, 20150 Richmond, CA. — A man was arrested on Sunday afternoon after police say he was making explosives in his home with the intent of harming Muslims, prompting the neighborhood to be evacuated.Police say they received a tip from a caller on December 17, who said the man was constructing devices to "harm the Muslim community."A bomb......
UN: People who reject Syrian refugees are allies of extremists
A Syrian refugee with her children in Riksgransen, Sweden, Dec. 15. Photo: ReutersUNITED NATIONS — People who reject Syrian refugees are the "best allies" of ISIS militants and other extremists, the United Nations refugee chief said on Monday after U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump proposed an entry ban on foreign...Miss Puerto Rico suspended for anti-Muslim Twitter rant
Destiny VelezMiss Puerto Rico 2015 has been indefinitely suspended from her role by the island's official Miss America organization for launching a verbal attack against Muslims on Twitter.Destiny Velez, 20, posted a series of tweets at filmmaker Michael Moore on Thursday in which she blasted the religion.Moore sent a letter to......