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DuVall Elementary to hold dinner in honor of 6-year-old who lost battle to cancer
Lexs LampDEARBORN – DuVall Elementary School will be holding a Pancake Dinner to benefit 6-year-old student Lexys Lamp who lost her battle to cancer on Monday, November 23.The young girl was diagnosed with DIPG, Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma. Her tumor was cancerous and could not be removed because it was located in her...
Jesse Jackson, community leaders urge welcoming refugees
December 1st, 20150 Panelists at the "All Lives Matter" town hall meetingDEARBORN — After the images of drowned Syrian child Aylan Kurdi surfaced, national efforts were focused on coming to the aid of refugees. But the tone of the conversation changed after terrorist attacks in Paris last month. Now national and state politicians are speaking out...Michigan minimum wage to increase Jan. 1
The Michigan State capitolLANSING — Michigan workers will receive a boost in pay next year. On Jan. 1, the minimum wage will increase from $8.15 to $8.50 per hour. The change to state law is the second step of a gradual 25 percent increase that will bring the minimum wage up to $9.25 by 2018. The new law, known as Act 138,...ISIS “threat” at Sterling Heights Meijer was misunderstanding
STERLING HEIGHTS — A customer's "threat" referencing ISIS that caused a Meijer store to evacuate customers on Monday was a misunderstanding, police said. The Meijer on 16 Mile and Van Dyke closed for about three hours for safety reasons. Local and national media reported on Monday evening that a customer left a backpack at...
Prisoner swap frees 16 Lebanese soldiers held by Nusra
December 1st, 20150 Lebanese soldiers who were captured by the Nusra Front in Arsal, celebrate upon their arrival in Beirut, Dec. 1BEIRUT — Al-Qaeda's Syrian wing freed 16 Lebanese soldiers and policemen on Tuesday in exchange for the release of jailed Islamists including the ex-wife of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.The Nusra Front seized the Lebanese...Sterling Heights Meijer evacuated after ISIS threat
STERLING HEIGHTS― A Meijer store was evacuated on Monday evening after a customer made a threat referencing ISIS.Local media outlets reported that the man got into an argument with an employee at the customer service desk about a return and then threw a backpack behind the counter. He said, "Have you ever heard of ISIS?"The man...Shia pilgrims killed in Baghdad bombings
BAGHDAD — Two bombings in Iraq’s capital targeted Shia Muslims on an annual pilgrimage, killing at least 15 people and injuring 38 others, Al Jazeera reported.One of the attacks on Monday hit a checkpoint in the Saiydiyah district along a route pilgrims use to travel to the city of Karbala for the "Arbaeen" commemoration. Nine people...Ron Scott, renowned civil rights advocate, dies
Ron ScottDETROIT — Ron Scott, the founder of Detroit Coalition Against Police Brutality, died of cancer on Sunday. He was 68.Scott was an outspoken advocate for civil rights. His group organized rallies and brought attention to violence by law enforcement agencies against citizens. The coalition notably opposed a measure to implement...Study: Men may eat more when women are watching
"People should calm down when eating with members of the opposite sex"If women are prone to “eat like a bird” when men are watching, men may be similarly programmed to “eat like a horse” when women are around, suggests a small U.S. study by behavioral scientists.Researchers observed diners at an all-you-can-eat Italian buffet...Trump drops 12 percentage points in poll
TrumpWASHINGTON — U.S. presidential hopeful Donald Trump's support among Republicans has dropped 12 points in less than a week, marking the real estate mogul's biggest decline since he vaulted to the top of the field in July, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll.Trump was the favorite of 31 percent of Republicans in a rolling poll in the...At least three injured in shooting near Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood
Police officers secure a road near the Planned Parenthood center in Colorado Springs, Nov. 27COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Police on Friday swarmed an area around a Planned Parenthood abortion clinic in Colorado Springs, where a gunman opened fire, injuring three officers and an undetermined number of civilians, police and hospital...Jesse Jackson to address refugee crisis at Dearborn town hall meeting
Jesse JacksonDEARBORN - Civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson, president of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, will weigh in on the Syrian refugee crisis at a town hall meeting in Dearborn on Sunday at 4 p.m.The meeting, dubbed "All Lives Matter: Syrian Refugees in Peril", will be open to the public. It will take place at the Lebanese...
Woman escorted out of Dearborn Heights courthouse after ripping the Quran
November 26th, 20150 DEARBORN HEIGHTS – Dearborn Heights Police escorted a woman out of the 20th District Court on Wednesday, November 25 after she ripped out pages of the Holy Quran and began yelling obscenity towards the religion.The woman, who remains unidentified, appeared ruffled as she was escorted out of the courthouse. She was there with...When will our fellow Americans condemn extremism
Donald Trump (L) whispers across to Dr. Ben Carson during the Republican debate, Nov. 10Muslim Americans are being attacked daily. Their houses of worship are being vandalized; their children are being targeted; their institutions are being demonized. The Republican presidential race has turned into a Muslim-bashing competition. And...Russia and Turkey refuse to back down in row over jet downing
RUSSIA — Russia sent an advanced missile system to Syria on Wednesday to protect its jets operating there and pledged its air force would keep flying missions near Turkish air space, sounding a defiant note after Turkey shot down a Russian fighter jet. Underscoring the message, Russian forces launched a heavy bombardment against......
Arab Americans step up charitable efforts for Thanksgiving
November 26th, 20150 State Rep. Julie Plawecki (l) stands with volenteers at a charitable event in DetroitDETROIT — As volunteers gathered behind tables lining Third Street, Nahid Ayoub, the founder of Project Dignity, called on underprivileged individuals to join a pre-Thanksgiving feast on Wednesday. It was sunny but cold. Trays of chicken and...Red meat linked to increased stroke risk
Red meat – but not other types of protein - is linked to an increased stroke risk, and the odds go up the more meat people eat, a recent study suggests.Researchers analyzed data on about 11,000 middle-aged people who didn’t have other risk factors for strokes such as diabetes or heart disease, and followed half of them for......
Dearborn Mayor selected as new Michigan Municipal League Board President
Jack O'Reilly LANSING – Dearborn Mayor Jack O’Reilly has been named the 2015-16 president of the Michigan Municipal League Board of Trustees.O’Reilly was selected as president by the 19-member board during the Michigan Municipal League’s meeting in Lansing on Nov. 20. O’Reilly succeeds former East Lansing Mayor Nathan...Turkey’s downing of a Russian jet was an act of madness
"Russia is acting legally in Syria, while nations backing rebel forces there are in all acting blatant violation of international law."In considering the terrifying but also sadly predictable news of a Russian fighter jet being downed by two Turkish fighters, let’s start with one almost certain assumption — an assumption that no...Khaled Beydoun named “Emerging Scholar” by higher education magazine
Khaled BeydounDiverse: Issues In Higher Education, an academic magazine, named prominent Arab American law professor Khaled Beydoun as an "Emerging Scholar Under 40."The magazine, which focuses on issues concerning diversity in American higher education, recognizes 12 young scholars every year.The list includes individuals, "recognized...
Henry Ford College to offer first bachelor’s degree program
November 26th, 20150 DEARBORN — Henry Ford College has launched its first four-year degree program. Students in the program can earn a Bachelor of Science degree in culinary arts. Classes will begin in the winter 2016 semester. "The multidisciplinary approach to hospitality education with the bachelor of science in culinary arts builds on......
Dave Abdallah sworn in as Dearborn Heights City Councilman
Dave Abdullah with family and supporters at City Hall. DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Dave Abdallah and two other Council members were sworn into office at the Dearborn Heights City Council meeting on Tuesday, November 24 at City Hall. Friends and supporters of Abdallah, Ray Muscat and incumbent Lisa Hicks-Clayton packed City Hall to witness...AFL-CIO to renovate, sell vacant Detroit homes
DETROIT — The AFL-CIO will invest up to $30 million to rehabilitate as many as 300 abandoned homes in the city through a partnership announced Monday. The AFL-CIO’s Housing Investment Trust said its Detroit Neighborhood Home Repair Program is aimed at stabilizing neighborhoods over three to five years, using union labor to fix......
ACRL elects Nasser Beydoun as new chairman
November 26th, 20150 Nasser M. BeydounDEARBORN — The Arab American Civil Rights League (ACRL) has elected Nasser M. Beydoun as chairman of its board of directors, replacing founding chair Nabih H. Ayad. The non-profit civil rights organization said its mission is to "protect and advance" the community’s rights through community engagement, education...
Is Snyder retracting his position on Syrian refugees?
November 26th, 20150 Gov. Rick SnyderLANSING — Arab American and pro-immigration groups slammed Gov. Snyder last week and went as far as accusing him of Islamophobia for deciding to pause efforts to resettle Syrian refugees in the state. But the Michigan Office for New Americans said the governor is still committed to welcoming immigrants and refugees......
