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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...
Duggan defends refugee screening process
November 26th, 20150 Duggan.On Monday, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan stood by his commitment to resettle refugees in the city. "We stand prepared in Detroit to do our share," Duggan said in terms of hosting refugees from Syria and elsewhere. He reiterated his pledge to welcome 50 refugee families per year to the city for the next three years. "We have the......
Review: “In The Algerian”, a would-be terrorist discovers compassion
"Most of Algeria and the Middle East are trapped in history" while the U.S. is "a product of history." That is the explanation Ali, an Algerian engineering student studying at a Los Angeles university, gives to his history class study partner. This line represents his struggle as both a Muslim and new American immigrant—...
Turkey and hummus: Arab Americans go all out on Thanksgiving
November 26th, 20150 "When we love, we love to the extreme; when we celebrate, we celebrate to the extreme."DEARBORN — Dr. Heidi Abadeh puts cranberry and raisins in the rice she serves with turkey on Thanksgiving. She makes fried kibbe and hummus alongside mashed potatoes and corn. It's a culinary testament to being Arab and American. Arab Americans......
Dearborn Police Chief Ron Haddad: Be cautious but remain at ease
November 26th, 20150 Dearborn Police Chief Ron Haddad. DEARBORN — Dearborn Police Chief Ron Haddad told The Arab American News that the department is doing its best to ensure residents are safe following potential threats last week aimed at the community. A social media threat made by Navy veteran Sarah Beebe started a wave of fear and anxiety across the...
Dearborn Police’s internship program grooms students from community
November 26th, 20150 Officers in the Dearborn Police Internship Program with Chief Ron HaddadDEARBORN — The Dearborn Police Department’s latest group of interns are a diverse group of students who simultaneously attend Henry Ford College or the University of Michigan-Dearborn while working part time with the department. The internship program has been...
Wayne State lauds Arab American alumni and students
November 25th, 20150 Members of the Arab American Pharmacist Association at Wayne State University. DETROIT - Arab American alumni and community leaders gathered at Wayne State University on Wednesday, November 18, to honor the empowerment of its diverse student body. Wayne State's president, M. Roy Wilson; Osama Siblani, publisher of The Arab...
Improving city services in Detroit
November 25th, 20150 Korean Business owners in Detroit visited Deputy Mayor Isaiah McKinnon to discuss how to improve city service.DETROIT - Most citizens of metro Detroit realize that the basic infrastructure of the city needs tremendous improvement. While downtown Detroit is bubbling with new businesses and upcoming artists, city services are lacking. It......
Hamtramck students rally for peace amid media scrutiny
November 25th, 20150 Senior Agron Berishaj speaks to classmates from Hamtramck High School at a peace rally in the city's Pope Park Photo: Merinda ValleyHAMTRAMCK — The entire world in two square miles — that’s how some Hamtramck High School students describe their city. They hope the small community can serve as an example of coexistence...Obama tells Americans homeland is safe as millions set off on Thanksgiving travel
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK - President Barack Obama sought to reassure Americans they are safe as millions of people traveled on Wednesday for the Thanksgiving holiday, with security heightened at airports, New York City's parade festivities and other venues after the Paris attacks."Right now, we know of no specific and credible intelligence......
Boy donates money from his piggy bank to vandalized Mosque
PFLUGERVILLE, Texas -- A 7-year-old boy donated $20 from his piggy bank to a Texas mosque that was vandalized on Monday.The Islamic Center of Pflugerville was vandalized by someone who tore up a Quran and covered it in feces. Police are investigating the incident as a hate crime, possibly...Ahmed ‘the clockboy’ demands $15 million in damages
TEXAS - Fifteen million dollars and apologies from the mayor and police chief.That's what an attorney says the family of Ahmed Mohamed is demanding from city and school officials in Irving, Texas, or they say they'll file a civil suit.In September, 14-year-old Ahmed made international headlines when he brought a handmade clock to......
