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Washington’s latest deal: Little cause for celebration
You can understand why President Obama and congressional leaders on both sides of the aisle sought to cast their end-of-October budget deal in the best possible light. They avoided a potentially catastrophic national default. They reduced the possibility of a government shutdown. And they raised the debt ceiling until March, 2017,...Pity the democracy: Media and the election
Sit back and enjoy the ride. U.S. media run our proud American democracy. It’s in their interests to keep Donald Trump in the forefront, then shift to Ben Carson, maybe move to Carly Fiorina—just for a day– with interludes into the cozy nest of Democratic contenders. We are being toyed with by our news outlets — print, radio...Labeling victims of terror benefits ISIS
Terrorism has no religion and knows no mercy. It should be condemned without the slightest rationalization or justification. When two suicide bombers detonated their explosive belts in the crowds in the southern Beirut suburb of Borj el-Barajne, they did not discriminate between Muslims or Christians, Shi'a or Sunnis or atheists...
Students join city’s beautification commission
November 13th, 20150 New junior commissioners at All-Schools Breakfast, Nov. 4DEARBORN — Students from public and private schools across Dearborn are taking part in efforts to beautify the city. The Dearborn City Beautiful Commission and Mayor Jack O’Reilly welcomed students serving as junior commissioners during the annual breakfast kick off for the...
MDOT revokes limo service’s operating authority
November 13th, 20150 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — The Michigan Department of Transportation withdrew operating permits for a Dearborn Heights limo and party bus service and is warning customers against booking trips with the company. Entertainment Express Limousine and Party Bus, which operates 25 buses and 12 limousines, has had a slew of customer...
Wayne State receives $1.4 million grant to train next generation of Detroit math teachers
November 13th, 20150 DETROIT — The National Science Foundation’s Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program granted Wayne State University $1.4 million to launch a new program that will prepare the next generation of mathematics teachers in Detroit. The university stated the project, TeachDETROIT, will train elementary and middle school teachers in...
City officials silence foreclosure pleas because of pizza party
November 13th, 20150 Mayor Randy Walker Courtesty of Garden CityGARDEN CITY — Seven residents were not able to plead with the City Council to save their homes because officials planned to have a pizza party after the meeting. Councilmembers left the session on Monday, Nov. 9 without taking public comment from the former homeowners facing...
Islamic House of Wisdom celebrates 20th anniversary, welcomes challenges
November 13th, 20150 DEARBORN — Determined to unite and serve its community, the Islamic House of Wisdom (IHW) pledged to uphold its mission after celebrating 20 years of existence on Sunday November 8. The Islamic institution’s campus does not look like many traditional mosques. Children play and learn in classrooms in a dedicated annex; the building...
Post-elections Hamtramck: Diversity and division
November 13th, 20150 Saad AlmasmariHAMTRAMCK — Here, you could have a Yemeni breakfast, south Asian lunch and eastern European dinner at different restaurants without having to walk more than a few blocks. The city of 22,000, which is bordered by Detroit on most sides, illustrates American diversity. But with diversity comes divisions. Hamtramck...
Dearborn creates development authorities for Warren and Dix corridors
November 13th, 20150 A map outlining the Dix CorridorDEARBORN — Dearborn’s Warren Avenue and Dix Road are thriving— restaurants, cafes, grocery stores, pharmacies and retail shops line those streets while heavy traffic goes by throughout the day like a perpetual rush hour. The city has created two boards to further develop the two corridors and...
Capturing what they carried: Photographer documents refugees’ journeys
November 13th, 20150 Baher Butti, an Iraqi refugee, captioned this photo of him and his wife for What We CarriedDEARBORN — In a sepia-tinted photo, Baher Butti sits in shallow water near the shore of a lake with his wife, Balsam. Boxy cars are parked behind them. Tall trees line the back of the frame. It was 1984 and the couple was on their honeymoon...
Dearborn bakeries: History and evolution
November 13th, 20150 DEARBORN — Driving down the streets of this city, one senses the spirit of a culture yearning to be revived by those who have been uprooted from their homelands. Dearborn has become a major hub for the kinds of restaurants, cafés and shops that were once only found on the streets of the Middle East. Recently, there has been a local...NSA to end bulk call data collection by end November
WASHINGTON - The U.S. National Security Agency is ready to end later this month collecting Americans' domestic call records in bulk and move to a more targeted system, meeting a legislative deadline imposed earlier this year, according to a government memo seen by Reuters. The memo, sent on Monday from the NSA to relevant...Clinton says would not support war declaration against ISIS
DERRY, N.H. - Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said on Tuesday, November 10 she was not ready to support a formal declaration of war against Islamic State militants, although she said the United States needs to improve its efforts to fight the group. To have a declaration of war, she said, requires...U.S. campuses hold race protests after Missouri resignations
NEW YORK - Students will hold events to highlight racial issues at a handful of U.S. college campuses this week, spurred by the impact of protests at the University of Missouri that culminated in the resignation of the school's president and chancellor.Peaceful marches or walkouts have been held, or are planned, at Yale University,......
Dearborn resident killed in Beirut terrorist attack
November 13th, 20150 Leila MazloumDEARBORN — A Dearborn resident was killed in the terrorist attack that hit the southern Beirut suburb of Borj el-Barajne on Thursday. Leila Mazloum died in the double suicide bombing that claimed 45 lives.Mazloum recently became a permeant resident and went back to Lebanon 10 days ago to bring her family to the United...Dearborn artist residency program named winner of Knight Foundation grant
DEARBORN — Six contemporary artists from a range of disciplines will participate in a new artist residency program in East Dearborn, supported by the Arab American National Museum and a grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. The museum was one of 57 winners named Monday, Nov. 9 in this year’s Knight Arts......
Salaita reaches $876,000 settlement with University of Illinois
Steven SalaitaCHICAGO — Steven Salaita reached a $875,000 settlement with the University of Illinois after he sued the school for firing him because of his tweets during the war on Gaza last year.The university fired Salaita before he started in a tenured position he was offered.Salaita has described his tweets as "passionate and...
Loitering on railroad tracks a $200 civil infraction
November 12th, 20150 Railroad tracks in Dearborn near Warren AvenueDEARBORN — Police can now issue a $200-ticket for people walking or socializing on railroad tracks. Dearborn City Council unanimously passed an ordinance last month to make loitering on railroad property a civil infraction subject to a fine of $200. At a meeting last month,...
Explosions rip thorough southern Beirut suburb
November 12th, 20150 Photo: AnnaharBEIRUT — Two explosions ripped through the southern Beirut suburb of Borj El-Barajneh Thursday afternoon.Lebanon's Red Cross reported that 37 people died in the explosions.Last year, Beirut's southern suburbs were repeatedly targeted by al-Qaeda suicide bombers.Initial reports cited by Lebanese media say the explosions...EU moves forward with labeling goods made in Israeli settlements
A worker carries boxes of wine bottles for export at Shiloh Wineries, north of Ramallah/REUTERSThe European Union published new guidelines on Wednesday for labeling products made in Israeli settlements, a move Brussels said was technical but Israel branded "discriminatory" and damaging to peace efforts with Palestinians.Drawn up over......
Arab Americans in the military shred stereotypes and stigmas
November 12th, 20150 Retired U.S Marine Corp Sam Farran (right) with his son Ali Farran, who currently serves as a staff sergeant in the Air Force.DEARBORN – Arabs who have served in the U.S. military often have to walk the fine line between recognizing their American identity and representing their Arab heritage.Arab Americans have had a long history of...U.S. charges three Israelis in “breathtaking” cyberfraud breach
Gery Shalon (C)WASHINGTON — U.S. prosecutors on Tuesday unveiled criminal charges against three men accused of running a sprawling computer hacking and fraud scheme that included a huge attack against JPMorgan Chase & Co and generated hundreds of millions of dollars of illegal profit.Gery Shalon, Joshua Samuel Aaron and Ziv......
Muslim woman attacked by customer at Minnesota Applebee’s
November 11th, 20150 MINNEAPOLIS — A Muslim advocacy group is calling for hate crime charges to be added after a customer was attacked at an Applebee's restaurant. Asma Jama suffered deep cuts to her mouth, chin, and eyebrow after a customer struck her when she wasn't speaking English to her relatives.Jodie Burchard-Risch is accused of hitting...
Obama’s immigration action blocked again
November 10th, 20150 Anti-deportation protest in front of the White House, July 31, 2014. Photo: ReutersWASHINGTON — President Obama's executive action to shield millions of undocumented immigrants from deportation suffered a legal setback on Monday with an appeal to the Supreme Court now the administration's only option.The 2-1 decision by the 5th U.S.......
