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Reps introduce bill to amend Visa Waiver Program discriminatory restrictions
Dingell.WASHINGTON — A group of congress members, including three from Michigan, introduced a bill Wednesday to remove discriminatory limitations that would exclude certain dual nationals from the Visa Waiver Program. U.S. representatives Justin Amash (R-Mich.), John Conyers (D-Mich.), Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.), and Thomas Massie...“Grand Bargain” saved DIA’s treasures to the relief of staff, volunteers, citizens
DIA main entrance - Photo by DIADETROIT — It started with a doodle on the back of a legal pad. Chief Judge Gerald Rosen of the U.S. District Court for Eastern Michigan had been appointed the chief federal mediator to oversee Detroit’s bankruptcy proceedings. Soon after Detroit declared bankruptcy on July 18, 2013, the...Al Jazeera America to close by April 30
Al Jazeera America, the cable television news outlet owned by Qatar-based Al Jazeera Media Network, is shutting down less than three years after its high-profile launch, the network said on Wednesday.The U.S. cable network will cease operations by April 30, the network said, citing economic challenges in the American media market.Al...Man held on U.S. terror charges targeted Texas malls
DALLAS - A Palestinian born in Iraq who entered the United States as a refugee was an Islamic State sympathizer planning to set off bombs at two Houston malls, a federal investigator was quoted as telling a U.S. court on Wednesday.U.S. investigators began looking into Omar Faraj Saeed Al-Hardan in 2014 and found that he was...Accused Colorado clinic shooter intends to plead guilty, expects execution
COLORADO - The man accused of fatally shooting three people at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado last year told a Denver television station that he wants to plead guilty and expects to be executed, the CBS affiliate reported on Wednesday.In a phone call from the El Paso County jail where he is being held without bond, Robert...
Homeland Security chief visits Dearborn, discusses responses to terrorism
January 15th, 20160 Jeh Johnson speaks at U of M-DearbornDEARBORN—Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson visited Dearborn Wednesday in an effort to form partnerships with the Arab American community and assure residents of tighter security measures against terrorism.Johnson stressed that fighting terrorism is the Department of Homeland Security’s...
Chaldean-Arab coalition group stalls
January 15th, 20160 Muslim and Chaldean leaders meet at The Arab American News last October.DEARBORN — Relations between the Chaldean and Arab communities reached a boiling point in September after Christian Iraqis vigorously protested the proposed building of a mosque in Sterling Heights, which is home to one of the largest Iraqi Christian immigrant...
Chaldean bishop’s stance favoring Christian refugees sparks response
January 15th, 20160 Bishop Francis Kalabat. DETROIT — Last month, Bishop Francis Kalabat, the head of the Chaldean Catholic Church for Michigan, testified in front of a U.S. House subcommittee, where he panned the Obama administration for ignoring the suffering of Christian refugees displaced by war in Syria and Iraq, proclaiming that the U.S. should...Detroit group grows frustrated with Dearborn Police Department
DEARBORN — Frustrations against the Dearborn Police Department are growing, as questions remain unanswered in the death of Kevin Matthew, a 35-year-old Black male killed by a police officer last month. The officer’s name has still not been made public. The case is currently being investigated by the Detroit Police Department and is...
Khaled Beydoun exemplifies academic activism
January 15th, 20160 Khaled BeydounDEARBORN — From exposing the mistreatment of domestic workers in Lebanon, to addressing racism within the Arab American communities, to combating Islamophobia in the media, Khaled Beydoun exemplifies academic activism. Beydoun, a law professor and critical race theory scholar, said politicians' xenophobic statements are...Britain’s foreign secretary: UK helping Saudi-led Yemen campaign
People flee after air strikes in Sanaa, May 10, 2015LOMDON —Britain's foreign minister said U.K. troops are helping identify targets for a Saudi-led military campaign in Yemen, and have not found any "deliberate" breaches of humanitarian law.Britain's support for Saudi airstrikes has been criticized by human rights groups, who accuse...ISIS strikes in Indonesia
Police officers react near the site of a blast in Jakarta, Jan. 14JAKARTA — Suicide bombers and gunmen attacked the heart of Indonesia's capital on Thursday and the assault was claimed by ISIS, the first time the radical group has targeted the world's most populous Muslim nation.Seven people were killed in Jakarta despite multiple...Charlie Hebdo cartoon featuring drowned Syrian boy causes outcry
"What would little Alan have become if he had grown up?"PARIS — A drawing in French satirical weekly magazine Charlie Hebdo suggesting Alan Kurdi, the 3-year-old Syrian boy found dead on a Turkish beach last year, would have grown up to be a sex attacker caused outrage online on Thursday.The cartoon depicts two male creatures running...Celine Dion’s husband, René Angélil, dies after cancer battle
Rene Angelil and Celine Dion. LAS VEGAS - René Angélil, the husband of award-winning Canadian singer Celine Dion, died on Thursday at the age of 73 after a long battle with cancer, Dion announced.Angélil was of Lebanese and Syrian descent. "It's with profound sadness that we are announcing that René Angélil, 73, died this...
Senator Peters applauds Obama for inclusion
January 14th, 20160 "Being from Michigan, I feel particularly proud about our very vibrant Arab American community." -Sen. Gary PetersDEARBORN — Sen. Gary Peters (D-Michigan) praised President Obama's final State of the Union Address, applauding the commander in chief for explicitly condemning anti-Muslim rhetoric."I was pleased that he made very strong......
Israel unhappy with the Swedish foreign minister
Margot WallstromSTOCKHOLM — Israel summoned the Swedish ambassador on Wednesday to convey what it described as its "rage" at a call by Stockholm's top diplomat for an investigation to determine whether Israeli forces were guilty of extrajudicial killings of Palestinians.The Scandinavian country recognized Palestinian statehood last...FBI says probing Philadelphia police shooting as terrorist attack
Philadelphia - The FBI is investigating the recent shooting of a Philadelphia police officer as a terrorist attack, FBI Director James Comey said on Wednesday, January 13. FBI investigators were seeking to find out if suspected gunman Edward Archer, 30, was in touch with or inspired by anyone linked to Islamic State. Philadelphia......
Moroccan Dutch woman elected head of the Netherlands’ House of Representatives
Khadija AribAMSTERDAM — Moroccan Dutch politician Khadija Arib of the Labour Party (PvdA) was elected on Wednesday as the new chairwoman of the House of Representatives.Arib won with 83 of the 134 valid votes.“I’m a very touched,” Arib said, immediately following the acceptance of the presidency of the House.“It will be a...Detroit Pistons honor Arab American veteran
Retired Marine Sam Farran.Auburn Hills - At the Detroit Pistons game against the San Antonio Spurs at the Palace of Auburn Hills on Tuesday, January 12, Dearborn Heights resident and retired Arab American U.S. Marine Sam Farran was honored for his prolific history in the military.Farran, 54, garnered international media attention...Iran frees U.S. sailors swiftly as diplomacy smoothes waters
A photo of the U.S. sailors, published by the Iranian governmentTEHRAN — Iran released ten U.S. sailors on Wednesday after holding them overnight, bringing a swift end to an incident that had rattled nerves days ahead of the expected implementation of a landmark nuclear accord between Tehran and world powers.Iran's Islamic...
Police to watch live video feed from Detroit gas stations
January 12th, 20160 Mayor Duggan, surrounded by city officials and community activists, at a press conference announcing Project Green Light, Jan. 11 DETROIT — Violent crime has been a massive obstacle in the recovery of Detroit's neighborhoods. A disproportionate number of gas stations is turning into scenes for robberies and murder, so police are......
Mr. Robot creator says “Shukran” to family after Golden Globe Award
January 12th, 20160 Sam Esmail after "Mr. Robot" won the Best TV Drama at the Golden Globe Awards, Jan. 10. Photo: ReutersAs the internet goes haywire over Lady Gaga’s awkward Leonardo DiCaprio nudge at the 73rd annual Golden Globe Awards, an acceptance speech had Arabs talking and feeling proud.The new show, Mr. Robot, won an award for Best Television...
Suicide bomber kills 10 people in Istanbul
January 12th, 20160 Forensic officers attend the scene after an explosion at Sultanahmet Square in Istanbul, Jan. 12ISTANBUL — A suicide bomber thought to have crossed recently from Syria killed at least 10 people, most of them German tourists, in Istanbul's historic heart on Tuesday, in an attack Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu blamed on ISIS. All......
Community pays tribute to Dennis Muchmore
Muchmore with local leaders at LaPita restaurant - Photos by The Arab American NewsDEARBORN — On Tuesday, January 5, community leaders and local and federal officials held an event at LaPita Restaurant to pay tribute to Dennis Muchmore, who served for five years as Gov. Snyder’s chief of staff. In August, Muchmore announced his...Palestine after Abbas: The future of a people at Stake
Mahmoud AbbasAlthough intended to inspire his Fatah Party followers, a televised speech by Mahmoud Abbas on the 51st anniversary of the group's launch highlighted, instead, the unprecedented crisis that continues to wreak havoc on the Palestinian people. Not only did Abbas sound defensive and lacking in any serious or new......