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Christopher Columbus statue vandalized in Detroit
October 12th, 20150 Photo: RedditDETROIT – In recognition of Columbus Day, a statue of Christopher Columbus in downtown Detroit got a blow to the head from a hatchet.The statue at Jefferson and Randolph was vandalized with fake blood and a hatchet taped to his forehead. The ax was later removed, and the paint will be...
ACC honors community leaders, highlights refugees at annual gala
October 12th, 20150 Nidhal Garmo (L) was among the award recipients at the ACC galaDETROIT – The Arab American and Chaldean Council recognized humanitarians and political leaders last week for helping the community and supporting refugees. At its 36th annual Civic and Humanitarian Awards Gala, held at the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center...
Rev. Wright to Keynote ADC-MI gala
October 12th, 20150 "Please remember, Jesus was a Palestinian." -Rev. Jeremiah WrightDEARBORN— President Obama's former pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, will be the keynote speaker at the 33rd annual gala of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee Michigan Office (ADC-Michigan), on Friday, Nov. 13.Wright rose to national prominence after videos of...
Dearborn elementary school teacher aids student during crisis
October 11th, 20150 DEARBORN - Henry Ford Elementary Teacher Rhonda Hassan is being applauded for her quick actions after one of her students was choking in her classroom. Gasping for air, 4th grader Ali Saleh, 9, ran to Hassan for help while in class after he choked on a grape. "I was feeling like I was going to die," he said. Hassan told...Transcript: Auday Arabo at the 36th ACC Gala
Below is the full transcript of Auday Arabo's speech at the ACC's 36th Annual Civic and Humanitarian Awards Gala, on Saturday, Oct. 10:Thank you, thank you. All praise and honor and glory goes to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and that very statement in the Middle East and many parts of northern Africa, I’d be beheaded or shot in...
Anti-Muslim protest in Dearborn draws small crowd
October 10th, 20150 Residents speak to armed anti-Muslim protester. Photo: Hassan KhalifehDEARBORN — The small anti-Muslim protest at the Henry Ford Centennial Library came to an unlikely conclusion on Saturday, Oct. 10. The protesters and Muslim residents agreed on the need for cooperation to end radicalism in all religions and ideologies. There...
Mayor O’Reilly to community: Ignore the bigots
October 9th, 20150 Dearborn Mayor Jack O'ReillyDEARBORN - Mayor Jack O'Reilly sent a letter to residents, urging the community to ignore the anti-Muslim bigots, who are planing are protest in front of the Islamic Center of America on Saturday, Oct. 10.The mayor also slammed Fox News for its segment that "mischaracterized" Dearborn.O'Reilly added...Deadly Arizona school shooting reported as Obama heads to Oregon
One person is dead and three others injured in a shooting early this morning at Northern Arizona University, according to university officials. A suspect is in custody. The shooting occurred about 1:20 a.m. Friday on the Flagstaff campus – just hours before President Obama was to arrive in Oregon to meet with families of...Israeli forces kill Palestinian youth in Jerusalem
Undercover Israeli security personnel (R) and Israeli soldiers detain a wounded Palestinian protester during clashes near the West Bank Jewish settlement of Bet El, Oct. 7.RAMALLAH — A Palestinian youth was shot dead by Israeli forces during a protest in Jerusalem, Palestinian medical sources said. Ahmad Bitawi, the director of...HRW urges release of Bahraini political prisoners
NEW YORK — Bahrain should immediately release two "unjustly imprisoned" regime opponents, Human Rights Watch said Thursday, urging the kingdom's allies London and Washington to intervene on their behalf. Ibrahim Sharif, an activist who spent four years in jail over his involvement in 2011 anti-government protests, has been on trial...A silver lining in the war on ISIS?
In the international war on ISIS, a hidden silver lining is emerging: serious self-criticism within Muslim society and growing convergence of opinion of world leaders on ISIS. Regrettably, these two recent developments are not serious enough to lead to the dismantling and degrading of ISIS. As radical Islamist terror spreads in...The third Intifada may be underway
"Palestinians eagerness for national liberation has reached a point where they are charging at occupation soldiers with knives and screwdrivers. This is not another round of unrest. The intifada may well be underway."Fifteen years after the Second Intifada, after right-wing Ariel Sharon, an Israeli politician whose hands were drenched...
Local sex offenders list dominated by Arab and African American males
October 9th, 20150 DEARBORN — According to Michigan State Police, 184 sex offenders reside in the cities of Dearborn and Dearborn Heights. In Detroit, a whopping 3,131 sex offenders are registered. Accessible to the public, the list gives an exact location of where they can be found in a local neighborhood, allowing parents to take precautionary...Blue collar neighborhoods need better community policing
The Southend has suffered an 81 percent increase in narcotic violations and a doubling of auto thefts from 2012 to 2014.Dearborn is home to one of the finest police forces in the country, no doubt about it. The Dearborn Police Department (DPD) has been recognized both nationally and by the state. However, a recent spike in...
HYPE community center expands, opens new location
October 9th, 20150 WESTLAND — Hype Athletics, a Dearborn Heights community center dedicated to engaging the community through physical and educational programs, has opened a second location in Westland. "The idea is to take the brand of Hype, with its programs and services, and offer them to different communities in that area," said Ali Sayed,......
Community reading program focuses on Edgar Allan Poe
October 9th, 20150 DEARBORN — The Big Read Dearborn is underway. The community-wide reading initiative launched Thursday, Oct. 8 with an introduction to the 19th-century poet and mystery and macabre writer Edgar Allan Poe. The Big Read Dearborn encourages children and adults to read for pleasure and aims to engage them with community activities...
Gov. Snyder: Flint will reconnect to Detroit water system
October 9th, 20150 FLINT — The city of Flint will reconnect to the Detroit water system and stop using the Flint River as its water source amid concerns about lead contamination. Gov. Snyder announced the plan Thursday, which involves paying for nine months of water from the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department. The department will treat water......
Detroit crime is down, but still one of the most dangerous cities
DETROIT — 2014 statistics released by the FBI show that Detroit might no longer be qualified as “murder capital”, a term coined for the Motor City in recent years for having the most homicides crimes in a city with 100,000 residents or more. According to the statistics, released last week, Detroit has had fewer homicides, rapes...
Dearborn fighter wins world Jiu-Jitsu championship
October 9th, 20150 Mohamed Hoballah DEARBORN — Mohamed Hoballah lived in five countries by the time he was a sophomore in high school. Chased away by war and economic conditions, the Kuwait-born Lebanese American found his passion in wrestling as a teenager after settling in Michigan.At 26 he joined a martial arts gym. And two weeks ago, Hoballah, 30,...
Local concert honors Lebanese diva Sabah
October 9th, 20150 DEARBORN — The Lebanese American Heritage Club honored the late iconic diva Sabah with a concert by renowned Syrian singer Rouwaida Attieh at the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center on Tuesday night. A sellout audience, including activists and elected officials, attended the event. Sabah, who passed away at age 87 last...DIA preserves Middle Eastern art with revamped gallery
Courtesy of the Detroit Institute of ArtsDETROIT — As ISIS destroys artifacts and archaeological sites in Iraq and Syria, the Detroit Institute of Arts is preserving remnants of ancient times in the Fertile Crescent and other parts of the Middle East. The museum opened its newly renovated Ancient Middle East gallery last week.......
Rep. Dingell to hold community forum on TPS
October 9th, 20150 "This event will provide important information and guidance necessary to apply for TPS." -Congresswoman DingellDEARBORN — U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Dearborn) will hold a community forum where she will answer questions about the Temporary Protected Status granted to Yemenis in the United States. Community members are invited...
Islamic House of Wisdom holds memorial for Hajj victims
October 9th, 20150 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — On Sunday, October 11, the Islamic House of Wisdom held a commemoration of the lives of the victims who died during Hajj in Mina Speakers included Mohammad Ali Elahi, the spiritual leader of the Islamic House of Wisdom; Osama Siblani, publisher of The Arab American News and Dawud Walid, executive director of the......
We are Americans, like you
October 9th, 20150 If you put lipstick on a pig, it's still a pig. And if you put satire on xenophobia, it's still xenophobia. The O'Reilly Factor's segment on Dearborn, which was supposed to be comedic, was racist, bigoted and dangerous. Jesse Watters, Bill O'Reilly's correspondent who was sent to Dearborn, tried to ridicule his Arab...Michigan drivers can now show insurance on phones
LANSING — Michigan drivers will soon be able to show proof of their auto insurance on a phone or other mobile device during traffic stops, instead of providing a hard copy. Gov. Snyder signed legislation allowing the digital proof on Wednesday. The law will take effect in three months. Snyder said the law is intended to modernize......