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Pastor faked own assault by blaming Muslims
NEW JERSEY - The pastor of a Somerset County church tied himself up, wrote misspelled Muslim words on paper taped to his body, and lied about being assaulted inside his own church last week, Somerset County Prosecutor Geoffrey Soriano announced.On Friday, Oct. 30 around 11:20 a.m., Somerville police responded to New Covenant Missionary...
Army post prohibits vendor from selling anti-Islamic T-shirt
November 5th, 20150 DENVER - U.S. military authorities told a vendor on a Colorado Army post to stop selling T-shirts depicting the Statue of Liberty clad in a head-to-toe Muslim covering after a shopper complained that they were anti-Islamic, an official said on Wednesday.The gray T-shirts feature the words "Don't let this happen to America" along with a...Ohio voters reject measure legalizing recreational marijuana use
Photo: yesonohio3.comOhio voters soundly rejected on Tuesday a measure that would have made it the first Midwest state to legalize marijuana for recreational use.Issue 3, which would have added an amendment to the state constitution that legalizes both the personal and medical use of marijuana for those over 21, was defeated by nearly a...
Hubbard’s statue to be placed in front of the Dearborn Historical Museum
November 4th, 20150 The corner of Brady and Garrison, where the statue will be placedDEARBORN — The statue of late Dearborn Mayor Orville Hubbard will be placed in front of the Dearborn Historical Museum, according to city sources.Hubbard, mayor from 1942 to 1978, was a vocal proponent of racial segregation. His statue stood in front of Dearborn's...
Abdallah wins seat for Dearborn Heights city council in close race
November 4th, 20150 Abdallah with supporters as he gets news of his victory.DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Election results are in, and the Arab American community is celebrating a victory in Dearborn Heights Tuesday. Wassim "Dave" Abdallah was victorious in his bid for one of three available city council seats. Abdallah was the 3rd highest vote-getter in...Iraqi politician Ahmed Chalabi who encouraged Bush to invade Iraq dies
Ahmed Chalabi speaks during a news conference in Baghdad, July 15, 2014.BAGHDAD — Ahmed Chalabi, the smooth-talking Iraqi politician who encouraged Washington to invade Iraq in 2003 with discredited information on Saddam Hussein's military capabilities, died on Tuesday of an apparent heart attack.Haitham al-Jabouri, secretary of the...GM says auto industry headed for record sales in 2015
Photo: GMThe U.S. auto industry is on track for a record year of sales, General Motors Company said Tuesday, as the country’s top automaker and its rivals reported October sales that far exceeded expectations.GM said the six-month rolling average for U.S. auto sales is 17.8 million on an annualized basis, which means the industry is...New FBI program accused of telling teachers, students to spy on Muslims
WASHINGTON - The FBI is postponing the debut of an unusual game-style website aimed at preventing young people from joining terrorist groups–because Muslim and Arab groups are complaining.The program “Don’t Be a Puppet,” scheduled to be released Nov. 9., is now on hold. The program targets young people with information...Trial to start for Michigan police officer accused in videotaped beating
Photo: ReutersDETROIT― The trial of a white former suburban Detroit police officer accused in the videotaped beating of black motorist Floyd Dent in January is scheduled to begin this week.Jury selection is scheduled to begin on Monday, and Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Vonda Evans said opening statements in the case could begin on...
Detroit Police officer shot following drug raid
October 31st, 20150 MohamedDETROIT - An on-duty Detroit Police Officer was shot Saturday morning during a drug raid on the city's west side.Dearborn resident and Detroit Police officer Hameed Mohamed is recovering from a gunshot wound following the incident. He has been with the department for close to 18 years. The gunman shot through a metal...TSA inspector saves woman from burning vehicle
DEARBORN - A Transportation Security Administration Inspector saved a woman from a burning vehicle, The Dearborn Press and Guide Reported.TSA Inspector Amy Jishi was driving from work at Detroit Metropolitan Airport Oct. 23 when she witnessed a two vehicle accident in an intersection.One Vehicle was leaking gasoline with fire...Iran to be included in Syria peace talks
VIENNA — Washington stuck to its demand on Thursday that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad leave power, ahead of peace talks which will include Assad's main ally Iran for the first time, reflecting his stronger position since Russia joined the war on his side. Throughout four years of war that has killed 250,000 people and driven...U.S. police chiefs call for background checks for all gun purchases
CHICAGO - Police chiefs from across the United States called on Monday for universal background checks for firearms purchases, saying opinion polls consistently show that most Americans support such restrictions. The proliferation of firearms is one of the factors behind a rise in homicide rates in many U.S. cities this year,...As U.S. braces for Syrian refugees, mental health services lag
WASHINGTON - More than 20 years after Saddam Hussein's soldiers in Iraq killed his brother in front of him, Ali Alghazally still suffers from night terrors he blames on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a common problem among refugees often left untreated. As the United States prepares to take in 10,000 or more...Most tobacco-using teens start with flavored products
(Reuters Health) - A survey of teen smokers has added more evidence that flavored tobacco products are particularly attractive to people younger than the legal smoking age.Cigarettes can include menthol flavoring, and other tobacco products like hookah are available in wide variety of flavors.“Consistent with national school-based......
Arab Americans flex muscles at AAPAC annual banquet
October 30th, 20150 A group photo of honorees and AAPAC officialsDEARBORN — The Arab American community’s political achievements were heard loud and clear on Wednesday October 28 at the Arab American Political Action Committee’s (AAPAC) 18th annual banquet at the Bint Jebail Cultural Center, as several Arab American elected officials...
Arab American Democrats say Republican candidates are “out of touch”
October 30th, 20150 Activists at the Dearborn Democratic Club meeting - Hassan KhalifehMany local Arab Americans say the current Republican presidential candidates are out of touch with their issues and see Democrat Hillary Clinton as the strongest presidential candidate so far. Fay Beydoun, the third vice chair of the Michigan Democratic Party, said Arab......
Community reflects on Sir Michael Berry’s legacy
October 30th, 20150 BerryDEARBORN — The Southeast Michigan community is mourning the death of Arab American pioneer Michael Berry, 95, who passed away on Saturday, October 24. Berry leaves behind a legacy that includes having had an international terminal at Detroit Metro Airport and a career center in the Dearborn Public Schools named in his...
Ilitches to build new business school for Wayne State
October 30th, 20150 DETROIT — A $40-million Wayne State University business school named after Mike Ilitch will be built near the Red Wings new arena. It is part of a string of projects funded by the billionaire’s family to expand the area near the city’s midtown. The new Mike Ilitch School of Business will be constructed at the southwest...
Dearborn recognized as five-star economic hub
October 30th, 20150 DEARBORN — The city has been recognized as a hub for entrepreneurial growth and economic development for the fifth consecutive year. The annual eCities study conducted by researchers at iLabs, University of Michigan-Dearborn’s Center for Innovation Research, gave Dearborn the distinction. Dearborn was one of 19 communities...
Several Dearborn residents reacquire tax-foreclosed homes from city
October 30th, 20150 Dearborn City Council listens to a petitioner, Oct. 26DEARBORN — Sultana Saleh's father died in car accident three months ago. Her husband was murdered in 2007. Her circumstances grew even more difficult when the city purchased her tax-foreclosed house from Wayne County.Saleh knows little English and was not aware of her property tax......
Confronting the obvious truth: Palestinian Authority vs. the People
"The PA has morphed to become a security arm that served as a first line of defense for the Israeli army."Saeb Erekat is an enigmatic character. Despite minimal popularity among Palestinians, he is omnipresent, appears regularly on television and speaks with the moral authority of an accomplished leader whose legacy is rife with...Saudi-led air strike kills 10 Yemeni factory workers
SANAA — Warplanes from a Saudi-led military coalition bombed a bus carrying workers to a factory in the southwestern Yemeni city of Taiz on Thursday, killing 10 of them, medics said. The attack took place as battles for control of Yemen's third-largest city rage, with Gulf Arab countries backing local Islamist militias against the......
Right wing Israelis push for takeover of Al-Aqsa compound
Since Oct. 1, Israeli forces or settlers have killed 66 Palestinians.JERUSALEM — Right-wing political leaders and groups have called for Israel to exercise control over the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound as the Israeli government takes harsh measures to quell ongoing Palestinian unrest. Returning to the Mount, a hardline right-wing...
A pattern of rejecting Islamic institutes; Feds sue Pittsfield Township
October 30th, 20150 MIA's location in Ann Arbor. DETROIT — The Justice Department announced that it has filed a lawsuit against Pittsfield Charter Township, alleging that it denied an Islamic academy a permit to build a school on a vacant land. The Michigan chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) originally brought the case......
