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FBI says it disrupted activities of dozens of potential IS recruits
October 9th, 20150 FBI Director James ComeyFBI counterterrorism agents followed dozens of potential militants around the United States full time over the summer and disrupted activities pursued by many of them, FBI Director James Comey told a congressional committee on Thursday.Comey also told the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental...
ACRL awards anti-discrimination leaders at fourth annual Fight for Justice gala
October 9th, 20150 At its fourth annual Fight for Justice Gala, the Arab-American Civil Rights League awarded Hilary O. Shelton, the NAACP's Washington Bureau director and senior vice president for advocacy, the Ahmed and Rehab Amer Lifelong Pursuit of Justice Leadership Award. Shelton, the keynote speaker at the event, which took place Oct. 1 at...
Harassment at airports takes center stage at BRIDGES meeting
October 9th, 20150 BRIDGES meeting at the LAHC office in Dearborn. DEARBORN — Community activists and heads of organizations complained at a BRIDGES meeting on Tuesday to federal officials about the treatment of Arab and Muslim Americans at border crossings and airports. Building Respect in Diverse Groups to Enhance Sensitivity (BRIDGES) was formed...
Community urged to ignore anti-Muslim protesters
October 9th, 20150 DEARBORN — Police urged Arab and Muslim Americans to ignore the anti-Muslim protest that is scheduled to take place on Saturday, Oct. 10, in front of the Islamic Center of America. Dubbed "Global Rally for Humanity: Dearborn, Michigan", the anti-Muslim demonstration is a part of a national effort to gather with weapons in front of...Dearborn Police arrest two for vehicle thefts
Ali Maged Hadrian-ZaiourDEARBORN— Police arrested two suspects who were allegedly involved in larcenies on Wednesday, Oct. 7. In the early morning hours, police responded to a report of two suspicious males hiding near vehicles and found that several had been illegally entered in the area of Donald and Horger streets.Officers...Rocket attacks kill 22 at Yemeni wedding
SANAA — Three brothers waiting to get married were killed in a rocket attack alongside at least 22 other people in southwest Yemen on Thursday, residents and medics said. Local people told Reuters jets from a Saudi-led coalition fighting the Iran-allied Houthis in Yemen were probably to blame, but the coalition's spokesman said it had...Backed by Russia, Syria extends major offensive in west
DAMASCUS — Syrian troops and allied militia backed by a fresh wave of Russian air strikes and cruise missiles fired from warships attacked rebel forces on Thursday as the government extended an offensive to recapture territory in the west of the country. The assault focused on western areas where rebel advances earlier this year had...
Michigan’s senators sign letter to increase aid to refugees
October 7th, 20150 "We can and must do more to address the plight of Syrian refugees."WASHINGTON — Both of Michigan's senators signed a letter urging the Senate Appropriations Committee to increase aid to Syria's refugees by providing additional humanitarian assistance and raising the capacity of refugee admission to the United States. Senators...Students arrested after tweet threatens school shooting
HURON TOWNSHIP — Two Huron Township teens were arrested on Tuesday after one of them tweeted that he wanted to bring a gun to school and open fire in the hallways.The Huron Township Police Department said the New Boston Huron High School's administration requested that they respond to a possible threat to the school's safety.The...
Right wing social media users call for bombing Dearborn after Fox report
October 7th, 20150 A screenshot from the Fox News videoDEARBORN — A woman was stoned in Dearborn last year, an unidentified man said on Fox News' top rated show. If you did not hear about the incident, it is because it never happened. The claim was one of many false allegations in a Fox report on Arabs and Muslims in the city. The video segment...Community reading program focused on Edgar Allan Poe launches this week
The launch event will be held at the Henry Ford Centennial Library, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. DEARBORN – The Big Read Dearborn is about to begin. The community-wide reading initiative will launch Thursday, Oct. 8 with an introduction to the 19th-century poet and mystery and macabre writer Edgar Allan Poe.The launch event will be held...
Former Congressman John Dingell hospitalized
October 6th, 20150 DETROIT — Former Congressman John Dingell is back in the hospital and will undergo a heart procedure, his wife, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell, D-Dearborn, said in a press release on Tuesday.The 89-year-old former congressman is currently being treated at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit after being admitted Monday.This marks...Flogged Saudi blogger Badawi named ‘writer of courage’ in Britain
"Saudi Arabia is a world of inconceivable cruelty, but intimately linked to ours by business, strategic interests, military and diplomatic ties."LONDON — Saudi blogger Raif Badawi, who has been sentenced to 1,000 lashes and 10 years in jail for "insulting Islam," was named on Tuesday as the International Writer of Courage and PEN...Civil rights activist Grace Boggs dies in Detroit at 100
"Grace Lee Boggs was a force for promoting social change." - Mayor Mike DugganDetroit - Grace Lee Boggs, an author and activist in the feminist, labor, civil rights and environmental justice movements, died in Detroit on Monday at the age of 100, according to her Facebook page."Grace died as she lived surrounded by books, politics,...Driver shoots suspect in attempted car jacking at Dearborn gas stion
DEARBORN - Dearborn police are investigating an incident at a Speedway gas station on Michigan Ave. and Outer Drive after a suspect in an attempted carjacking was shot.A driver pulled into the Speedway Gas Station to pump gas when two men approached him, reached into his car for his cell phone, and started yelling for his wallet.......
Oregon shooter singled out Christians
October 3rd, 20150 ROSEBURG, Ore. - The gunman who went on a deadly rampage at an Oregon college was heavily armed and equipped with extra ammunition, authorities said on Friday, and he might have killed more people were it not for the heroism of a military veteran in an adjoining classroom.A day after the shooter killed nine people and wounded...
Judge denies plea bargain for Birmingham doctor who performed unnecessary surgeries
October 2nd, 20150 Dr. Aria Sabit, the Birmingham neurosurgeon who plead guilty to performing unnecessary spinal surgeries on patients to the tune of $11 million; was in court today with his attorney asking for a plea agreement that Judge Borman denied. Victim impact statements have not been fully assembled, though more than a dozen victims came to......
Kurds gain ground against ISIS in Iraq
BAGHDAD — Kurdish forces said they drove ISIS militants out of villages near the oil city of Kirkuk in northern Iraq on Wednesday, in an offensive backed by airstrikes from the U.S.-led coalition. The assault consolidated their control over Kirkuk and brought the peshmerga, the military forces of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region,...Palestinians raise flag at U.N.
UNITED NATIONS — With prospects for Middle East peace looking increasingly thin, Palestinian diplomats and officials cheered and applauded on Wednesday as their national flag flew for the first time at United Nations headquarters in New York. Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas officiated at the ceremony minutes after delivering a...Saudi-led forces retake Red Sea strait in Yemen
ADEN — On Thursday, Loyalist Yemeni troops and Gulf Arab forces seized control of the Arabian side of the strategic Bab al-Mandab Strait linking the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden from Houthi fighters, a spokesman for the Gulf-backed government said. Six months of war in Yemen has raised fears for the security of oil supplies through...Judge dismisses 9/11 victims’ case against Saudi Arabia
NEW YORK — A U.S. judge on Tuesday dismissed claims against Saudi Arabia by families of victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks who accused the country of providing material support to al Qaeda. U.S. District Judge George Daniels in Manhattan said Saudi Arabia had sovereign immunity from damage claims by families of the nearly 3,000......
Congress averts government shutdown, sends funding measure to Obama
WASHINGTON — Ending weeks of infighting, the Congress on Wednesday voted to avert a government shutdown just hours before a midnight deadline, passing a stop-gap measure to extend funding for federal agencies until Dec. 11. The House of Representatives relied heavily on Democrats to secure passage in a 277 to 151 vote. A...Putin: Friend or foe in Syria?
What Vladimir Putin is up to in Syria makes far more sense than what President Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry appear to be up to in Syria. The Russians are flying transports bringing tanks and troops to an air base near the coastal city of Latakia to create a supply chain to provide a steady flow of weapons and munitions to......
Pope Francis’ call for compassion should be heard
Pope Francis delivered a message of tolerance, compassion and giving during his visit to the United States last week. These ideals should be adopted by people of all faiths. Treating our fellow humans with respect and trying to understand their struggles— no matter where they come from— should be a universal ethical...
Snyder appoints U of M attorney to state supreme court
October 2nd, 20150 LANSING — On Wednesday, Gov. Snyder appointed Joan L. Larsen, a University of Michigan attorney, to the Michigan Supreme Court. Larsen, who has experience in both the U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Justice Department, fills the vacancy created by the resignation of Justice Mary Beth Kelly. “Joan is a superb attorney who brings......
