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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......
Miss Arab USA discusses goals, women in the media
This past summer, Fabiola Al-Ibrahim, a 22-year-old of Syrian origin, was crowned as this year's Miss Arab USA. After moving to Syria with her mother in 2003, Al-Ibrahim witnessed the struggle of the less fortunate and knew she wanted to help them. Later, she decided to move to the United States to earn a medical degree so that...
House of Wisdom to hold memorial service for hajj victims
October 2nd, 20150 Imam Elahi.DEARBORN HEIGHTS — The Islamic House of Wisdom is holding services to commemorate the lives of the victims who died during hajj in Mena, outside Mecca, last week. The public is invited to the event, which will take place at the Dearborn Heights religious center on Sunday at 11 a.m. Mohammad Ali Elahi, the spiritual......
Russia bombs group trained by CIA in Syria, Iran to commit ground troops
DAMASCUS — Hundreds of Iranian troops arrived in Syria to join a major ground offensive in support of President Bashar al-Assad's government, Lebanese sources said on Thursday, a sign the civil war is turning still more regional and global in scope. Russian warplanes, in a second day of strikes, bombed a camp run by rebels trained by...Gunman kills nine at Oregon college, dies in shootout with police
OREGON - A gunman burst into a community college in southwest Oregon on Thursday and opened fire, killing nine people and wounding seven others before police shot him to death, authorities said, in the latest mass killing in America.The suspect, who witnesses say fired dozens of shots into a classroom full of screaming students, was...
Young Entrepreneurs Academy teaches students to become CEOs
October 2nd, 20150 Students in the 2014-2015 Young Entrepreneurs AcademyPhoto: Dearborn Area Chamber of CommerceDEARBORN – Before he’d cast a ballot in a national election or graduated from high school, Ahmed Beydoun became the CEO of his own company at 17.Beydoun secured the title when he was a senior at Fordson High School and a student in the Young...
Community organizations, political leaders urge U.S. to accept more refugees
October 2nd, 20150 A refugee is helped following her arrival on the Greek island of Lesbos, Oct. 1DEARBORN — Political leaders and community organizations at the local and national levels urged the White House to increase the number of Syrian refugees to be accepted into the United States. Last month President Obama pledged to grant asylum status to......
Flagship Nissan dealership opens its doors with big offers
October 2nd, 20150 DEARBORN — A new flagship Nissan dealership had its grand opening ceremony last Wednesday, celebrating both instant and forthcoming success in a tough car sales market. A DJ, cigar rollers and sushi stations were among the festivities at the new location on 24501 Michigan Ave. Mayor Jack O'Reilly cut the ribbon alongside co-owners...
Arab and Muslim activists praise Pope Francis
October 2nd, 20150 DEARBORN — One may hear "is the pope Catholic?" in response to an obvious question. He is, of course, but during his visit to the United States last week, Pope Francis was not only a representative of the Catholic faith. He brought a message of compassion that appealed to people of all religious beliefs. Arab and Muslim American......
Egyptian American doctor returns to Detroit as health department director
October 2nd, 20150 Abdul El-Sayed.DETROIT — As a child whose family emigrated from the Middle East in the 1970s, Abdul El-Sayed said defining his identity was complicated. “There’s always a question about where you’re actually from,” El-Sayed said. “Are you from America? Are you from Egypt? For me, I could always answer that question by...
Arab Americans impact the homeless in Detroit
October 2nd, 20150 Project Dignity Outreach volunteers serve food on Third Avenue, in mid-town Detroit. DETROIT — "This is godsend," said Francois, a homeless Detroit native who was waiting in line for a warm plate of food on a Sunday afternoon. "Without these people coming out here, we would probably starve. I really appreciate what these guys are......
