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Britain to take in 20,000 Syrian refugees over five years
David Cameron leaves 10 Downing Street in London, Sept. 7. Photo: ReutersLONDON — British Prime Minister David Cameron pledged on Monday to take in up to 20,000 Syrian refugees over the next five years, responding to public clamor for his government to help those fleeing civil war in the country."We are proposing that Britain should...MSU museum features UAE modern art exhibit
LANSING — Michigan State University is feature the work of modern artists from the United Arab Emirates at its Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum. The exhibit, which opened on Aug. 29, is a part of Past Forward, a cultural diplomacy program that brings Emirati artwork and artists to the United States. The exhibition, organized by...Palestinians push to fly their flag at the U.N.
RAMALLAH — Israel complained to the United Nations on Tuesday about a Palestinian initiative to fly the Palestinian flag alongside those of full member states at the world body's headquarters, calling it "another cynical misuse of the U.N. by the Palestinian Authority." Currently, only member states' flags fly at the U.N....Appeals court asked to halt NSA phone spying program
A U.S. appeals court appeared reluctant on Wednesday to put an immediate halt to the federal government's collection of millions of Americans' phone records, with the controversial spy program set to expire in November. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York found the program illegal in May, ruling that the Patriot Act did...Teenager faces manslaughter charges for convincing boyfriend to commit suicide
Text messages from a teenager accused of manslaughter are alleged to show that she pressured her boyfriend into killing himself, according to reports. Prosecutors have said that Michelle Carter, 18, understood that messages she sent to Conrad Roy III’s phone were incriminating if found by police. Carter had allegedly asked Roy in a...Tennessee Sheriffs criticized by Muslim civil rights groups for bigoted comments
Several statewide civil liberty and immigrant rights organizations are denouncing recent comments made by two Tennessee sheriffs concerning Muslims in the state. Hamilton County Sheriff Jim Hammond and Sevier County Sheriff Ron Seals each made comments considered disparaging during recent appearances before local conservative...
FBI names new top agent in Detroit
September 4th, 20150 David P. GeliosDETROIT — FBI director James B. Comey has named David P. Gelios as the special agent in charge of the Detroit division. Gelios, 53, started his FBI career in 1995. He has served in Kentucky, California, Connecticut, Alaska and Washington, D.C., mostly focusing on combating crime. The new special agent in charge, who...
Yemenis get TPS designation
September 4th, 20150 DEARBORN — The Department of Homeland Security designated Yemen for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months due to the ongoing armed conflict within that country. The designation, announced on Wednesday, grants Yemenis who are on temporary basis in the United States the right to stay and apply for work authorization after...Egypt jails belly dancers for “inciting debauchery”
Suha Mohammed Ali, the "Egyptian Shakira"CAIRO — A court in Egypt has sentenced two belly dancers to six months each in jail for inciting debauchery.Suha Mohammed Ali and Dalia Kamal Youssef - known as the Egyptian Shakira and Bardis - were arrested over their scantily-clad performances in videos.Lawyers filed complaints, saying they...Reform Lebanon, but also protect it
A woman during a rally in front of the Lebanese consulate in Detroit The Lebanese people are finally seeing past their political allegiances and sectarian identities to stand up to the rotten political system that is victimizing all of them. We support the Lebanese struggle for reform against the ruling class and commend the "You Stink"...
Dearborn schools a national model for halal options
September 4th, 20151 DEARBORN — The Dearborn School District reflects the increasing demand for products prepared in accordance with Muslim religious guidelines. Halal meat and poultry options were first introduced to one Dearborn public school in 2001. In recent years, more schools in the district have followed suit. Twenty-two of the 32 Dearborn...
Passionate school counselor pushes students to pursue higher education
September 4th, 20150 Hamadeh, a high school counselor at Crestwood High School stands with students.DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Yusra Hamadeh, a guidance counselor for seniors at Crestwood High School (CHS), pushed many of the students who earned scholarships this past school year to pursue higher education. The class of 2015 received almost $10 million in...
Sen. Peters meets community leaders before Middle East trip
September 4th, 20150 Community activists with PetersDEARBORN — Senator Gary Peters (D- Mich.) met with Arab American activists and heads of organizations at the offices of The Arab American News, on Monday, Aug. 31, before leaving on an official visit to the Middle East. The senator listened to Arab Americans' concerns about civil rights, immigration,...
Sterling Heights mosque controversy spills across Chaldean and Muslim communities
September 4th, 20150 STERLING HEIGHTS — The mosque controversy took an ugly turn this week after Mayor Michael Taylor publicly proclaimed his stance against the project, following concerns from residents that he and other city officials were leading an agenda against Chaldean residents. Residents came out in droves in recent weeks to oppose the mosque at...
Detroit gas station owners to join organization to safeguard interests
September 4th, 20150 Shaker Aoun addresses Detroit gas station owners at Byblos Banquet HallDEARBORN — More than 50 Detroit business owners, representing about 100 gas stations, decided to join a coalition to aggregate their efforts against what they consider unfair treatment by the city. At a meeting at Byblos Banquet Hall on Monday, Aug. 31, the......
Poetry corner: The note
This poem by Iraqi poet Ahmad Matar is translated from Arabic The note The thief has left us A note On the shelf of the pantry. It said: May god curse The prince. He has left Nothing for us To steal Except the snoring -Translated by Ali Harb ...Celebrating 31 years in a painful world
The Arab American News staff during our 30th anniversary celebrationThe Arab American News was established 31 years ago, on Sept. 7, 1984. Since then, it has grown from an idea to become a destination for tens of thousands of readers, journalists and politicians seeking the news of Arab America.The newspaper has matched the growth and......
Former ICC chief prosecutor pushes for Yazidi genocide case
The former chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Court (ICC) is pushing for a case to be opened into the "ongoing genocide" against Iraq's Yazidi community at the hands of ISIS militants. Luis Moreno Ocampo said he was approached in the United States recently by Yazidi activists who are seeking justice for the systematic...ISIS attack kills 28 in Sanaa mosque
SANAA — ISIS's Yemen branch claimed responsibility for two bombings at a mosque in a northern district of the capital Sanaa that killed at least 28 people and wounded 75 on Wednesday. The al-Mo'ayyad mosque, in the al-Jarraf neighborhood of Sanaa, has previously been targeted by ISIS, who regard the Iran-allied Houthis as...Chinese auto supplier to build headquarters in Northville
NORTHVILLE TOWNSHIP — Gov. Snyder has announced an advanced manufacturing technical center will be built by a Chinese auto supplier. On Monday, Snyder announced that the auto supplier, CW Bearing USA Inc., will spend about $26 million on a Northville Township facility that will include an engineering and technical center and advanced...Detroit police seek four teens who fled treatment facility
Detroit — Police are searching for four teens who escaped Aug. 27 from a treatment program at a facility on the city’s east side. The teens were residents in a program at the DePaul Youth Treatment Center in the 600 block of East Grand Boulevard, said Sgt. Cassandra Lewis, a spokeswoman for the Detroit Police Department. The......
Oral arguments for Odeh’s appeal set for Oct. 14
September 4th, 20150 Odeh outside the federal courthouse in Detroit after her conviction CINCINNATI — Palestinian community leader Rasmea Odeh will challenge her immigration fraud conviction Wednesday, Oct. 14 in the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals. In November 2014, Odeh was convicted for failing to disclose on a U.S. naturalization application...We should be grateful for our Constitution
Concerning your editorial of Aug. 27, about the proposed Mosque in Sterling Heights: There is a teachable lesson that we can all learn from… and that is; sometimes it takes the newer citizens— those who are the most grateful for our Bill of Rights, those who vividly remember the oppression they are fleeing— to remind us what a......
Backlogged rape kits in Detroit leads to further investigation
DETROIT — Most of the 11,000 rape-evidence kits left languishing in a Detroit warehouse have been analyzed since they turned up several years ago, with DNA matches leading to further investigation in 35 states, Gov. Snyder said on Wednesday. The rape kits, which were found abandoned on a storage shelf in 2009, contain DNA samples from...
Syria’s refugees: Poetry doesn’t help; action needed
September 4th, 20150 Aylan KurdiThe photo of Aylan Kurdi, the Syrian child who drowned and washed on the shores of Turkey, has inspired volumes of poetry and sympathy. But words and tears will not help the people of Syria. Actions are needed by all governments— including ours— which considers itself the leading force in the free world. Aylan, 3,......
