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James Abourezk, first Arab American U.S. senator and founder of the ADC, dies at 92
March 3rd, 20230 James Abourezk, a South Dakota Democrat who grew up on the Rosebud Indian Reservation, became the first Arab American U.S. senator and was known for his quick wit as he advocated for populist causes, died Friday. He was 92. Abourezk died at his home in Sioux Falls on his birthday after entering hospice care earlier this...
Michigan Democrats introduce gun violence prevention bills
February 28th, 20230 LANSING — On Wednesday, Michigan House Democrats joined their Senate colleagues in introducing legislation to encourage gun safety and help prevent acts of violence like the shooting that took place last week at Michigan State University. “Gun violence has touched the lives of countless Americans. I personally have family members...
New Israeli law allows stripping residency of Palestinians convicted of “terrorism”
February 27th, 20230 Israel passed a law on Wednesday that would allow authorities to strip people who have been jailed of citizenship or residency if they receive Palestinian funds for actions deemed as "terrorism", as rising Palestinian resistance has stoked fears of escalation. Israel calls stipends for Palestinians resisting Israeli occupation and their...
Father and son charged for kidnapping, attempting to force daughter/sister to marry in Yemen
February 27th, 20230 BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced on Feb. 16 that Khaled Abughanem, 50, and Waleed Abughanem, 32, both of Lackawanna, NY, were arrested and charged by criminal complaint with conspiracy to kidnap persons in a foreign country. The charge carries a maximum penalty of life in prison. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Charles...
Biden administration proposes new restrictions on asylum
February 27th, 20230 WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Tuesday, the Biden administration announced its new plan to restrict which migrants can apply for asylum at the border, likely setting off a flurry of court battles. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) rolled out the new rule, which would limit some migrants arriving by land from requesting asylum...
Former U.S. Senator James Abourezk, founder of the ADC, enters hospice care
February 24th, 20230 James Abourezk, who served as a Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate, representing South Dakota, is entering hospice care, according to a release from the family. The family said Abourezk, who will turn 92 on Friday, was released from a Sioux Falls hospital and will enter the care of a hospice team, along with...
Michigan is home to the top-ranked public square in the entire U.S.
February 24th, 20230 DETROIT — It’s home to an urban beach surrounded by skyscrapers in the summer and an ice skating rink in the winter. Campus Martius Park in downtown Detroit just took home the top-ranking for best public square in the country in the 2023 USA Today 10 Best Readers’ Choice Awards contest. The results of the USA Today contest were...
Here are the top scams of 2022, totaling $8.8 billion in losses
February 24th, 20230 What are scammers up to these days? Every day, people just like you tell the FTC what they’ve spotted, and maybe even lost money to. Then, every year, the FTC rolls up all those millions of reports about fraud, scams and bad business practices to tell the story: what ARE scammers up to these days? The 2022 headline is this: scammers...
Arab American teen charged with stabbing his father to death at convenience store in Indiana, then going to school
February 24th, 20230 FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Ahmed Al-Malahi, 16, was arrested in Indiana and charged for the Feb. 7 murder of his father, Tawfika Al-Malahi. The Al-Malachi family moved recently from Dearborn to Indiana to open a store in Fort Wayne. The Coroner’s Office in Allen County, Indiana confirmed that Fort Wayne Police found Tawfika...
Three Ramadan Nights activities to attract thousands of visitors to Dearborn
February 24th, 20230 DEARBORN – After the great turnout for the “Suhoor Festival” in Dearborn last year, the capital of the Arab American community is expected to witness a variety of activities in different places during the coming month of Ramadan nights. Ramadan Nights The city of Dearborn announced that it will be facilitating “Ramadan...
Gov. Whitmer appoints Angela Khater to Michigan Board of Behavior Analysts
February 24th, 20230 LANSING – Gov. Whitmer appointed Angela Khater, of Dearborn, to the Michigan Board of Behavior Analysts. Khater is a licensed behavior analyst and clinical director for autism services for IOA Behavioral Health. She received her Bachelor of Arts in marketing from Davenport University and her Master of Arts in behavior analysis...
San Francisco reverses decision to recognize major Muslim holidays in schools, sparking outrage
February 24th, 20230 SAN FRANCISCO – The San Francisco School District has backtracked on a decision to make Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha school holidays, sparking backlash from the local Muslim and Arab community, who say the move gives in to racist opposition. Late last month, the San Francisco Unified School District issued a number of recommendations...
Michigan Republicans elect controversial election denier to lead state party
February 24th, 20230 LANSING – On Saturday, the Michigan GOP picked controversial election denier Kristina Karamo to chair the party in the key battleground state heading into the 2024 election. Karamo beat out 10 other candidates to take the chair, besting fellow front runner and former attorney general candidate Matthew DePerno by 16 points in the...
U.N. Security Council denounces Israel in statement to avoid U.S. veto on resolution
February 22nd, 20230 UNITED NATIONS – On Monday, the U.N. Security Council issued a formal statement denouncing Israel's plan to expand settlements on occupied Palestinian territory, the first action the United States has allowed the body to take against its ally Israel in six years. Washington's support for the presidential statement — action the...
Lebanon’s central bank chief says he will not renew his term
February 21st, 20230 Lebanon's embattled central bank chief Riad Salameh said on Sunday he would leave his post once his latest term ends in July even if he is asked to stay longer. "No one has asked me to continue , but even if they do, I think this is enough," he said in a televised interview with Egypt's AlQahera News on Sunday. Salameh, who became the......
Hammoud and Bazzi brief residents on their achievements over the past year: Addressing the flood dilemma is a top priority
February 17th, 20230 At a luncheon meeting hosted by the Dearborn Area Chamber of Commerce under the title of "The Tale of Our Cities" Hammoud and Bazzi give briefings on the achievements of their administrations over the past year: Addressing the flood dilemma is a top priority DEARBORN — Mayor Abdullah Hammoud and Dearborn Heights Mayor Bill Bazzi...
Opinion: Syria held hostage by the U.S. and its allies
February 17th, 20230 By Nimri Aziz Perhaps the most agonizing experience for a family, for any bystander, even for humanitarian professionals, is a double tragedy —a death or calamity where they are refused access, where they are forced to helplessly witness suffering, unable to offer succor. This is surely what faces millions of able-bodied Syrians......
Biden withdraws candidate’s nomination to human rights post for criticizing Israel
February 17th, 20230 The Biden administration has withdrawn the nomination of a leading law professor to an international human rights post, for describing Israel as an “apartheid state” and accusing the top Democrat in Congress of being “bought” by pro-Israel groups. James Cavallaro, of Wesleyan and Yale universities, said he was told by the...
Two cheers for Matt Gaetz’s Ukraine war resolution
February 16th, 20230 By Thomas L. Knapp On February 9, U.S. Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) and 10 Republican co-sponsors introduced a resolution "expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States must end its military and financial aid to Ukraine, and urges all combatants to reach a peace agreement." When Matt Gaetz is...
In Syria a child is saved, but loses his family
February 11th, 20231 Rescuers working by torchlight pulled 3-year-old Tariq Haidar from the rubble some 42 hours after a devastating earthquake destroyed his family home in the Syrian town of Jandaris. His family couldn't be saved. Orphaned by the earthquake that hit Syria and Turkey in the dead of night on Monday, Haidar was brought to a hospital where...
A picture and its story: The man who survived the Turkey earthquake, and his family who didn’t
February 10th, 20230 Peering out from under a large slab of concrete and brick, Abdulalim Muaini gestures weakly at his rescuers. It has been more than two days since a massive earthquake brought his home in Hatay, Turkey, tumbling down upon him. Close beside him lies his wife, Esra. The rescue has come too late for her. Reuters photographer Umit Bektas......
Arab Americans celebrate achievements of leadership in the State House in presence of the lieutenant governor, house speaker and local officials
February 10th, 20230 DEARBORN — A reception celebrating the growing political involvement of the Arab community in the state of Michigan took place last Monday at LaPita Banquet Center in honor of the majority floor leader in the Michigan House of Representatives and the state representatives who represent Dearborn, Dearborn Heights, Hamtramck and parts of...
Hope fades for survivors as Turkey-Syria earthquake toll passes 20,000
February 10th, 20230 Cold, hunger and despair gripped hundreds of thousands of people left homeless after the earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria three days ago as the death toll passed 20,000 on Thursday. The rescue of a 2-year-old boy after 79 hours trapped in the rubble of a collapsed building in Hatay, Turkey, and several other people raised......
The passing of prominent Lebanese American Dr. Daher Boutros Rahi
February 10th, 20230 By Chris Rahi Kassab With his adoring family by his side, Dr. Daher Boutros Rahi of Grosse Pointe Shores died January 31 at the age of 92. Dad was born in a village in Lebanon called Hemlaya. He lived there with his parents, Boutros and Chafika, and his sister, Emily. To say that the family was poor is an understatement. They...
Syria stands alone in healing its wounds from devastating earthquake
February 10th, 20230 The dawn of February 6, 2023 will be recorded as a typical tragedy that befell the peoples of the eastern Mediterranean, or to be precise, part of their peoples. The fear and panic, despite their magnitude, can’t be compared to the horror and devastation of being buried under the rubble of destroyed homes and buildings. It is an......
