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Another ceasefire fails in Yemen
A child injured in a Saudi-led air strike in Sanaa, July 25 (Reuters) SANAA - Yemen's Houthi group carried on fighting across Yemen on Monday despite a ceasefire announcement by its Saudi-led foes, and media controlled by the Iran-allied movement acknowledged that its forces had shelled targets inside Saudi Arabia.The violence prolongs...
Muslim group offers condolences to families of Chattanooga victims
July 27th, 20150 DETROIT—The Michigan Muslim Community Council (MMCC) stands with other American Muslim organizations across the country in condemning the attack and offering prayers and condolences to the families of the Chattanooga shooting victims. “Our hearts go out to the loved ones who are...
Yemeni businessman competes in Hamtramck City Council race
July 27th, 20150 AlsomiriHAMTRAMCK— Mohamed Alsomiri, a Yemeni American, is one of nine candidates competing in the race for Hamtramck City Council. He is also one of two Yemeni American candidates. The other is Saad Almasmari. The primary election will take place on Tuesday, Aug. 4. Only six candidates will compete in...Obama dines with Kenyan family after arriving in father’s homeland
Obama with his half sister Auma Obama U.S. President Barack Obama dined with his step grandmother, his sister and other extended family members after arriving in Kenya for his first presidential visit to his father's homeland on Friday. Obama's plane, Air Force One, landed in the evening in the...WSJ: White House to release Israeli spy Pollard
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is preparing to release Jonathan Pollard, a U.S. Navy intelligence officer convicted of spying for Israel, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing U.S. officials.The release would end a decades-long fight between Israel and the United States over Pollard, 60, who was convicted of...
Attorney Zeina S. Djurovski joins Gary Peter’s staff
July 23rd, 20150 DjurovskiDETROIT— Zeina S. Djurovski, an attorney at the law office of Ayad and Associates and a board member of the Arab American Civil Rights League, recently accepted a position as constituent services representative with United States Senator Gary Peters’ (D- Mich.) office. Djurovski is a graduate of...
Local experts share thoughts on Iran nuclear agreement
July 23rd, 20150 Imam Mohammad Ali Elahi with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Local experts on the Middle East agree that the historic agreement reached between world powers and Iran over its nuclear program both prevents Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons and opens doors for cooperation between the United States and...
Yemeni businessman competes in Hamtramck City Council race
July 23rd, 20150 HAMTRAMCK — Mohamed Alsomiri, a Yemeni American, is one of nine candidates competing in the race for Hamtramck City Council. He is also one of two Yemeni American candidates. The other is Saad Almasmari. The primary election will take place on Tuesday, Aug. 4. Only six candidates will compete in the general election this November for...
New charter school dedicated to preserving culture of Iraq’s indigenous people
July 23rd, 20150 MADISON HEIGHTS — As Iraq’s Christian population continues to diminish, the language, culture and history of Chaldeans, Assyrians and Syriacs are also dying. “Right now, we are on the verge of extinction,” said Nathan Kalasho, a local Chaldean activist. Today, only a projected few hundred thousand Christians...
Tired of media bias, more Arab Americans are becoming journalists
July 23rd, 20150 DETROIT — More Arab Americans are pursuing journalism careers to combat stereotypes perpetuated by mainstream media. As the American media turned their attention to the Arab World after the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the recent turmoil in the Middle East, more Americans became increasingly interested in Arab and Muslim cultures and...The garbage scandal in Lebanon: Another catastrophe of a failed system
Lebanon is being hit by a "garbage storm" that is proving to be an embarrassment to the political establishment, which has demonstrated its incompetence and inability to address the country's issues once more. Trash is piling up in the streets of Beirut as the landfill of Naameh has stopped accepting the garbage of the...The Iran nuclear agreement: A chance for Arab-Iranian reconciliation
“The Americans have taken the Shi'a Muslim side in the Middle East’s sectarian war,” declared Robert Fisk in the 'Independent' newspaper on July 15, a day after the U.S. and five major world powers reached a landmark agreement with Iran about its nuclear programs.Fisk’s proclamation is quite cursory. Aside from the fact that he...Saudi arms shipment arrives in Aden airport
ADEN — A Saudi military plane loaded with arms for fighters loyal to Yemen's deposed president landed at Aden airport on Wednesday, an airport official said, the first flight to reach the embattled port city in four months. Saudi-backed militiamen meanwhile exchanged heavy artillery fire with their Houthi foes in the northern...Kurdish militants kill two Turkish police to avenge ISIS bombing
SURUC, Turkey — Kurdish militants claimed responsibility for the killing of two Turkish police officers on Wednesday in what they said was retaliation for a suspected ISIS suicide bombing, which killed 32 mostly young students. The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) said in a statement on one of its websites that the two police officers...Iraqis launch offensive near Anbar base as blasts kill 32
BAGHDAD — Iraqi security forces and Sunni tribal fighters launched an offensive on Tuesday to dislodge ISIS militants and secure a supply route in Anbar province, police and tribal sources said.In an other action, bomb attacks across the country killed at least 32 people.The deadliest was when a car packed with explosives was......
Six Morsi supporters killed in Cairo clashes
CAIRO — Six supporters of Egypt's outlawed Muslim Brotherhood were killed in clashes with police near the Giza pyramids in Cairo on July 17, security sources said, as Egyptians marked the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr. Security forces intervened and arrested 15 armed Brotherhood members, the state news agency MENA quoted an Interior...Dozens killed in tribal clashes in southern Libya
BENGHAZI — Dozens have been killed in clashes between two tribes in the biggest city in southern Libya, officials said on Tuesday, as a security vacuum grew in a remote corner of the oil producing nation. A power struggle between two governments fighting for control in the north of the desert nation has hit the poor south hard,......
New Dearborn superintendent pursues unique educational initiatives
July 23rd, 20150 Maleyko.DEARBORN — Despite taking on the position of the new superintendent of Dearborn Public Schools less than a month ago, Glenn Maleyko has already outlined several unique initiatives he plans on pursuing for the benefit of the district’s nearly 20,000 students. According to the passionate longtime educator, more than 60...
Fall registration now open at Henry Ford College
July 23rd, 20150 DEARBORN — Students can now register for fall courses at Henry Ford College. The fall semester begins Thursday, Aug. 27. HFC offers courses and programs that respond to the changing needs of students, community and corporate partners. In addition, HFC continues to develop relationships with industry sectors and organizations that...Where the presidency is headed
Before the ins and outs of the 2016 presidential contest become a preoccupation for many of us, it seems a good time to step back and look at the office of the presidency for which so many candidates are vying. The presidency inherited by whoever wins next November will be substantially changed from the position his or her predecessors...Camps for Arabs and Muslims?
Bigotry in America is reaching dangerous levels. There has always been a fear in our community that the growing xenophobia would lead to World War II-style interment camps for Arab and Muslim Americans. While the idea seemed far-fetched, a national figure recently suggested putting people who are "likely to be radicalized" in......
Dearborn Board of Education appoints Fadwa Alawieh
July 23rd, 20150 Alawieh.DEARBORN – On Monday, June 20, the Dearborn Board of Education selected Fadwa Alawieh to fill the vacant seat left by former trustee Aimee Schoelles, who resigned last month after accepting a job in Ohio.Alawieh was one of 20 Dearborn residents who applied for the position. The school board conducted 15 minute interviews with...The economic upshot of the Iran deal
For all the hot air in Washington this week from Republicans denouncing the historic deal the United States and five world powers reached with Iran, keep in mind that gasoline may soon fall back to $2 a gallon. That is just one of many economic benefits to America, Europe and the Middle East we can anticipate because the smart use of......
At least six U.S. states move to arm National Guard offices
FLORIDA - The governors of Florida, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas and Indiana on Saturday ordered National Guard members at offices and other facilities to be armed in the wake of attacks that left five servicemen dead in Tennessee. "It is painful enough when we lose members of our armed forces when they are sent in harm's way,...Flag dispute triggers clash at South Carolina capitol
COLUMBIA, S.C - At least five people were arrested on Saturday as white-supremacist and African-American groups clashed outside the South Carolina State House, where the Confederate battle flag was removed last week after a half-century, authorities said. Beginning at noon, a Florida-based group called Black Educators for Justice......
