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Divided loyalties as Kurds hold key to Turkish election
TURKEY — Sitting in front of a huge image of Islam's holiest shrine, Ahmet Turanli, an elder of the Resvan tribe, is just the sort of man whose support Turkey's ruling AK Party might want in a parliamentary election on Sunday. Tribes like Turanli's, mostly of Kurdish, Turkmen and Arab origin and concentrated in Turkey's southeast,...Iran, six powers resume nuclear talks as June 30 deadline looms
IRAN — Iran and six world powers resumed negotiations on its nuclear program on Thursday, the Iranian state news agency IRNA said, seeking to overcome remaining differences with a self-imposed June 30 deadline looming to end a 12-year standoff. A framework accord was reached between Iran, the United States, France, Britain, Germany,...Yemen’s Houthis agree to talks as bombing reportedly kills 40
YEMEN — on Thursday, Yemen's dominant Houthis agreed to join United Nations-backed peace talks in Geneva planned for June 14, a day after their opponents in the exiled government confirmed their attendance. A Saudi-led coalition of Arab states has been bombing Houthi forces, the strongest faction in Yemen's civil war, for more than...Mubarak to stand trial again over 2011 killing of protesters
EGYPT — Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will face a second and final retrial over the killing of protesters during the 2011 uprising that ended his 30-year rule, a high court said on Thursday. Mubarak, 87, was originally sentenced to life in prison in 2012 for conspiring to murder 239 demonstrators, sowing chaos and creating...Air strike in north Iraq killed dozens, including civilians, residents say
IRAQ — An air strike by a U.S.-led coalition flattened an entire neighborhood of a northern Iraqi town controlled by "Islamic State" militants, killing dozens of people, including civilians, witnesses and security sources said. The strike targeted an "Islamic State" bomb-making factory in Hawija overnight on Tuesday, triggering a...U.S.-Egyptian released from Egypt jail
CAIRO — An Egyptian-American jailed in Egypt for nearly two years for involvement in the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood has been released and is back in the U.S. Former Dearborn resident Mohamed Soltan was among thousands detained after Islamist president Mohamed Mursi was toppled in 2013 by the military under Abdel Fattah...Obama signs NSA bill
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama signed into law on Tuesday legislation passed by Congress earlier in the day reforming a government surveillance program that swept up millions of Americans' telephone records. Reversing security policy in place since shortly after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, the bill ends a system exposed by...The good, bad and uncertain about recognizing ‘Palestine’
No matter what Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas does, his popularity is declining. In some ways, Abbas’ threshold for popularity was really never impressive to begin with, a trend that is unlikely to change in the near future. But now that a power struggle in his Fatah party is looming, and his two-decade...
Muslim religious freedom is not sharia law
June 5th, 20150 Hours after the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in favor of a Muslim woman who was denied a job at Abercrombie and Fitch because she wears the hijab, the world wide web was filled with countless posts bemoaning the triumph of sharia law. The frenzy about sharia law, led by bigoted anti-Muslim bloggers and Republican...
Proposed second span of Ambassador Bridge raises concerns in the community
June 5th, 20150 DETROIT — Residents are concerned about the negative environmental impacts from the proposed construction of a second span adjacent to the Ambassador Bridge. The city-owned Riverside Park, a piece of land needed to build the second span, was reported by billionaire Manuel “Matty” Moroun, owner of the Ambassador bridge, as...
Fatina Abdrabboh first Arab American to serve on Harvard alumni council
June 5th, 20150 DEARBORN — Fatina Abdrabboh, director of the ADC-Michigan, was recently selected to join the alumni council at Harvard University for a three- year term. The university selects council members thorough a vetting process and appointments are subject to confirmation by university officials. As a leading academic center,...
ACCESS seeks Civil Rights Commission’s support of ‘Take on Hate’ campaign
June 5th, 20150 DEARBORN — Violent hate crimes and hate and bias against Arab and Muslim Americans is at an all-time high, Rana Abbas, director of communications for ACCESS, the country’s largest Arab American Non-Profit Organization, told the Michigan Civil Rights Commission. Abbas spoke June 1, at a presentation at the Arab American National...Iran sends 15,000 troops to back Assad in Syria
Damascus — Iran has sent 15,000 fighters to Syria to reverse recent battlefield setbacks for Syrian government troops and wants to achieve results by the end of the month, according to numerous reports. The militia force, made up of Iranians, Iraqis and Afghanis, the source said, arrived in...Israel bombs Gaza sites after rocket attack claimed by ISIS sympathizer
GAZA — Israel retaliated on Thursday for rockets fired at it from Gaza with bombing raids against three militant training camps, and a radical group sympathetic with Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attacks on Israel. Witnesses and medics said the predawn attacks on two camps belonging to Hamas, which dominates the Gaza...
Patients turn out in droves to receive free dental services
June 5th, 20150 DEARBORN — On Saturday, May 30, Contemporary Dentistry hosted its fourth annual free dental service day, with more than 100 locals turning out to receive free cleanings, extractions and fillings. The event was an opportunity for local residents with no insurance to see an oral hygienist at no cost. Contemporary Dentistry staff and......
Group sues to compel U.S. to evacuate Americans from Yemen
WASHINGTON — Lawyers representing a group of Yemeni Americans on Wednesday sought to have a federal judge force the government to order emergency evacuations of 37 American citizens stranded in Yemen since a deadly conflict broke out in March. The U.S. government is needlessly putting citizens in imminent danger by not moving to get...
Rise of bigoted speech against Muslims on the web is alarming
June 5th, 20150 DEARBORN — If the Internet's virtual reality is a true reflection of our society, then America has major issues with xenophobia, particularly anti-Muslim bigotry. Social media, which brought the power of storytelling to every American with access to the Internet, are filled with hate-mongering against Muslims. Controversial stories......
ACLU-MI launches mobile app to record police abuse
June 5th, 20150 DETROIT — The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan announced on June 3 the launch of Mobile Justice MI, a free downloadable mobile-device application that allows users to record and quickly report police misconduct. The app provides content in English, Arabic and Spanish. Released amid mounting statewide concern about...
Students and families toured the Middle East at Becker Elementary’s “Cultural Fest”
June 5th, 20150 DEARBORN — Students and parents took a tour through the Middle East at Becker Elementary School's "Cultural Fest" on Thursday, May 28. The PTA coordinated the event, which was open to students, parents and community members after school hours. With the assistance of the school's two Arabic-bilingual teachers, six classrooms...
U.N. appeals for $500 million in humanitarian aid for Iraq
June 5th, 20150 IRAQ — The United Nations launched an appeal this week for half a billion dollars in international aid to tackle a worsening humanitarian crisis in Iraq triggered by the conflict with "Islamic State" militants. Lise Grande, the U.N. humanitarian coordinator for Iraq, said the United Nations would be forced to slash or shut down more...
Student wants to educate people about the blind community’s abilities
June 4th, 20150 DEARBORN—Twelve-year-old Firas Abueida was born with leber’s congenital amaurosis, a rare inherited eye disease that appears at birth. Abueida, a sixth grade student at Lincoln Park Elementary School, is blind and wants to educate people about the visually impaired and their abilities. “I just want everyone to know the......
Dearborn Heights man shoots and kills his neighbor
June 4th, 20150 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — A 66-year-old man is in police custody after reportedly shooting and killing his 60-year-old neighbor. The incident occurred in the 6000 block of Fairwood on Wednesday, June 3 around 7 p.m. Dearborn Heights Police say they had received calls from both men previously. The...
Midwest Recycling donates $25,000 to American Red Cross
June 3rd, 20150 DETROIT—On Tuesday, June 2 Midwest Recycling donated $25,000 to the American Red Cross in celebration of National Giving Day. Midwest Recycling was founded by businessman Abe Hachem. Last year Midwest recycling donated $10,000 to the American Red Cross. Midwest Recycling is partnering with the American Red......
Federal prosecutors seek life in prison for Dr. Farid Fata
June 3rd, 20150 DETROIT—Dr. Farid Fata's sentencing hearing will take place before U.S. Judge Paul D. Borman on July 6. Fata is accused of misdiagnosing patients with cancer and making them undergo chemotherapy deliberately to enrich himself. The sentencing hearing will include victim impact statements...
Dearborn School Board selects four candidates for superintendent
June 3rd, 20150 DEARBORN – The Dearborn Board of Education has selected four candidates for further consideration as the next superintendent in the 19,600-student district. Brian Whiston, the current superintendent, has been named a superintendent for the state and is expected to leave his post soon.The four candidates are:· Dr. Glenn......
