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Project aims to stop water contamination in 1,200 Lebanese schools
June 26th, 20150 DETROIT — Children who attend public schools across Lebanon have developed diseases as a result of water contamination. In 2013, the Lebanon Water Project was launched to address the humanitarian issue. The project is expected to provide sustainable clean water to 1,200 public schools across Lebanon by replacing water tanks...White nationalists condemn church killings, identify with shooter
WASHINGTON — Leaders of America’s core white supremacist groups have a laundry list of perceived grievances. They say the media ignore black on white crime; that desegregation has led to poorer schools for white students; that white people in the United States have lost power to black people. And while they don’t condone last...
Dearborn to ban smoking in parks
June 26th, 20150 DEARBORN — The city council is moving to ban all forms of smoking at parks. On Tuesday, Jun 23, the council tabled the ordinance, which is expected to pass unanimously after a second reading next month. The ordinance outlaws "exhaling smoke from burning tobacco or any other burning product that is contained in a hookah, pipe, cigar,...
Illegal fireworks use disturbs Dearborn residents
June 26th, 20150 DEARBORN — Many Dearborn residents are disturbed by the noise and illegal use of fireworks in their neighborhoods. As Dearborn’s large Muslim population celebrates the month of Ramadan, adults and children fill the city’s streets and shops at night. With the upcoming Fourth of July holiday, some teenagers add to the...Our schools are essential to the future
The future of our country and community is in the schools. Children in classrooms across the nation will be the next generation of leaders, workers and artists. The quality of education at Dearborn Public Schools, which host more than 13,000 Arab American students, is critical to the wellbeing of our community. A new...
Homes and buildings damaged after tornadoes hit the region
June 26th, 20150 SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN — Tornados reported west and north of southeast Michigan Monday night left several homes and buildings damaged. As of Tuesday morning, 30,000 DTE customers were left without electricity, down from 44,000. One of the tornados damaged buildings in Washtenaw County, but no injuries were reported....Study finds White Supremacists a bigger danger to Americans than foreign terrorists
WASHINGTON — Nine people were added to a long list of lives taken by domestic terrorism when a 21-year old allegedly began shooting inside a historic Black church in Charleston, South Carolina, on June 17. Since Sept. 11, 2001, nearly twice as many people have been killed by White supremacists, antigovernment fanatics and other...
Experts on torture file legal brief in support of Odeh
June 26th, 20150 Several rights organizations and experts on the effects of torture are weighing in on the appeal of Palestinian American activist Rasmea Odeh, who is challenging her 2014 conviction on an immigration charge. "Odeh, who was tortured and raped in an Israeli prison, was denied the right to present a meaningful defense in her...
Iftar dinners raise money for less fortunate overseas
June 26th, 20150 Iraqi refugees who were forced into exile in 2014 after the emergence of ISIS living in a refugee camp in Syria.DETROIT — Zakat, the third pillar of Islam, is almsgiving for the relief of the poor. Many Muslims fulfill this mandatory religious obligation during Ramadan. The holy month of fasting is a time to get closer to God...Dearborn student wins area wide stock trading challenge
BLOOMFIELD HILLS—More than 500 high school students from Wayne, Oakland and Macomb county high schools competed in Bloomfield Hills Financial’s Fourth Annual Stock-to-Scholarship Challenge. Students competed in the contest, which offered a total of $8,500 in scholarships. This year’s winner, Rida...
Homes and buildings damaged after tornados hit Michigan
June 24th, 20150 TUSCOLA COUNTY—Homes and buildings were damaged after tornados were reported west and north of southeast Michigan Monday night. As of Tuesday morning 30,000 DTE customers were left without electricity, down from 44,000. One of the tornados damaged buildings in Washtenaw County, but no injuries were...
Dearborn School Board selects Glenn Maleyko for Superintendent
June 23rd, 20150 DEARBORN - The Board of Education announced the selection of Dr. Glenn Maleyko as the new Superintendent of Dearborn Public Schools on Monday, June 22.Maleyko will replace Brian Whiston in the post beginning July 1st.Maleyko and Associate Superintendent of General Education for the Shiawassee RESD, Dr. John Van Wagoner, completed final...
Diverse Detroiters pay homage to Charleston victims
June 22nd, 20150 DETROIT—In the wake of the deadly shooting spree in Charleston, S.C. on June 17, local community members and leaders of multiple faiths gathered at the Historic King Solomon Baptist Church on Saturday, June 20 in solidarity against racism that is “alive and well today.”A 21-year-old White man has been arrested for the mass...Three men charged with manufacturing and distributing fake 5-hour energy drinks
DETROIT - Federal officials have charged 11 people across the country, including three from metro Detroit, for manufacturing and distributing fake bottles of 5 hour energy drinks.5 Hour Energy is used by 9 million Americans a week and has $1 billion in annual sales.The fake bottles were allegedly made in plastic vats and included...
Google launches “Ramadan Companion”
June 19th, 20150 Google has released a personal "companion" to help Muslims observe the holy month of Ramadan.The world's 1.6 billion Muslims are mandated Muslims to refrain from consuming food and drinks from sunset to sunrise and encouraged to be charitable and pious during the month.On Thursday morning, Google released My Ramadan Companion, a web......
Arizona pastor plans to “save” Muslims during Ramadan visit
June 19th, 20150 DEARBORN — Local residents appear concerned over an upcoming event led by Arizona Pastor Steven Anderson called “Marching to Dearborn!” The event is scheduled for Friday, June 26. Anderson is the leader of the Faithful Word Baptist Church, based in Tempe, Arizona. The church believes “that the King James Bible is the word of...Iraqi town bans political debates, smoking and honking
BAGHDAD — Smoking, horn honking and political debating — these may sound like a few of Iraq's favorite things, but one village has banned them all to beat the national doom and gloom. "Smoking just isn't good for you," said Kadhim Hassoon, standing proudly by a red-and-white crossed out cigarette sign marking the entrance of Albu......
Quadruple car bombing in Yemen capital kill two
SANAA — Four car bombs that struck mosques in Sanaa and the headquarters of Yemen's dominant Houthi movement on Wednesday killed two people and wounded 60 others, a medical source told state news agency Saba on Thursday. Coming on the eve of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, the bombings were claimed by "Islamic State" and...Arson targets “miracle” church in Israel
TEL AVIV — An arson attack on Thursday gutted part of a church at the traditional site of what Christianity reveres as Jesus' miracle of the feeding of the 5,000 on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, the Israeli fire brigade said. A verse from a Hebrew prayer denouncing the worship of "false gods" was spray-painted in red on a church...Arabs, Muslims can sue U.S. officials over post-9/11 jail treatment
NEW YORK — A divided U.S. appeals court said the federal government's top law enforcers can be sued by former inmates who claim their civil rights were violated while jailed after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks because they were Arab, Muslim or stereotyped that way. Wednesday's 2-1 decision by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals...U.N. envoy to Syria condemns attacks on civilians by rebels and government
GENEVA — On Wednesday, the United Nations mediator for Syria, who held talks with President Bashar al-Assad this week, condemned the government's heavy bombing of civilian areas near Damascus and deadly rebel attacks on Aleppo. U.N. special envoy Staffan de Mistura called on both sides to allow greater access to besieged areas,......
From Chapel Hill to Charleston, it is the same terror
June 19th, 20150 A White man murdered nine people at a historic African American church in Charleston, South Carolina, on Wednesday night. The 21-year-old suspect had clear hate motives. Dylann Roof made racially charged statements during his shooting spree and is seen in a photo with a jacket featuring the flag of apartheid South Africa. The...U.N. chief criticizes Israel over deaths of children in Gaza
UNITED NATIONS — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon criticized Israel for the death and suffering of many Palestinian children during last summer’s conflict in Gaza and urged the Israeli government to take immediate steps to prevent such killings. The U.N. chief referred to the controversy over his decision not to include Israel on his......
City probe finds Washington state ex-NAACP official violated ethics rules
Rachel DolezalWASHINGTON — Former Washington state NAACP leader Rachel Dolezal, who drew national attention after being accused of lying about her racial background, has violated ethics rules while heading a police oversight commission, a senior city official said on Wednesday. Investigators hired by the city of Spokane to probe a...
White suspect arrested in killing of nine at black U.S. church
June 19th, 20150 CHARLESTON, S.C. — A white man suspected of killing nine people in a Bible-study group at a historic African-American church in Charleston, South Carolina was arrested on Thursday and U.S. officials are investigating the attack as a hate crime. Law enforcement officials detained alleged gunman Dylann Roof, 21, after a......
