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D.C. cop shot in Dearborn
June 1st, 20150 DEARBORN — An off-duty Washington, D.C. police officer was one of two men shot in the early morning hours of June 1 while sitting at a traffic light. The men then drove to the ninth precinct of the Detroit Police Department. Upon learning that the incident occurred in Dearborn, Detroit police promptly notified Dearborn Police...United apologizes to Muslim passenger who alleged discrimination
May 30th, 20150 Tahera Ahmad United Airlines apologized to Tahera Ahmad, the Muslim woman who said she was the victim of discrimination on board a flight in which an attendant refused to serve her an unopened beverage and a passenger directed bigoted, profane slurs at her."While United did not operate the flight, Ms. Ahmad was our customer and we...Muslim woman files lawsuit for being forced to remove hijab after arrest
May 29th, 20150 Dakroub (right) sitting in front of her family at the ACRL office on Thursday, May 28. DEARBORN —On Thursday, May 28, the Arab-American Civil Rights League held a press conference regarding a federal complaint filed by a Muslim American woman against the Oceana County Sheriff’s Department, for...UN: Syrians lose hope in face of shocking carnage, devastation
DAMASCUS — The people of Syria are losing hope in the fifth year of a civil war that has brought levels of death and destruction that are so extreme they should shock the world's collective conscience, the United Nations chief said in a report. The war has killed more than 220,000 people and left a third of the population homeless....Syria says Al Jazeera’s Nusra interview promotes militant group
DAMASCUS — A Syrian envoy said Al Jazeera's interview with the leader of Nusra Front violated U.N. counterterrorism resolutions and was an attempt by Qatar to whitewash the image of the al-Qaeda affiliate, Syria's state news agency reported on Thursday. The Qatari-funded network broadcast the first part of an interview with Nusra...Israel, Palestinians pull back after Gaza exchange of fire
GAZA — Israel and Palestinian militants appeared to be pulling back on Wednesday from further hostilities after Israel responded with air strikes to a rocket attack from the Gaza Strip. No casualties were reported on either side of the border, and Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon blamed the rocket launching late on Tuesday on...Islamic conference in Kuwait condemns extremism
KUWAIT CITY — Acts of terrorism and the practice of Islamic extremism aim to divide Muslim world, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said on Wednesday at a meeting of Organization of Islamic Cooperation countries (OIC) in Kuwait. “We have been committed in confronting the challenges of extremism and violence,” Jubeir said in...Iraq exhumes remains of 470 bodies from Tikrit mass graves
"We have exhumed the bodies of 470 Speicher martyrs from burial sites in Tikrit," Adila Hammoud said at a press conference in Baghdad, referring to the nearby military base that the massacre was named after. In June 2014, armed men belonging or allied to the ISIS abducted hundreds of young, mostly Shi'a recruits from Speicher base,...Popular Mobilization Forces lead operation to recapture Ramadi
BAGHDAD — Shi'a militiamen, supported by a smaller group of government troops, advanced on Tuesday to within a few kilometers of a university on Ramadi's southwestern edge, police sources and Sunni tribal fighters allied to the government said. As they passed through farmland south of Ramadi, the militiamen told people to return...Congress is giving away its war powers
A few weeks ago, Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia made a small splash in the press when he took Congress to task for failing to authorize our nation’s ongoing war against Islamist militants. “The silence of Congress in the midst of this war is cowardly and shameful,” he said. “his Congress, the very body that is so quick to...Rejecting Obama’s action on immigration is racism
"One cannot praise immigration while working to disenfranchise immigrant families."The last time the Congress declared war on another country was during Word War II. Since then, our government has engage militarily in Korea, Vietnam, several conflicts in Central America, Bosnia, Libya and twice in the Gulf, mostly on presidential...Texas man charged with conspiracy to provide support to ISIS
WASHINGTON — A Houston-area man was charged with conspiracy to provide material support to "Islamic State" by attempting to fight for the militant group in Syria, the Department of Justice said on Tuesday. Asher Abid Khan, 20, of Spring, Texas, was arrested on Tuesday morning and was due to appear in federal court in...Arab Americans participate in Dearborn’s Memorial Day Parade
May 29th, 20150 DEARBORN — Thousands gathered along Michigan Avenue on Monday to pay homage to the nation's fallen soldiers, in observance of Memorial Day. It was Dearborn's 91st Memorial Day parade. Soldiers and various organizations and social clubs marched in Downtown east Dearborn, holding signs thanking veterans for their service. There...The ‘evil eye’ and the power of Turkish coffee readings in the Muslim community
DETROIT — Belief in the “evil eye” and Turkish coffee fortunetelling readings are popular in Muslim communities; however Muslims are not supposed to engage in such superstitious beliefs and practices, according to religious leaders. “Islamically, we don’t believe in all of this superstitious stuff like the evil eye,...Dearborn Police: Auto larcenies up 30 percent since 2012
May 29th, 20150 DEARBORN — Larcenies from cars have increased 10 percent every year since 2012, according to Police Chief Ron Haddad. At a press conference on Wednesday, May 27, Dearborn Police announced the “Lock It or Lose It” campaign, which aims to decrease thefts from vehicles. “We've had a uptick in car larcenies," Haddad said.......
Lebanese cookbook blends recipes with personal connections
May 28th, 20150 Cooking is a skill manifested in the chef's experience and the food's cultural identity— a mix of art, anthropology and personal connections received through the taste buds. In her book “Rose Water & Orange Blossoms”, Lebanese American author Maureen Abood delivers a balance of first-person stories, traditional recipes with a...Tunisia arrests second suspect in the Bardo Museum attacks
TUNIS — Tunisia has arrested a second Moroccan suspect over a deadly attack in March on the Bardo Museum in Tunis, detaining him at the border with Libya, the interior ministry said Thursday. Noureddine al-Naibi was arrested on Sunday at the Ras Jedir border post on suspicion of indirect involvement in the attack, ministry spokesman......
Tony Blair steps down as Middle East envoy
JERUSALEM — Former British prime minister Tony Blair is standing down as the Quartet representative in the Middle East, the organization said on Wednesday, after eight years struggling to break ground in peacemaking between Israel and the Palestinians. Officials close to the Quartet of the United States, European Union, United Nations...Bikers to stage anti-Islam rally outside Phoenix mosque
May 28th, 20150 PHOENIX - Arizona authorities are bracing for an anti-Islam biker rally scheduled outside a Phoenix mosque. John Ritzheimer, an ex-Marine organizing the event called for participants to come armed and draw cartoons of Prophet Mohammed.Ritzheimer says he is targeting the Islamic Community Center because the two ISIS sympathizers...FCC looks to crack down on robocalls, robotexts
WASHINGTON — The top U.S. telecommunications regulator wants to make it harder for telemarketers and other businesses to place unwanted robocalls and text messages under changes to autodialing rules proposed on Wednesday. The Federal Communications Commission plans to vote on June 18 on the proposal, which would give legal cover to...Egyptian court clears state security officer of killing detainee
CAIRO — An Egyptian court on Thursday acquitted a state security officer who had been convicted of torturing a detainee to death, in a case that has fueled anger over police brutality in the weeks before the 2011 uprising. Mohamed Abdel Rahman al-Shemi had been sentenced to 15 years in prison, but Egypt's highest civil court......
Appeals court rules with states challenging Obama’s immigration action
WASHINGTON — The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Tuesday in favor of 26 states challenging President Obama's executive action on immigration. Two judges on the three-judge panel ruled that the executive action, which would grant an estimated 4.7 million undocumented immigrants relief from deportation, should stay on hold...Comcast Cable expected to air Ramadan commercial
May 28th, 20150 The Muslim family featured in the Ramadan commercial that is expected to air in 16 ZIP codes throughout metro Detroit. Bazzi said they show the diversity that exists within the Muslim community.DETROIT — Comcast Cable, one of the world’s largest broadcasting companies, is expected to air a 30 second Ramadan commercial throughout the......
Iraq exhumes remains of 470 bodies from Tikrit mass graves
BAGHDAD — Iraq has exhumed the remains of 470 people believed to have been executed by ISIS near Tikrit last year in what is known as the Speicher massacre, the health minister said Thursday."We have exhumed the bodies of 470 Speicher martyrs from burial sites in Tikrit," Adila Hammoud said at a press conference in Baghdad, referring...Dearborn’s annual Flag Day commemoration ceremony Sunday, June 14
May 28th, 20150 DEARBORN—The public is invited to attend the City of Dearborn’s annual Flag Day commemoration ceremony at 6 p.m. on Sunday, June 14 at Ford Field Park on Cherry Hill west of Brady. The ceremony is held in conjunction with the Dearborn Allied War Veterans Council. As usual, the June 14 Flag Day commemoration......