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Civilian death toll in Yemen exceeds 550; airstrikes continue
ADEN — Fighting between Yemen's warring factions raged in southern and central parts of the country and air strikes hit Houthi militia forces in Aden on Friday, but there were no fresh moves toward dialogue.Saudi Arabia says it is winding down its month-old bombing operation against the Iran-allied Houthis and forces loyal to...
Community turns out in droves for The Arab American News’ 30th anniversary dinner
April 24th, 20150 DEARBORN—The approximately 800 people who attended The Arab American News’ 30th anniversary banquet Thursday, April 23 at the Bint Jebail Cultural Center serves to demonstrate the degree of the admiration, respect and love the community has for the publication. The event— emceed by Dearborn Public Schools Board of Trustee...
Rep. Dingell urges State Department to take action to protect Americans in Yemen
April 24th, 20150 WASHINGTON—U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D- Dearborn) is urging the State Department to take increased steps to protect American citizens stranded in Yemen. In a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry, Dingell urged the State Department to prioritize the evacuation of American citizens living in Yemen and to...Lebanese Armenians commemorate the genocide centennial
BEIRUT — Tens of thousands of Lebanese Armenians marched north of Beirut Friday to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide.Carrying Armenian flags and white signs with the picture of a violet forget-me-not flower which was adopted as the symbol of the centennial, the demonstrators gathered the...Former Egyptian President Morsi sentenced for 20 years
CAIRO — Former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi was sentenced to 20 years in prison without parole on Tuesday on charges arising from the killing of protesters, nearly three years after he became Egypt's first freely elected president.Morsi stood in a cage in court as judge Ahmed Sabry Youssef read out the ruling...
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April 24th, 20150 The Arab American News' 30th anniversary dinner was not only a testament to its influence, but to the growing success of Arab Americans. About a dozen prominent mainstream journalists and elected officials took the podium to praise the newspaper and pay tribute to its quality journalism. "Looking at recent copies of the...U.N. invites Syrian parties to peace talks in Geneva
UNITED NATIONS — United Nations Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura has invited Syria's government and opposition groups for separate talks in Geneva next month in the latest bid to end the four-year-old civil war, a U.N. spokesman said on Friday.De Mistura, who is due to brief the U.N. Security Council later on Friday,...
Prosecutor Worthy announces no charges to be made in Kroger incident, Muslim man says children are seeking therapy
April 24th, 20150 Kroger, located on Greenfield and Michigan Ave.DEARBORN – Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy announced on Friday, April 24 that she would not press charges in an incident that took place at a Dearborn Kroger earlier this year, involving a 61-year-old Arab-American Muslim man and two Caucasian men. The February 12 incident...
Judge orders NY transit agency to run ‘Muslims Kill Jews’ ad
April 24th, 20150 NEW YORK — A federal judge on Tuesday ordered New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority to display on its buses a controversial ad that refers to Muslims killing Jews, rejecting the argument that the ad could incite terrorism or imminent violence. U.S. District Judge John Koeltl in Manhattan said the ad from the American...U.S. top court makes it easier for people to sue the government
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday made it easier for people to sue the federal government by ruling in favor of plaintiffs in two separate cases, including one involving a Hong Kong woman who was strip-searched while in immigration detention in Oregon. On a 5-4 vote deciding both cases, the justices ruled that court...Third U of M fraternity member arraigned in resort vandalism
GAYLORD — A third member of the University of Michigan fraternity that caused thousands of dollars in damage to the Treetops Resort in January has been arraigned on a felony count of malicious destruction of a building greater than $1,000 and less than $20,000 Matthew Vlasic, an undergraduate economics major, was arraigned April 20...Worthy brings charges against former Inkster cop
DETROIT — Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy has brought charges of misconduct in office and assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder, five and 10-year felonies, respectively, against William Melendez, 46, the fired Inkster police officer accused of repeatedly beating 57-year-old Floyd Dent during a Jan. 28 traffic...
Dearborn Police announce department promotions
April 24th, 20150 Police Chief Ronald Haddad (front row, from left), Lt. Richard Conrad, Capt. Issa Shahin, Lt. Andreas Barnett, O’Reilly. (Second row, from left): Cpl. Christopher Brayman, Sgt. Andrea Danak and Sgt. Tim Stacy. (Third row, from left): Sgt. Madou Bazzi, Sgt. Donald Kozlowski, Sgt. Jonathan DeKiere and Sgt. Steven Faith. (Top row, from...
Arab Americans to participate in VisionWalk for the blind
April 24th, 20150 MILFORD — Khodar Farhat, a blind Lebanese American, is participating in the VisionWalk Michigan team’s One Spirit One Dream on Saturday, May 9 and encouraging others to join the effort. “The goal of this walk is to collect money that will be used to fund the research on the blind and hospitals who treat people who...
Community commemorates Qana at ICA
April 24th, 20150 DEARBORN — Nineteen years ago, the Israeli army shelled a United Nations compound that was sheltering civilians in Qana, south Lebanon, killing 106 people, including two children from Michigan. Almost two decades later, the memory of the victims has not faded; community members gathered at the Islamic Center of America on......
Stout Middle School production aims to revive creative arts programs district-wide
April 24th, 20150 Stout Middle School students.DEARBORN — Stout Middle School hosted its first musical production in 15 years on Tuesday, April 21, triggering a much needed musical program comeback in the Dearborn Public Schools. "School House Rock, Live! Jr.", led by stage director Rashid Baydoun and musical director Jim Walters, included a cast and...Dearborn resident sentenced in Medicare fraud conspiracy
DEARBORN — A Dearborn resident and two Brownstown Township residents were sentenced to prison on Tuesday, April 21 for their involvement in a $29 million Medicare fraud scheme. Felicar Williams, 51, of Dearborn, was sentenced to five years in prison and ordered to pay $2,431,018 in restitution, representing the amount paid by......
Information on voting in the May 5 special election
April 24th, 20150 DEARBORN – Residents are urged to partake in the special election being held on Tuesday, May 5. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.. The election will determine the outcome of Proposal 1, regarding funding for state roads, as well as revenue for schools and municipalities. In Dearborn, registered voters who qualify for an absentee...
Diversity in American media critical as cultural shift grows
April 24th, 20150 Panelists included (L-R) FOX News investigative reporter, M.L. Elrick; Osama Siblani, publisher of The Arab American News; Chuck Stokes, editorial/public affairs director for WXYZ TV 7; Jackie Headapohi, managing editor, Detroit Jewish Newsand Bankole Thompson, editor of the Michigan...South Carolina teen ‘seduced’ by ISIS sentenced on gun charge
SOUTH CAROLINA — A South Carolina teen, who a prosecutor said was "seduced" by the "Islamic State" group and planned to shoot U.S. soldiers, was sentenced on Tuesday, April 21 to five years in juvenile prison on a gun possession charge, the local Herald newspaper reported. The 16-year-old, who was not named due to his age, had...San Francisco man stuck in Yemen sues State Department for seizing U.S. passport
San Francisco — A San Francisco man filed a lawsuit against Secretary of State John Kerry and the U.S. Department of State in federal court this week after the U.S. Embassy in Sana'a, Yemen revoked his passport. He was left stranded in Yemen, seperated from his home and family for 14 months at a time when the State Department......
Muslim father confronts hate protester with message of love
April 22nd, 20150 Dr. Houwari next to the anti-Muslim protester, Ann Arbor, April, 17 ANN ARBOR — Maybe the demonstrator who held an anti-Muslim sign in front of the Islamic Center of Ann Arbor was trying to provoke a negative response to reaffirm her misconceptions about Islam. Instead, she received nothing but love. "I serve a RISEN savior...
Dearborn woman in need of kidney donor
April 22nd, 20150 DEARBORN — resident Zeinab Atwi is in need of a kidney donor. She has been on dialysis for more than 10 years. Atwi has type B blood. A suitable donor may have type B or O blood. She is a student at Dorsey School in Dearborn and plans on pursing a career in the medical field. “She wants to work at......
Former Egyptian President Morsi jailed for 20 years
April 21st, 20150 Morsi in the courtroom CAIRO — Former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi was sentenced to 20 years in prison without parole on Tuesday on charges arising from the killing of protesters, nearly three years after he became Egypt's first freely elected president.Morsi stood in a cage in court as judge Ahmed Sabry Youssef read out the...Ex-Blackwater guards sentenced to prison in Baghdad killings
WASHINGTON — A former Blackwater security guard was sentenced to life in prison and three others got 30-year terms on Monday, April 13, in the massacre of 14 unarmed Iraqi civilians at a Baghdad traffic circle in 2007, closing a case that had outraged Iraqis and inflamed anti-U.S. sentiment around the world. The Sept. 16 incident......