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White House calls climate change greater threat to country than terrorism
February 13th, 20150 White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest.WASHINGTON — According to the Washington Times, White House press secretary Josh Earnest told reporters Americans no longer face the same threat of attack that they did prior to Sept. 11, 2001, crediting the administration's efforts to degrade organizations such as al Qaeda. Earnest said...Obama asks Congress to authorize war on “Islamic State”
President Barack Obama is flanked by Vice President Joe Biden (L) and Secretary of State John Kerry (R) as he delivers a statement on legislation sent to Congress.WASHINGTON — President Obama on Wednesday sent Congress his long-awaited formal request to authorize military force against "Islamic State," meeting swift resistance from...The origin of terrorist militias in the Middle East
Bashir Gemayel and William Hawi supervising training of Phalanges militiamen at Tabrieh, 1972.There is an attempt underway to make the case that Islam, the religion, inspired or spawned the creation of various jihadist groups. The fact that the U.S. itself was a major catalyst for the creation of such groups, as that was its plot...“Islamic State” says it’s holding ‘Israeli spy’ in Syria
The mother of Muhammad Musallam, weeps as she holds his photograph, Feb. 12DAMASCUS — "Islamic State" said on Thursday it was holding an Israeli Arab who had posed as a foreign fighter in order to spy for Mossad, an account denied by Israel and by the man's family, who said he had been kidnapped. In an interview published by IS...ADC, AAI and CPAO to demand Boehner cancels Netanyahu’s speech
WASHINGTON — Last week Representatives Keith Ellison (D-MINN), Steve Cohen (D-TN), and Maxine Waters (D-CA) authored a letter to Speaker of the House John Boehner (OH-8), voicing their disapproval of his invitation to Israeli PM Netanyahu to speak before a joint session of Congress on March 3. Media networks and political...Syrian army, Hezbollah advance in campaign against rebels in south
People inspect a site hit by what activists said were airstrikes by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad.DAMASCUS — Syrian government forces and their Lebanese allies took new ground in a major offensive in southern Syria pressing a campaign against insurgents posing one of the biggest remaining threats to Damascus. The...“Islamic State” seizes western Iraqi town
A banner is placed at a IS checkpoint, in Anbar province, July 22, 2014. The banner reads, ''Islamic State, State of Anbar, City of Rawah.''BAGHDAD — "Islamic State" insurgents took control on Thursday of most of the western Iraqi town of al-Baghdadi, threatening an air base where U.S. Marines are training Iraqi troops, officials...Why is it different when the bloodshed is that of American Arab Muslims
The college student who works as a cashier at the community bakery I walked into this morning looked different than she does on most mornings. She had a grieving and distressed look on her face. As she rang up my order I said, “It’s the UNC murders, isn’t it?” She nodded her head and she needed to say no more...
UN warns Yemen is on the brink of collapse
February 13th, 20150 Houthi rebels drive through Sanaa amid rival protests for and against them, Oct. 11.SANAA — Al-Qaeda-linked fighters seized a large army base in a dawn attack in southern Yemen on Thursday, militants and residents said, hours after the United Nations warned that the country was on the brink of civil war. The base in the southern...Egypt releases Al Jazeera journalists on bail
Mohamed Fahmy's fiancée Marwa Omara is pictured here reacting to the news in a Cairo courtroom, Feb. 12.CAIRO — Two remaining Al Jazeera journalists jailed in Egypt on charges of aiding a "terrorist organization" were freed on bail on Thursday after more than 400 days, but the court said the case against them was still pending. The...Russia to help build Egypt’s first nuclear power plant
Putin and Sisi at a joint press conference in Cairo.CAIRO — The presidents of Russia and Egypt have announced after talks in Cairo, that the two countries are to build Egypt's first nuclear power plant together, as well as boosting natural gas trade among other deals. Vladimir Putin and Abdel Fattah el-Sisi made the announcement on...Israel bans Arab MP from next elections
JERUSALEM — Firebrand Arab MP Haneen Zuabi, a regular critic of Israel's right-wing government, was banned Thursday from standing in next month's general election. The elections committee gave no reason for the disqualification, reported on its website, but Zuabi's lawyer Hassan Jabareen said it was because she was deemed "hostile to...Saudi Arabia beheads Pakistani man in 29th execution of 2015
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia on Thursday beheaded a convicted Pakistani drug smuggler, bringing to 29 the number of executions in the first six weeks of the year. Babir Hussein Mohammed Ishaq was found guilty of transporting heroin which he had ingested, the interior ministry said in a statement carried by the official Saudi Press...
False report of jewelry robbery could land a man in jail
February 12th, 20150 Fairlane MallDEARBORN—Dearborn Police responded to Fairlane Mall to investigate a robbery that allegedly just occurred in the parking lot, on Feb. 12, 2014 A jewelry merchant, Yakov Aminov, reported to responding officers that he was just assaulted and robbed by two unknown males. Aminov reported that he...
Amid deafening media silence, terror strikes Muslim students in North Carolina
February 11th, 20150 It took the mainstream media an entire day to report on a possible hate crime that claimed the lives of three Muslim students in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Deah Shaddy Barakat, 23, of Chapel Hill; his wife Yusor Mohammad, 21, of Chapel Hill; and her sister Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha, 19, of Raleigh, were all shot dead on Tuesday......
Duggan: Detroit on track for first balanced budget in 13 years
DETROIT—Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan said the post-bankruptcy city will record its first balanced budget since 2002 when the current fiscal year ends on June 30. "We still have to run a very tight budget every single week in order to stay on track," Duggan cautioned in his state of the city address on...Longtime City Councilman Doug Thomas dies
DEARBORN, Mich. – Former Dearborn City Councilman and Dearborn native Doug Thomas passed away Feb. 6 in Florida, where he was a resident of Bonita Springs. He was 82.Thomas served on council for a total of 21 years. He was first elected in 1981, holding his seat until 1985 when he made an unsuccessful run for......
Wayne County investigation clears Ficano, Elder and Mullin
February 9th, 20150 Azzam ElderDETROIT - The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced on Monday the conclusion of the Wayne County government investigation. The federal government will not seek additional charges in the case.U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan Barbara McQuade thanked county officials who participated in the investigation,...
The ICA controversy is harming the community
February 6th, 20150 Ramzi Chammout addressing Sayed Qazwini.Discrimination against Arab an Muslim Americans is rampant at both the institutional and the social levels. Our local community is already facing vicious media attacks that link us to terrorists overseas, accuse us of living under Sharia law and overlook civil rights violations against us. Now,...
Colon cancer prevention program provides Arabs with services and education
February 6th, 20150 ACCESS associates from the Community Health and Research Center (L-R) Hoda Eldaou, Hiam Hamade, Ghada Aziz and Suhir Abdulghafoor.DEARBORN — Hiam Hamade, the supervisor of the ACCESS Chronic Disease Prevention Program, helps organize up to three educational seminars a month on colon cancer prevention. The seminars, hosted...
Brother of ALS patient urging community to sign petition for groundbreaking drug
February 6th, 20152 From (L-R ) Belal Majed, Jehad Majed, and Wissam Majed, who suffers with ALS.DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Local resident Jehad Majed is looking to raise awareness about Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), a disease that has severely impacted his brother, who was told by doctors he only has two to five years to live. ALS is a progressive......
Deadline for Obamacare open enrollment Feb. 15
February 6th, 20150 MICHIGAN — The deadline for open enrollment in the Affordable Care Act for 2015 is Feb. 15. This is true both inside and outside the marketplace. So, no matter how you plan to get private coverage for yourself or your family you'll need to sign up before open enrollment ends. If you aren’t covered by health insurance in...
235 snow emergency tickets issued in Dearborn, residents grow weary of services in Dearborn Heights
February 6th, 20150 A family in Dearborn Heights allege that DPW trucks dumped snow in front of their home and blocked them in.DEARBORN — The Detroit metro area appeared to be well prepared for the snowstorm that impacted the area on Sunday, February 1 and Monday, February 2 and has since gone on record as the third largest recorded snowfall to hit the......
Walled Lake teacher named Elite 40 under 40 winner
February 6th, 20150 OAKLAND COUNTY — Melody Saroki Arabo was named Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson’s Elite 40 under 40 2015 winner. Arabo, 35, is a third grade teacher at Keith Elementary School in Walled Lake, where she has been employed since 2002. Oakland County Executive’s Elite 40 Under 40 program celebrates its fourth year...
Pope Francis grants Royal Oak church honorary title of ‘minor basilica’
February 6th, 20150 ROYAL OAK — Pope Francis has granted the title of minor basilica to the National Shrine of the Little Flower Church in Royal Oak. Shrine is now one of 82 churches in the United States — and only the second church in Michigan — to hold the title of minor basilica. The Basilica of St. Adalbert in Grand Rapids was named a minor......
