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What this world needs is some really honest journalists
Writing about and reporting on the Middle East is not an easy task, especially during these years of turmoil and upheaval. But I cannot remember another time in recent history where we needed journalists to shine, to challenge conventional wisdom, to think in terms of contexts, motives and alliances, not ideological, political or...We all have a role to play in fighting Islamophobia industry’s influence
A small group of foundations and wealthy donors are funding the multi-million dollar network that fuels Islamophobia in the United States. The network is led by anti-Muslim activists who receive lucrative profit from turning the American public against Muslims and Islam. According to a report from the Center for...American teenager pleads guilty to charges of helping ISIS
WASHINGTON — on Thursday, June 12, a 17-year-old from Virginia pleaded guilty in court to charges of conspiring to help Islamic State militants, the first time the United States has prosecuted a minor as an adult in such a case. Ali Amin, of Manassas, Virginia, used Twitter and his blog to provide instructions on how to use...Obama orders more troops to Iraq to guide fightback against “Islamic State”
WASHINGTON — On Wednesday, President Barack Obama ordered the deployment of 450 more U.S. troops to Iraq's Sunni heartland to advise and assist fragile Iraqi forces being built up to try to retake territory lost to "Islamic State." The plan to expand the 3,100-strong U.S. contingent in Iraq and open a new operations center closer to...U.S. top court backs Obama, invalidates Jerusalem passport law
WASHINGTON — On Monday, June 8, the Supreme Court struck down a law that would let American citizens born in Jerusalem have Israel listed in passports as their country of birth, saying it encroached on the president's exclusive power to recognize foreign governments. The 6-3 ruling, a victory for President Obama, comes at a time...Dearborn Heights resident charged with neighbor’s murder
Gary Earl OliverROMULUS — A 65-year-old man was arraigned on murder charges this week in to the death of his neighbor in Dearborn Heights. Gary Earl Oliver is being charged with first degree murder and felony firearm after killing his neighbor, 60-year-old John Kennedy, Wednesday, June 3 on the 6400 block of Fairwood. Police...
EnvisionTEC CEO named Entrepreneur of the Year
June 12th, 20150 Ali Siblani. DETROIT — Al Siblani, the president and CEO of Envision TEC, was named Entrepreneur of the Year on Thursday at Cobo Center. “To all my friends, family members and all the EnvisionTEC customers and employees across the globe, I say thank you,” Siblani said. Siblani was one of 25 finalists for Entrepreneur of the...
Kansas student killed while stopping ISIS suicide bombing
June 12th, 20150 KANSAS — A Wichita State University international student, Abduljaleel Alarbash, 22, is being hailed as a hero after sacrificing his life to stop a suicide bomber from entering a mosque in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, on Friday, May 29. Alarbash and his brother Muhammad, 18, both volunteered at a Shi’a mosque as security guards,...
Lebanon’s fabric is fraying. This is why it matters
June 12th, 20150 On May 25, Lebanon marked one year without a president — the longest stretch where the country’s top post has been vacant since the Lebanese civil war ended in 1990. Since former President Michel Sleiman’s term in office ended last year, the Lebanese Parliament, which is responsible for appointing the president, has met 24 times...
Final two candidates selected for Dearborn Superintendent
June 12th, 20150 DEARBORN – This week, the Dearborn Board of Education held interviews with four candidates for the superintendent position and selected the final two Thursday evening. The board came to a decision that Executive Director of Staff and Student Services Glenn Maleyko and Associate Superintendent at...
U.S.-Iraqi Youth Institute promotes interfaith unity at peace conference
June 12th, 20150 DEARBORN — Hundreds attended the United States-Iraqi Youth Institute’s (USIYI) peace conference on Thursday, June 4. The objective of the conference was to denounce the association of religion with terrorist organizations. The conference was held in the wake of the emergence and rise of ISIS in Iraq. USIYI is a...Rasmea Odeh defense files brief to appeal conviction and sentencing
DETROIT — On Tuesday, June 9, Palestinian activist Rasmea Odeh’s lead defense attorney, Michael Deutsch, filed a brief with the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals to appeal her conviction and sentencing. The appeal urges the court to reverse the conviction, arguing that Odeh was denied her right to present her complete...
Bill Saad appointed to Underground Storage Tank Authority Board
June 12th, 20150 Saad.WOODHAVEN — Gov. Snyder has appointed Bill Saad, CEO of Michigan Fuels Inc., a leading brand wholesaler for ExxonMobil and Marathon Oil Company, and five others, to the newly created Underground Storage Tank Authority Board (USTAB). Established by Public Act 416 of 2014, the six-member board will oversee the creation of a...Iran envoy declines nuclear transparency measures
VIENNA — On Thursday Iran's envoy to the U.N. nuclear agency declined to commit to nuclear transparency measures that were part of a preliminary deal Tehran and world powers reached in April, deflecting U.S. demands to implement such provisions. The United States urged Iran to implement the so-called Additional...
ACC awards 26 scholarships to high school seniors
June 12th, 20150 WEST BLOOMFIELD — During its 13th annual Golf Outing and Scholarship Awards Dinner on June 2, The Arab American and Chaldean Council (ACC) distributed 26 scholarships to high school seniors who plan on attending college this fall. The event took place at the Shenandoah Country Club. Many of the scholarship recipients had grade point......
Crime levels in Dearborn lower than expected
June 12th, 20150 DEARBORN— While many people here feel that crime is on the rise, it has actually remained steady.Since 2013, crime in Dearborn has been relatively level, although there has been an increase in property crimes.Police Chief Ron Haddad said larceny from cars is what drives the numbers up, with a 30 percent increase since 2012. He...
Educare Student Services receives special tribute
June 12th, 20150 DEARBORN — On Friday, June 5, State Sen. David Knezek (D- Dearborn Heights) presented the tutoring company Educare Student Services with a special tribute. Knezek presented Educare founder Hussein Hachem with a plaque during a private reception at the company’s new office in West Dearborn. The plaque was signed by......
Children playing in the streets, a growing concern
June 12th, 20150 DEARBORN – As school is officially out for summer break this week, the season kicks into full swing with children enjoying daily outdoor activities. But a growing concern has been looming over the local Arab American community’s children – they have turned the city’s neighborhood streets into their very own playground. With...
Coalition of international broadcasters combating piracy and copyright infringement
June 11th, 20150 DEARBORN — On Monday, June 8 the International Broadcasting Coalition Against Piracy (IBCAP), an organization of leading international broadcasters, announced actions it is taking to combat piracy and copyright infringement during a press conference at the Regency Dearborn Hotel and Convention Center. The coalition, which...
Dearborn man identified as “Detroit serial rapist”
June 10th, 20150 Ali Nasser Alriashi.DETROIT - The local community was shocked to learn about the arrest of Dearborn resident Ali Nasser Alriashi, 31. the alleged serial rapist in connection to several cases in Detroit.Following months of growing concerns that a serial rapist was targeting local women in the southwest region of the city, police were...
Group accuses Sterling Heights mayoral candidate of being anti-Muslim bigot
June 10th, 20150 STERLING HEIGHTS—The Council on American Islamic Relations of Michigan is concerned about mayoral candidate Paul Smith's history of spewing anti-Muslim rhetoric. Smith has been slammed for an anti-Muslim email and comments in 2010 during the Park 51 Community Center controversy, in......
Local boy left injured following intentional hit-and-run
June 9th, 20150 12-year-old Rumzey Maatouk, days after sustaining injuries from an intentional hit-and-run. DEARBORN - A local 12-year-old boy was intentionally hit by an on coming vehicle when he was trying to cross the street on his bicycle in an east Dearborn neighborhood. Rumzey Maatouk was riding his bike with a friend near Oakman Elementary...FBI extends FIFA scrutiny to World Cup host bids of Russia, Qatar
Qatar's 2022 World Cup organizing committee, shown here, has been accused of paying FIFA officials to win the bid to host the games, which would be played in the fall and winter due to hot weather.The FBI's investigation of bribery and corruption at FIFA includes scrutiny of how soccer's governing body awarded World Cup hosting rights......
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,......