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Netanyahu’s victory demonstrates Israel’s racism
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu waves to supporters at the party headquarters in Tel Aviv, March 18.Last week, all opinion polls foretold that the centrist Zionist Union would grab the most seats in the Israeli elections. But the right wing Likud Party and its leader, Benjamin Netanyahu, scored a dramatic comeback and emerged...SMART to pay more than $500,000 in damages to Iraqi former bus mechanic
DETROIT— Years after the Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART) began appealing a Michigan Civil Rights Commission ruling in favor of an Iraqi former bus mechanic who’d endured discrimination, SMART has decided to forego any further appeals. SMART now must pay Mazyn Barash, 57, of...Netanyahu claims victory in Israeli elections
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu waves to supporters at the party headquarters in Tel Aviv, March 18.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed victory in Israel's election after exit polls showed he had erased his center-left rivals' lead with a hard rightward shift in which he abandoned a commitment to negotiate a Palestinian...
Gov. Snyder appoints Nick Khouri as state treasurer
March 17th, 20150 Nick KhouriLANSING — Gov. Snyder appointed Nick Khouri, of Plymouth, as state treasurer on Tuesday, March 17. Khouri will succeed Kevin Clinton, who is leaving state government for a job in the private sector. Khouri returns to state government after serving as senior vice president of Corporate Affairs at DTE Energy in Detroit,...Twin bombings at churches in Pakistan kill 14, wound 78
Bombs outside two churches in the Pakistani city of Lahore killed 14 people and wounded nearly 80 during Sunday services, and witnesses said quick action by a security guard prevented many more deaths.A Pakistani Taliban splinter group claimed responsibility. Islamist militants in Pakistan have attacked Christians and other...Sisi pushes U.S. for military aid in Fox News interview
Sisi.CAIRO — Egypt's president called for increased U.S. military aid and creation of a regional coalition to fight "Islamic State" in an interview with Fox News that aired on Monday, just days before the United States sends its top diplomat to the country. "It is very important for the United States to understand that our need for...Iraqi forces enter Tikrit but are slowed down by snipers
A Shi'a fighter known as Hashid Shaabi, runs as smoke rises from an explosives-laden military vehicle driven by an "Islamic State" suicide bomber which exploded during an attack on the southern edge of Tikrit, March 12.BAGHDAD — Iraqi security forces and mainly Shi'a militia fought "Islamic State" fighters in Tikrit on Thursday, a day...Saudi jails rights group founder for 10 years
Mohammed al-BajadiRIYADH — A founding member of one of the few independent human rights groups in Saudi Arabia has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, a regional rights group said on Wednesday. Mohammed al-Bajadi was sentenced last Thursday by the Specialized Criminal Court in Riyadh, whose jurisdiction is related to "terrorism",...Beyond denying Sharia: let’s advertise Dearborn culture
Brian Stone.We should recognize a plain truth: Dearborn is unique in America because of our residents. We are beneficiaries of the ancient wisdom and culture of the Middle East. My question is, why don’t we advertise it? While some in Dearborn are focused on limiting the number of Hookah bars, regulating signage in Arabic and...Letter to the editor
Dear Mr. Siblani: I was greatly disturbed with a recent opinion piece featured in The Arab American News titled “Chaldeans at AIPAC do not speak for the community” and would be remiss if I did not bring my concerns to your attention. The Chaldean community does not wish to engage in a debate pertaining to Arab and Jewish relations....Republican senators’ letter to Iran embarrasses the nation
Republicans lawmakers have struck again. On Monday, less than a week after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke before Congress at the invitation of Speaker of the House John Boehner (R- Ohio), 47 Republican senators sent a letter to Iran, warning the Islamic Republic that a nuclear deal could be...NSA sued by Wikimedia, rights groups over mass surveillance
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON — The U.S. National Security Agency was sued on Tuesday by Wikimedia and other groups challenging one of its mass surveillance programs that they said violates Americans' privacy and makes individuals worldwide less likely to share sensitive information. The lawsuit filed in federal court in Maryland, where the...Ohio man accused of Capitol attack plot
Christopher Cornell, 20, of Cincinnati, Ohio is pictured in this handout photo.CINCINNATI — U.S. prosecutors have asked a judge to limit telephone access for an Ohio man, who is accused of plotting an attack on the U.S. Capitol and claims sympathy with "Islamic State" militants, after he was interviewed from jail by a Cincinnati...Demonstrators protest police shooting in Madison, Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. — About 1,500 people, some banging plastic pails or blowing whistles, marched on Wednesday afternoon to the Wisconsin corrections department in Madison to protest the fatal police shooting last week of an unarmed biracial young man. The shooting of Tony Robinson, 19, in Wisconsin's capital by a veteran White Madison...Eleven charged with fraudulently using personal information of Blue Cross subscribers
DEARBORN — U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade announced that 11 metro Detroiters have been charged with running identity theft and credit card fraud schemes involving accounts of Blue Cross Blue Shield subscribers. The following were named in the indictment: Angela Denise Patton, 47, of Belleville. Sam Oscar Patton, 47, of......
Fight for civil rights continues 50 years after “Bloody Sunday”
March 13th, 20150 DETROIT — Tens of thousands gathered at Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala. on March 7 for the 50th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday”, a brutal police crackdown on civil rights and people marching for it. The city of Selma is best known for the 1960s Selma Voting Rights Movement and the Selma-to-Montgomery marches, beginning with...
Panel discusses Palestinian conflict at Israeli election debate
March 13th, 20150 Isaac Barr, Amer Zahr, Rachel Klein, Howard Lupovitch, Kobi Erez and Tzvi RavivWEST BLOOMFIELD — Local representatives of Israeli political parties held a debate at the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield on Monday, March 9, ahead of the March 17 Israeli elections. Amer Zahr, a Palestinian American comedian and an adjunct......
Hamtramck police chief resigns
March 13th, 20150 HAMTRAMCK — The city's police chief Max Garbarino, resigned Wednesday afterthe city council held a special session to discuss why he was placed on paid leave and was put under investigation . “I humbly ask to at least have the reason for why I was placed on leave,” Garbarino said at the special session. “I...
AK Steel to address air quality issues at two Dearborn schools
March 13th, 20150 Arab American residents from Dearborn's Southend (L) Abdo Bapacker and Ahmed Alwahaishi at Wednesday's hearing.DEARBORN — AK Steel plans to address air quality issues at Salina Elementary School and Salina Intermediate School. The schools are both located in the area of Wayne County failing to meet federal air quality standards for...
Four suspects arrested for attempting to steal car parts with U-haul at Fairlane Meadow
March 13th, 20150 DEARBORN— Four suspects were arrested on Wednesday, March 11, after breaking through a security checkpoint at the Fairlane Meadow apartment complex with a U-Haul, where they were attempting to steal car parts. The four suspects are Detroit-Melvindale residents and all have warrants out for arrests in various cities.Niko Harrel,...
Corporation Counsel Zenna Elhasan optimistic about Wayne County’s future
March 13th, 20150 Zenna Elhasan.DEARBORN — Zenna Elhasan said she is excited to continue her duties as Wayne County Corporation Counsel under a new administration that rang in the new year with its sights set on progressive change. Elhasan said she's already seen positive results since Wayne County Executive Warren Evans took office in......
City survey: east end neighborhoods had more snow shoveling non-compliance issues
March 13th, 20150 City employees didn't record addresses or give citations during the survey, but they did note when homeowners didn't shovel snow off the sidewalks in front of their homes. According to a city ordinance, homeowners and businesses are responsible for removing snow from sidewalks adjacent to their property within 24 hours after...
Exhibit pays homage to bombed Baghdad literary avenue
March 13th, 20150 Iraqi American poet Alise Alousi speaking at the opening event of Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts here.DEARBORN — When a bomb ripped through Al-Mutanabbi Street in Baghdad in 2007, the pages of the street known as a hub for booksellers were drenched in blood; 30 people died. But the carnage did not spell the end of the street, which......
Turkey closes corder as battle rages in Aleppo
Satellite image of Syria, 2015.DAMASCUS — Turkey has closed two border crossings with Syria as a security precaution as fighting around the northern Syrian city of Aleppo intensifies, Turkish customs and government officials said on Wednesday. The crossings at Oncupinar and Cilvegozu in Turkey's southern Hatay province have been shut...
Dearborn resident launches halal, kosher and vegan cosmetics company
March 13th, 20150 Maysoon Hamad.DEARBORN — Resident Maysoon Hamad has launched a new cosmetic company called "Alwan", certified as halal, vegan and kosher. It's the only company in the world that is branding its cosmetics as all three. Hamad said she's aiming to bring clean, vibrant and unique products to consumers as an alternative to what is......