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New bill would require Michigan police officers to wear body cameras
March 27th, 20150 DETROIT — A new bill introduced by State Rep. Rose Mary Robinson (D- Detroit) would require all police officers to wear body cameras. “Every law enforcement officer should wear it on duty,” Robinson told The Arab American News. “I am asking the state to mandate it.” On Monday, March 23, Robinson held a press...Detroit man said Inkster police targeted him because of race
DETROIT — In a press conference at his attorney’s office on Wednesday, 57-year-old Floyd Dent, an auto worker with no criminal record, described the January 28 incident in which he said Inkster police dragged him from his car during a traffic stop. The police also beat him and tasered him, according to Dent’s account, which was...Dearborn man sues Detroit police in federal court
DETROIT — Dearborn resident Joseph Fawaz has sued both the city of Detroit and its police department, charging that Sgt. Rebecca McKay, a member of the city's Copper Theft Task Force who was allegedly caught on surveillance video planting evidence, has waged a years-long vendetta against his family-owned Southwest Metals. According...Congress: FBI needs better intelligence
WASHINGTON — The FBI needs to strengthen its intelligence programs and information sharing to counter the diverse and fast-moving national threats that have evolved since the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, a congressional commission said on Wednesday. The 9/11 Review Commission report also said the Federal Bureau of Investigation's progress...U.S. losing ‘information war’ to Russia, other rivals
WASHINGTON — The United States is losing an information war to Russia, "Islamic State" and other rivals, says a new report that calls for a strengthening in U.S. counter-propaganda efforts and an overhaul of the government's international broadcasting arm. The study is the latest to highlight problems in the Broadcasting Board...Terrorism by non-Muslims goes under-reported
A man walked into the New Orleans airport on March 20, swung his machete at TSA officers and sprayed poison at them. His duffel bag contained six homemade bombs. His motives remain unknown; and to many Americans, his actions do, too, because the news media paid little attention to them.Richard White, the 63-year-old attacker, died...ISIS recruited 400 children since January
DAMASCUS — "Islamic State" recruited at least 400 children in Syria in the past three months and given these so-called "Cubs of the Caliphate" military training and hardline indoctrination, a monitoring group said on Tuesday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the children, all aged under 18, were recruited near schools,...Jordan signs $10 billion nuclear power plant deal with Russia
AMMAN — Jordan signed an agreement worth $10 million with Russia on Tuesday that sets the legal basis for building the kingdom's first nuclear power plant with a total capacity of 2,000 megawatts. Jordan imports nearly 98 percent of its energy from oil products and crude and is struggling to meet electricity demand which is growing by...
Deadline to nominate your favorite Dearborn teacher April 2
March 26th, 20150 DEARBORN—The clock is ticking and time is running short to nominate your favorite Dearborn Public Schools teacher for the 2015 Alberta Muirhead Teacher of the Year Award. The deadline for submitting applications is Thursday, April 2, 2015. Entry forms can be found by visiting www.dearbornschools.org or may...
Saudi Arabia starts bombing campaign in Yemen
March 26th, 20150 Armed militants loyal to Yemen's President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi ride a patrol truck in the country's southern port city of Aden March 25. Photo: Reuters.SANAA — Saudi Arabia announced on Wednesday it had launched military operations in Yemen, carrying out air strikes in coordination with a 10-country coalition seeking to...Mother who killed her children and put them in the freezer charged
DETROIT—Prosecutor Kym L. Worthy has charged Mitchelle Angela Blair, 35, of Detroit, in connection with two children discovered in a freezer in her home in the 800 block of on St. Aubin Street in Detroit. On March 24 at 10:45 a.m., Detroit Police Officers were called to Blair’s apartment because two...
Dearborn soldier on ISIS hit list
March 25th, 20150 The "Islamic State" released a list of 100 U.S. soldiers with their names and home addresses, urging its followers to attack them. The list prompted cautions for heightened security measures in the cities where the military members reside. A Dearborn soldier is on the "hit list."The Associated Press reported that the Pentagon is...Students seek donations to create two community gardens in heart of East Dearborn
DEARBORN—Fordson High School's (FHS) Political Science Club has received permission from the City of Dearborn to create two community gardens in the heart of East Dearborn. “As we are just now starting this project, we have not yet collected enough donations to begin building,” said FHS senior Sara...
Suspect caught on camera stealing waitress’ cell phone at Dearborn restaurant
March 24th, 20150 The suspect is the man in the hat to the rightDEARBORN— On Saturday, Mar. 21 at around 12:30 p.m. a male suspect was observed stealing a waitress’ cell phone from behind the cash register at a local restaurant. The suspect is described as being a heavyset, white male with light-complexion in...
Muslim family is shocked to discover cemetery buried a stranger in their purchased plot
March 20th, 20150 PLYMOUTH — Last week, while visiting a loved one’s grave at United Memorial Gardens, a local Muslim family was devastated to discover that the cemetery had buried a stranger's body in a plot purchased by the family years ago. Abdul Charara visited the grave of his wife, Mahassen Charara, on March 17, the anniversary of her death,......
Local experts weigh in on Israeli elections
March 20th, 20150 Netanyahu.DEARNORN — Benjamin Netanyahu won his fourth term as Israeli prime minister comfortably Tuesday, shocking many political and media observers who were expecting an administration shakeup. His victory follows a slew of backlash about his racist and fear-mongering rallying cry, that some critics say stole him the...
Dearborn’s alleys an eyesore for residents and business owners
March 20th, 20150 An alley in east Dearborn with visible trash and potholes.DEARBORN — While efforts have gone underway to repair roads across the city, the same cannot be said about the alleys behind businesses and alongside residential streets. Over the years, alleys in several neighborhoods have slowly deteriorated due to little to no maintenance......
Al-Ajami West embodies the transformation of West Dearborn
March 20th, 20150 DEARBORN — After years of struggles with the recession and poor planning, West Dearborn is starting to attract new businesses, but one new establishment is already a familiar name to residents. Al-Ajami West will open this weekend, bringing more than 13 years of experience in upscale Middle Eastern cuisine to the west side of...
Century 21 honors broker Sam Baydoun
March 20th, 20150 Sam Baydoun displaying the award with his family.DETROIT — Real estate associate broker, Sam Baydoun received the Grand Centurion Award, which is the highest recognition within the Century 21 system. During his career of 25 years with Century 21, Baydoun has sold over 300 million in residential and commercial sales. Baydoun...
Whiston offered state superintendent position
March 20th, 20150 DEARBORN — The State Board of Education conducted its final interviews for State Superintendent on Wednesday afternoon and selected Dearborn Public Schools Superintendent Brian Whiston as the one to take the job. The State Board and Whiston need to work out the details of a contract before he officially accepts the...Judge sentences Bassel Abdul-Amir Saad to 8-15 years in prison
DETROIT — On Friday, March 13, a judge sentenced Bassel Abdul-Amir Saad to 8-15 years in prison for a punch that killed 44-year-old John Bieniewicz. "It's murder in my eyes," Bieniewicz’s widow, Kris, said Friday. "It will always be murder in my eyes." Saad was also ordered to pay more than $9,200 for Bieniewicz's funeral......
Students center of attention at Dallo Martial Arts
March 20th, 20150 Dallo training one of his students.SOUTHFIELD — Jalal Dallo's students call him “Sifu.” The traditional Chinese term is used to refer to a highly respected martial arts instructor. A sifu is not only your teacher, but also your father. “Si” means teacher and “fu” means father. Dallo, an attorney, is the owner of the...
Court denies Judge Somers’ request for a rehearing
March 20th, 20150 Somers.CINCINNATI — On Friday, March 13, the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals denied 19th District Court Judge Mark Somers’ request for a rehearing in the $1.2 million judgment against him in the case of former deputy court administrator Julie Pucci. The court unanimously affirmed the judgment on Feb. 13 and Somers filed a motion for......
Florida parents dissatisfied with five-day suspension teacher received for calling student “Taliban”
March 20th, 20150 14-year-old Deyab Houssein Wardani, a freshman at Cypress Bay High School in Weston.WESTON, Fla. — A Muslim family is demanding that a local public school properly discipline a teacher for humiliating their son during class when she called him a "rag head Taliban." Youssef Wardani, the Lebanese father of 14-year-old Deyab...United flight diverted after man rushes toward cockpit
WASHINGTON — A United Airlines flight to Denver returned to a Washington airport late on Monday when a passenger shouting about jihad rushed toward the cockpit before other passengers grabbed him, ABC News said. United Flight 1074, carrying 33 passengers and six crew members, returned to Washington Dulles International Airport when......
