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Suspected arson burns down Houston mosque
HOUSTON — A homeless man has been arrested and charged with arson for a fire that destroyed a building at an Islamic institute in Houston, fire officials said on Monday. The blaze early on Friday at the Quba Islamic Institute destroyed one of three buildings there, but no one was injured. Fire officials said Darryl Ferguson, 55,...
Muslim family attacked while shopping at Dearborn Kroger
February 13th, 20150 DEARBORN - A Muslim man and his family were attacked inside of the Dearborn Kroger located at 15255 Michigan Avenue, at the corner of Greenfield Rd., while they were grocery shopping on Thursday, February 12.The incident occurred around 5:45 p.m. when the Arab man and his children were inside of the store purchasing ice cream. Two...
Hamtramck community leader Dr. Abdul Algazali dies
February 13th, 20150 Dr. Abdul AlgazaliHAMTRAMCK — Former Hamtramck councilman and mayoral candidate Dr. Abdul Algazali died on Friday, at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. He was suffering from cancer.Algazali was a chiropractor and a businessman, who owned commercial properties. He was a prominent leader in the Yemeni American community and founded a...
Muslim community emotionally torn by Chapel Hill murders
February 13th, 20150 DEARBORN — In the wake of the murders of three Muslims in a quiet neighborhood in North Carolina, national and local organizations quickly released statements claiming the incident was a hate crime. “We reach out to the families of the victims and the communities in and around Chapel Hill to express our heartfelt sorrow for...
AK Steel fire renews pollution concerns about air monitoring data
February 13th, 20150 Black smoke from the fire could be seen in Dearborn's Southend neighborhoods. DEARBORN — Thick black smoke was spotted coming out of AK Steel’s Dearborn Works facility in the city’s Southend Monday, after a fire broke out. In a statement released exclusively to The Arab American News, Barry Racey, a spokesman for AK Steel,...
Hookah lounge ordinance passes at city council, ‘herbal’ debate surfaces
February 13th, 20150 DEARBORN — The City Council approved a new smoking lounge ordinance this week that will require a state tobacco exemption for businesses to operate within city limits and also enforces a strict 18 and over age limit among several other policies. The council approved ordinance No. 15-1455 at the meeting on Tuesday, February 10, by...
City of Dearborn Heights addresses lack of snow plowing, flood complaints
February 13th, 20150 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — The city of Dearborn Heights is responding to complaints from residents who told The Arab American News that they were disappointed with lack of snow plowing services during the snow emergency that took place on February 1. Mayor Dan Paletko’s office told The Arab American News that it believes the city’s...
Attorney sues Iraqi government on behalf of refugees forced into exile
February 13th, 20150 Iraqis attending the informational session on Jan. 31 at the Chaldean Educational Center to learn more about how to join the lawsuit.DETROIT — A large number of Iraqi refugees have resettled in metro-Detroit following the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. The region is home to the largest concentration of Iraqi refugees in the...
Rachel Corrie remembered at PCRF-Toledo dinner
February 13th, 20150 Cindy and Craig Corrie with PCRF organizers.TOLEDO, Ohio — On Sat., Feb. 7, the Toledo chapter of the Palestine Children Relief Fund (PCRF) held its annual dinner and honored the memory of activist Rachel Corrie, who was killed by an Israeli bulldozer while trying to protect a Palestinian home from demolition in 2003. At the start of...Organizations offer free citizenship workshop
CLINTON TWP. — A free citizenship workshop will be held Saturday, February 28 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Robert A. VerKuilen Building located at 21885 Dunham Road, Clinton Township, MI 48036. Several organizations will participate in the free regional citizenship workshop, including the New Americans Campaign, Welcoming...
Longtime City Councilman Doug Thomas dies
February 13th, 20150 BONITA SPRINGS, FLA. — Former Dearborn City Councilman and Dearborn native Doug Thomas passed away Feb. 6. He was 82. Thomas served on the city 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 mayor. He was reelected to the council in 1989,...
County to repave section of Warren Ave. in Dearborn Heights and Detroit
February 13th, 20150 DETROIT — The Wayne County Commission voted 14-0 Feb. 5 to approve a five-year intergovernmental agreement with the city of Dearborn Heights for more than $1.4 million in improvements to Warren Avenue, between Telegraph Road and Outer Drive West in the city’s north end. The Dearborn Heights City Council approved the...
Home Depot to hire 1,500 in metro Detroit
February 13th, 20150 DETROIT — Home Depot stores in metro Detroit are expected to hire 1,500 new employees. The home improvement retailer has plans to hire about 80,000 people nationwide as the spring season draws near. Most of the positions are temporary or part time, while others are permanent. Home Depot pays above minimum wage. You can apply online...
Reportedly missing 19-year-old Dearborn student is in jail
February 13th, 20150 Hassan Alfatlawi.DEARBORN — After reports that a 19-year-old Henry Ford College student was missing circulated on social media for hours on Thursday, The Arab American News learned that the man is actually in the Calhoun County Jail. Sources at Dearborn's 19th District court told The Arab American News that Hassan...Teen reading series explores Muslim cultures at Dearborn library
DEARBORN — The Dearborn Public Library has been invited to participate in a second round of the Muslim Voices program for teens by the Michigan Humanities Council and the New York Council for the Humanities. The Library was a pilot site for the teen program of Muslim Voices last April, before it was launched nationwide. Muslim......
Arab community commemorates life of Jordanian pilot murdered by ISIS
February 13th, 20150 LIVONIA — Hundreds attended a commemoration ceremony honoring the life of 26-year-old Jordanian pilot Lt. Muath al-Kaseasbeh on Sunday, Feb. 8 at the St. Mary’s Cultural Center. Al-Kaseasbeh was burned alive by “Islamic State” terrorists last week. He was placed in a cage in an orange jump suit drenched with a flammable...U.S. creates new agency to lead cyber threat tracking
U.S. Department of Homeland Security employees work during a guided media tour inside the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center in Arlington, Virginia.WASHINGTON — Calling the destructive cyberattack on Sony Pictures "a game changer", a top White House official on Tuesday announced a new intelligence unit to......
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......
