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Dearborn larceny suspects charged
DEARBORN — Early on the morning of Nov. 20, Dearborn police officers observed a red Jeep Liberty, which had been reported stolen from Warren. While patrolling a neighborhood struck by thefts of catalytic converters, officers observed the jeep cross Tireman into Detroit and stop near a parked vehicle. Three men got out. One was seen...
Arab American Marlo Thomas, Rep. John Dingell honored with Presidential Medal of Freedom
November 27th, 20140 The medal is the nation’s highest civilian honor, given to those who have made “meritorious contributions” to U.S. security, world peace or cultural endeavors. Thomas is an actress, producer, activist, and philanthropist. She has spent her life advocating on behalf of children, families and gender equality. She currently serves...Man found guilty in Dearborn dollar store slayings
DETROIT — A Wayne County Jury this week found Levere Bryant guilty in the July 2013 murders of Joseph Orlando and Brenna Machus. Both were 20-years-old. Orlando was found dead inside a Dearborn Dollar store’s bathroom with a gunshot wound to the head. Machus’ body was found a few days later in a wooded area near the Southfield...
UM-D hosts event on combating terrorism in the Middle East
November 27th, 20140 DEARBORN — On Tuesday, Nov. 25, The University of Michigan Dearborn (UM-D) hosted an event titled “Unmasking Terrorism”, in which panelists discussed and defined terrorism and its origins. The event was followed by a Q&A session. The organizations involved in this event were Supply Chain Association; The Arab Student...Hagel resigns as U.S. defense secretary
WASHINGTON — U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel resigned on Monday, leaving under pressure as President Obama faces critical national security challenges, including fighting Islamic State in Iraq and Syria and revising plans to exit Afghanistan.It was the first major change to Obama's Cabinet since Democrats were routed in midterm...
Immigration action: Moving beyond myths
November 27th, 20140 With the stroke of his pen, President Obama took historic steps last week toward fixing the country's broken immigration system. The actions will provide relief to millions of undocumented individuals who currently reside in the United States, and extinguish their liminal legal and existential status. The actions will become...UAE designation of U.S. Muslim groups as terrorist is absurd
Last week, the United Arab Emirates announced a list of 82 terrorist organizations. Besides violent extremist groups, the UAE government listed peaceful Western Muslim advocacy organizations, including the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) and the Muslim American Society (MAS). Designating Muslim American groups as...“Islamic State” gaining foothold in Libya
An armed motorcade proceeds along a road in Derna, eastern Libya, Oct. 3.TRIPOLI — With Libya engulfed in chaos, the town of Derna in the east of the largely lawless country is emerging as a new stronghold for the "Islamic State", experts say.The North African state has been wracked by instability since the overthrow of autocratic...Israeli bus driver runs over two Palestinians
Noor Hassan Naim Salim, victim in Jenin bus attack.RAMALLAH — An Israeli bus driver ran over two Palestinians at al-Jalama checkpoint in Jenin, killing one and injuring the other, Palestinian security sources said Tuesday. The security sources said Noor Hassan Naim Salim, 22, and Alaa Kayid Salim, 20, from Nablus were injured...Sectarian clashes kill five in Sanaa
SANAA — Five people were killed in clashes between Houthi fighters and Sunni tribal opponents in Sanaa early on Wednesday, medical sources said, in some of the worst violence in Yemen's capital since it was seized by the Houthi movement in September.Residents of the Hasba area of the capital said clashes erupted between Houthi fighters...Egypt plans anti-terrorism law against ‘disrupting order’
Students of Cairo University march during an anti-coup protest in Cairo on Nov. 17.CAIRO — Egypt's cabinet approved on Wednesday a draft anti-terrorism law that would give the government blanket power to ban groups on charges ranging from harming national unity to disrupting public order.Authorities have cracked down hard on Islamist,...Tunisian secularist wins first round in presidential elections
Beji Caid Essebsi (C), leader of Tunisia's secular Nidaa Tounes party and a presidential candidate, gestures after casting his vote at a polling station in Tunis Nov. 23.TUNIS — Tunisian secularist leader Beji Caid Essebsi has narrowly beaten incumbent President Moncef Marzouki in the first round of a landmark presidential election,...Qatar training Syrian rebels near Doha
Rebel fighters prepare to fire a machine gun towards forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in the Jabal al-Akrad area in Syria's northwestern Latakia province Nov. 25.DOHA — At a desert base, Gulf state Qatar is covertly training Syrian rebels with U.S. help to fight both President Bashar al-Assad and the "Islamic State"...Syrian warplanes bomb “Islamic State” stronghold
Smoke rises after airstrikes by the Syrian army in Raqqa, Nov. 25.DAMASCUS — At least 63 people, half of them civilians, were killed when Syrian war planes struck the northeastern city of Raqqa on Tuesday, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which monitors the war in Syria.Rami Abdulrahman, who runs the Britain-based...Iconic Lebanese star Sabah dies at age 87
BEIRUT — The legendary Lebanese singer and actress Sabah passed away on Wednesday at age 87 of an unspecified illness in Beirut.Born Jeanette Gergis Al-Feghali, the artist spent most of her career acting in Egypt during the golden age of Egyptian cinema in the 1950's and 60's.Sabah released more than 50 albums and acted in 98 movies......
Community organizations host turkey drives
November 27th, 20140 Thanksgiving luncheon WCCCD hosts annual community TAAN publisher Osama Siblani joined by fellow journalists Bankole Thompson, Vickie Thomas, Walter Middlebrook and Detroit City Clerk Janice Winfrey to serve Thanksgiving meals.DETROIT — The Wayne County Community College District (WCCCD) Division of Student Services’...
ACC President Haifa Fakhouri named businesswoman of the year
November 27th, 20140 TROY — The Arab American and Chaldean Council (ACC), a premier nonprofit human service organization serving southeast Michigan, announced president and CEO Dr. Haifa Fakhouri has been named Arab American Business Woman of the Year by the Arab American Women’s Business Council (AAWBC). The award was presented at the AAWBC......
State Rep. Rashida Tlaib recognized for her advocacy against air pollution
November 27th, 20140 Tlaib addresses the crowd at Byblos Banquets.DEARBORN — State Representative Rashida Tlaib was honored for her advocacy against air pollution by the Michigan League of Conservation Voters (MLCV) on Thursday, November 20 at Byblos Banquets.Titled "Bridging the Connection Banquet", the event aimed to build bridges with the local Arab...
Five Arab men convicted in Westland Pharmacy robbery
November 27th, 20140 WESTLAND — Five Arab American men have been sentenced to 2-17 years in prison in connection with a pharmacy robbery that occurred in Westland in 2012.The five men charged are all from the Dearborn-Detroit area. Ali Ramzi Bazzi, Hassan I. Faraj, Mike Ali Ibrahim and Khoder Aoun all pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court. The...
Lebanese expatriates celebrate homeland’s Independence Day in Dearborn
November 27th, 20140 Lebanese Consul General to Detroit Bilal Kabalan.DEARBORN — Lebanon's gloomy political climate did not stop Lebanese Americans from celebrating their homeland's 71st Independence Day. More than 100 prominent community members gathered at The Arab American National Museum on Monday and shared food and conversations in observance of the...What lies ahead in Congress
Given all the words and images devoted to the midterm elections over the past few weeks, you’d think the results had told us something vital about the future of the country. In reality, they were just a curtain-raiser. It’s the next few weeks and months that really matter.The big question, as the old Congress reconvenes and prepares......
American justice failed Michael Brown
More than three months after Darren Wilson executed Michael Brown in broad daylight in Ferguson, the grand jury’s decision is in. No state prosecution, no justice from the state’s court system, for his crime. Wilson will never be tried, let alone convicted. But in the real justice system, this is not the end for Wilson — it’s...Bomb injures two policemen in Bahriain
MANAMA — A bomb injured two Bahraini policemen on Tuesday, authorities said, amid high tension after the opposition boycotted the country's first elections since unrest rocked the island kingdom in 2011.The Interior Ministry said the explosion in the small village of Deraz, west of the capital Manama, was a "terror blast", but provided......
Two random shootings in Dearborn last weekend, one dead
Dearborn police at Fairlane Town Center.DEARBORN — Two shootings occurred in the city over the weekend of November 14-16. No arrests have been made. On Friday around 2 a.m., police responded to a phone call of a man down on Ford Road, between Wyoming and Oakman. 23-year-old Oak Park resident Rolex Dior Johnson was injured as a...
Plans for opposed Plymouth mosque move forward
November 21st, 20140 PLYMOUTH — Plans for the Plymouth Mosque that was heavily contested by residents who cited increased traffic volumes as a concern about the religious institution being built are moving forward. A study conducted by the Township found traffic would be minimal. Hundreds attended a Plymouth Township Hall planning commission meeting......
