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Jerusalem tense amid house demolitions
JERUSALEM — Israeli security forces fired tear gas at protesters in occupied East Jerusalem as tensions remain high over home demolitions ordered by the Israeli prime minister after a deadly attack by two Palestinians on a synagogue earlier this week.Palestinian youths on Friday threw stones at trucks and cars waiting to cross a...U.S. Attorney charges two with identity theft of more than 1,400 people
DETROIT — Two individuals were charged with running an identity theft and false income tax return scheme on Tuesday. Barbara McQuade, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, was joined in the announcement by Jeffrey Frost, special agent in charge of the U.S. Secret Service, Detroit Field Office; Jarod Koopman,...Detroit Public Schools expands bilingual offerings to students
DETROIT — To meet the needs of its diverse body of students and families, The Detroit Public Schools System is expanding its bilingual and English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) offerings to students and parents and has announced a new opportunity for teachers to seek tuition reimbursement if they obtain a Bilingual Endorsement....
‘Project Dignity’ and HYPE join hands to feed Detroit’s homeless
November 21st, 20140 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — On Wednesday, Nov. 26, Project Dignity and HYPE Athletics Community will host its annual Thanksgiving Day Feed Detroit Campaign, presented by Fast Splash Car Wash, which plans to feed 1,000 Metro Detroit families. The event will be hosted from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the NSO (Neighborhood Services Organization)...
Attorney Nabih Ayad appointed to Wayne County Airport Authority Board
November 21st, 20140 Nabih AyadDETROIT — Nabih Ayad, an attorney and chairman of the Arab American Civil Rights League, has been appointed to serve on the Wayne County Airport Authority Board of Directors.Ayad was appointed to a six-year term by Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano. The Wayne County Airport Authority consists of seven independent...
Islamic House of Wisdom honors four community leaders at fundraiser
November 21st, 20140 Dignitaries pose for a group photo at IHW in Dearborn Heights.DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Hundreds of guests gathered at the Islamic House of Wisdom (IHW) in Dearborn Heights on Sunday, November 16 for a fundraising dinner that honored four community dignitaries. Those in attendance included Dearborn Heights Mayor Daniel Paletko, Wayne...Immigrant advocates applaud Macomb Community College Tuition Equality vote
MACOMB COUNTY — Immigrants’ rights activists praised the vote to approve Tuition Equality by the Macomb Community College board of trustees. The new policy moves away from asking about immigration status and citizenship to a policy that uses address verification to designate a student as in-district or out-of-district. Students must...
$100 million fund to assist minority businesses in Detroit
November 21st, 20140 DETROIT — A $100 million fund that will help provide capital for minority owned businesses in Detroit and throughout southeast Michigan was recently announced. The Minority Business Access Fund will provide loans from $100,000 to $20 million. The fund is supported by four private equity and investment firms. Detroit Mayor Mike...$1,000 prize for best success story of Immigrant entrepreneurs
Immigrant entrepreneurs and immigrant-owned small businesses in the Metro Detroit region are invited to enter a contest offering a $1,000 prize for the best success story describing their experience. Deadline for entries is 11:59 p.m. on November 26.Called “A Day in the Life of an Immigrant Entrepreneur”, the contest is sponsored by...Changing how Michigan votes for president might render your vote meaningless
Voters beware—your vote for the president and the vice president – may become meaningless if the Legislature adopts a proposed bill that would change how Electoral College votes are allocated.The League of Women Voters of Dearborn – Dearborn Heights urges you to contact your legislator, opposing HB 5974, which would change the way...Saudi Arabia beheads Turkish man, marking 70th execution of 2014
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia beheaded a Turkish man convicted of drug trafficking in Riyadh, the interior ministry said on Thursday, in the latest execution in the ultra-conservative Gulf kingdom.Ali Agridas was convicted of receiving a "large amount of drugs", the ministry said in a statement.His execution brings to 70 the number of Saudis...
Minister: Half of Yemen’s children are malnourished
November 21st, 20140 SANAA — Nearly half the children in Yemen are suffering from malnutrition, the agriculture minister has said, as insurgencies, water scarcity and climate change exacerbate sectarian strife in the Arabian Peninsula's poorest state."More than half the population of Yemen suffers from food insecurity... 48 percent of the children suffer...“Islamic State” commander killed in Mosul
BAGHDAD — An "Islamic State" leader has been killed in an air strike in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, residents and a local medical source said on Thursday.Radwan Taleb al-Hamdouni, whom the sources described as the extremist group's leader in Mosul, was killed with his driver when their car was hit in a western district of the...PLO: Israel detained 10,000 Palestinian children since 2000
RAMALLAH — More than 10,000 Palestinian minors in the occupied West Bank and annexed Jerusalem have been held by the Israeli army for varying periods since 2000, a Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) official said Wednesday, adding that 20 percent of those detained since June of this year are minors."Israel does not provide any...Islamic organization to hold blood drive in commemoration of Ashura
DEARBORN — The Imam Mahdi Association of Marjaeya (I.M.A.M) is holding a blood drive on Sunday, Dec. 14 from 3 to 5 p.m. The blood drive is being held in commemoration of the passing of Imam Hussain, the grandson of Islam’s prophet Muhammed. Last month, Shi’a Muslims worldwide, including the large community here in......
23-year-old man shot to death on Foard Rd in Dearborn
DEARBORN- at about 2:00a.m., on Friday, November 14, Dearborn Police responded to the area of Ford Road between Wyoming and Oakman on report of a man down. A passing motorist called police after discovering a man down on Ford Road west of Wyoming. Further investigation revealed that Rolex Dior...
Biggby Coffee opens second halal location with community partners
November 14th, 20140 Biggy, located at 3389 Greenfield Road in Dearborn. DEARBORN – Although it’s only been open for a month, the Biggby Coffee shop on Greenfield Road, near Rotunda Drive, already has patrons feeling a sense of community when they walk through the door. That atmosphere is led by owner Killoud Dabaja, 35, a lifelong Dearborn......
Annapolis High School suspends bullied Arab student, mother questions administration’s actions
November 14th, 20140 Annapolis High School is located in the south-end of Dearborn Heights.DEARBORN HEIGHTS — The mother of an Arab student at Annapolis High School is speaking out against the school district following months of alleged bullying and racial slurs from other students that escalated into an altercation at a powderpuff football game on...
Wayne Mayor Al Haidous reflects on public service and the American Dream
November 14th, 20140 Haidous.WAYNE — An immigrant arrives in the United States, opens a small business, becomes involved in the community and gets elected as a councilman in his small town. Then, he successfully runs for mayor and 13 years later moves on to become a county commissioner. Mayor Abdul "Al" Haidous maintains that his story is a testament...
Dearborn Police hires three Arab American officers
November 14th, 20140 Mayor O'Reilly and Dearborn Police Chief Ron Haddad pose with new police officer hirees.DEARBORN — The Dearborn Police Department announced this week that it has added four new officers to its police force, three of whom are Arab American residents from the city.The three Arab American officers are; Michael Hammoud, a graduate of the...
Islamic Center of America chairman refutes anonymous letter attacking leaders
November 14th, 20140 DEARBORN — The Islamic Center of America (ICA) is a symbol of the Muslim community in Dearborn. As the biggest mosque in North America, pictures of its illuminated dome and minarets have become synonymous with Islam in the United States. The mosque has been targeted by anti-Muslim protesters, threats and even a bomb plot.......
Junior commissioners welcomed by City Beautiful Commission
November 14th, 20140 The City Beautiful Commission and Mayor John B. O’Reilly, Jr. welcomed new junior commissioners during the annual All-Schools Breakfast on Oct. 29.DEARBORN — The Dearborn City Beautiful Commission and Mayor John B. O’Reilly, Jr. welcomed students serving as junior commissioners during the annual breakfast kick-off of the...
Warren Evans chooses transition team
November 14th, 20140 Evans.DETROIT — Warren Evans, the newly-elected Wayne County executive, announced last week that he had chosen a transition team. Evans, who earned 70 percent of the votes, has named Joseph Nardone, development director for the Wayne County Airport Authority, to lead the transition team. Lisa Canada, legislative director for the......
National Arab American arts forum to be held in Dearborn
November 14th, 20140 DEARBORN — The sixth biennial convening of DIWAN: A Forum for the Arts will be held at the Arab American National Museum (AANM), May 7-9, 2015. The conference will coincide with the launch of the Museum’s 10th anniversary programming year, as well as the Museum’s new visual arts exhibition, Ten. The Conference Committee welcomes...
Dana Alicia Thompson elected to Wayne State University Board of Governors
November 14th, 20140 Dana Alicia Thompson.DETROIT — Michigan voters have elected Dana Alicia Thompson, a University of Michigan law professor and director of the Entrepreneurship Clinic at Michigan-Law, to the Wayne State University Board of Governors. Thompson won along with fellow Democratic candidate and former Michigan Supreme Court Justice......