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ADC urges Arabs and Muslims to boycott federal government iftars
The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) urged Muslim and Arab Americans to boycott the federal government's iftars, including the White House Iftar that was hosted by President Obama on the evening of Monday, July 15, because of "the government’s condoning of the current slaughter of Palestinians in Palestine and the...Malaysian airliner downed in Ukraine war zone, 295 reported dead
An armed pro-Russian separatist stands at a site of a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 plane crash in the settlement of Grabovo in the Donetsk region, July 17, 2014. REUTERS/Maxim ZmeyevMALAYSIA — A Malaysian airliner was brought down over eastern Ukraine on Thursday, killing all 295 people aboard and sharply raising the stakes in a...To Dearborn City Council: Boycott the butchers
When you demand a boycott against Israel, it gets splashed across their mass media. It’s a shock they never expected. They killed so many Arabs, so easily; they never expected a big red “Stop” sign in their face.That’s exactly what each “Boycott Israel” resolution is. It shocks them like a slap in the face.Do you...The war Netanyahu cannot possibly win
When the bodies of three Israeli settlers – Aftali Frenkel and Gilad Shaar, both 1 and Eyal Yifrach, 19 – were found on June 30 near Hebron in the southern West Bank, Israel went into a state of mourning and a wave of sympathy flowed in from around the world. The three had disappeared 18 days earlier in circumstances that remain...
“Boater:” A term of endearment or an insult?
July 18th, 20140 A cartoon at the Ellis Island MuseumDEARBORN — In the Arab American community, "boater" is used to portray a wide range of qualities in a person, from good cooking to bad driving. It describes accented English, a sense of fashion, a way of life. It is also a deliberate insult sometimes. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines...
Detroit News editor’s call for Israel to “finish the job” is racism
July 18th, 20140 The body of a boy killed by a shell fired by an Israeli naval gunboat on a beach in Gaza City, July 16, 2014. REUTERS/Mohammed TalateneIn an opinion piece published on Monday, July 13, Detroit News Editorial Page Editor Nolan Finley called on world leaders, including those in Washington, to "let Israel finish the job."In his editorial,...
Israel launches Gaza ground invasion
July 18th, 20140 A mother of one of the four children killed on Gaza beach.GAZA — Israeli tanks entered Gaza on Thursday night after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered a ground invasion, a major escalation in a 10 day offensive that has already killed more than 231 Palestinians. Witnesses in Gaza reported heavy bombing from jets,...Baghdad blast claimed by Islamic State, suicide car bomb kill nine
People gather at the site of bomb attack at a market in Baghdad's Sadr City, July 16. At least nine people were killed when two car bombs went off simultaneously in a popular market in Baghdad , police and witnesses said. REUTERS/Wissm al-Okili BAGHDAD — A suicide bombing claimed by the Islamic State militant group killed three...Confident Assad launches new term in stronger position
A still image taken from the inauguration video of Syria's president Bashar Al Assad who was sworn in, on July 16.DAMASCUS — Bashar al-Assad was sworn in for a new term as Syria's president on Wednesday, July 16, after a June 3 election, which his opponents dismiss as a sham but which he said proved he had achieved victory after a...Report: Child marriages on the rise among Syrian refugees in Jordan
AMMAN — The number of child marriages has doubled among Syrian refugee girls in Jordan because of poverty and fear of sexual violence, international agencies said on Wednesday, July 16.Save the Children, in a report, "Too Young to Wed," said children marrying in Syria before the country's conflict erupted in 2011 accounted for 13...UAE to join space race
ABU DHABI — Oil-rich United Arab Emirates announced Wednesday it will create a space agency with the aim of sending the first Arab unmanned probe to Mars by 2021."The UAE has entered the space race with a project to send an unmanned probe to Mars by 2021 in the Arab world's first mission to another planet," said an Emirati government...Seven Egyptian men sentenced to life for sexual assaults, harassment in Egypt
CAIRO — Seven Egyptian men were jailed for life on Wednesday for attacking and sexually harassing women during rallies and celebrations in Cairo's Tahrir Square.The sentences were the longest since the president vowed to crack down on sexual assaults in June and the government criminalized sexual harassment, amid widespread criticism...
Lebanese PM focused on keeping Lebanon neutral in regional turmoil
July 18th, 20140 BEIRUT — In an interview with The Arab American News, Lebanese Prime Minister Tammam Salam affirmed his opposition to the policies of disabling the government, which are being employed by some components in his cabinet. Salam was designated by the Lebanese Parliament as a consensus prime minister last year. After more than nine...Kuwait threatens to revoke citizenship in crackdown on opposition
KUWAIT CITY — The Kuwaiti government has threatened to revoke the citizenship of people suspected of trying to "undermine the stability" of the oil-rich monarchy, local media reported on Tuesday, July 15.The warning is part of an "iron fist" policy adopted by the cabinet on Monday night, following protests earlier this month over the...Assassination, airport shelling deepen Libya’s chaos
TRIPOLI — Several shells hit the terminal of Libya's main airport on Thursday, July 17, as rival militias fought in Tripoli for a fifth day, and gunmen assassinated a female politician in the east.In another sign of growing turmoil, air controllers halted work in Tripoli, shutting off much of the oil-producing country from......
At least 14 Tunisian troops killed in mountain attack
TUNIS — At least 14 Tunisian soldiers were killed on Wednesday, July 16, when gunmen with rocket-propelled grenades attacked two checkpoints in the remote Chaambi mountains, the deadliest militant strike on the north African country's armed forces.Since April, thousands of Tunisian soldiers have been deployed to the Chaambi range...Poll finds republicans sympathize with Israel much more strongly than democrats
WASINGTON — Republicans sympathize with Israel in its conflict with Palestinians increasingly more strongly than Democrats do, according to a new Pew Research Center survey, opening up the widest partisan gap on American opinion on Israel since available polling in the late 1970s.In a survey taken July 8-14, as Israel started bombing......
U.S. agency investigating drone flights after YouTube video goes viral
FORT LAUDERDALE — The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating several videos filmed using drones that flew into and around firework displays, including two apparently shot on the Fourth of July and one from Florida that has received nearly nine million YouTube views.The agency this week confirmed at least three...The White House Iftar Dinner: Striving for more than a seat at the table
“Should Muslim-Americans attend the Washington, DC Iftar?" I asked the women across the dinner table, after digesting the heated exchanges about the White House Iftar Dinner on my social media timelines. “Who cares?" Responded the 51 year-old, single-parent Muslim-American from Detroit. The debate of the day among...Epic fail: Israel’s ambassador to US lambasted on Twitter during #AskDermer Q&A
Ron Dermer, Israel’s Ambassador to the United States, received fierce backlash on Thursday, July 17, as he defended his country’s Operation Protective Edge offensive on Gaza during a Twitter Q&A.According to the latest Pew Research polling on the ongoing conflict between Israelis and Palestinians, Americans still heavily lean...U.S. urges stiff sentences for Britons who recruited for al Qaeda
NEW HAVEN Conn. — U.S. prosecutors urged a judge on Tuesday to impose the maximum sentences for two British men who pleaded guilty in December to running a website and distributing publications that promoted violence and raised money for al Qaeda.The pair, 39-year-old Babar Ahmad and 34-year-old Syed Talha Ahsan, appeared in U.S.......
The White House Iftar Dinner: Striving for more than a seat at the table
“Should Muslim-Americans attend the Washington, DC Iftar?" I asked the women across the dinner table, after digesting the heated exchanges about the White House Iftar Dinner on my social media timelines. “Who cares?" Responded the 51 year-old, single-parent Muslim-American from Detroit. An immigrant from Iraq, raising...
Wayne County executive candidates affirm commitment to diversity, transparency at AAPAC forum
July 11th, 20140 L-R: Candidates Cavanaugh, Evans, Ficano, McNamara and Wild. PHOTO: BILL CHAPMANDEARBORN — On Tuesday, July 8, the five leading candidates in the Wayne County executive race reaffirmed their commitment to diversity and presented their respective cases for why they should be elected, at a forum organized by the Arab......
Dearborn Police receive 650 fireworks-related calls; 49 tickets issued, two reported house fires
July 11th, 20140 DEARBORN — Sounds of explosions blaring through neighborhoods and the sight of smoke dominating residential streets could've easily been mistaken for a war zone over the Fourth of July weekend.Since the state has allowed the selling of consumer fireworks in 2012, usage has drastically increased and has resulted in booming business...
Hanini Outreach and Community Center fosters sense of community during Ramadan
July 11th, 20140 DEARBORN — While breaking fast at the Hanini Outreach and Community Center Monday night, one woman introduced herself to a stranger sitting at the same table. "I’m from Iraq, where are you from?" she asked. Conversations such as these take place every night at the center, where the charitable group Life for Relief and......
