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Obama should act unilaterally to reduce deportations
Obama has been on the defensive on the issue of deportations lately, being called the "Deporter-in-Chief" by Janet Murguía. The criticism from the immigrant rights community has been quiet for a long time as they tried to press Congress, which seems completely unable to address the issue in the House. Now, pressure on the president is...Sectarian clashes in Lebanon’s Tripoli kill two
BEIRUT - Fighting between rival sects in Lebanon's second city killed two people including a 10-year-old girl on Thursday, March 13, security and medical sources said, in violence stoked by the war in neighboring Syria.Clashes between Sunni and members of the Shi'a-derived Alawite sect in the northern city of Tripoli broke out after...U.S. border agents told to be less aggressive against stone-throwers
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Border Patrol told its agents on Friday that when they confront suspected illegal immigrants crossing the frontier who throw rocks at them, they should try to take cover or move away rather than immediately open fire.Michael J. Fischer, head of the Border Patrol, said in a conference call with reporters that...Immigrant detainees on hunger strike in Washington state
OLYMPIA - Hundreds of detainees at an immigration holding center in Tacoma have gone on hunger strike to demand better conditions at the facility and an end to U.S. deportations, their attorney said on Saturday.While advocates for the strikers put their numbers at 1,200, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said in a statement...Former Mubarak PM backs Sisi presidential bid
CAIRO - The last prime minister of fallen strongman Hosni Mubarak reiterated his support Thursday for the army chief as president but also slammed the military for initially backing his candidacy openly.Ahmad Shafik - who lost Egypt's 2012 presidential election - endorsed Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who ousted the Islamist...
Arab Americans! Join the rainbow!
March 7th, 20140 Zahr.We Arab Americans are in the midst of a civil rights movement. Profiling and discrimination are rampant. We are victims of debasement in the media on a daily basis. While we can find similarities between our struggle and the struggles of other minority groups, our situation is a bit more distinctive.While the...Netanyahu shape-shifts Iran reality
Benjamin Netanyahu’s tiresome vilification of Iran has taken on the characteristics of a rote obsession that diverges farther and farther from truth, reality and his own ostensible objective. It is as if — in pursuing his real objective of keeping Iran ostracized, preventing any U.S. agreements with it, and keeping the specter of...State of Fordson High School
On behalf of all educators at Fordson High School, thank you for allowing us to educate your children and for your support through the good times and difficult times. The state of Fordson High School is good and only getting better! Fordson has always stood by the ideal that all students in the Dearborn Public schools are our...Arab business owners in Detroit bear responsibilities
Most gas stations, convenience stores, and grocery stores in Detroit are owned by Arab Americans. As the 2010 United States Census tells us, Detroit’s population is almost 83 percent African American, higher than any other major American city. There is no doubt that Arab American entrepreneurs have contributed to the economy of...UAE sentences Qatari doctor to seven years in prison for ties to the Brotherhood
ABU DHABI - The United Arab Emirates' top court sentenced a Qatari doctor to seven years in prison on Monday, March. 3, for supporting supporting al-Islah, a group banned in the UAE for its link to the Muslim Brotherhood.The Federal Supreme Court in the UAE capital Abu Dhabi found Mahmoud al-Jaidah guilty of cooperating with an "illegal...Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, UAE recall envoys in rift with Qatar, Doha vows “not to bow to pressure”
DOHA - Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain withdrew their ambassadors from Qatar on Wednesday, March 5, in an unprecedented public split between Gulf Arab allies who have fallen out over the role of Islamists in a region in turmoil.Qatar's cabinet voiced "regret and surprise" at the decision by the fellow-members of the...Sisi to run for president, court bans Hamas activities
CAIRO - Egypt's armed forces chief Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi signaled on Tuesday, March 4, that he will run for president, saying he cannot ignore the "majority" of Egyptians who want him to do so, state news agency MENA reported.Sisi, who ousted Egypt's first freely elected president, Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood, in...Tunisia lifts state of emergency in whole country after three years
TUNIS - Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki has lifted a state of emergency, which has been enforced since the 2011 uprising that ousted autocrat Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, his office said Thursday."The president and commander-in-chief of the armed forces... issued a decree lifting the state of emergency in the whole country from Wednesday,...MEA: Iraqi minister’s son misses flight, forces plane back
BEIRUT - A passenger plane flying from Lebanon to Iraq on Thursday turned back after the Iraqi transport minister's son missed the flight and phoned Baghdad to stop the aircraft from landing, Middle East Airlines (MEA) said.Marwan Salha, acting chairman of MEA, told Reuters the flight, scheduled to leave at 12:40, had been delayed for...Niger extradites Gaddafi’s son Saadi to Libya
TRIPOLI - Muammar Gaddafi's son Saadi, his special forces commander who fled abroad during Libya's 2011 uprising, was imprisoned in Tripoli on Thursday after Niger agreed to send him back from house arrest there.Saadi, who had a brief career as soccer player in Italy and often lived the playboy life during his father's rule, is the first......
Bin Laden son-in-law goes on trial in U.S. on terrorism charges
NEW YORK — Suleiman Abu Ghaith, a son-in-law of Osama bin Laden, went on trial in New York on Monday, becoming one of the highest-profile defendants to face terrorism charges in the United States.Prosecutors have accused the Kuwaiti-born Abu Ghaith, 48, of recording videos in Afghanistan on behalf of al Qaeda immediately following the...New federal budget includes $1.5 billion for Syria and neighbors
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Barack Obama proposed spending $1.5 billion next year for the Middle East and North Africa, largely to address the growing humanitarian crisis in Syria as Washington steps up efforts to deal with three-year-long civil war.Besides funding for Syria, the $1.5 billion is intended to promote reforms and......
Los Angeles moves to ban e-cigarettes, joining NY, Chicago
Los Angeles — The Los Angeles City Council voted this week to ban the use of electronic cigarettes, also known as "vaping," from restaurants, bars, nightclubs and other public spaces in the nation's second-largest city. Los Angeles will join a growing list of cities, including New York, Boston and Chicago, that restrict the use of...U.S. Supreme Court declines immigration cases
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected attempts by towns in Texas and Pennsylvania to revive local laws that cracked down on illegal immigration.The court decided against hearing appeals filed by the towns of Farmers Branch, Texas, and Hazleton, Pennsylvania, which were seeking to overturn appeals court rulings that...U.S. Senate Democrats block Obama’s nominee for civil rights lawyer
WASHINGTON — Seven Democrats in the U.S. Senate broke ranks on Wednesday, March 6, and joined Republicans to block President Barack Obama's nominee to a top Justice Department job after complaints that the lawyer, Debo Adegbile, had helped represent a "cop killer."The seven voted with 44 Republicans to sustain a procedural...HFCC aims to establish art history study abroad program by offering trip to Morocco
DEARBORN — Henry Ford Community College (HFCC) has collaborated with The Arab American Foundation for Multicultural Education and Students' Understanding (ARAMFO) to launch a study abroad course that will take a two week trip to Morocco this spring.The three-credit course is open not just to HFCC students, but also to all community......
Potholes harm residents, challenge city, county and state agencies
March 7th, 20140 Dearborn Police Department parking lot. DEARBORN — Grey and covered with holes, Michigan roads resemble the surface of the moon. The holes on the moon are called craters. They are caused by the collision of asteroids and comets with its surface. The holes on our roads are potholes caused by an extreme winter.City and county officials...
Rising Democrat David Knezek eyes State Senate seat
March 7th, 20140 Caption: State rep Knezek was joined by community members at Crestwood High School where he announced his bid for State Senate last month. PHOTO: Sean MurphyDEARBORN HEIGHTS — There is no doubt that David Knezek is a rising star in Michigan's political landscape. As the youngest Democratic state representative in a......
ACC behavioral health division making life easier for displaced refugees
March 7th, 20140 ACC's Trauma Recovery Center in Sterling Heights treats survivors of torture. PHOTO: TAAN/ NATASHA DADO MICHIGAN — Many of the displaced refugees who turn to the Arab American and Chaldean Council’s behavioral health division for treatment are victims of war and survivors of torture. "It is the story of the Middle East, you...South end residents urged to attend Mar. 19 meeting regarding changes to Severstal factory
DEARBORN - Residents living in the city’s South End neighborhood are being urged to attend a informational session and public hearing that has been scheduled for Wednesday, Mar. 19 in rooms 122 and 126 inside Henry Ford Community College’s M-Tech building. The gathering will take place at 6 p.m. and the public comment period......
