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NAAMA Michigan paving the way for next generation of Arab American health professionals
November 22nd, 20130 DEARBORN —A noticeably large number of young and aspiring health care professionals attended the National Arab American Medical Association’s 33rd annual gala dinner at the Dearborn Inn-Marriott Hotel Nov. 15. Throughout the decades NAAMA has provided a strong support system for the next generation of Arab American health...
MDOC to accommodate Muslim inmates’ diets after ACLU lawsuit
November 22nd, 20130 DETROIT – Under a court-approved settlement filed on Wednesday Nov. 20, the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) will accommodate the religious requirements of thousands of prisoners in Michigan, including providing meals to Muslims’ religious beliefs, and allowing individuals to attend religious observances that may conflict...
Dearborn businessman and former attorney to serve prison time for bank fraud
November 22nd, 20130 DEARBORN — The owner of a Dearborn, Michigan, based real estate company was sentenced to 110 months in prison, and a former Dearborn attorney was sentenced to 48 months in prison following their convictions for bank fraud and commercial bribery, according to a statement released Tuesday by the office of United States Attorney for the...Dearborn Heights man charged in slaying of Renisha McBride, parents speak out
DEARBORN HEIGHTS — The parents of Renisha McBride, an unarmed 19-year-old woman who was shot to death in Dearborn Heights, spoke publicly for the first time, after the Wayne County Prosecutor's office charged 54-year-old Theodore Paul Wafer with her slaying.Wafer was charged with three counts, the most serious being second degree...Ashley Maria Bahri Kashat first Chaldean to perform at Detroit Opera House
Ashley Maria Bahri. DETROIT — West Bloomfield native Ashley Maria Bahri Kashat is the only Chaldean opera singer in the entire country. Her upcoming performances are November 16-24 at the Detroit Opera House where she will be singing Giuseppe Verdi's classic La Traviata.She is also the first Chaldean American soprano to receive a...Chamber Executive Director honored with Heritage Hall of Fame induction
DETROIT — The American Arab Chamber of Commerce Executive Director, Fay Beydoun was among six recipients inducted into the International Institute Foundation Board's Heritage Hall of Fame, on Tuesday, November 12.The 30th annual gala, hosted at the Detroit Marriott in the Renaissance Center, recognizes leaders from various ethnic...Detroit Muslims and Jews vow to stand up for each other during International Weekend of Twinning
DETROIT — At a time of increased Islamophobia and anti-Semitism, thousands of Muslims and Jews came together in Detroit and in cities around the world during the 6th Annual International Weekend of Twinning, November 15-17, to pledge to be there for each other if either community is victimized by hate crimes or incitement. This...
Elections leave Hamtramck with no Arab American representation
November 22nd, 20130 HAMRAMCK — The Nov. 5 municipal elections left the Arab American community in Hamtramck with no representation in the City’s incoming government.The two Yemeni American candidates, Dr. Abdul Algazali, who was running for mayor, and Rashad Almasmari, who was running for city council, lost by a small margin in an election where only 24...Benihana shooting suspect still at large
DEARBORN — After an extensive investigation the suspect involved in the Benihana shooting here Nov. 12 has been identified as 28-year-old Darrius Demarr Greene of Detroit. Police are still searching for Greene who left the restaurant after shooting another man in the stomach that he was reportedly having dinner with. The Wayne...DHS names Marlon Miller new special agent in charge of Detroit office
DETROIT — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has named Marlon Miller as the new special agent in charge of the two-state Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) office based in Detroit. Marlon Miller.As special agent in charge, Miller, a 22-year veteran of federal law enforcement, supervises a cadre of special agents located...Donations from Wayne County employees provide needy families with Thanksgiving dinner
DETROIT — Hundreds of deserving families in Wayne County will be able to enjoy Thanksgiving dinner, thanks to donations from Wayne County employees.The Wayne County Employee Turkey Drive started in mid-September and concluded in mid-November. The drive raised close to $3,000 which will be used to provide turkeys and food baskets to...Upcoming commemoration service to honor victims of Beirut terrorist attack
DEARBORN HEIGHTS — A commemoration service honoring the victims of the Beirut terrorist attack that occurred Tuesday is being held at the Islamic house of Wisdom in Dearborn Heights on Sunday Nov. 24 at 11 a.m. The commemoration ceremony is being held to express solidarity with the victims and their families in addition to praying that...Tips to avoid the plumber on Thanksgiving
Cooking that turkey dinner and all the side dishes can not only put a strain on the chef of the house, but it can also put pressure on your plumbing. The grease, leftovers and peels that go along with cooking large meals can clog drains and damage disposals. Calls for service usually increase on Thanksgiving Day and spike on Black...George Washington’s Thanksgiving document fails to sell at auction
A rare document signed by George Washington proclaiming Thanksgiving a national holiday, which would have set a record price for an American historical document if it had reached its high pre-sale estimate, did not sell at auction on Thursday, Nov. 19. The proclamation, signed by the first U.S. president on October 3, 1789, in New York,...Butterball falls short on large turkey production this year
Butterball, the largest turkey producer in the United States, said it has a shortage of fresh large turkeys ahead of Thanksgiving. The company said that turkeys at some of its farms failed to gain weight this year, causing the shortage, the Los Angeles Times reported."We experienced a decline in weight gains on some of our farms causing......
Macy’s stores to open on Thanksgiving for first time
NEW YORK — Macy's Inc said on Monday, Nov. 17, that most of its stores will open on the U.S. Thanksgiving Day holiday for the first time in its history, in a sign of how competitive the holiday season is shaping up.Macy's will open its doors at most of its 800 namesake department stores, at 8 p.m. on Thursday, November 28. The company...Border patrol busts 144 lbs of cocaine en route to Canada
DETROIT — A truck carrying 144 pounds of alleged cocaine was seized by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents, while attempting to cross the Ambassador Bridge to Canada, on Sunday, Nov. 17. The agents stopped the truck, which was hauling a trailer seemingly filled with vegetables, on the American side of the border. But what they......
We should select our public servants based on qualifications, not ethnicity
Last week's municipal election in Dearborn was historic by more than one measure. Having an Arab American as Council President for the first time is by itself a milestone in Dearborn's history. And having a woman president is also remarkable. It was, however, disappointing to see only one woman elected out of seven council members...
Reuters survey exposes lack of women’s rights in the Arab world
November 15th, 20130 CAIRO — Egypt is the worst country for women in the Arab world, closely followed by Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Syria and Yemen, according to gender experts surveyed in a Thomson Reuters Foundation poll released on Tuesday.Comoros, Oman, Kuwait, Jordan and Qatar came top of the survey, which assessed 22 Arab states on violence against women,...Syria: Militants capitulate in Damascus countryside
Damascus – The city of Damascus is no longer in danger. This is the conclusion come to by military sources directly involved in the battles in the governorates of Damascus and the Damascus countryside since July 2012.Since then, the opposition militants announced more than one raid against the capital, but their plans have all...Nasrallah: Hizbullah will stay in Syria as long as needed
Hizbullah will keep fighting in Syria's civil war alongside President Bashar al-Assad's forces as long as necessary, the group's leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said on Thursday, Nov. 14.Hizbullah has helped turn the tide in Assad's favor this year, leading the recapture of the town of Qusair and fighting alongside his forces south of......
Fuel shortage causes sewage swamps in Gaza
GAZA CITY — Children waded through sewage submerging the streets of a central Gaza neighborhood on Thursday, Nov 14, a day after one of the blockaded Palestinian enclave's largest waste water treatment plants stopped for lack of fuel.Fetid muck, which bubbles up from manholes and overflows from the idle plant when waste goes...Israel’s nuclear ambiguity prodded
OCCUPIED EAST JERUSALEM — As Palestinian-Israeli peace talks and nuclear talks on Iran’s disputed nuclear program continue, a unique international conference, “A Middle East without Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs),” was held in Jerusalem.The topic is taboo because Israel maintains a veil of “studied ambiguity” on its......
A showdown for war or peace
In pressing for negotiated settlements to the Iranian nuclear dispute and the Syrian civil war, President Barack Obama is challenging the imposing lobbying, propaganda and financial clout of the new Saudi-Israeli alliance, with the future direction of U.S. foreign policy – and geopolitical stability – at stake.Already, Israeli Prime...Saudi anger masks concern over loss of influence
WASHINGTON — Saudi Arabia’s public anger against the United States masks the kingdom’s growing concern about its diminishing influence in the Persian Gulf and the wider Arab world.It has nothing to do with U.S. policy toward the Palestinians, Washington’s seeming oscillation toward Syria, or President Barack Obama’s support for......