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Swift Aviation settles EEOC discrimination lawsuit
PHOENIX — Swift Aviation Services, Inc., a Phoenix aeronautical services company, will pay $50,000 and furnish other relief, in order to settle a lawsuit, filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The agency announced the decision this week.The EEOC claimed in its suit that Swift Aviation violated federal...Arrests made across metro-Detroit in nationwide prostitution sting
DETROIT — Arrests were recently made by federal agencies in cities across the country, including Detroit, as part of a nationwide prostitution sting. The FBI, along with other federal agencies, rescued over 100 children and teenagers, during an undercover operation that involved 76 cities across the country. In...Two women found naked, physically assaulted in Detroit fields
DETROIT — The case involving two women, who were found severely assaulted in local fields, is still being investigated by the Detroit Police Department. To date, no arrests have been made in either case. In the first incident, a 37-year-old woman was found physically assaulted, with burn marks on her body, in a field on Eaton...42nd annual Arab and Chaldean Festival celebrates culture
DETROIT — The 2013 Arab and Chaldean Festival was, once again, a success as it celebrated its 42nd year last week. The annual festival serves as a celebration of Arab and Chaldean culture. It took place during the weekend of July 27th at Hart Plaza and included cultural exhibits, live performances, Middle Eastern food, vendors,...
Syrian Archbishop: Assad is staying
August 2nd, 20130 Archbishop Louka El-Khouri, patriarchal auxiliary of the Syrian Orthodox church, believes that the Syrian regime will not fall and President Bashar Assad will stay in power. Khouri adds that Assad will run in the promised 2014 presidential elections and will win, undoubtedly because the people support him overwhelmingly.The...Efforts made to decriminalize marijuana in Ferndale
FERNDALE — A group, based in Ferndale, is working to get marijuana decriminalized in the City. It has collected more than 500 signatures, enough to get the issue on the November ballot. About 10 years ago, the City passed an ordinance to get marijuana legalized. The group hopes to decriminalize marijuana use and possession within...Police officers arrested for robbing victims
DETROIT — The City of Detroit faced another internal setback this week, after an announcement that two local police officers were arrested, in connection with an alleged assault and robbery in the City.Detroit Police Chief James Craig spoke to reporters on Monday about the two veteran police officers, one from Detroit and the other...Communities urged to participate in Jewish-Muslim survey
DETROIT — Local Muslim and Jewish Americans are being encouraged to participate in a survey that is aimed at determining an accurate view of how people from the two communities perceive one another. The survey is an effort that is being brought forward by the Michigan Muslim Community Council, the American Jewish Council Detroit and...Thousands expected to attend 18th Annual “Jazz on the River” Festival
TRENTON — The 18th annual celebration of “Jazz on the River” will provide two full days of music and fun, from August 3-4, along the river's edge, at Elizabeth Park in Trenton. International and emerging artists will be featured during this festival, including Sax and The City, starring Marion Meadows; Paul Taylor; Vincent...Dearborn train station to be named in honor of Congressman John Dingell
DEARBORN — The City’s new intermodal passenger rail station will be named after John D. Dingell, Jr., the longtime champion of Dearborn, who became the longest-serving member of Congress in the history of the United States in June.Mayor John B. O’Reilly, Jr. initiated the idea to bestow this honor, because of Congressman...Law Corner: Buying or selling real estate? Get a lawyer
Some legal issues are unavoidable. For instance, the victim of identity theft can do nothing to prevent their credit card information from being stolen from a department store’s database. However, there are many legal difficulties that can easily be prevented with some diligence. The most common preventable issue that...Recipe Corner: Yogurt Cucumber Salad/Dip
This yogurt cucumber salad is very liquid and can be eaten as a cold soup, or dip. It’s smooth, healthy and very refreshing, perfect for the summer.Ingredients4 Lebanese cucumbers (or equivalent), finely chopped4 cups of plain yogurt1/2 cup of water2 cloves of garlic, crushedA few leaves of green mint finely chopped, or 1...La Pita to be featured on food national TV
DEARBORN — La Pita will be featured this fall on the Food Network’s "Chuck’s Eat the Street" program. Chuck Hughes (L) stands with La Pita owner Casey ChammoutThe show host Chuck Hughes visited La Pita on Thursday, July 25, and spent two hours in the restaurant's kitchen with Chef Hassan Ahmad Hamid. The program will...U.S. panel backs lung cancer screening for high-risk groups
After decades of debate, an influential U.S. panel has endorsed the use of low-dose CT scans to detect lung cancer in high-risk individuals, paving the way for insurance coverage of the test for as many as 10 million smokers and former smokers. The draft guidelines, issued on Monday by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, call...
Egypt braces for rival rallies, army signals crackdown
July 26th, 20130 A deeply polarised Egypt braced for bloodshed on Friday, July 26, in rival mass rallies summoned by the army that ousted the state's first freely elected president and by the Islamists who back him.Both sides warned of a decisive struggle for the future of the Arab world's most populous country, convulsed by political and economic......
Netanyahu, Abbas to resume ‘Peace Process’ that never was
July 26th, 20130 The political peddlers, think-tank experts and media professionals are all back in full force. They want us to believe that U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has done what others have failed to do. On his sixth trip to the Middle East during his post, and following intense shuttle diplomacy, likened to that of Henry Kissinger, Kerry...Politician assassination sparks new wave of protests in Tunisia
Tunis - Tunisian opposition politician Mohamed Brahmi was shot dead outside his home in Tunis on Thursday, July 25, in the second such assassination this year, setting off violent protests against the Islamist-led government in the capital and elsewhere."This criminal gang has killed the free voice of Brahmi," his widow, Mbarka Brahmi,......
WHO’s Iraq birth defect study omits causation
UNITED NATIONS - A long-awaited study on congenital birth defects by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Ministry of Health (MOH) in Iraq is expected to be very extensive in nature.According to WHO, 10,800 households were selected as a sample size for the study, which was scheduled to be released early this year, but has not yet...Standing up for Helen Thomas
From the Archive: Helen Thomas, a courageous trailblazer for women, covering power politics, has died at the age of 92. Though recalled for her tough questioning of presidents, her career was unceremoniously ended when her media colleagues ostracized her over a clumsy remark about Israel, Robert Parry reported in 2010.(Originally...On the death of Helen Thomas
Helen Thomas, who died on July 20 at the age of 92, was the first woman journalist to cover the White House and did so for an unprecedented 50 years. She lasted in that job despite always asking the tough questions. It was a glorious run, besmirched only late in her career by opportunistic attacks by Zionist American ideologues.When that...TSA will grope you less for $85
If full-body scanners and TSA pat-downs make you feel uncomfortable, you now have an alternate option – for the hefty price of $85.The Transportation Security Administration has launched a new program that will allow members to bypass regular airport security checkpoints. Those enrolled in the “trusted traveler” program, called TSA......
Helen Thomas lives on in work of journalists she inspired
July 26th, 20130 Legendary White House correspondent Helen Thomas passed away peacefully on July 20 at her Washington D.C. apartment, while surrounded by family and friends. She was 92. Still, Thomas will always live in the work of others she inspired. “I will always carry a piece of her in how I approach things. She was an...Community youth reflect on Lebanon war experience
When a ball of fire hit a building in Lebanon in July 2006, before the eyes of Alaa Makki, the American boy, who was 11 at the time, thought that it was "some really nice fireworks." But it wasn't. Makki, who was born and raised in Dearborn, was on his first visit to Lebanon. He was ignorant of war and the destruction that it......
‘Suhoor’ becomes a lifestyle for local Muslim community
July 26th, 20130 DEARBORN/DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Between the hours of 12:00 a.m. and 4:00 a.m. on weekday mornings, the majority of Michigan's suburbs are sound asleep, in preparation for the following work day. However, during the Holy Month of Ramadan the Muslim community in Dearborn and Dearborn Heights remain wide awake and out and about, as they...Flashing traffic light in Dearborn changed after news report
DEARBORN — Last week, The Arab American News (TAAN) published a story about a flashing red traffic light at the intersection of Chase and Warren, which has caused some problems during the Muslim Holy Month of Ramadan, when traffic flow tends to be pretty heavy during late night and early morning hours.Just 48 hours after TAAN contacted......
