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Hundreds gather in Kalamazoo to demand immigration reform
KALAMAZOO — Nearly 400 people packed the St. Jo Gym in Kalamazoo. They were there to tell U.S. Rep. Fred Upton that now is the time for immigration reform, and that it's time he met with immigrant advocates to make real commitments on the issue. Members came from across Upton's district - Kalamazoo, Sturgis, Hartford, Fennville,...Courting catastrophe in Syria
The United States and Saudi Arabia appear to be ramping up aid to the Syrian rebels. Here we go again on the road to debacle. Why? The media never holds anybody to either their predictions or their results — officeholders, politicians, and of course their own pundits. And it’s a good thing for people like Bill Kristol, John McCain,...Singer Janet Jackson marries Qatari billionaire Wissam Al Mana
In a statement released to Entertainment Today last month, singer Janet Jackson, one of America’s biggest superstars confirmed that she and Qatari billionaire Wissam Al Mana were officially married. The statement read: "The rumors regarding an extravagant wedding are simply not true. Last year we were married in a quiet, private,...Top five home improvement projects that increase your home’s value
Selling a home in today’s aggressive marketplace can be challenging. The good news is there are a few tweaks that can give homeowners a serious leg up on the competition.With the warmer months being the most active time of year to buy and sell real estate, it’s important to ensure your home is seen in the best light...Beirut infrastructure among world’s worst
The Lebanese capital’s infrastructure is among the worst of cities across the world. According to a ranking by Global Investments reported by Byblos Bank’s Lebanon This Week, Beirut placed 204th out of 221 cities worldwide and 21st out of 25 in the Middle East and Africa region. Out of 42 middle-to-high income cities,...Challenging your property tax assessment in Michigan
Metro Detroit — It’s that time of year again — local residents and business owners are receiving their property tax “notice of assessment.” After five years of a battered real estate market, many suspect that they are being overtaxed on inflated values or properties. Although data suggests that residential home prices are...Auchi on the list of top Arab philanthropists
LONDON — The financial magazine Nuqudy highlighted the importance of philanthropy in the acts of the most influential Arab businessmen, through publishing a list of the few Arab philanthropists that have selflessly given the most, relative to their net worth.Nuqudy focused on the role of the Anglo Arab Organization, founded by British...Bill prevents child safety seat violations from being waived
LANSING — Under a bill that was passed 35-1 by the state senate recently, judges would no longer be required to waive court penalties for child safety seat violators. Those who violate child safety seat laws can avoid up to $103 in court fines by purchasing a child safety seat before their scheduled court appearance. Provisions...Arab American purchases Cheli’s Chili Bar
DEARBORN — Najib Rizk, the owner of Le Cigar and Martini Bar and La Hookah located on Michigan Avenue has reportedly purchased the closed Cheli’s Chili Bar here. Rizk is expected to move his businesses into the vacant building after he remodels it. It was open for 10 years. The Cheli’s in downtown Detroit will remain open....Internationally recognized surgeon to be awarded at ACCESS dinner
Marwan Abouljoud, director of the Transplant Institute at Henry Ford HospitalDEARBORN - Marwan Abouljoud, director of the Transplant Institute at Henry Ford Hospital, will be honored as Arab American of the Year at ACCESS' 42nd anniversary dinner on April 27 at the Marriott Detroit Renaissance Center.Abouljoud is considered an...Obama to threaten Iran with military strikein June, Israeli media reports
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama says the United States could launch an attack on Iran as early as this June, Israeli media reports.According to a report on Israel’s Channel 10 News that has since been picked up by the Times of Israel, Pres. Obama will use an upcoming meeting overseas to discuss a military strike on Iran. Pres....U.S. finally passes stronger protections for women against abuse
WASHINGTON - The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday ended more than a year of stonewalling a piece of legislation that for two decades has offered legal protections for women against sexual violence, harassment and abuse.The move will close gaps in related funding and safeguards that have opened since the legislation, known as the...Eight tips to stay healthy this flu season
Flu season is upon us, bringing with it new strains of the virus. So now is the time to brush up on all the flu-fighting facts.Here are eight wellness tips to help keep you and your family in tip-top shape – from what behaviors to avoid, to how homeopathic treatment can help:1. Know your risk: Seniors, children under age 5 and pregnant...
Sophomore’s sudden death shocks community
February 22nd, 20130 DEARBORN — A candlelight vigil was held Wednesday night for Fordson High School sophomore Ali Hachem, who died suddenly Sunday night. “He was a good kid and full of life,” said Yasmine Ferris, Hachem’s cousin and a teacher at FHS. Family of Ali Hachem were joined by his friends, classmates and community members as...The hour scoop: A breakdown of Dearborn’s ‘Arabic time’
Arab Dearborners of the 90’s will recall this little tune from the evening lineup of an Arabic television program broadcasted locally on cable, which was, until the advent of Internet and satellite TV, one of the local Arab community’s links to the Arab world along with several Arabic cable programs that was driven out of business by......
Middle Eastern entrepreneurs launch new businesses in metro Detroit
February 22nd, 20130 The Arab American News is continuing to keep track of Middle Eastern entrepreneurs who’re launching new businesses across metro Detroit, and contributing to the region’s economic stability. Here’s our latest piece on some businesses that haven’t been open for a year, and are thriving. Five Star Flower Boutique...Iraq war-Ten years later: Local scholar traveling to Sweden to discuss deteriorating conditions
DEARBORN —Henry Ford Community College (HFCC) Art History Professor Dr. Hashim Al-Tawil will be traveling to Sweden from March 6-9, where he will be giving a series of lectures and presentations at two different venues; The Museum of Mediterranean and Near Eastern Antiquities in Stockholm and at the University of Uppsala, where he was......
Challenges for Obama on his upcoming Mideast visit
The peace process is unlikely to be revived with a presidential visit. Facing hardened attitudes in Israel and Palestine President Obama may have to assume a pastoral role.In the fourth week of March, Obama will visit Israel, the West Bank, and Jordan. The U.S. Ambassador to Israel has announced the agenda for this event: discussions on...Regarding America’s misplaced priorities
Editor,In the corporate/banking world the term "stakeholder" is used to describe investors who are given special preferred treatment. How does this exclusionary perspective compare with a government that is charged with the responsibility to look at and after all Americans as "stakeholders"? In the 1950s American President Dwight...Drones over there, total surveillance over here
The big story buried in all the commentary about the U.S. government's drone policy is that the old algorithm of the liberal state no longer works. Focusing on drones is almost a distraction, if it weren't for the number of men, women and children they have killed in only a few years. What we should focus on is the deeper condition that...Sen. Graham says U.S. drones have killed nearly 5,000 people
WASHINGTON - For the first time ever, a senior U.S. senator has publicly announced the number of victims of America's ever expanding drone war — and apparently it's even bigger than some independent researchers have suggested. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) put a number on the United States’ growing tally of kills caused by......
Palestinian Oscar nominee Burnat detained at L.A. airport
Oscar-nominated Palestinian director Emad Burnat lamented that U.S. border guards detained him and his family at the Los Angeles airport as they arrived for the awards show. Emad BurnatBurnat, whose "Five Broken Cameras" is up for best documentary at Sunday's 85th Academy Awards, said it was abnormal that he was held up at LAX for an...Oscar-nominated films depict Israel as an apartheid state
Award season is in full swing in Los Angeles, and, for the first time in the history of the Academy Awards, two films about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict are in competition for best documentary feature. For those of us invested in a just resolution to the conflict, a closer reading of these films can help decipher the meaning of this......
Weighing a possible war on Iran
One of the most oft-repeated, widely accepted and habitually unquestioned beliefs about the Iranian nuclear issue is that if Iran got a nuclear weapon then Tehran would — merely by possessing such a weapon, even if it never detonated one — throw its weight around in the region in ways that it wouldn’t or couldn’t do without a...Hizbullah link to bombing doubted
When European Union foreign ministers discuss a proposal to designate Hizbullah as a terrorist organization, Bulgaria’s Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov will present his government’s case for linking two suspects in the July 18, 2012, bombing of an Israeli tourist bus to Hizbullah.But European ministers who demand hard evidence of......