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HFCC plans to increase tuition rates, claims students are abusing pell grants
DEARBORN - Henry Ford Community College (HFCC) recently announced that it would be hiking tuition rates by seven percent next year in order to cut costs on a $7.5 million deficit. A final decision is expected to be made at an upcoming Board of Trustees meeting. Under the proposed increase, tuition for district residents is expected...Conversation on importance of jury diversity Feb. 6
DEARBORN — On Wednesday, Feb. 6 from 6:30-8:30 p.m., the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan will host a forum on the importance of Jury Service, titled “Why Diversity Matters and the Importance of Jury Service.” The conversation will focus on the importance of ethnically and racially diverse...Dearborn residents can order trees starting Feb. 14
DEARBORN - Beginning Feb. 14, 2013, and for a limited time, Dearborn residents can order affordable trees that will be planted on the easement in front of their homes.The City of Dearborn encourages the planting of trees as a way to keep neighborhoods attractive, reduce energy consumption and support a healthier environment. The annual...Group offers free weekly legal advice
DEARBORN — The Arab American Civil Rights League continues to offer, on a weekly basis, the opportunity for community members to come to the ACRL office and meet with an attorney for free advice, regarding any legal matter they may be facing. The ACRL encourages community members to take advantage of the free service, which...Parliament majority achieved by King in Jordan
AMMAN - Tribal leaders, pro-regime loyalists and independent businessmen looked set to sweep Jordan's parliamentary election that was shunned by Islamists, according to initial results released on Thursday.Analysts say the new parliament will be dominated by loyalists who will carry out King Abdullah II's orders, dashing hopes of real...
McDonald’s, Dearborn franchisee settle non-halal chicken lawsuit for $700K
January 25th, 20130 DEARBORN — Three Dearborn attorneys settled a $700,000.00 consumer class action lawsuit this week against two defendants, McDonald’s Corporation and Finley’s Management Company, the franchisee of McDonalds store number 11663 located at 13158 Ford Rd. in Dearborn. Michael Jaafar, Zakaria Mahdi and Kassem Dakhlallah, three partners...
Arab American women take part in history; recount experiences at presidential inauguration
January 25th, 20130 Five local Arab American women watched history unfold Monday as they stood among nearly one million people in the nation’s capitol to witness U.S. President Barack Obama’s second swearing in ceremony. All of the women were members of the group Arab American Women for Obama, (AAWO) and include Jumana Judeh, president of Judeh and...Arab-Jewish journalist detained and strip searched, sues for racial profiling
DETROIT — On Tuesday a freelance journalist from Sylvania, Ohio recounted what she calls a life altering experience during a press conference here at the American Civil Liberties Union’s office. Shoshana Hebshi, 36, who’s half-Arab, half-Jewish, filed a lawsuit Jan. 22 against Frontier Airlines, Detroit Metro Airport...Lebanese Student Associations to host unified gala
SOUTHGATE-The Lebanese Student Associations (LSA) of Wayne State University, University of Michigan Dearborn, University of Michigan Ann Arbor and Oakland University, will be coming together for the first time in a collaborative effort to host their first annual unified gala at the Crystal Gardens banquet hall in Southgate, located at...State Supreme Court Judge Hathaway resigns amid mortgage fraud charge
LANSING — On January 21st, state Supreme Court Judge Diane Hathaway officially resigned amid allegations of fraud and money laundering in a real estate deal. When the news of the allegations had become public earlier this month, the court was preparing to suspended her regardless, according to news reports. Hathaway committed...
ACCESS brings domestic violence issues to forefront at annual gala
January 25th, 20130 DEARBORN — The Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services (ACCESS) hosted their 7th Annual Domestic Violence Prevention "Against All Odds" Gala last Friday at the Bint Jebail Cultural Center in hopes of continued support for one of their most prominent programs. Domestic violence was the focus of the evening, with...WSU receives $389,000 grant to research lung disease
DETROIT – This month, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the United States Department of Health and Human Services awarded a more than $389,000 grant to Wayne State University to research lung disease. “Specifically, this grant to Wayne State University from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, will help...IHW honors life and work of Kay Siblani
DEARBORN HEIGHTS — On Sunday, Jan. 20 the Islamic House of Wisdom here honored the life and work of Kay Siblani, the longtime executive editor of The Arab American News since 1984, when the paper first launched. IHW members held a breakfast in honor of Siblani, who passed away on Jan. 1 this year. Following the recitation...
Dearborn Heights, HYPE Athletics spar over non-profit status
January 25th, 20130 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — The city has rejected a resolution to recognize HYPE Athletics as a non-profit 501(c)3 organization despite the federal government, the state of Michigan, and 12 other cities that have worked closely with it identifying it as such. HYPE Athletics CEO Ali Sayed has released a letter to the community,...The second inauguration and the Middle East
President Obama re-affirmed his commitment to the Jeffersonian principles of universal equality of all men and women, and that everyone is entitled to life, liberty and the opportunity for pursuit of happiness. President Obama did not claim that these rights are only for Americans but for all people; indeed the President stated that he......
Gun crazy in America
We have a cockeyed national debate on gun violence in which some motivated by political expediency seek to dodge core issues, while others driven by political ideology work to misdirect the discussion diverting it away from the core issues.The President has now signed Executive Orders offering small but eminently supportable reforms. And...New hope for a second term
This year’s presidential inauguration on Martin Luther King Day finds us as a nation and people at a remarkable crossroads. We have the same daunting issues we have faced for years before us; and yet there is something different.There is a developing shift in our consciousness and responsibility. We are witnessing a new awareness of......
New MDCH campaign focuses on consequences of obesity
LANSING – It’s hard to find the time to exercise and eat right, but the devastating impacts of obesity on people are avoidable with small lifestyle changes. On Wednesday, Jan. 23, the Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) launched the new MI Healthier Tomorrow campaign aimed at helping people make the changes to impact their...More Muslims urged to become certified foster parents with state
MICHIGAN — A local civil rights group has received a number of complaints over the growing concern about Muslim foster care children converting to different faiths, after being adopted by non-Muslim families. According to the Council on American Islamic Relations of Michigan, there are far more Muslim foster children in the system than...Detroit News reporter accused of threatening to kill Andy Dillon’s ex-wife
DETROIT — Detroit News reporter Leonard Fleming, who covered city hall for the paper, has been removed from the beat after allegations that he threatened to kill State Treasurer Andy Dillon’s ex-wife, after the two reportedly had an affair together. Carol Dillon filed a Privacy Protection Order weeks ago claiming that Fleming, a...Groups demand Secretary of State grant young immigrants driver’s licenses
MICHIGAN — Immigrant advocate groups and people across the state are calling on Secretary of State, Ruth Johnson to comply with a federal mandate and grant young eligible immigrants the right to drive. In a telephone news conference on Wednesday, Reverend Jack Eggleston joined two young immigrants to demand that Johnson follow the......
Victory close to defeat for Netanyahu
JERUSALEM — As expected, Benjamin Netanyahu has been ensured another term in office. Against all expectations, he could have been defeated. Now, he faces uncertainty over the kind of governing coalition he will lead and thus the kind of policies he will carry out. And he faces a lingering question: can any prospective coalition...Human Rights Watch: Syrian rebels burn and plunder religious sites
The Syrian opposition said on Monday it had postponed a decision on forming a government-in-exile at its meeting in Istanbul.Sources at negotiations in Istanbul said that the head of Syria’s opposition coalition has flown to Qatar to secure promises of financial aid for a transitional government.“It seems that there won’t be a......
Tareq Aziz appeals for Pope’s help to end his misery
BAGHDAD — Tareq Aziz, the late Saddam Hussein's ailing former deputy premier now on death row, is suffering from depression and plans to ask the Pope to call for his speedy execution, his lawyer said Wednesday.Badie Aref said Aziz, a Christian, believed he was being treated well in prison, but was suffering from ill health and simply...Aid groups seek $716 million to battle humanitarian crisis in Yemen
DUBAI — Yemen needs $716 million in aid this year, or 22 percent more than 2012's requirements, UN agencies said on Tuesday, after improved security enabled a reassessment of the humanitarian situation. "We are hoping that we will be able to raise the whole amount so that we can comprehensively meet the needs and save lives," said......