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The Islamophobia Industry
December 8th, 20120 By Joseph Richard Preville Islamophobia is a real problem that needs to be considered in the same light as racism, homophobia and anti-Semitism, says Nathan Lean, the author of ‘The Islamophobia Industry: How the Right Manufactures Fear of Muslims’What is Islamophobia? Who is promoting it? And, how is it a poisonous force in...UN Resolution calls for Israel to disclose nuclear arsenal
NEW YORK - The UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly on Monday to approve a resolution calling on Israel to open up its nuclear weapons program to international inspectors and to end its refusal to join the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treary, or NPT.A vote by the United Nations general assembly has called on Israel to open its nuclear...Opposition rejects Morsi’s call for dialogue amid unrest
CAIRO - In televised address, Egyptian president calls for dialogue, but refuses to delay December 15 constitutional referendum.Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi addressed the nation on Thursday night amidst ongoing unrest, and while he called for dialogue and offered sympathy for the deaths of protesters, he offered few concessions and...Islamist vigilantes begin to police Egypt
CAIRO - As Egyptians debate how deeply Sharia should influence the new constitution, and in the face of clashes that left five dead on Wednesday, some extremists have taken to the streets to enforce their own interpretation of “God’s law”. In recent months, these self-appointed guardians of public probity have accosted Muslims and...U.S. ramping up threats, troop deployments to Syrian coast
WASHINGTON - American media are reporting extensively that the Syrian president is getting ready to use chemical weapons on his own people, raising concerns that Washington could be planning a strike on Damascus with the chemical threat as a pretext.Reports that Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime is preparing to use its chemical...Despite growing violence, Syrian political equation unchanged
WASHINGTON — As Syria descends further into civil war, the Barack Obama administration has struggled to balance its support for anti-Assad groups with its concerns that the opposition leadership – including the newly-formed umbrella coalition – is controlled by hardline Islamist groups.Washington’s support for the rebels has...As Israel pursues settlement plan, international objections grow louder
Berlin - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed Thursday that the Jewish state will move forward with plans to build 3,000 settlement homes in the West Bank, despite growing international condemnations."Most governments who have looked at these proposals over the years including the Palestinians themselves...understand that...
Israel rains fire when U.N. votes against it
December 8th, 20120 UNITED NATIONS - Whenever the Security Council (sporadically) or the General Assembly (more frequently) lambastes Israel, the reaction from the Jewish state is highly predictable: either launch a military strike on Palestinians or announce new settlements in the occupied territories.Since the Israelis last month exercised the first...Jordan King visits Ramallah in show of support for Palestine
RAMALLAH (Palestinian Territories) - Jordan's King Abdullah II flew in to the West Bank city of Ramallah on Thursday for the first visit by a top foreign leader since the Palestinians gained upgraded United Nations status.The monarch arrived by military helicopter from Jordan, landing at the presidential headquarters known as the...West Bloomfield Police provide additional protection to Gaza protesters
WEST BLOOMFIELD — The city’s Police Department Lieutenant Tim Diamond told The Arab American News that several police officers were present Nov. 24 during a protest in support of Gaza here to assure people were allowed to demonstrate freely with no problems. The police department provided additional protection after one female police...Right-to-work passed despite protests, Democrats’ walkout
LANSING - The Michigan Senate has passed right-to-work legislation for private sector workers on Thursday, much to the dismay of union activists who were present at the gallery. Tear gas was used to dispense protesters and Democrats walked out of the session Thursday night, saying that a court order to allow more protesters inside the...
Pending legislation grants state controlled board power over Dearborn schools
December 8th, 20120 DEARBORN —Residents are encouraged to act fast in order to prevent what is being called a state take over of Dearborn Public Schools. If House Bill 6004 and Senate Bill 1358 are passed school districts in the state could face drastic changes. Both bills shift control away from school board officials who are elected to serve into...
Greenland Wellness focuses on preventive healthcare with halal vitamins
December 8th, 20120 DEARBORN — With health issues such as diabetes, blood pressure control and cholesterol on the rise in the U.S., a few initiatives focusing on alerting the Arab American community have been set in place this year. The main focus of these initiatives is preventive healthcare, with the idea of alerting and educating locals on how...
New police captain position under scrutiny in Dearborn
December 8th, 20120 New police captain position under scrutiny DEARBORN — On Tuesday, the Dearborn City Council voted to approve the creation of a new captain position within the Dearborn Police Department, despite recent cutbacks given to all city employees.The latest measure, approved by the council in a 5-1 vote, will replace an existing...Michigan Matters: Middle East Seg 3
From CBS Detroit: The Middle East is thousands of miles away but issues simmering there are resonating all the way to the Motor City. This week on Michigan Matters, host Carol Cain talks with Roey Gilad, Consul General of Israel to the Midwest, and Osama Siblani, publisher of the Arab American News, about what's ahead in the Middle......
Arab Americans launch the ‘Bargain Club’ in Westland
WESTLAND — Bargain Club, Michigan’s newest retailer of closeouts, excess inventory, and liquidation merchandise, opened its first store here on Nov. 2. Over forty dignitaries and elected officials joined Westland Mayor William Wild in inaugurating the city’s new retail establishment on Tuesday during a grand opening ribbon cutting...FDA pressured to crack down on energy drinks after reports of deaths
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has launched an investigation towards two energy drinks that are sold at convenience stores nationwide. The two energy drinks, 5-Hour Energy and Monster Energy, have both been linked to recent reports of deaths, heart attacks and illness over the past year in the U.S. First it began in......
UN vote a decisive victory for Palestine
The United Nations has voted overwhelmingly to recognize a Palestinian state.The vote, which was taken at a meeting of the body in New York on Thursday, represents a long-sought victory for the Palestinians but a diplomatic defeat for the U.S., with 138 countries voting in favor of the upgrade.Nine countries voted against it and 41...Perpetrator tied to bloody beating of Arab man at funeral procession charged
DEARBORN — The Arab American News (TAAN) was first to report on an incident that occurred Oct. 25 involving an Arab American man who was brutally beaten after stepping outside of his car to check on whether other motorists involved in a car accident during a funeral procession between Ford and Chase Road here were fine....Arab American National Museum’s director retires
DEARBORN — Dr. Anan Ameri, director of the Arab American National Museum (AANM) has announced that she will retire in mid-May 2013. Dr. Ameri, 67, of Ann Arbor, Michigan will return to the museum as a consultant on a project by project basis following a vacation of several months A committee is being assembled to conduct a...Humanitarian takes fight to help poverty stricken people worldwide
FARMINGTON HILLS — To countless Iraqis she’s known as the American humanitarian who has helped bring relief to their suffering by providing them with medical equipment and supplies following the 2003 U.S. led invasion of what was once deemed one of the most elegant countries in the world.Nidhal Garmo’s humanitarian efforts began......
Principal Faraj leads major progression at Maples School
DEARBORN — Principal Fatme Faraj of Maples Elementary School was just recently awarded "The Best Principal Award" by the parents of the 610 students who attend the school on the east side of the city. This is perhaps because since coming to the school three years ago, Principal Faraj and her staff have managed to engage parents into...U.S.-Israel ties at a crossroads
The recently suspended round of organized violence in the Gaza Strip has a depressing familiarity, being similar to other rounds between Israelis and Palestinians. The physical harm inflicted has been as usual enormously disproportionate, with the Palestinian-to-Israeli death ratio being 27-to-one (admittedly, that’s down from about......
Egyptian woman travels across the Middle East in pursuit of peace
An Egyptian woman took on a one-woman mission in the hope to promote peace in the Arab world, the UAE-based 7days newspaper reported. The woman, Raghda Yusuf, a Dubai resident, plans to visit 22 countries in the Arab world to convey her message. “Arab people should be standing together, particularly at this uncertain time,”...Stevie Wonder pulls out of Israel gala
Stevie Wonder is set to pull out of a performance at a fundraiser for the Israel Defense Forces, a source told JTA.Wonder’s representatives will claim that he did not know the nature of the group, the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces, and that he believes such a performance would be incongruent with his status as a U.N.......