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UN ends Syria observer mission
August 17th, 20120 NEW YORK - The United Nations called an end to its observer mission in Syria on Thursday, while activists reported more bloodletting in an attack on civilians in the main battleground of Aleppo. A handout picture released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency shows United Nations (UN) observers visiting the northeastern town of...Dearborn Police warns residents to be more cautious at traffic lights
DEARBORN —This month the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments released information regarding traffic accidents related to the running of red lights, and Dearborn ranked fifth on the list. According to the council, between 2009-2011, 114 drivers in Dearborn were involved in accidents relating to someone crossing a red...Wayne County treasurer’s auctions assist distressed taxpayers in avoiding foreclosure
DETROIT — “In our July auction we were able to sell nearly 1,000 properties. Prior to that auction we sold approximately 600 properties to occupants. These transactions help to stabilize our communities and provide housing for our citizens,” announced Wayne County Treasurer Raymond J. Wojtowicz. The Treasurer is...Detroit Public Serious awarded $250,000 for new series called, “Arab American Stories-A National Dialogue”
DETROIT — The W.K. Kellogg Foundation has awarded Detroit Public TV with a $250,000 grant that will be used to help dismantle negative stereotypes and misconceptions surrounding Arab Americans. The announcement was made last week.The grant was given to the station in order for it expand on its 13 part series, “Arab-American...Study: Star Academy ranked in Michigan’s highest tier; Universal Academy also scores highly
In a July 2012 published study by the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, over 684 Michigan high schools were examined and ranked according to their average academic performance on two key standardized tests, the ACT and Michigan Merit Examination. Among all schools, Star International Academy was honored with the highest rank and...Upcoming St. Sharbel Church Festival to benefit child abuse victims
WARREN — A three-day festival will offer a rich sampling of Lebanese traditions including authentic Lebanese food made from the finest Michigan produce and ingredients. The festival features entertainment by popular American and Lebanese performers and disc jockeys providing an energetic venue for music and dance. Visitors...Western Union Ramadan 2012 campaign supports United Nations World Food Program
Consumers can play online game ‘Light the Lantern’ to help give up to 240,000 meals to children in needENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU), a leader in global payments, recently announced its support of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) as part of the company’s Ramadan 2012 Campaign. The Campaign...Arab American diabetes health fair approaches
DEARBORN — An "Arab American Diabetes Health Fair" is being held in collaboration with the University of Michigan Brehm Center for Diabetes Research, University of Michigan Health System, ACCESS, and Oakwood Hospital, the Brehm Scholars' Society. It’s free, and will be held at Fordson High School here on Sep. 9 from 11 a.m. to 2...Detroit Public Schools celebrates diversity during 1st Annual Taste of DPS Multicultural Expo
DETROIT — Students, parents and residents from across the district are invited to attend the first annual “Taste of DPS” Multicultural Expo where attendees will have the opportunity to learn about the various cultures of DPS students including Middle Eastern, Bangladeshi, Hmong, African, African-American and Hispanic.The expo will...
Local Pastor: Church Vandalized in an Intentional and Hateful Manner
August 13th, 20120 DEARBORN-Windows outside the front of Mother of the Savior Church here were recently broken. The church’s pastor Father Rani Abdulmasih condemned the incident saying the church was vandalized in an intentional and hateful manner. “As a Christian Arab and Middle Eastern congregation we...Hearing delayed for four suspects in death of local man
DEARBORN — On Friday August 3rd, the four suspects attained for the murder of Dearborn resident Hassan Jaber appeared at the 19th District Court in front of a packed courtroom. The four suspects, Charles Jackson, 26, Zelda Taylor, 28, Iashia Knox, 28, and Kristen Holmes, 28, are facing charges of felony murder, armed robbery and...Robert D. Foley, III named Special Agent in Charge of FBI Detroit Division
WASHINGTON - Director Robert S. Mueller, III has named Robert D. Foley, III special agent in charge of the FBI’s Detroit Division. Mr. Foley most recently served as the special agent in charge of the Administrative Division in the Washington Field Office. Foley replaces former FBI Special Agent Andrew Arena. Foley entered on...Several candidates endorsed by TAAN and AAPAC victorious in statewide primary races
A number of candidates who were endorsed by The Arab American News (TAAN) and the Arab American Political Action Committee (AAPAC) were successful in Tuesday’s statewide primary elections and will now move on to the general election in November. Below are election results for the races. TAAN endorsed every candidate who...Moving closer to unnecessary war with Syria
Last week the House passed yet another bill placing sanctions on Iran and Syria, bringing us closer to another war in the Middle East. We are told that ever harsher sanctions finally will force the targeted nations to bend to our will. Yet the ineffectiveness of previous sanctions teaches us nothing; in truth sanctions lead to war more...Conservative hawks push for deeper Syrian role
Invalid reasons for getting more deeply involved in the Syrian civil war continue to be heard. One of the latest is in a front-page article in the Washington Post, which declares that America “increasingly is being viewed with suspicion and resentment for its failure to offer little more than verbal encouragement to the......
Palestinian bubble set to burst
RAMALLAH — "It will collapse, and the collapse will be harder when it happens later," says Tareq Sadeq, Palestinian economist and professor at Birzeit University, about the financial bubble building up in the Palestinian Authority government."It will mean that people will lose their homes. They will lose their cars. They will...U.S. poll finds Muslims differ widely in religiosity
WASHINGTON - The global Muslim community of 1.6 billion people agree on the core principles of their faith, but differ widely in religiosity and religious tolerance, according to a poll published Thursday."Muslims are unified by core beliefs and in core practices" like faith in a single God, believe in the Prophet Mohammed and fasting......
Arab voter turnout in Dearborn primary significantly higher than previous elections
August 10th, 20120 DEARBORN — Arab Americans are regarding Tuesday's statewide primary elections as historic, after Attorney Sam Salamey brought home a first-place finish in the race for a seat on the bench in Dearborn's 19th District Court, making him the first Arab American to outpace an incumbent in a primary, although Arab Americans account for...
Medrar iftar raises over $100,000 for deprived Ethiopians
August 10th, 20120 NAACP President Rev. Anthony serves as keynote speaker, urges aid to Africa Keynote speaker Rev. Dr. Wendell Anthony addressing guests at Medrar iftar last week on Saturday at the Islamic Center of America in Dearborn. PHOTO: Nafeh AbuNabDEARBORN — This past Saturday the Medrar Foundation raised over $100,000 during its first...Neo-cons vs. the Arab Spring: Back on the warpath
The neoconservatives are back with a vengeance. While popular uprisings in Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen and other Arab countries had briefly rendered them irrelevant in the region, Western intervention in Libya signaled a new opportunity. Now Syria promises to usher in a full return of neoconservatives into the Middle East fray."Washington must...
Former Lebanese MP Michel Samaha arrested on ‘terrorist’ suspicions, Hizbullah pledges not “to remain silent”
August 10th, 20120 BEIRUT - Hizbullah will not remain silent over the arrest of former Information Minister Michel Samaha on terrorist suspicions, Hizbullah MP Mohammad Raad said Thursday, accusing members of the judiciary of collaborating with “suspicious” security forces against the pro-Syrian ex-official. Former Lebanese government minister Michel......
Local mosque fights Islamophobia with interfaith dialogue during Ramadan
DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Last Saturday the Islamic House of Wisdom (IHW) in Dearborn Heights hosted an Interfaith Iftar Dinner that brought out a variety of guests including the mayor of Dearborn Heights, civil rights groups, local church leaders and congregation members, as well as imams from local mosques who joined in solidarity to...
Salamey celebrates primary victory, shifts focus to November election
August 10th, 20120 Salamey thanks supporters after his victory during a celebration at Greenfield Manor. DEARBORN — A crowd of close to 200 people erupted in cheers and applause on Tuesday evening at Greenfield Manor in Dearborn after 19th District Court Judge candidate Sam Salamey announced to his supporters that he came in first place during the......
Persecuted Libyans struggle to be heard
TRIPOLI — Pregnant women miscarrying due to mistreatment, detainees mainly from sub-Saharan Africa denied adequate food and water. Small cells crammed with 80-100 detainees subjected to arbitrary justice by Libya's volatile militias, politically persecuted Somalis forcibly repatriated to Mogadishu, and hundreds of boat people dying...
Assad gets Iran backing as forces squeeze Aleppo rebels
August 10th, 20120 New prime minister appointed, core regime intact despite defectionsRegardless of whether Syrian Prime Minister Riad Hijab defected in the manner reported, or was sacked before he defected, the importance of the move lies in the symbolic blow it has dealt to President Bashar al-Assad’s regime. A general view shows a street after clashes......