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41st Arab and Chaldean Festival draws near
DETROIT — The 41st annual Arab and Chaldean Festival is July 28-29 here in Hart Plaza. It's one of the largest festivals of its kind in North America that attracts both Chaldeans and Arabs, and will include Middle Eastern food, music, dance and other entertainment.Yemeni American group hands out scholarships
DEARBORN — On July 14th the Yemeni American Association (YAA) held its annual scholarship award ceremony. This marked the 15th year the YAA has hosted the event which honors the Yemeni American youth for their academic achievements. Fifteen students were honored with scholarships in the amount of $1,000 each. More than 400 people...Career fair comes to Bloomfield Hills
BLOOMFIELD HILLS — The "Hired In Michigan" Career Expo sponsored by JobFairGiant.com and Sion Recruitment is scheduled for Tuesday, July 31 at the Radisson Hotel here and is committed to making this one of a kind free career expo a success for Michigan employers and job seekers. Participating employers will hire in the following...
Arab and Chaldean Detroit business owners convene in public safety forum with region’s top cops
July 17th, 20120 DEARBORN- Over the decades hundreds of Arab and Chaldean Americans have been killed while working to support their families in Detroit, where they own businesses. "The challenges faced by the Chaldean and Arab American community on this issue are parallel,” said Sam Chahro who owns a Detroit gas station. Chahro says he fears for his...NAACP holds Allies, Issues and Action forum
DETROIT-On Tuesday July 10 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. the Detroit NAACP branch will host its bi-monthly Allies, Issues, and Action meeting focused on the topic, "The Children of Detroit." Guest speakers include Arab American Civil Rights League Executive Director Rashid Baydoun and Nicole Stallworth, Director, Community Outreach and...Suspects charged in Dearborn Heights party store shooting
DEARBORN HEIGHTS-Two men, Christopher McKinnon, 25, and Benjamin Mathes, 20, were charged with a count of armed robbery and unlawful imprisonment after they, along with another suspect, robbed Dearborn Heights Liquor and Wine Shoppe recently. The men are accused of going into the store with shotguns, and holding up the attendant....Male Middle Eastern actors sought for upcoming feature film
Well known Film Director Douglas Aibel is conducting a casting search targeting Middle Eastern male actors for a major upcoming feature film. The male should be age 16 to 22. No experience is needed, the search also requests that those who consider auditioning are, "intelligent, charming, lively, and reliable." The film will be...Two Chaldeans from opposing parties vying for 30th District seat
STERLING HEIGHTS -This year a noticeable change has occurred within the Chaldean community like never before. Leading up to election season, many have pointed out the large number of Chaldean individuals who are seeking positions such as State Rep or City Judge, a drastic change from previous years when even one Chaldean individual...
Edited Arab Festival video goes viral on Youtube; Chamber to issue response
July 7th, 20120 A video titled 'American Muslims Stone Christians in Dearborn Mi" has gone viral on Youtube within the last several days, gaining over one million views since it was uploaded on June 26. The 22-minute edited video clip partly depicts what had occurred at this years annual Arab International Festival, which was held over the Fathers Day...The Ahmad Al-Assir Distraction in Lebanon
Throughout my life, I have heard Lebanon referred to as a "Mafia State," "Banana Republic" and many other unflattering terms inferring that no central government power has the ability to control the fate of this country. These conjectures have recently been confirmed by the wild rampage of rhetoric, "protests," and specifically, the...What’s Next in Egypt?
For someone living miles away from Egypt (or even from the Middle East for that matter), this past week has been full of interesting observations, if nothing else. To begin with, Mohammad Morsi of Muslim Brotherhood was elected as the new President of Egypt and took the oath of office this past Saturday (June 30th, 2012). Morsi belongs...
Syria: A tug-of-war on the ground as world powers search for solutions
July 7th, 20120 Defection cheers anti-Assad coalition ahead of Paris meet Manaf TlasReports of the defection of a general and personal friend of Bashar al-Assad will cheer the Syrian leader's enemies at a meeting in Paris on Friday of the Western and Arab states that want to drive him from power.A source in the exiled opposition said Manaf Tlas, a...A post “Arab Spring” Palestine
Will the Arab Spring serve the cause of Palestine?” is a question that has been repeatedly asked, in various ways, over the last year and a half. Many media discussions have been formulated around this very inquiry, although the answer is far from a simple "yes" or "no."Why should the question be asked in the first place? Hasn't the...New Israeli deputy PM undercuts strategy of pressure on Obama
WASHINGTON — By staking out a policy line on Iran reflecting the views of the Israeli national security leadership, Deputy Prime Minister Shaul Mofaz has undercut the Benjamin Netanyahu government's carefully planned strategy to get U.S. President Barack Obama to threaten war against Iran if it doesn't give up its nuclear program.It...Is the P.A. afraid of a third intifada?
The light was still too dim to penetrate the cracks in the shutters when the rooster crowed. For a fraction of a second it felt like a village. But it was the Jenin refugee camp, circa two weeks ago. There, as in other refugee camps, the rooster's wake-up call is something more: nutrition for the unemployed, as well as the longing and......
Tests point to possible Arafat poisoning
July 7th, 20120 DOHA, Qatar — It was a scene that riveted the world for weeks: The ailing Yasser Arafat, first besieged by Israeli tanks in his Ramallah compound, then shuttled to Paris, where he spent his final days undergoing a barrage of medical tests in a French military hospital. More importantly, tests reveal that Arafat’s final personal...
Legal experts weigh in on lack of jury diversity in Metro Detroit, search for ways to increase participation
July 6th, 20120 DETROIT — "It kind of makes you scratch your head," U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan Barbara McQuade said speaking about the absence of minority jurors in southeast Michigan. Left: Chief Federal Defender Miriam Siefer, Pastor and Attorney Bertram Marks and Chief Federal Judge for the Eastern District Gerald......
First-ever home HIV test kit approved in US
July 6th, 20120 OraQuick Advance HIV test (Reuters)Americans will soon be able to find out whether they are HIV positive at home, after an over-the-counter test was approved by the Food and Drug Agency. The test is only available to people aged 17 and above, so ID may be needed to buy one.The OraQuick test, by OraSure Technologies, uses a mouth swab to...Store clerk defends herself against tobacco ticket violation
Two weeks ago we reported that Andy's Party Store in Dearborn was one of four businesses in the city that received tickets from the police department for selling tobacco products to minors. Our report, along with other news agencies, stated that the clerk at the store was aware that the female customer was under-age and the clerk still...Second annual open house to benefit rescued animals with special needs
DEARBORN — The Dearborn Animal Shelter cares for nearly 2,500 homeless animals that pass through its doors each year. The Friends For the Dearborn Animal Shelter’s Hope’s Heroes program is a fund dedicated for animals that require an extreme level of care. On July 21st, Councilman Robert Abraham and his family are hosting a...
Democratic National Committee member forced to resign after criticizing Israel
July 6th, 20120 Evelyn GarciaPALM BEACH - Another American has lost their job after criticizing Israel. According to a report from The Palm Beach Post, Evelyn Garcia, a member of the Democratic National Committee resigned from the position after emails she had written speaking out against the Israeli occupation were found. One email reads: "The......
Wayne State University increases tuition, approves 2013 budget
DETROIT — Wayne State University’s Board of Governors in late June approved a $567 million operating budget for fiscal year 2013 that includes a 3.88 percent tuition increase for resident undergraduate and graduate students. Tuition will increase to $11.20 per credit hour, or $134.40 per semester for students taking 12 credit...
Snyder vetoes three voter restriction measures, signs 11 election reform bills into law
July 6th, 20120 LANSING — On Tuesday Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder vetoed a portion of the state's election reform legislation. Snyder vetoed SB 754, which would have required a photo ID for voter registration and implemented new restrictive regulations on voter registration organizations; SB 803 which would have required individuals to attest to......
Snyder signs for a reduction in Michigan income tax
LANSING- Governor Rick Snyder signed for a Republican-sponsered cut in the state income tax, dropping the rate to 4.25 percent on Oct.1. An increase in personal exemption will also be implemented. Democrats say the cut is very small, only about 50 cents per week, but most still voted for it. Republicans are saying that Michigan’s...Metro Detroit residents get opportunity to have their stories archived at the Library of Congress
DETROIT-StoryCorps, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to recording, sharing, and preserving the stories of Americans from all backgrounds and beliefs, will record interviews in Detroit from July 9-August 8 on its MobileBooth tour. The StoryCorps’ MobileBooth, an Airstream trailer with a recording system, will be parked......