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First place winner of belly dancing competition gets $500, proceeds benefit cancer patients
DEARBORN — A belly dance talent competition is scheduled to take place Wednesday, Mar. 6 at Greenfield Manor here beginning 6 p.m. Auditions for the competition are being held at the H.Y.P.E Athletics Recreation Center in Dearborn Heights located at 23302 West Warren on Jan. 15 at 6 p.m. One audition already took place Jan. 9. A...U.S. immigration system’s cost and reach are “unprecedented”
WASHINGTON (IPS) — The United States government is spending more on immigration enforcement each year than it is on all other federal law-enforcement agencies combined, according to the first comprehensive look at how the country’s sprawling immigration complex has grown over the past decade.Likewise, on a daily basis the U.S....Fatal car accident in Dearborn Heights kills three, community mourns
DEARBORN HEIGHTS — A tragic car accident that took place on Thursday, January 3rd at the intersection of Ford Rd. and Telegraph has left three men dead and another male in critical condition at Henry Ford Hospital. Adnan Berisha, 19, and Markel Keyon Jackson-Willis, 18, were killed instantly while driving a 1994 Honda Accord...Fordson senior recognized by NSHSS for outstanding academic achievement
Jinane AhmedDEARBORN —The National Society of High School Scholars (NSHSS) announced Fordson High School senior, Jinane Ahmed from Dearborn was selected for membership. “On behalf of NSHSS, I am honored to recognize the hard work, sacrifice, and commitment that Jinane has demonstrated to achieve this exceptional level of...Robert Ficano holds rally in support of immigrants
DETROIT-On Thursday, Jan. 17 Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano will hold a rally in support of immigrants, and a federal mandate to provide driver’s licenses and/or ID cards to immigrant youths, that is not being followed by the Michigan Secretary of State’s office. The rally will be at the St. Anne’s Hall to bring...
Assad peace plan draws disparate responses from West, Russia
January 11th, 20130 The U.N. peace envoy for Syria said on Wednesday that Bashar al-Assad could have no place in a transitional government to end civil war, the closest he has come to calling directly for the embattled president to quit.A peace plan agreed by major powers in Geneva last year envisages an interim administration. "Surely he would not be a...What’s in store for 2013
PARIS (IPS) — Having survived the announced end of the world on Dec. 21, we can now try to foretell our immediate future, based on geopolitical principles that will help us understand the overall shifts of global powers and assess the major risks and dangers.Looking at a map of the world, we can immediately see some hotspots lit up in...
Local man surprised by Oakwood Hospital staff’s reaction to iPhone app
January 10th, 20130 DEARBORN — A local Arab American man contacted The Arab American News last week regarding an incident that took place at Oakwood Hospital, claiming he had allegedly been mistreated and racially profiled by staff and security over a misinterpretation of a conversation about an iPhone application. According to the local man, who...
Kay’s story is our story
January 5th, 20130 The June 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon that led to the occupation of its capital Beirut again exposed a glaring lack of Arab opinion in America's mainstream media, and it became a breaking point later that year for three individuals from different worlds who wanted to make a change. The biased reporting on Arab issues that continued...Community remembers Kay Siblani
Following this week’s announcement on the passing of The Arab American News’ longtime Executive Editor, Kay Siblani, an outpouring of support and heartfelt condolences were sent by countless groups and individuals. The messages illustrate how highly valued Siblani’s life’s work was by the Arab and Muslim communities she...Syria is many conflicts rolled into one. It is also at the center of two regional struggles
"Shame on you! Shame on The Independent!" boomed the voice of a Syrian intellectual in my phone half an hour after I had returned from Damascus to Beirut. He was so incoherent in his rage that it was difficult to know his precise objections, but my sin seemed to be that I had been in Damascus, talked to members of the Syrian government...
Hizbullah chief calls for ‘humanitarian’ approach to Syria displaced
January 5th, 20130 Hizbullah Secretary General Sayyid Hassan Nasrallah urged the government to take a strictly humanitarian approach to Syria's displaced in Lebanon Thursday, days after Energy Minister Jibran Bassil recommended sealing the borders between the two countries.Nasrallah's remarks came during a speech to mark the 40th day since Imam Hussein's...Political Islam and the Arab Spring
Is political Islam matching the aspirations of the Arab Spring? Egyptians may have a clear answer after living a few years under a Muslim Brotherhood administration. Early signs from Cairo are not encouraging.President Morsi, representing the Brotherhood, won the post-uprising Egyptian presidential elections for three main factors:...The Arab Spring at two: What lessons should we learn?
WASHINGTON (IPS) — As the Arab Spring enters its third year, new Arab democracies and the international community should reflect on several critical lessons from the past two years.Thinking about these lessons and learning from history, no matter how recent, could help us understand the trajectory for the next stage in Arab...The ‘flattening’ of Gaza
GAZA CITY (IPS) — On Nov. 17, four days into Israel’s eight-day assault on the Gaza Strip, deputy Israeli Prime Minister Eli Yishai publicly called for the Israeli army to “blow Gaza back to the Middle Ages, destroying all the infrastructure including roads and water”.The following day, Gilad Sharon, son of former Israeli Prime......
Cash-strapped Palestinians urge Arabs to pay pledged funds
RAMALLAH — The Palestinian government in the West Bank on Wednesday urged Arab nations to deliver on pledges to supply the cash-strapped Palestinian Authority (PA) with $100 million a month.Already mired in a financial crisis, the PA has suffered further with Israel's decision to withhold the transfer of tax and tariff funds it...Why U.S./Israel face sinking polls
When U.S. and Israeli officials look glumly at international polls showing their declining popularity, they often think that just some better salesmanship will do the trick. But the real problem isn’t the pitch; it’s the product, in this case policies that offend much of the world, says ex-CIA analyst Paul R. Pillar.An Israeli think......
What Hagel could give Obama
With the “fiscal cliff” partly solved and partly delayed, President Obama may now turn his attention to filling his national security team for the second term, including whether to face down neocon opposition to Nebraska Republican Chuck Hagel for Defense Secretary, as ex-CIA analyst Ray McGovern notes.Absent from the discussion...Al Jazeera buys U.S. channel Current TV
Al Jazeera buys U.S. channel Current TVQatar-based network to launch Al Jazeera America, reaching 40 million US homes, up from 4.7 million before the dealDOHA — The Qatar-based network said on Thursday that with the acquisition it plans to create Al Jazeera America, a US-based news channel. Al Jazeera’s coverage will soon be...Legislation that permits wiretapping of foreign citizens without warrant extended
The U.S. Senate recently agreed to approve and extend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). The legislation permits the National Security Agency (NSA) and other foreign intelligence groups to wiretap the conversations of foreign citizens without a warrant. Civil rights agencies across the country have for years expressed...Local 21-year-old in need of kidney
HaidarDEARBORN — 21-year-old Mohammed Haidar was just recently moved from University of Michigan Ann Arbor's hospital to Henry Ford Hospital. Haidar has been in need of a kidney since he was 16. His family is asking locals to get tested to see if they can qualify for a kidney donation, hoping that their wishes will finally be answered......
Dearborn Mayor joins coalition for greater gun control
DEARBORN — In the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting in Connecticut that left 26 dead, including 20 children, Mayor Jack O'Reilly of Dearborn has joined a coalition along with hundreds of others mayors across the country that calls for congress to push greater federal gun control.The Mayors Against Illegal Gun Coalition...I-96 shooter charged with terrorism
Howell — A gunman who was firing shots at motorists along 1-96 throughout the month of October has been charged with a rare terrorism felony, according to Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette.Raulie W. Casteel, 43, is accused of shooting at 24 motorists on numerous occasions in the counties of Oakland, Livingston, Shiawassee and......
Detroit’s 2012 murder rate up 10 percent over previous year
DETROIT — 2012 is over and the city of Detroit has recorded 386 homicides within a one year span, up 42 killings from 2011's data. The 2012 figures get even worse when 25 justifiable murders are added which includes three police shootings, according to the Detroit Free Press. Forty years ago, the city of Detroit was known as the...Students, parents stress on later start times at Dearborn’s high schools
DEARBORN — Local resident Helena Thornton, a parent of a 2012 Dearborn High School graduate, has started a petition requesting that the Dearborn Public School Board set a new policy to start high schools after 8:15 a.m, citing research that suggests teenagers need to get a required 8.5-9 hours of sleep in order to function......
