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Trayvon Martin case: Massive rally held at Detroit’s Hart Plaza
March 27th, 20120 Hart Plaza in Detroit was the site of a massive rally on Monday, March 26 in support of Trayvon Martin, a 17-year-old black teenager who was shot and killed by a neighborhood watch volunteer in Sanford, Florida. The rally was part of several held that included thousands of people at cities from coast-to-coast. In Detroit, hundreds...
Attorney Harb appointed 19th District Magistrate in Dearborn
March 22nd, 20120 DEARBORN– On Wednesday, March 21, it was officially announced that 19th District Chief Judge Richard Wygonik has appointed Dearborn criminal and family law attorney Adel A. Harb to serve as Magistrate for the court.Harb, a 1990 graduate of the Thomas M. Cooley School of Law, is widely respected family law mediator, arbitrator,...Palestinian hunger striker Shalabi at risk of “imminent death,” hospital transfer reportedly refused
According to Addameer (Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association) and Physicians for Human Rights - Israel (PHR-I), the Israel Prison Service has refused to transfer Hana al-Shalabi to hospital despite her grave medical situation due to more than a month of hunger strike and immediate risk of death, Electronic Intifida reports...Three men arrested for food stamp fraud; abuse still an ongoing issue in community
DETROIT — Last week three Arab men from the Detroit area were charged with felony counts amounting to $262,000 in food stamp fraud operations at Schaefer Dollar Mania, a store located on Schaefer Rd in the west side of Detroit. This news echoes a story The Arab American News ran last month regarding Food Stamp fraud in the local...Arab Student Union hosting Congressman Kucinich at 7th Annual Banquet in Dearborn
DEARBORN — The Arab Student Union of Michigan-Dearborn has become one of the most active and energized Arab American organizations in Michigan, and the group will host one of the state’s largest student events of the year on March 23. Kucinich (right) visiting war-torn Lebanon following the 2006 bombings by Israel. The ASU...Celebration held in honor of International Women’s Day
Guests enjoy a traditional Arabic dance, the debke. PHOTOS: Nafeh AbuNab/TAAN DEARBORN- The American Arab Women's Community Network hosted an event for International Women's Day on Sunday, March 11 at Byblos Banquet Hall, punctuated by Arabic orchestra music, singers and awards for deserving honorees.The event celebrated the spirit...Hana Shalabi: The bravest form of nonviolence
No sooner had Khader Adnan ended his 66-day life-threatening hunger strike than new urgent concerns are being voiced for Hana Shalabi, another West Bank hunger striker now without food for more than 24 days. Both strikes were directed by Palestinian activists against the abusive use of administrative detention by Israeli West Bank...How dangerous Is Iran?
According to the doctrine of pre-emptive war, Iran can be attacked based on its alleged desire to develop nuclear weapons, just as Iraq was attacked in 2003. In fact, Congress is currently debating whether a nuclear capability alone (which Brazil, Japan, and many other countries enjoy) could justify the ‘preventive’ attack.I believe...Palestinian rights retreat to the backburner
JERUSALEM — The latest tit-for-tat confrontation which earlier this week pitted Israel against Islamist factions operating from the Gaza Strip follows a conditioning pattern which highlights the marginalization in the international arena of the Palestinian aspirations to freedom and independence. The parents of a Palestinian militant...Syria in crisis one year later
President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron met to discuss Syria and other issues. PHOTO: ReutersPresident Barack Obama has said the prospect of international military intervention in Syria is premature and could lead to a civil war.Speaking at a White House news conference on Wednesday, Obama said military...
In your face, Chase: Occupy Detroit forecloses on popular bank
March 17th, 20120 DETROIT — At the origin of Detroit’s main boulevard, about 200 people gathered below the Spirit of Detroit statue and set off on a two-block procession to deliver a document to JPMorgan Chase Bank — and it wasn’t a birthday card for chairman and chief executive officer Jamie Dimon.It was something Chase Bank is too...
AIPAC gets the “Occupy” treatment on Capitol Hill
March 17th, 20120 WASHINGTON – The 2012 American Israeli Public Affairs Conference descended upon the United States capital from March 4-6 with the goal of yet again influencing American foreign policy and strengthening ties with politicians in one of the most massive and influential political lobbying ventures of the year, its annual Public Policy...Committee proposes new plan to keep Dearborn pools open
DEARBON — The Outdoors Pool Committee met with Dearborn city officials last week at city hall to discuss plans of maintaining local neighborhood pools in an effort to keep them from closing down. Last year budget cuts resulted in the closing of two local pools, Hemlock and Whitmore Bolles. Despite the mayor’s announcement that no...Crestwood School Board: Extra funds allocated to ESL program
DEARBORN HEIGHTS —The controversy surrounding Crestwood School District’s ESL program is far from over. At a school board meeting Monday Arab Americans continued voicing their concerns about the program, and demanded answers to questions posed at the previous meeting.There’s currently only one certified ESL teacher in the entire...
BP gas station owner plans on reaching out to victim’s family in wake of recent fatal shooting
March 16th, 20120 DETROIT — The owner of a BP gas station that attracted media coverage this week after one of its clerks shot and killed a customer over a dispute about the cost of condoms is reaching out to the victim’s family. Michael Haynes IIThe incident came as a complete surprise to the owner, and is not something he ever imagined happening at......
Dearborn appoints fifth Civil Service Commissioner
DEARBORN — The city of Dearborn announced on Thursday that Mohamad I. Chehab has been appointed to Dearborn's Civil Service Commission. The four current commissioners, under the Dearborn City Charter, appointed Chehab.The voluntary board is responsible for setting policies in hiring, promoting and terminating certain city employees....Rick Santorum sweeps Mississippi and Alabama in blow for Mitt Romney
Rick Santorum has made a clean sweep of the Deep South primaries, taking Mississippi and Alabama in victories that put pressure on Newt Gingrich to bow out and set up a showdown in Illinois next week with the struggling favourite, Mitt Romney. Republican U.S. presidential candidate and former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum gives a thumbs up......
Palestinians prepare to lose the solar panels that provide a lifeline
Israel is planning to demolish 'illegal' solar panels that are the only source of electricity for Palestinians in West Bank villagesTwo large solar panels jut out of the barren landscape near Imneizil in the Hebron hills. The high-tech structures sit incongruously alongside the tents and rough stone buildings of the Palestinian village,...Wag the dog: How to cook up Syrian drama
Some mainstream news channels have been recently caught carrying dubious footage from Syria. It fuels the debate over media's role in legitimizing possible military intervention in the country.‘Danny’ is a Syrian opposition activist who reports from Homs for CNN, BBC, Al Jazeera and Al Arabiya. He is attached to the opposition...Dearborn School Board gives high schoolers flexible hours; plan raises some concerns
Dearborn — Last week the Dearborn Public School Board of Education passed a new schedule that will give high school students from the schools of Fordson, Dearborn High and Edsel Ford an option of starting and ending the school day one hour later. The decision has received both positive and negative reactions, but Dearborn Public School...
Lebanon Central Bank Vice Governor addresses students, meets local leaders
March 16th, 20120 DEARBORN — On Tuesday, March 13, 2012 Vice Governor of the Central Bank of Lebanon Raed Charafeddine visited the University of Michigan-Dearborn campus to give a speech on the economic status of the Middle East a year after the Arab uprisings. The event was sponsored by the economics faculty and the Students Economic Club of UM-D. The......
Local Arab American attorney represented former U.S. marine in high profile case
The case of former U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich made national headlines for years. Wuterich’s defense attorney was Haythem Faraj, who has an office based in Dearborn, Michigan. Attorney Haythem FarajOn Nov. 19, 2005 Wuterich, a squad leader then, ordered his marines “to shoot first, ask questions later” as they raided two...
Brain damaged Iraq vet is Kandahar slayer?
March 16th, 20120 The death penalty may await the U.S. staff sergeant who slaughtered 16 civilians - mostly women and children - in Afghanistan. The soldier’s name has yet to be released, but new details have surfaced alleging what may have led to this tragedy. U.S.-Afghan Army soldiers interrogate residents during a patrol in Sangum Ghaki Valley in......
Polls show little U.S. popular support for Israeli attack on Iran
March 16th, 20120 WASHINGTON — Amidst persistent speculation over a possible Israeli military attack against Iranian nuclear facilities in the wake of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit here, a detailed new public opinion survey released Tuesday suggests that such a move would enjoy little support in the United States.According to the survey by...
Sarkozy fury over ‘Gaddafi millions for 2007 campaign’
March 16th, 20120 Nicolas Sarkozy lashed out at journalists and rejected claims he took 50 million Euros from Muammar Gaddafi to fund his 2007 presidential campaign before backing an insurgency against him, as documents alleging a money-trail between the two emerged."If he had financed it (the 2007 campaign), then I haven't been very grateful," Sarkozy......
