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Feltman says U.S. to assist Lebanon to secure border with Syria
December 9th, 20110 FeltmanBEIRUT - U.S. official Jeffrey Feltman said Wednesday the United States would support the Lebanese Army to secure its borders with its neighbors.Feltman, who arrived earlier Wednesday, also told reporters at the Grand Serail after meeting Prime Minister Najib Mikati that Lebanon is conscientious of its commitments toward the...New Dearborn Schools phone message system launching
DEARBORN — Beginning at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 15, the Dearborn Public Schools district will send a test phone message to all parents who have a student enrolled.The system will call the number provided by parents when they filled out an emergency card number for their student earlier this school year. Parents with more than one...
Arab Spring does not mean democracy, diplomat says
December 9th, 20110 The Arab Spring will not bring democracy, former Deputy Secretary General of the Arab League Adnan Omran warns. He says slogans brandished before elections are no guarantee that the winner is actually going to practice democracy.The Syrian diplomat says spring is a time of sand storms in the Arab lands, a time “when you have to wait...
Round one goes to Islamists in Egyptian election
December 9th, 20110 CAIRO — Islamists appear poised for a landslide victory in the first round of Egypt's parliamentary elections, putting them on track to secure a majority in the country's first parliament since the fall of president Hosni Mubarak. An Egyptian soldier stands guard as members of the election committee seal a ballot box using wax after...Levin, Stabenow issue statements on highly controversial National Defense Authorization Act, rights groups urge opposition
WASHINGTON — Michigan's two senators, Carl Levin and Debbie Stabenow, both Democrats, were among those who helped pass the National Defense Authorization Act (S. 1867) in the Senate last week. The bill contains two provisions, 1031 and 1032, which many civil rights advocates fear would allow U.S. citizens to be detained...
Former Miss USA to have court hearing after being charged with DUI
December 8th, 20110 HIGHLAND PARK— Rima Fakih, the former 2010 Miss USA, is expected to have a court hearing at the Highland Park 30th District Court House on Dec. 21 at 2 p.m. according to the Detroit Free Press. Fakih was charged with a misdemeanor for drunk driving on Dec. 3 in Highland Park. Reports show the pageant winner blew a 0.20 which is...Michigan Hutaree militia member pleads guilty; first conviction for U.S. in terror case
Blissfield Township, MI — The U.S. government secured its first guilty plea in the Hutaree case, in which nine accused militia members were charged with plotting a violent overthrow of the government.Defendant Joshua John Clough, 29, formerly of Blissfield Township, pleaded guilty to the use of a firearm during, and in relation to, a...School union members separate
DEARBORN — Non-instructional employees at Henry Ford Community College (HFCC) have voted in favor of representation by the Henry Ford Community College Support Staff Association (HFCC-SSA). This vote effectively severs HFCC non-instructional employees from the Dearborn Federation of School Employees (DFSE) – a union that includes...Local attorney to join ACCESS Board of Directors
DEARBORN — May A. Saad, an attorney at Williams, Williams, Rattner & Plunkett, P.C. (WWRP) was elected to the Board of Directors of the Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services (ACCESS.) ACCESS is one of the nation's premier Arab American organizations. With seven locations and more than 100 programs,...Arab American Civil Rights League hosting inaugural reception Dec. 15
DEARBORN — The new Arab American Civil Rights League will officially launch with a reception at The Fairlane Club on Thursday, Dec. 15 from 5:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. The ACRL is a new organization that will seek to combat negative stereotyping, highlight the contributions of Arab Americans to the U.S., work with federal, state and...
Analysis: “Cold War” with Iran heats up across Mideast
December 5th, 20110 Worries of Israel striking Iran might or might not be overblown but across the region the largely hidden "cold war" between Tehran and its enemies is escalating fast, bringing with it wider risk of conflict. An Iranian couple rests as they sit in front of an Iranian-made Zelzal missile at a war exhibition held by Iran's...
Obama’s approval rating dips below Carter’s
December 5th, 20110 The frontrunners in the 2012 election race like to label Barack Obama a one-term president, and new reports suggest that prediction might be more likely than ever. Obama’s approval rating is now lower than that of Jimmy Carter before he lost a second chance at the White House. ObamaUsing data on the...Arab Americans support Conyers’ 2012 run at fundraising dinner
DEARBORN – Supporters of Michigan Congressman John Conyers (D-Detroit) came out to Byblos Banquets on Monday, Nov. 28 for a fundraising dinner event in preparation for what could be a new challenge for the venerable 14th District representative.Some have said that his main competitor in the newly-redrawn 13th District, which he plans...
Michael Moore “honored” to visit Fordson, encourages political participation
December 4th, 20110 Moore said that he hoped the students would become more politically involved, as he was in high school, and said that people around the country are buzzing about the “Fordson” documentary movie. PHOTO: Nafeh AbuNab/TAANDEARBORN — Academy-Award winning filmmaker Michael Moore spoke at Fordson High School on Thursday,...On freedom and imperialism: Arab Spring and the intellectual divide
The so-called ‘Arab Spring’ is creating an intellectual divide that threatens any sensible understanding of the turmoil engulfing several Arab countries. While it is widely understood that revolutions endeavor to overthrow political structures and aim to change the social order and power paradigm within any given society,......
Neither Fatah nor Hamas can unite the Palestinians
Palestinian leaders Mahmoud Abbas and Khaled Mashal met in Cairo last week to try to resolve their differences. The outcome is not totally clear yet.Mr. Abbas is president of the Palestinian Authority and chief of Fatah, the mainstream political party. He administers a designated area in the Israeli- occupied West Bank. Mashal is chief...Just in case? Russian fleet to reach Syria in December
Speculation is growing whether Russian war ships heading to the Mediterranean will indeed anchor by the Syrian coast. And, despite military officials’ assurances, some expect it to disturb the balance of power in the region.Conflicting reports are coming from the Russian military on whether the Russian battle group of three vessels......
Occupy L.A. raid results in almost 300 arrests, protesters vow return
LOS ANGELES – About 175 protesters returned to City Hall at 6 p.m. holding up signs saying, “It’s not over” following a raid on “Occupy LA” demonstrations overnight that netted 292 arrests. Protesters were planning their next moves after police had cleared out their long-time encampment downtown. ON Wednesday...
Senate bill passes, paves the way for indefinite military detention of U.S. citizens
December 4th, 20110 WASHINGTON - Senators compromised Thursday on a bill that attempts to spell out the military's right to detain Americans indefinitely, killing a bid to bar the practice but passing an amendment that says current laws on the matter stand. The provision in the National Defense Authorization Act aimed to codify a string of court cases and...
Assange: iPhone, Blackberry and more have become spying devices
December 4th, 20110 LONDON - Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks, says that governments have been using electronic devices such as smart phones and computers to monitor what they're saying, where they are going and what they're writing. He spoke at a panel of the Bureau of Investigative Journalism at he City University in London on Monday.The panel...
Drones cleared for domestic use across U.S.
December 4th, 20110 WASHINGTON - According to the Los Angeles Times in an article published Tuesday, new unmanned drone planes could be used domestically soon for both law enforcement and agricultural sector officials, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The drones are currently used to fire missiles by the American military in......
The shadow war in Syria
December 4th, 20110 Target Syria - the strategic prize that outstrips Libya. The stage is set. The stakes couldn't be higher. Libya 2.0 equals Syria? It's more like Libya 2.0 remix. With the same R2P (''responsibility to protect'') rationale - starring civilians bombed into ''democracy''. But with no UN Security Council resolution (Russia and China will...
Elhasan officially confirmed as new Wayne County Corporation Counsel
December 3rd, 20110 Zenna ElhasanDETROIT – Attorney and former 20th District Court Magistrate Zenna Faraj Elhasan was officially confirmed as the new Wayne County Corporation Counsel on Thursday, Dec. 1 at a Wayne County Commissioners meeting at the Guardian Building in Detroit after receiving a majority vote from 14 commissioners. Elhasan will......
Pan-Arabism and the Arab Spring discussed at UM-Dearborn
December 3rd, 20110 The Arab American News publisher, Osama Siblani, spoke at UM-Dearborn on Tuesday about Pan-Arabism and the Arab Spring.DEARBORN — The Arab Student Union along with the Political Science Association and the Muslim Student Association at the University of Michigan-Dearborn invited the publisher and founder of the The Arab American News,...
Saudi Arabia accused of repression after Arab Spring
December 3rd, 20110 Saudi authorities are accused of of arresting people for demanding political and social reform; Clashes in eastern Saudi regionRIYADH - Amnesty International has accused Saudi Arabia of reacting to the Arab Spring by launching a wave of repression.In a report, the human rights group said hundreds of people had been arrested, many of them......