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ACLU of Michigan files lawsuit over refusal of “Boycott Israel” ads
December 3rd, 20110 DETROIT — Charging a violation of First Amendment rights, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Michigan filed a federal lawsuit on Monday, November 28 against the Ann Arbor Transportation Authority for refusing to allow a local activist to purchase a bus ad calling for the boycott of Israel and its apartheid system. Ann...Detroit City Council President Pro Tem Gary Brown: Immigrants are good for Detroit
DETROIT - Speaking at the event, “A Celebration of Immigrant Entrepreneurs” at the Compuware World Headquarters in downtown, Detroit City Council President Pro Tem Gary Brown highlighted the positive impact immigrants have on the economy.Brown spoke before a large crowd at the gathering held in collaboration between Global Detroit...HYPE Athletics and counseling center holding Sunday telethon for new facility
DEARBORN — Byblos Banquets will host the HYPE Athletics Telethon on Sunday, Dec. 4 from 9 a.m. to midnight. Byblos is located at 7258 Chase Road in Dearborn.Donations from the event will be used towards the completion of the organization's new Wayne County-HYPE Recreation Center on Warren Avenue in Dearborn Heights. The...Universal Learning Academy holds grand opening in Westland
WESTLAND — The new permanent site of the Universal Learning Academy from the award-winning Hamadeh Educational Services school system held its grand opening on Friday, Nov. 18, with dignitaries including Consul General of Lebanon to Detroit Houssam Diab, Westland Mayor William Wild, the school's board members, reps. from Bay Mills...HFCC launches CareerFocus magazine
DEARBORN — With the goal of highlighting programs and initiatives at the college to prepare students for new jobs and opportunities, Henry Ford Community College recently released the first issue of CareerFocus. a new career-oriented magazine that highlights programs and initiatives at HFCC to help prepare students and community...Detroit City Council seeks 500 public safety job cuts, transit fare hikes
DETROIT — Among the budget recommendations from the Detroit City Council for cuts sent to Mayor Dave Bing are layoffs of 500 public safety employees, cutting executive salaries and a raise in fares for the People Mover and buses.Altogether, it amounts to about $68 million in cuts. It is not known whether Bing will accept any of the...Burglars break into Dearborn homes on Thanksgiving
DEARBORN — On Thanksgiving day burglars entered six homes in Dearborn. Police say the incidents occurred during the afternoon on the holiday. In every break-in the burglars opened or broke out a window in the back side of the homes. Items stolen included jewelry and electronics. Homeowners were not home during the break-ins....Male nurse files lawsuit, alleges he was terminated for treating Muslim women
DETROIT — Recently a male nurse filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, claiming he was terminated from his position for treating Muslim women. John Benitez Jr. filed the gender discrimination lawsuit after his termination from Dearborn's health department. In the suit he claims following...Dearborn mayor explains “Master Plan” survey
DEARBORN — Mayor Jack O'Reilly and members of planning agency McKenna & Associates met with Publisher Osama Siblani of The Arab American News to discuss Siblani's concerns surrounding the city's recent "Master Plan" survey relating to city planning. The survey included one open-ended question, "If you could, what would you...Mayor O’Reilly to meet with Bint Jebail Center leaders, discuss arrest
DEARBORN – In a meeting with members of The Arab American News last week, Dearborn Mayor Jack O'Reilly said that he planned to meet with leaders of the city's Bint Jebail Cultural Center in order to play police audio of the night their president Ali Hammoud was wrongfully arrested.Dearborn Police acted on an FBI warrant in the Law...Elder’s lawyer demands retraction from Wayne County
DETROIT - Azzam Elder, the former Wayne County Deputy CEO, has hired an attorney, who is now demanding that Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano and other officials retract defamatory statements against him.Elder resigned amid the recent Wayne County severance payment controversy. According to WXYZ-TV, a letter from Thomas Warnicke...SMART bus company appeals Iraqi mechanic’s civil rights case
Barash (right) celebrates after the Michigan Civil Rights Commission ruled in his favor in Lansing. PHOTO: Nafeh AbuNab/TAANFARMINGTON HILLS — The long, drawn out case for Mazyn Barash of Farmington Hills, who last month received a ruling in his favor by the Michigan Civil Rights Commission against his former place of employment,...Palestinian Authority and Hamas meet to reconcile: What to expect?
What would most effectively unite Palestinians is not holding elections, reconciliation of leaders or the appointment of a new prime minister. Unity is best achieved when the people collectively build a common vision on how to tackle the occupation.It is breaking news that the two major Palestinian leaders, Mahmoud Abbas and Khaled...Is new reality series ‘Cosby Show’ for Muslims?
Has a Bill Cosby show equivalent finally arrived for American Muslims with the TLC network's reality series, "All American Muslim?"The series, which premiered last Sunday, could be that first step of offering an alternative image to common stereotypes for American Muslims. It centers around five Shi'a Muslim American families who...Egypt army behaves as if Mubarak ouster ‘was coup d’etat’
CAIRO - Its tanks were cheered by raucous crowds during the January revolt, but today the army is under fire for pulling the reins on reform as it scrambles to retain some influence in Egypt's future, analysts say.As Egyptians prepare to vote Monday in the country's first legislative elections since the uprising, the military which took......
It’s January again in Tahrir Square
CAIRO (IPS) — Days of clashes between protesters and security forces culminated on Tuesday evening in what was estimated to be a million-man rally in Cairo's Tahrir Square to demand an end to military rule. The new political crisis has prompted fears that Egypt's first post-Mubarak parliamentary polls, slated to begin only five days...
Bahrain Support Conference raises awareness, rallies support for demonstrators
November 28th, 20110 DEARBORN — Of all the peaceful Arab World revolutions, the one that first began in Bahrain in February of this year has been met with perhaps the most brutal resistance from government forces, with media attention and justice neither anywhere to be found. Dr. Yathreb Alaali of Bahrain Bahraini Americans, their many supporters, and......
Palestinian Freedom Riders protest Israeli apartheid on U.S. Civil Rights anniversary
Earlier this month, President Barack Obama was honored by the American civil rights movement's Freedom Riders at the National Women's Law Center 50 years after their historic, peaceful protest against segregation on interstate buses. Officers responded by beating and jailing the demonstrators, but the demonstrators' sacrifice helped...Protests flare anew in Saudi Arabia
Two men shot dead in gunfight between police, gunmen who "infiltrated" funeral of another protester in Qatif.RIYADH - Two men were shot dead during renewed Shi'a protests in Saudi Arabia, as police exchanged fire with gunmen who "infiltrated" the funeral of another protester, the interior ministry said Thursday.It said the new deaths...
Lebanon: Mikati to quit if STL funding fails
November 28th, 20110 BEIRUT - Prime Minister Najib Mikati said Thursday night he would resign if the Cabinet failed next week to approve the payment of Lebanon’s share to the funding of a U.N.-backed court, in a dramatic move that would plunge the divided country into further political turmoil.Mikati warned that failure to fund the Special Tribunal...
Militarization of Syria revolt would lead to war, analysts say
November 28th, 20110 A militarization of the anti-government revolt in Syria, an option favored by some within the opposition, would inevitably lead to civil war, analysts warn."For now, the majority of the protesters want the movement to remain peaceful but after months of repression there is a risk of militarization," said Agnes Levallois, a Paris-based......
Latest Detroit ATM theft continues troublesome pattern
DETROIT — Last week, thieves rammed a stolen green pickup into a BP gas station at Warren and I-75, missing the ATM and then leaving after they were unable to haul it away.Store owner Obi Ali, one of many Arab American business owners in the city, said that about $20,000 worth of damage was done according to the Detroit Free Press. The...
Saudi brokered deal grants Saleh ‘immunity’
November 27th, 20110 SANAA — Yemen's autocratic leader agreed Wednesday to step down after months of demonstrations against his 33-year rule, pleasing the U.S. and its Gulf allies who feared that collapsing security in the impoverished nation was allowing an active al-Qaida franchise to step up operations.President Ali Abdullah Saleh is the fourth leader......
Leaked UN report reveals torture, lynchings and abuse in post-Gaddafi Libya
NEW YORK — Thousands of people, including women and children, are being illegally detained by rebel militias in Libya, according to a report by the Secretary-General of the United Nations. Many of the prisoners are suffering torture and systematic mistreatment while being held in private jails outside the control of the country's new...
Hizbullah claims ‘victory’ over CIA
November 27th, 20110 Hizbullah boasts it has succeeded in exposing CIA operatives in Lebanon, urges government to take measures against U.S. embassy.BEIRUT - Hizbullah boasted last Wednesday that it has succeeded in exposing CIA operatives in Lebanon and urged the government to take immediate measures against the U.S. embassy near......
