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Tunisia: Social media lifts the silence
TUNIS (IPS) — After 23 years of enforced silence, media professionals and artists in Tunisia are enjoying a period in which their freedom of expression is being respected for the first time.Hundreds of cyber-activists from across the Arab world gathered in the birthplace of the Arab Spring last week at the third meeting of Arab...School board candidates state their cases at Dearborn forum
DEARBORN — With funding issues in the city's public schools continuing to cause difficulties, many believe the importance of the Dearborn School Board race has been heightened in 2011. Considering that four candidates are vying for two seats for a four-year term expiring in December 2015, the competition is expected to be tight...International nutrition expert, Balance 74 creator hosted by local pharmacist
DEARBORN — As a long-time pharmacist, Hussein Smidi has always been interested in health and wellness issues. In recent years, he began to notice that something health-wise was missing in his own life and the lives of his customers, however. "I come from a third world country, and I came to realize that what we put in our bodies...Huge turnout for Dearborn Fresh grand opening
Co-founder Kamal Turfah (fourth from left), Dearborn Mayor Jack O’Reilly (with scissors), and fellow co-founder and brother Dr. Fouad Turfah take part in the ribbon cutting. PHOTOS: Nick Meyer/TAAN DEARBORN — More than two thousand people were on hand for one of the biggest business grand openings in recent memory as the new...
The Apple that changed the world has Arab roots
October 8th, 20110 SAN FRANCISCO -- Abdul Fattah Jandali, a young Syrian Muslim immigrant in Wisconsin, never met his son Steve Jobs. When a baby was born to the 23-year-old Jandali -- now known as John -- and his 23-year-old German-American girlfriend, Joanne Schieble, in 1955, there was no chance he'd be able to grow up with his biological...Oakwood moves 650 corporate employees to new Dearborn location
Healthcare system sees cost savings in enhanced efficiencies, collaboration Dearborn — In a move designed to reduce costs and promote a more collaborative work environment, the corporate services division of Oakwood Healthcare, Inc. (OHI) is moving 650 employees into two single-story buildings located at 15500 Lundy Parkway in...
Double veto saves Syria, angers United States
October 8th, 20110 UNITED NATIONS — When Russia and China exercised a rare double veto against a Western resolution aimed at punishing Syria this week, the two big powers were repeating a similar feat derailing two earlier resolutions: one against Myanmar (Burma) in 2007 and the other against Zimbabwe in 2008. Syria's President Bashar al-Assad (C) places...
Illegal settlers, settlements continue to fan flames of unrest
October 8th, 20110 JERUSALEM — Days after his half-hearted conciliatory UN appearance, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has already approved the construction of 1,100 flats in occupied East Jerusalem. Yet on Sunday, he threw his support behind the new Mideast Quartet's peace plan with the Palestinians. A Palestinian looks at Hebrew writing...
Education comes first for Miss Arab USA
October 8th, 20110 DEARBORN — As Miss Arab USA continues to travel across the country making special appearances she's determined to speak to young women about making education their number one priority. "Education always comes first," Christina Rafidia, who earned the prestigious title last month, said. MIss Arab USA Christina RafidiaThrough...
Turkey rearranges geopolitical map of Mideast
October 8th, 20110 Turkey's foreign policy shift is now in full gear. Having kicked out the Israeli ambassador and rejected the UN Palmer Report, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu says that Turkey plans to take its case against Israel's blockade of Gaza to the International Court of Justice, not alone, but with the support of the Arab League, the...
Bahraini doctor says she was tortured before being jailed
October 8th, 20110 LONDON — As one of 20 Bahraini doctors and nurses given up to 15 years in prison, Dr. Roula al-Saffar recalls with outrage the tortures inflicted as police tried to force her and other medical specialists to confess to "a doctors' plot" to overthrow the Bahraini government. Dr Roula al-Saffar, left, and Dr Nada al-Daif, right, have...
Dearborn’s Roma Bakery expands to Ann Arbor
October 8th, 20110 On Tuesday Oct. 11 the owners of Dearborn’s Roma Bakery will share their reputable products with a new community when they open a second location in Ann Arbor. Owners Esam and Amal Nemer.Residents living near the new store already have a history with Roma Bakery, which was initially established in 1948 under the ownership...Special meeting held by BRIDGES to discuss discriminatory FBI training guides
DEARBORN — On Tuesday, October 4, 2011, BRIDGES held a special meeting to discuss the Arab and Muslim American community's concerns regarding an FBI training session conducted for 37 FBI agents earlier this year. During the training session, the instructor included offensive misconceptions about the Islamic faith in the training...
Yemen strikes perpetuate America’s false sense of security
October 8th, 20110 Americans Anwar al-Awlaki and Samir Khan were hardly household names before their assassination by a drone missile strike occasioned a news cycle of jubilation in Washington's endless war on terror. Yet far from winning greater security, such strikes serve only to terrify local populations across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA),...Saudi police open fire on civilians as protests gain momentum
Pro-democracy protests which swept the Arab world earlier in the year have erupted in eastern Saudi Arabia over the past three days, with police opening fire with live rounds and many people injured, opposition activists say.Saudi Arabia last night confirmed there had been fighting in the region and that 11 security personnel and three......
Irvine 11 conviction sets a dangerous precedent, attorney says
October 8th, 20110 From Maine to California and everywhere in between, Americans exercise their free speech rights in the form of peaceful protests every day, oftentimes with little fanfare or outside interference. Members of the Irvine 11 were convicted for disrupting the speech of Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren and sentenced to community service....YABA celebrates 42 years of community accomplishments
DEARBORN — The Yemeni American Benevolent Association (YABA) celebrated 42 years of service at its annual dinner on Saturday, October 1st at the Bint Jebail Cultural Center in Dearborn. Guests included a number of community leaders and governmental officials who were there to show their support for the organization.Among those in......
Freij to be honored for distinguished service in philanthropy
DEARBORN – Deputy Executive Director of ACCESS Maha Freij will be honored this month in Washington by the American Task Force for Palestine (ATFP) for the key role she played in raising funds to create the nation's only Arab American National Museum. Freij"Your vision of philanthropy and innovation in development has, among other...U.S. Border Patrol hopes to hire 80,000 workers
DETROIT – About 80,000 applicants are being sought according to a report from WWJ on the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol's current hiring drive. The agency recently launched a recruitment effort in the city. Applicants should be between the ages of 18-40. For more info, visit cbp.gov. Applicants must be able to pass a background check,...Snyder announces Global Michigan Initiative expansion, seeks immigrant “job creators”
SHANGHAI - Michigan Governor Rick Snyder announced that the "Global Michigan Initiative" that began two months ago will now grow to include more trade missions, a visa program and cultural initiatives as well.Snyder spent two days in China this past weekend before heading to South Korea on his first trade mission which he says is to...Sadr Foudation to host Annual Woman’s Day Breakfast
DEARBORN — On Saturday, October 15 the Sadr Foundation-USA chapter will hold its 11th Annual Woman’s Day Breakfast at 11 a.m. The event is taking place at the Bint Jebail Cultural Center in Dearborn, and will help raise funds for orphans in Lebanon. While raising money to feed, clothe, house and educate orphans the breakfast ensures......
Apple’s visionary Steve Jobs dead at 56
October 7th, 20110 SAN FRANCISCO (Thomson Reuters) — Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, who changed the daily habits of millions by reinventing computing, music and mobile phones, died Wednesday at the age of 56.Apple loses a visionary leader who inspired personal computing and iconic products such as the iPod, iPhone and iPad, which made Jobs one of the...AAPAC to hold 14th Annual Banquet
DEARBORN - On Friday, October 28, 2011 at 6:30 pm, the Arab American Political Action Committee (AAPAC) will hold its 14th Annual Banquet at the Bint Jebail Cultural Center, located at 6220 Miller Road, in Dearborn. Local elected officials are expected to attend the traditional pre-election event. For information or to make......
Bahrain medical staff sentenced for treating protesters
DOHA — Thirteen doctors and nurses who treated anti-government protesters during demonstrations in Bahrain earlier this year have been jailed for 15 years for crimes against the state. A protester standing on a garbage container shouts anti-government slogans as anti-government protesters try to get back to Manama's Farook Junction,...Sectarian tensions have Iraq on the brink
CAIRO — More than eight years after the U.S.-led invasion that was proclaimed to help Iraqis build a multi-ethnic and democratic nation, sectarian sentiments are still simmering in Iraq, threatening to rekindle hostilities in the ethnically divided and war-battered nation.Tensions escalated last week after gunmen in the Sunni-dominated......