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Two charged in home invasion, killing of Heights man
DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Two men were charged in the killing of a Dearborn Heights man last week on Wednesday at 20th District Court, according to local reports. Amaar Kadhim-Shudayer Al-Saady of Detroit, age 34, has been charged along with Antonnie O'Neil Ray, 19 of Detroit; both face felony murder and other charges in the...ACLU files lawsuit against anti-begging law in Michigan
DETROIT — The ACLU of Michigan filed a federal lawsuit last week against a state law prohibiting panhandling in public areas.Attorney General Bill Schuette, Grand Rapids Chief of Police Kevin Belk and officer Gregory Bauer are named as defendants. A person found "begging in a public place" is deemed "disorderly" according to the...Pharmacists encouraging disposal of old drugs
LANSING — Michigan pharmacists are encouraging more people to clean out their medicine cabinets according to local reports. Pharmacies are continuing to push of their "drug disposal" program with the goal of eliminating old, out-of-date and unused prescription drugs that are being abused by teenagers and others in larger numbers. More...Detroit in line for first patent office outside Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A bill signed by U.S. President Barack Obama at the end of last week could allow Detroit to receive the U.S.' first patent office outside of the nation's capital. Detroit was selected as the site last year but budget concerns led to postponement. The legislation is intended to speed up patent approvals and...Noor International Academy opens in Sterling Heights
STERLING HEIGHTS — Noor International Academy, a new public school academy chartered by Central Michigan University that includes students from kindergarten through fourth grade, opened this month in Sterling Heights as the fourth school in the award-winning Hamadeh Educational Services (HES) system. The HES...Fordson High School to host hands-on substance abuse prevention program
DEARBORN — Fordson High school will host educators from Saint Joseph Mercy Health System on October 4 with the goal of educating parents, grandparents, coaches, teachers and administrators about the various forms of drugs and the peer pressures facing students to use them. The presentation is titled "Drugs 101: What Parents Need...Attorney receives distinguished service award
Ayad (second from left) poses with Thomas E. Hardiman, Sr. Chairman of the Lakeshore Advisory Board; Avinash Rachmale, President and CEO of the LEC parent company; and Judge Denise Langford Morris of the Oakland County Circuit Court. DETROIT — Canton Attorney Nabih Ayad received a special recognition award from the Lakeshore Economic...Moviegoers react to “Fordson: Faith, Fasting, Football”
DEARBORN – After opening in select theatres across the country, the movie documentary "Fordson: Faith Fasting, Football" by director Rashid Ghazi has seen mostly positive reviews and especially been a hit in the metro Detroit area.The award-winning movie follows the 2009 Fordson High School football team,which was almost entirely Arab...Poll: Jobs speech improves Obama approval ratings
UTICA, NY — Last week's address to Congress by President Barack Obama on job creation seems to have helped his job approval, which rose three points to 42%, and the percentage of voters saying he deserves re-election up six points to 39%, a new IBOPE Zogby poll found. The percentage of voters who say the nation is on the wrong...All victims of 9/11 should be remembered
"To govern is to choose, and the choices made in 2002 were fateful. The United States began that year shocked and wounded, but with tremendous strategic advantages. Its population was more closely united...World opinion was strongly sympathetic. Longtime allies were eager to help...The federal budget was nearly in balance...All that was...Remembering a 9/11 Yemeni American hero
This year closes the first decade since that horrific day, the 11th of September 2001, the day that changed the entire world and certainly changed history. Ten years later, we remember the innocent lives that were taken on that day, as well as the thousands and perhaps millions of innocents who passed away in other countries as a...
Lessons in freedom from the CIA
September 17th, 20110 Agency pulls ads over spying article Three weeks ago, The Arab American News published a story written by The Associated Press about the CIA and the NYPD cooperating in a massive spying operation on the entire Muslim community in the New York/New Jersey area. The following week, we published an article detailing the CIA's...Anti-Israel tsunami ‘one door away’
JERUSALEM (IPS) — "Only one door" separated the vengeful throng of demonstrators from the six Israeli embassy guards. Chief security officer "Yonatan" was on the phone from the besieged representation. On the other end of the line was Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.The prime minister pledged, "Israel will do everything in...
Millions of Israeli cluster bombs in Lebanon could kill for years
September 17th, 20110 KFAR JOZ, South Lebanon (IPS) — Even in the summer heat, the hills of South Lebanon are an impressive sight — a patchwork of green, brown and red fields interrupted only by sleepy villages, rock formations and dirt tracks. Twelve-year-old Mohamed Samer Elhaz Mouss, photographed in October 2006, was injured by Israeli cluster...
PLO to seek full U.N. recognition, factions disagree
September 17th, 20110 The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) will go to the United Nations Security Council and seek full membership in the world body next week, despite the looming threat of a U.S. veto, a Palestinian official said. A Palestinian boy pushes a trolley past Israeli soldiers standing near a temporary road block during a protest against the......
Lebanon’s Maronite Christian head sparks debate over Syria
September 17th, 20110 BEIRUT — A heated debate has erupted in Lebanon over controversial remarks by the head of the nation's Maronite Christians, who has warned an end to Syria's regime threatens Christians across the Middle East. Patriarch Beshara Butros Rai: “Regimes described as dictatorial... could lead to civil war, in which Christians would be the...
Deep flaws in the UN’s Mavi Marmara report
September 17th, 20110 When the UN Secretary General announced on August 2, 2010 that a panel of inquiry had been established to investigate the May 31, 2010 Israeli attacks on the Mavi Marmara and five other ships carrying humanitarian aid to the beleaguered people of Gaza, there was widespread hope that international law would be vindicated and the Israelis......
Today’s gas stations must resemble convenience stores in order to thrive
September 16th, 20110 Gasoline sales are not the primary source of revenue most gas stations depend on to stay in business. That's because many only make pennies per gallon. Kevin Sharrak, owner of a Marathon gas station in Berkley. Most of his customers are attracted to the store because of its grocery products and wide ranging beverage options....Three detained, strip-searched after Detroit flight including Arab American
ROMULUS — Three passengers were detained at Detroit Metro Airport on Sunday after "suspicious activity" turned out to be a case of them simply using the restroom according to FBI Detroit spokesman Sandra Berchtold, who was quoted in local reports.Other stories and speculation about sexual encounters in the restroom turned out to be...
BRIDGES commemorates ten years, renews commitment
September 16th, 20110 DEARBORN — Two days earlier at Byblos Banquets, local officials and leaders also came together to commemorate 10 years of the pioneering BRIDGES program, which was launched by former U.S. Attorney Jeffrey Collins, former FBI Special Agent in Charge John Bell and ADC-MI head and Sr. National Adviser Imad Hamad. The program set up...
Communities unite to commemorate, reflect on 9/11 anniversary
September 16th, 20110 DEARBORN — It was a weekend of remembrance in the city as events were held all weekend long to commemorate the September 11, 2001 attacks on America and also to reflect on and discuss the issues brought to light in the ten years since. Rabbi David A. Nelson of Congregation Beth Shalom in Oak Park, Rev. Francis Hayes of......
Vote in State House restricts food assistance usage
LANSING — State welfare recipients will not be able to use state-issued debit cards to draw cash from several new locations if a group of new bills passes as expected in the Senate. The bills passed 108-0 on Wednesday of last week and would restrict users of state-issued debit cards from drawing cash from casino ATMs, buying lotto...Poll: Parents out of the loop on teen substance abuse
ANN ARBOR — A new poll from C.S. Mott Children's Hospital shows that most parents are not aware of their children's drug or alcohol habits. Only about 10 percent of parents of teens said they believed their kids used marijuana while only 10 percent believed they drank alcohol. But the numbers compare to 28 percent of 10th......
UM-Dearborn housing plan could spur growth in city, state rep says
LANSING — A new redevelopment plan to transform two obsolete Ford Land office buildings into new student housing structures and an activity center for residents and the general student population was announced this week. The plan, known as the Union at Dearborn Redevelopment Project, will use a Michigan Economic Growth Authority...Chief Judge Rosen to keynote ADC Michigan’s 10th Annual Judges Night
DEARBORN — ADC Michigan and its Advisory Board have announced that Judge Gerald Rosen, Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, will serve as the keynote speaker for ADC Michigan's 10th Annual Judges Night Reception to be held on Wednesday, September 21, at 6 pm, at Byblos Banquet Hall (7258 Chase......