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Pittsfield academy denied rezoning request to build Islamic school; final vote expected soon
Recently some residents in Farmington filed a lawsuit against the Farmington School Board for authorizing the sale of Eagle Elementary to the Islamic Cultural Association (ICA). While the ICA was successful in their bid, Pittsfield Township-based Michigan Islamic Academy (MIA) was rejected by their city's...
Ramadan Mubarak to all
August 5th, 20110 Once again it is time to wish our readers a blessed Ramadan. The ninth month of the Muslim lunar calendar, Ramadan is the month during which the Prophet Muhammad received the revelations from Allah which became the Qur'an. Ramadan is a time to fast from dawn to sundown, as well as to refrain from smoking, sexual relations, immoral...
Mubarak pleads not guilty to murder as historic trial begins
August 5th, 20110 Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is seen in the courtroom for his trial at the Police Academy in Cairo, in this still image taken from video August 3, 2011. Mubarak was wheeled into a courtroom cage in a hospital bed on Wednesday to face trial for killing protesters -- an image that thrilled those who overthrew him and must have...
An un-American response to the Oslo attack?
August 5th, 20110 Over the last decade, virtually every terrorist plot aimed at the U.S. — whether successful or failed — has provoked greater security and surveillance measures. Within a matter of mere weeks, the 9/11 attacks infamously spawned a vast new surveillance statute (the PATRIOT Act), a secretly implemented warrantless eavesdropping...
Al Jazeera English launches in New York City
August 5th, 20110 NEW YORK — Six months after New York City news junkies flocked to Al Jazeera English's website for up-to-the-second coverage of the Egyptian uprising, they'll now have a chance to watch the 24-hour news network on its original platform: Television.Al Jazeera English launched in New York City this week on Time Warner Cable, a major step...
Yemeni Americans twist in the wind waiting for spouses’ visas
August 5th, 20110 DEARBORN — While local Arab Americans and Latino Americans of various denominations have all had major struggles with the United States' immigration system, perhaps no group has faced as many difficulties as the Yemen American community. Long lines of Yemeni Americans asked Ambassador Feierstein for help in January but most...Chaos reigns in Tunisian politics
TUNIS (IPS) — The Islamist Ennahda party seems poised to take advantage of a chaotic situation ahead of general elections in Tunisia. Ennahda and other Islamist parties are taking advantage of the Aug. 2 deadline for registration for elections coinciding with the start of the holy month of Ramadan, when there is better attendance at...Does too little sleep cause weight gain?
NEW YORK - Want to avoid weight gain? Maybe some more sleep would help.People who got very little sleep ate more but didn’t burn any extra calories, according to a U.S. study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition that adds to evidence supporting a link between sleep deprivation and weight gain.Approximately 50 to 70 million...New local show aims to educate, entertain Arab American youth
DEARBORN – The Lebanese American Heritage Club was the site of a kick-off event and mixer for the new MC Gold show "S.E.E.: Share, Educate, and Entertain" on Wednesday, July 28. From L-R are Arab American Student Union of Wayne State President Ali F. Beydoun, event hostess Sarah M. Jaber, and S.E.E. show hosts Batool Saad...Heights City Clerk, Hamtramck City Council races highlight Aug. 2 primaries
DEARBORN — Voters in metro Detroit will have a chance to exercise their Democratic rights again on Tuesday, August 2 in the 2011 primary elections as cities narrow down candidate lists for the November 8 general election. The city of Dearborn does not have a primary ballot this year as it waits for a millage vote and a school...Military leader of Libyan rebels killed by gunmen
BENGHAZI - The head of the Libyan rebels' armed forces and two of his aides were killed by gunmen Thursday, the head of the rebel leadership said. Head of the rebel forces Abdel Fattah Younes gestures during a news conference in Benghazi in this April 5, 2011 file photo. Younes was shot dead by assailants on July 28, 2011 according to...Families cry out for Palestinian prisoners
GAZA CITY — "We could enter the Guinness book of records for the longest running weekly sit- ins in the world," Nasser Farrah, from the Palestinian Prisoners' Association, jokes dryly. Since 1995, Palestinian women from Beit Hanoun to Rafah have met every Monday outside the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) office in Gaza...
Norway killings: U.S. Islamophobes fuel murderous rage
July 29th, 20110 WASHINGTON — As Norway mourns the loss of at least 76 of its citizens in Friday's bombing of government buildings in Oslo and mass shootings at a Labour Party youth camp, attention here has focused on the U.S. bloggers and groups whose Islamophobic message appears to have fueled the alleged perpetrator's murderous rage. Used rounds are...
How will Ramadan affect the Arab revolutions?
July 29th, 20110 The Islamic holy month of Ramadan coincides this year with a variety of ongoing uprisings in the Arab world. As a result, Ramadan is likely to be especially eventful and politically significant. The Islamic holiday is highly likely to increase opportunities for popular activism, especially by sectarian and Islamist factions....
Nasrallah to Israel: Hands off our waters, oil and gas resources
July 29th, 20110 BEIRUT — Hizbullah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah warned Israel Tuesday against any attempt to plunder Lebanon's offshore gas and oil reserves in its territorial waters as a dispute over the demarcation of maritime borders with the Jewish state worsens. Lebanese women carry posters of Hizbullah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut’s......
Poll: Bachmann leads announced Republican presidential field
UTICA, NY — Michele Bachmann continues to lead the field of announced Presidential candidates among Republican primary voters, but Rick Perry would be the top choice if he entered the race.Mitt Romney trails both Bachmann and Herman Cain among announced candidates and falls even further back when Perry and Chris Christie are included....
Germany arms Saudis against Iran
July 29th, 20110 BERLIN (IPS) — Germany's delivery of armored tanks to Saudi Arabia is not aimed at repressing local or regional popular uprisings, but to improve Saudi military capabilities in a likely war against Iran, diplomatic and military experts say.The German government's decision to deliver 200 state-of-the-art Leopard 2 armored tanks to the......
Defections threaten to crack Muslim Brotherhood
July 29th, 20110 CAIRO (IPS) — For the last 40 years, the Muslim Brotherhood's united front has been the envy of Egypt's political opposition. But in the six months since the fall of the Mubarak regime, the Islamist group has been racked by unprecedented internal divisions."Since the revolution, deep fissures have appeared inside the Brotherhood,...
Obama’s immigration rhetoric at odds with record
July 29th, 20110 WASHINGTON (IPS) — "Our American family will only be as strong as our Latino community," U.S. President Barack Obama said in his address at the National Council of La Raza's annual conference in Washington on Monday."We're going to keep working with you because for more than four decades, NCLR has fought for opportunities for Latinos...
Libya’s rebel movement gains international recognition
July 29th, 20110 NALUT/BENGHAZI — Libya's rebels say their military chief was shot dead in an incident that remains shrouded in mystery and may point to deep divisions within the movement trying to oust Muammar Gaddafi.The killing, announced late on Thursday, came as the rebels launched an offensive in the west and won further international...Michigan Dialysis Summit at Sanford-Brown on August 12
DEARBORN — Sanford-Brown College will host the 2011 Michigan Dialysis Summit along with DaVita Dialysis and Dialysis Patient Citizens to raise awareness about renal disease, kidney health disparities, and more on August 12.Over 12,500 people in Michigan suffer from end stage renal disease, which is believed to be incurable and is......
Michigan ranked among the worst in new air pollution study
LANSING — Michigan has been ranked seventh worst with air pollution in a new study done by the Natural Resources Defense Council. The list, which the council calls "The Toxic 20," puts Ohio as the state with the worst air pollution, with Pennsylvania, Florida and Kentucky ranked right behind.The pollution in Michigan is largely...
Twitter topic “Blame the Muslims” explained as sarcasm
July 29th, 20110 The wildly popular social media site Twitter, which allows its millions of users to post short messages and "follow" their favorite friends, celebrities, media outlets, bloggers and more, was the subject of controversy this past weekend as a "trending topic" titled "#blamethemuslims" drew widespread attention.British blogger and activist......
More than 500 journalists from America’s leading news agencies to visit Dearborn in August
July 29th, 20110 More than 500 Journalists, editors and publishers from national publications such as the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post and People magazine along with TV anchors from CNN, NBC, ABC, CBS and local channels as well as noted authors will visit the Arab American community in Dearborn on Aug. 10 for an exclusive event...
U.S. Boat to Gaza passengers stunned at ship impoundment
July 29th, 20110 After many months of planning and fund raising from all corners of the country, the U.S. Boat to Gaza organization prepared to set sail on its ship "The Audacity of Hope" from Athens, Greece to the besieged Gaza Strip, its cargo consisting only of letters and drawings of encouragement and solidarity according to passengers.But on June......