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CAIR launches “Remember Through Service” campaign for 9/11 anniversary
SOUTHFIELD — The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) this week launched a billboard and Internet campaign designed to mark the 10th anniversary of 9/11 terror attacks by highlighting the service of Michigan Muslims to the nation.The CAIR-MI "Remember Through Service" campaign is designed to tell the...Detroit community honored for building bonds between Jews, Muslims
WASHINGTON — Prominent religious leaders representing Christian, Jewish, Muslim and Sikh faiths honored the Detroit faith community at a gathering in Washington, D.C. for its efforts to build bonds between the Jewish and Muslim communities.The Washington gathering was organized by the members of the interfaith campaign Shoulder to...
Physician incarcerated for years after false accusation of sexual assault
September 11th, 20110 A metro Detroit doctor spent more than three years in prison for a crime he didn't commit.In 2007 a woman working at Dr. Labeed Nouri's Hazel Park medical office for only five days accused him of sexually assaulting her. The accusations changed the orthopedic specialist’s life. He was charged with two counts of fourth degree...Post 9/11 national security policies undermine American values, experts say
DETROIT - The United States government has drawn sharp criticism for the methods it has used to intensify national security measures after 9/11. In a forum at Wayne State University titled, "Post 9/11 Legal Landscape," speakers argued that some of the measures undermine the country's core democratic values. Juan Cole, professor of...Documents show NY police watched devout Muslims
NEW YORK — The New York Police Department compiled lists of mosques and Muslim businesses it saw as potential security risks for reasons that included endorsing conservative religious views or having devout customers, according to hundreds of pages of internal police documents newly obtained by The Associated Press.The records reveal...Fusing food not often paired together makes Crave unique
The courage to combine flavors that typically wouldn’t be used in the same entree is the essence of the fusion themed menu at Crave sushi bar and restaurant. “It’s a little more daring. We introduce foods that are not commonly put together, and we are not afraid of unconventional flavors,” Executive Chef Dennis Kennedy said....Poll: Romney leads among Michigan Republican voters
LANSING — Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney leads among those likely to vote in Michigan's 2012 Republican Presidential Primary. Romney got 32 percent according to the EPIC-MRA poll with Texas Governor Rick Perry receiving 17 percent. Michigan Congressman Thaddeus McCotter of Livonia received just one percent of the vote....State-wide public smoking ban debated
DETROIT — Increasing pressure against Michigan's ban on smoking in public workplaces has been noted by some, and with the law more than a year old, many businesses and restaurants have described serious losses in their customer bases because of the ban according to WWJ. Health advocates continue to praise the move, but new efforts...U.S. Rep. Dingell receives National Distinguished Advocacy Award
SOUTHFIELD — U.S. Rep. John Dingell, the Dean of the House, has been awarded the National Distinguished Advocacy Award, the most prestigious honor bestowed by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), in gratitude for the Representative’s years of strong commitment to strong public health and cancer policies....A Libyan American perspective of the war in Libya
I was born and raised in the United States of America, I had seldom thought about where my father and his family came from until the war broke out in Libya a few months ago. But now, it seems as if my days are centered on the conflict. I find myself watching YouTube videos, reading blogs and having discussions about the war to oust the...
27 years of defining and defending our community
September 3rd, 20110 This week marks the 27th anniversary of The Arab American News. It has been a very long roller coaster ride — the ups when we were able to make the community's mark on policy formation or public discourse, the downs when we couldn't make payroll or pay the printer. The news itself has been difficult to bear, even as we have been able...
CIA denies helping police spy on New York Muslims
September 3rd, 20110 New York -- The Central Intelligence Agency is denying a news report that it has helped the New York Police Department conduct covert surveillance on Muslims. The agency said suggestions that it engaged in domestic spying were "simply wrong."The spy agency said the report "mischaracterized the nature and scope" of the CIA's support for...
Special Tribunal for Lebanon concealed evidence Al-Qaeda cell killed Hariri
September 3rd, 20110 WASHINGTON - In focusing entirely on the alleged links between four Hizbullah activists and the 2005 bombing that killed Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, the indictment issued by the Special Tribunal for Lebanon earlier this month has continued the practice of the U.N investigation before it of refusing to acknowledge the much stronger...
Israeli military arms settlers in preparation for Palestinian protests
September 3rd, 20110 West Bank settlers are given training before protests predicted to coincide with a Palestinian petition for UN recognitionThe Israeli military is arming and training West A Palestinian youth (front) and a Jewish settler (rear) prepare to throw stones at each other during clashes which according to witnesses, erupted after...
Survey: U.S. Muslims upbeat despite scrutiny since 9/11
September 3rd, 20110 WASHINGTON (IPS) - Despite increased public scrutiny since the 9/11 terrorist attacks and well-funded campaigns promoting Islamophobia, U.S. Muslims express a significantly higher level of satisfaction with their lives, their local communities, and the country's general direction than does the public at large, according to a major new......
How Israel takes its revenge on boys who throw stones
September 3rd, 20110 Six-hour video reveals the brutal interrogations faced by young Palestinians The boy, small and frail, is struggling to stay awake. His head lolls to the side, at one point slumping on to his chest. "Lift up your head! Lift it up!" shouts one of his interrogators, slapping him. But the boy by now is past caring, for he has been...
Friends or foes, Syria’s neighbors wary of Assad’s ouster
September 3rd, 20110 As Syria accelerates a violent crackdown on opposition demonstrators, the country's rising instability and uncertain future are already reverberating beyond its borders in Iran, Israel, Lebanon and the Arab states of the Persian Gulf. Syria's President Bashar al-Assad (C) attends Eid Al Fitr prayers at President Hafez al-Assad mosque in......
Cynthia McKinney holds panel on Libya conditions
DETROIT— Former U.S. Congresswoman and 2008 Green Party Presidential Candidate, Cynthia McKinney stopped in Detroit Aug. 27 for her 30 city tour which sheds light on the conditions of Libya. At the U-M Detroit Center in Detroit, McKinney discussed the U.S-NATO no-fly zone and airstrikes on the African nation.With a group of...
Finances, bullying among concerns as kids head back to school
September 3rd, 20110 DEARBORN — Whether it's making sure they know where to go for each class or changing their sleep schedule, kids (and parents) have a lot to deal with when the school season begins each fall. But heading into the 2011 school season, it seems as if more people than ever are being affected by the current downtrodden economic state in the...Friends reminisce, mourn after 23-year-old man killed in drive-by shooting
DETROIT – Tragedy struck the Dearborn Arab American community for the second time in less than two months after a drive-by shooting on Detroit's west side during the early morning hours of Sunday, August 28. Hussein AlWaily, 23, was struck and killed by a bullet fired from another car as he crossed the middle of the road in an...
Immigration attorney says few changes likely from new DHS announcement
September 3rd, 20110 CANTON — A recent announcement by U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has caused some in the local immigrant community to become confused as to the net effects on their own situations. It's hard for me to believe there will be a strong, expedited process regarding this matter; my experience and......
BRIDGES post-9/11 forum became a model for other communities
DEARBORN — The horrors of the September 11, 2001 attacks led to many policy changes both across the country and locally, and they also led to the creation of a forum that changed the way that local Arab Americans and law enforcement officials communicated with each other. Shortly after the tragedy of 9/11, the BRIDGES, or Building...International Al-Quds Day rally raises awareness for Palestinian freedom
DEARBORN/DETROIT — Rallies in support of International Al-Quds (Jerusalem) Day are held locally and throughout the Middle East and the world each year on the last Friday of Ramadan and have been since 1979, but this year's version in Dearborn on Friday, August 26 had a different twist. A first-ever auto rally featuring signs, banners,......
U.S. blacklists two top Syrian officials
WASHINGTON — The United States slapped sanctions on Syria's foreign minister and two other top officials on Tuesday as it pressed President Bashar al-Assad's regime to stop its crackdown on protesters.The sanctions imposed by the Treasury Department are the third in a series of punitive U.S. measures placed on Assad and top government...Bahrain’s Wefaq demands military courts close
MANAMA — Bahrain's main Shi’a opposition party, Al-Wefaq, demanded on Tuesday last week the closure of military courts set up during a protest crackdown and condemned an attack on the home of its leader. Wefaq leader Sheikh Ali Salman: Main Shi’a opposition party demands release of all political prisoners, start of real political......