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HFCC hosting 20th Adray golf tournament for scholarships on May 18th
DEARBORN — The 20th Annual Mike Adray Memorial Golf Tournament will be held on Wednesday, May 18 at the Dearborn Country Club. It is Henry Ford Community College's largest fund-raising event and supports various $1,000 scholarships for deserving students in southeast Michigan. The event...Badalow, Prusiewicz announce Heights City Clerk candidacies
DEARBORN HEIGHTS – Two applicants for the November 2011 city clerk race have announced their candidacy as Dearborn Heights Councilwoman Janet Badalow and current interim City Clerk Walter Prusiewicz have both expressed their intentions to run. Prusiewicz replaced Judy Dudzinski in the position...Dearborn residents test positive for mercury
DEARBORN — According to the Sierra Club, the nation's largest environmental grassroots organizations, one in seven Dearborn residents tested positive for levels of mercury higher than what is considered safe by the Environmental Protection Agency. Mercury enters the environment,...Relay for Life Dearborn raises $109,000 for American Cancer Society
DEARBORN — Relay for Life of Dearborn raised $109,000 for the American Cancer Society at its annual fundraiser which promotes cancer awareness while providing entertainment through music, games, activities and food. Initially the goal was to raise $100,000. The funds were raised by more than a...Rights groups: U.S. government targeting Muslims via immigration system
NEW YORK —The U.S. government's aggressive use of the immigration system in its counterterrorism efforts discriminates against Muslims and violates international human rights law, said the Center for Human Rights and Global Justice (CHRGJ) at NYU School of Law and the Asian American Legal and...Bint Jebail Club to build new Muslim service center
DEARBORN — Construction on three acres of vacant land that will be transformed into a community service center for American Muslims will begin June 2013. In September 2010 the Bint Jebail Cultural Center (BJCC) purchased a piece of property that consists of four buildings and the land. The...Bin Laden death brings relief for all, lessons for American policy makers
The death of Osama bin Laden in Pakistan was a historic event for America, for American Muslims and for the world. American Muslims were the first community to thank President Obama for fulfilling his promise, bringing the leader of al-Qaeda to justice. In addition to the pain and...New mortgage fraud laws approved after Hammoud testimony
Lansing - Legislation that would make mortgage fraud a crime in the State of Michigan and amend several other related laws was unanimously approved by the Senate Banking and Financial Institutions Committee during its meeting on Tuesday, May 3. These bills include: SB 43 establishes the new crime...Obama is right to not release bin Laden photos
President Obama made a wise decision in choosing not to make public photos of bin Laden's body. His reasons are pragmatic and compelling. DNA tests and other evidence showed conclusively that the dead man was Osama bin Laden. Releasing the gruesome photos wouldn't satisfy the professional Obama...As a Holocaust survivor, AIPAC does not speak for me
At the end of one of my first journeys to the Israeli-occupied West Bank in 2004, I endured a shocking experience at Ben-Gurion Airport. I never imagined that Israeli security forces would abuse a 79-year-old Holocaust survivor, but they held me for five hours, and strip-searched and cavity-searched...Palestinian unity and the new Middle East
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's response to the Hamas-Fatah deal in Cairo was both swift and predictable. "The Palestinian Authority must choose either peace with Israel or peace with Hamas. There is no possibility for peace with both," he said, in a televised speech shortly after the...‘Arab Spring’ comes in western arms
CAIRO - Global spending on arms in 2010 were an estimated 1.6 trillion dollars, with governments in the Middle East dishing out more than 111 billion for weapons - raising questions as to whether Western arms suppliers circumvented international treaties by exporting to repressive regimes. Last...Local Arabs, Muslims react to bin Laden’s death
DEARBORN — Local Muslim and Arab groups expressed relief and happiness over the news of Osama bin Laden's death.Arab Americans displayed an overwhelming sense of happiness at Dearborn City Hall Monday as they played music, danced, sang and chanted, "No more bin Laden, he went to hell," "down, down Al-Qaeda," and "yes, yes, U.S.A.""I...
Osama bin Laden killed; Obama announces (with speech video)
May 2nd, 20110 WASHINGTON D.C. — President Barack Obama announced late Sunday night that Osama bin Laden has been killed. The Al-Qaida mastermind is dead and the United States has his body, the Associated Press reported. Obama is made the announcement from the White House. Bin Laden was killed in a firefight in Pakistan, Obama said. Obama...Dearborn Stars soccer team kicks off 2011 season with banquet at LAHC
DEARBORN – Expectations are high for the Dearborn Stars soccer club of the Michigan Premier Soccer League this season, which kicked off its 29th campaign with a banquet on Wednesday, April 20 at the Lebanese American Heritage Club. "I'm sure the team will be a great representative for the city......
Muslim Legal Fund of America raises funds at second-annual Michigan banquet
LIVONIA – The Richardson, Texas-based Muslim Legal Fund of America, a 501(c)(3) charity that supports legal cases impacting civil rights and liberties in America, including many involving Michigan residents, held its second annual benefit dinner in the state of Michigan on Saturday, April 23...More Muslim families needed to serve as foster parents
Catholic, Muslim groups partner to expand available families, cope with rising need CANTON — In recent months, Muslim Family Services (MFS) in both Detroit and Canton have seen an increase in the number of Muslim children who are in need of a foster family. "More and more we are seeing that......
Community urged to ignore Jones’ return
DEARBORN - Members of the Congress of Arab American Organizations met with Dearborn Police Chief Ron Haddad on Wednesday, April 27 to discuss the return visit of extremist pastor Terry Jones of Gainesville, Florida on Friday, April 29. CAAO members agreed that Jones should be ignored during...Local Iraqis paint grim picture of their homeland
Iraq's social, political, and economic state has been critically damaged since the United States invaded in 2003, with the security situation remaining fragile at best. "Eight years after the invasion, and life in Iraq is marching backward," said Dr. Hashim Al-Tawil, professor and chair of the...Nameless, faceless, stateless: Bedouin of Kuwait struggling for identity
Kuwait is one of the six Gulf Cooperation Council countries located in the Middle East known for its oil wealth and benefits bestowed upon the citizens. But tucked away in the northern part of the country – 60 kilometers from the men in Bugattis and women carrying Balenciaga -- are the Bedouin....Washington showdown with AIPAC
Prohibited activities again catching up with lobby When former AIPAC director Steven J. Rosen interpreted the contents of stolen classified U.S. national defense information to Washington Post reporter Glenn Kessler in 2004, he peddled it as proof that Iran was engaged in "total war against the......
Counter-demonstration spills across Michigan Avenue, O’Reilly denounces Terry Jones for antagonizing crowd
April 29th, 20110 DEARBORN - About 400 people showed up to counter-protest against extremist Pastor Terry Jones of Gainesville, Florida, and the situation became tense near the end of his roughly two-hour demonstration as about a fourth of the counter-protesters came through barricades in an attempt to confront him on the other side...
CAAO urges community to ignore Jones’ return visit to Dearborn
April 28th, 20110 DEARBORN — Gainesville, Florida-based Pastor Terry Jones has announced his intention to return to Dearborn, Michigan this week on Friday, April 29, 2011 to demonstrate in front of Dearborn City Hall. The Congress of Arab American Organizations (CAAO), a coalition of more than 40 community groups and institutions, is asking the members......
Mayor O’Reilly explains last week’s actions while praising community response
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Hundreds of Yemeni Americans along with U.S. Congressman John Conyers protested against the regime of Yemen President Ali.DEARBORN — Hundreds of Yemeni Americans were joined by members of the Michigan government in raising their voices in protest and resolution in front of Dearborn City Hall Sunday, April 17 at 2 pm. The......