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Schuette appoints Abbatt to Legacy DMC board
LANSING — Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette announced the appointment of longtime Dearborn resident, attorney and 2008 19th District Judge candidate Candyce Abbatt to the Board of Trustees of Legacy DMC, formerly the Detroit Medical Center. A total of 18 other trustees of Legacy DMC will also serve an indefinite term at the...Republicans focus on anti-shari’a style bill while Michigan financial woes mount
DETROIT — Democratic state representatives and civil rights activists on Tuesday in a press conference at the Cadillac Place here, condemned new legislation they say unconstitutionally targets American Muslims. From left: State Representative Harvey Santana (D-Detroit), State Representative Rashida Tlaib (D-Detroit) and Mary...Holding our hands out for the children
Often we do things because we think they are the right thing to do. However, when thinking is replaced by knowing, that's when our perspectives on life can change forever. I thought I understood why I had been serving the renowned and respected Al-Mabarrat organization for almost 4 years—to help and serve orphans....After failed negotiations, UN is the only option left
As Palestinians prepare to seek membership in the United Nations, critics are quick to label this a damaging unilateral strategy. But the Palestinian drive for admission to the UN is not damaging or unilateral or even a strategy. Understanding the genesis of the impending diplomatic battle set for September clarifies why Palestinians are...DOJ should reverse immigration appeals board ruling
When a criminal suspect is placed under arrest, no interrogation can begin until police recite the famous "Miranda" warnings required by the Supreme Court: You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you. You have a right to have an attorney present. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be...Wrong time to stop cash assistance
Legislation which closes 12,600 public assistance cases, affecting 25,000 children, is making its way through the Michigan House and Senate. Gilda Jacobs, a former state legislator and the current Director of the Michigan League for Human Services (an independent human services "watch dog" agency in Lansing) reminds us that...Michigan House Bill 4769 discriminatory
Michigan House Bill 4769, "The Restriction of the Application of Foreign Laws," was recently introduced by a number of Republican state representatives, led by State Representative Dave Agema. Even though the word shari'a is omitted, the language of this bill is a replica of other anti-shari'a bills that have been introduced and in...
Somalia famine worst humanitarian crisis on the planet … Locals ramping up relief efforts
August 21st, 20110 For victims of the drought in Somalia, every day is merely a battle for survival. After walking days seeking refuge from the famine with her two children, a mother collapsed and died, leaving them behind to complete the journey to salvation alone. "The little girl who was eleven had to carry the baby…until she made it to the border,"...
Michigan’s immigrants key to its past and future
August 21st, 20110 In the last several months, we've put Michigan on a path toward economic recovery after a dismal 10 years, including an eight-year recession dubbed "the winter that never ends." Michigan Governor Rick SnyderBut spring did arrive. We balanced the state budget in late May, the quickest we've finalized a budget in 30 years. We...
Hariri tribunal publishes indictment to try Hizbullah members and Nasrallah slams it for lacking evidence
August 21st, 20110 The UN-backed court probing the 2005 murder of Lebanon's former prime minister Rafiq Hariri said Wednesday it had enough evidence to try four Hizbullah members, as it published the full indictment. Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah speaks on television, as a waiter serves food at a restaurant in the port-city of Sidon,...
Defiant Assad ignores western leaders’ calls to step aside
August 21st, 20110 President Barack Obama Thursday led a chorus of calls by world leaders for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down, as the UN warned his regime could be guilty of crimes against humanity. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (C), new Defence Minister Hassan Turkmani (L) and former Defence Minister Mustafa Tlas (R) attend a ceremony at...
Chic boutique offers affordable luxury and royal service
August 20th, 20110 A trendy, hip boutique is making luxury affordable with its reasonable prices. At Royal Dutchess in West Bloomfield, dresses, blazers, tops and other high fashion garments can be found marked at $30 to $80. The deals set it apart from most swanky stores. Co-owner Leslie Binno said in today’s economy people want to look good without...
Advocates, players debate: Are some too young for tackle football?
August 20th, 20110 Fordson High School football coach Fouad Zaban (in sunglasses and white t-shirt) speaks to his players at practice on Wednesday, August 17. Zaban said that his team is closely tended to by medical staff and also noted that players will undergo concussion testing prior to the season as many advocates have suggested for high school...Dearborn Public Schools receive mostly passing marks in state report card
LANSING/DEARBORN — Statistics were released on Monday by the Michigan Department of Education showing Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) reports for the state's public school as part of its annual Michigan School Report Card. The reports are a key part of the No Child Left Behind Act.The Dearborn Public School district received mostly...Constan wants recount of Heights clerk race
DEARBORN HEIGHTS – Bob Constan, who currently serves as a State representative (D-Dearborn Heights), has asked for a recount of August 2's hotly contested primary race for the city clerk job. Incumbent Walter Prusiewicz came in first with 1,456 votes while Councilwoman Janet Badalow had 905, ten more than Constan. The top two......
‘March Without Fear’ this Saturday
DEARBORN — On Saturday, August 20, 2011, CAIR-MI will join lawmakers, advocates and concerned community members for a rally in Southwest Detroit to protest discrimination and profiling by U.S. Border Patrol and U.S. Customs Border Protection (CBP). In recent months, CAIR-MI has received numerous complaints regarding CBP agents...Commentary crossed line from perspective to stereotype
To The Editor:It is not unusual to find harsh criticism of Israeli government policies published in The Arab American News. But Mazin Qumsiyeh's piece in the August 13th issue crossed the line into blatant stereotyping of Jews and should have been edited or excluded from the paper. Ancient anti-Semitic canards of Jewish......
Libya rebels push towards Tripoli, tighten noose on Gaddafi
August 20th, 20110 BENGHAZI — Libya's rebels pushed to strangle two supply lines to Tripoli on Wednesday, hoping to ratchet up pressure on the regime as their leaders prepared for the transition to democracy. Rebel fighters celebrate after taking control of the coastal town of Sabratha, 65 km (40 miles) west of Tripoli, August 18, 2011. Libyan rebels...
Yemen opposition forms council to lead transition
August 20th, 20110 SANAA — Yemen's opposition elected an umbrella council on Wednesday aiming to take over power from embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who has been in Riyadh for 10 weeks recovering from a bomb blast.A 143-member "National Council for the Forces of the Peaceful Revolution" was elected by around 800 representatives of diverse...Accused Jordanian, Israeli spies to go on trial October 2 in Egypt
CAIRO - The trial of a Jordanian and Israeli accused of spying for the Jewish state is to begin on October 2 in Cairo, the state-run MENA news agency reported on Tuesday.Detained Jordanian national Bashar Abou Zeid, a telecommunications officer and Ofer Herari, an escaped Mossad officer will be tried at the High Emergency State...Egypt army officer, two security men killed in Israeli border raid
CAIRO — An Egyptian army officer and two security personnel were killed during an Israeli raid on militants along the Egyptian Israeli border, an Egyptian army official told Reuters Thursday.The army officer was a border guard and the two men were from the Central Security force, the official said. The three were killed as the Israeli......
Video: Local soldier interviewed by AAJA Voices
The following piece, a video interview with soldier Brian Ashkar of Dearborn, was shot for AAJA Voices by reporter Liberty Zabala upon her arrival to Dearborn for the AAJA's annual convention, which was held in Detroit this past weekend. ...Poll: Snyder’s approval numbers tumble
EAST LANSING — Michigan State University's 'State of the State' Survey of more than 900 Michigan residents found that Governor Rick Snyder's approval rating fell from 44% in March to 31%. According to analysts, Snyder's job future appears tied to the economy. A recall effort for November's ballot fell short but Snyder is still......
With debts soaring, global uprising begins
Watching the tragic events unfolding around the world, from starvation in Somalia to rioting in London, we Palestinians are not feeling vindicated but merely sad and angry. For a long time many of us said that the increasing chasm between the rich and the poor (the haves and the have nots) has grown to obscene levels. The...
AAJA convention kicks off in the heart of Arab America
August 14th, 20110 The publishers along with city officials including Dearborn Mayor Jack O’Reilly and community leaders welcome guests to Dearborn for the opening reception of the AAJA convention. DEARBORN — More than 500 professional journalists from major media outlets across the country descended upon the city's Arab American National Museum and......
