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Star Academy basketball player signs letter of intent
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@font-face { font-family: "Cambria"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 10pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; } DEARBORN — The American Arab Professionals Network of the American Arab Chamber of Commerce is honoring...Ann Arbor synagogue vigils against Israeli occupation debated
Members of the Jewish Witnesses for Peace at a demonstration. The group Since 2001, Henry Herskovitz and his friends from the Jewish Witnesses for Peace organization have held peaceful demonstrations in Ann Arbor to spread awareness about Israel's inhumane, internationally illegal occupation and alleged war crimes against...Hype Athletics sells out 10th anniversary dinner in support of local youth
Fordson senior football running back Rabeah Beydoun was among the awardees.DEARBORN — The city's non-profit Hype Athletics organization received perhaps the ultimate present earlier this winter when it partnered with Wayne County and broke ground on a new 110,000+ square-foot facility in Dearborn Heights along with the Zaman...
Amer family files civil suit against foster group, agents
March 19th, 20110 Ahmed Amer (from bottom, L-R), Rehab Amer, attorney Nabih Ayad, and CAAO Spokesman Osama Siblani speaking while flanked by Ayad's law team at the LAHC. The press conference was attended by various major Detroit media outlets. PHOTO: Nick Meyer/TAANDEARBORN — After securing...In Libya, Benghazi’s freedom fighters face a massacre
Rebel fighters flee from Ajdabiyah, outside Ajdabiyah on the road to Benghazi, March 15, 2011. Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's forces reached Ajdabiyah after storming through Ras Lanuf and Es Sider, reversing the advance of a rag-tag rebel army, which only a few weeks ago was confident of charging into the capital Tripoli and...King’s hearings a ‘disgraceful display’
Congressman Keith Ellison’s poignant testimony last week before the House Homeland Security Committee brought to mind Jesus’ parable of the Good Samaritan. Ellison, who broke down mid-way through his remarks, told the heroic story of Salman Hamdani, a New York City paramedic of Islamic faith who died in the tragedy of...
Renewed Yemen protests met with violence
March 19th, 20110 An anti-government protester is carried by fellow protesters as he shouts slogans during a rally to demand the ouster of Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh outside Sanaa University March 7, 2011. Dancing in circles with decorative daggers, tribesmen seem a festive addition to anti-government rallies in Sanaa. But to some, they...Protesters stage rare demonstration in Syria
Damascus - Protesters have demonstrated in Damascus, the Syrian capital, in a rare show of dissent against the country's hardline regime. Witnesses said 40 to 50 people gathered after midday prayers on Tuesday in the Al Hamidiya area near the city's Umayyad Mosque. A YouTube video showed protesters clapping and chanting "God, Syria,...Palestinian protests mark ‘March 15 Day of Rage’
RAMALLAH (IPS) — Tens of thousands of Palestinians from across the political spectrum took to the streets throughout the West Bank and Gaza on Tuesday to mark 'March 15, the day of rage' to protest the political division between Hamas and Fatah. Relations between the two are complicated by what transpired in the aftermath of 2006...U.S. senator eyes ‘readjustment’ of American policy on Mideast
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator John Kerry said Wednesday that U.S. policy toward the Middle East needs a "readjustment" to reflect the new realities of the region, which is at a boiling point with mass uprisings. "Too often over the past decade we have seen regimes in the region chiefly as bulwarks in the fight against terrorism, while...Hillary Clinton arrives in Tunisia amid protests aimed at U.S.
A protester holds a sign during a demonstration against the visit of U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton, in front of the Interior ministry's office in Tunis March 16, 2011. REUTERSTUNIS — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has arrived in Tunisia two months after mass protests led to the overthrow of its...Global stakes of Mideast turmoil
Political turmoil in the Middle East has powerful economic and financial implications, particularly as it increases the risk of stagflation, a lethal combination of slowing growth and sharply rising inflation. Indeed, should stagflation emerge, there is a serious risk of a double-dip recession for a global economy that has barely emerged...People of Yemen: We need a change
We need a change in Yemen. People are fed up with the suffering of hardship and injustice they have to deal with every day in their own country. For many Yemeni citizens, it has become far easier to emigrate and live in other countries than staying in their own land. Being a citizen in Yemen is like a bird in a cage deprived from the...ASU should be commended for honoring Amer family
I recently read an article in The Arab American News (March 5-11, 2011) regarding the University of Michigan-Dearborn chapter of the Arab Student Union's (ASU) efforts to honor the Amer family, in whose name legislation was passed at the end of 2010 to help reform Michigan's foster care system. The Amer Act, or House Bill 4118, was......
Ellison speaks in Michigan days after giving emotional testimony at King hearing
Rep. Keith Ellison speaking at the Islamic Association of Greater Detroit last Saturday, only days after he cried while testifying in Washington over House Homeland Security Chairman Peter King's hearing on homegrown Muslim terrorism. PHOTO: Natasha Dado/TAANCongressman Keith Ellison told American Muslims not to allow the growing...Bahraini Americans worried, plan protest in Washington, D.C.
Local Arab and Muslim groups to rally against Bahrain's brutality DEARBORN - As Bahrain's King Hamad declared a three-month state of emergency on Tuesday, March 15 and troops from Saudi Arabia (and the United Arab Emirates) entered the country to quell anti-government protesters, local Bahraini Americans continued to watch from afar......
Dearborn companies to expand, create up to 276 jobs
LANSING — State Representative George T. Darany (D-Dearborn) this week thanked two local companies for investing in Dearborn and committing to creating up to 276 local jobs. Health Business Solutions (HBS) and Severstal Dearborn Inc. will use state incentives to expand their local operations and hire more workers. Health Business...ACCESS Forum educates community on preventing Medicare fraud
Barbara McQuade, U.S Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, was among those who spoke.DEARBORN — The Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services hosted a seminar at the Arab American National Museum Tuesday focused on helping prevent the local community from becoming victims of rising Medicare fraud. Medical...East Dearborn shopkeeper gunned down at beauty shop
DEARBORN - Police are seeking assistance in locating a suspect involved in the fatal shooting of Jay Shin, a shopkeeper at the Sunrise Beauty Supply located at 4920 Schaefer, Dearborn. The shooting occurred just after 11:00 am on Tuesday, when the suspect stole approximately 80 “Velvet Remi” brand hair extensions in an assortment of...U.S. Rep. Gary Peters announces reform to Refugee Act
WASHINGTON - Congressman Gary Peters has announced a bill to reform the Refugee Act on its 31st anniversary. The Refugee Act helps assist political, ethnic and religious refugees around the world. The system that distributes funds for refugees is out of date and inefficient according to a report released by Peter's office. Refugee......
Federal grants awarded to fight housing discrimination in MI
CHICAGO – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) earlier this month awarded more than $1.2 million to four fair housing organizations and non-profit agencies in Michigan to educate the public and combat housing and lending discrimination. Nationally, HUD awarded more than $40.8 million to 108 organizations. The...“Know Your Rights” meeting being held for immigrants
DEARBORN — Mother of the Savior Church in Dearborn and the Alliance for Immigrants Rights-Michigan (AIR) will host a bilingual (English and Arabic) "Know Your Rights" meeting for immigrant families on Sunday, March 20 at 1:30 p.m. at the church. Attendees will have the opportunity for a free consultation with an immigration attorney......
Upcoming Sadr Foundation-USA dinner raises funds for orphans and unprivileged
Dearborn – The Sadr Foundation is widely known for turning the despair of young orphans into hope by giving them bright futures through higher education. In addition tens of thousands more visit the organization’s health and social centers annually. Those interested in helping the Foundation continue its humanitarian efforts in the...
Deadly crackdown on Bahrain protesters
March 18th, 20110 Tents are seen engulfed with fire as Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) forces move into Pearl Square to evacuate anti-government protesters, in Manama March 16, 2011. Bahraini tanks and armored personnel carriers moved towards Budaya Street in the capital Manama on Wednesday, minutes before a protest rally was expected to start......
