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Arab American Gores reaches deal to buy Detroit Pistons
April 8th, 20110 Tom Gores, a half-Lebanese, half-Greek American Los Angeles-based financier along with his investment firm Platinum Equity, agreed on a deal to buy the Detroit Pistons NBA basketball franchise today according to various reports. Gores is the nephew of Flint businessman Tom Joubran. Terms of the deal were not disclosed....
Court approval of local anti-Islam ads raises questions
April 8th, 20110 Ads against Israeli war crimes canceled by Federal judge citing"threats" earlier this year This ads could soon appear on Metro Detroit buses after a district court judge ruled that the SMART system could not deny them on the basis of First and 14th Amendment Rights. DETROIT — A highly-controversial anti-Islam ad campaign has...Prominent Israelis offer ‘peace initiative’
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Goldstone: An act of negligence
April 8th, 20110 @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; } In the wake of a monumental victory in the human rights community to move the Goldstone Report out of the...
Metro Detroit imams condemn Afghanistan killings
April 8th, 20110 @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; } Afghan officials and members of the international community attend a memorial ceremony in Kabul April 5, 2011,...
HFCC celebrates new $15 million Science Center
April 8th, 20110 @font-face { font-family: "Cambria"; }@font-face { font-family: "Monaco"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 10pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; } DEARBORN — A $15 million project is transforming Henry...
Libya splitting Republicans like Balkans did in 1990s
April 8th, 20110 Head of the rebel forces Abdel Fattah Younes attends a news conference in Benghazi April 5, 2011. Libyan rebels fighting Muammar Gaddafi's forces on Tuesday criticized NATO as too slow to act and said they would ask the U.N. Security Council to suspend its mission unless it "did its job properly". Younes said NATO's inaction was...
U.S. treads cautious line on Yemen protests
April 8th, 20110 @font-face { font-family: "Cambria"; }@font-face { font-family: "Lucida Grande"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 10pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; } An army soldier tries to prevent an anti-government...
Judge approves highly controversial anti-Islam ads in Metro Detroit
April 2nd, 20110 DETROIT — A highly-controversial anti-Islam ad campaign has been approved on the basis of First and 14th Amendment rights in District Court. Judge Denise Hood granted a preliminary injunction against the Southeastern Michigan Transportation Authority's original rejection of the ads by ruling that the SMART bus system violated the...AAPAC elects 2011 officers at meeting
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A Bahraini American who just returned from the island country has been informed of numerous barbaric assaults against civilians since anti-government protests began. Contacting The Arab American News from out of state, the person requested anonymity to avoid potential threats against family living in Bahrain. The...Detroit protest focuses on brutality in Bahrain
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Can Assad save his regime with radical reforms?
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Jewish Israeli youth moving rightward
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Neo-Cons target Assad regime
April 2nd, 20110 @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; } WASHINGTON (IPS) — Despite the clear opposition of the Barack Obama administration and apparent......
Bahrain steps up crackdown on opposition
April 2nd, 20110 @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; } Bahrain has stepped up the arrests of Shia Muslims, including cyber activists, with more than 300 detained...
Yemen protesters vow not to budge until Saleh quits
April 2nd, 20110 @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; } SANAA — The Yemeni opposition accused President Ali Abdullah Saleh on Wednesday of "maneuvers" to gain time in......
Isreali court orders Jerusalem family to share home with Jewish settlers
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Facebook cuts ‘Palestinian uprising’ page after Israel protest
April 2nd, 20110 @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; } RAMALLAH - Attempts by Facebook to shut down a "Third Intifada" page backfired on Tuesday, with more than 7,000......
