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Protecting the civil rights of American Muslims
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; } The United States Senate Committee of the Judiciary subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human...Agemy hopes to turn bully victims into black belts at new academy
@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; }With the runaway success of the 1984 movie Karate Kid came a whole generation of kids who wanted to be just like the title...
A Mediterranean Alcatraz?
April 1st, 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; } Israel is seriously considering building a man-made island off the coast of Gaza to provide Palestinians an...
Census 2010 reveals increase in Dearborn despite big loss in Wayne County
April 1st, 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; } Data released from the U.S. Census Bureau for Michigan shows Dearborn's population has grown by 378 people, while...Tunisia needs international supervision for the upcoming July elections
@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; } Dr. Iadh Ben Achour, head of the Tunisian High Council for Political Reforms and the Achievement of...
Learning all the wrong lessons in Jordan
April 1st, 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; } King Abdullah's regime is cracking down on protesters who want reforms and, perhaps, a constitutional...
Local religious leaders oppose Jones visit to Dearborn
April 1st, 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; }Despite strong opposition, extremist pastor Terry Jones still plans to protest in...Heights school board member Golani accused of embezzling $750,000
@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 HEIGHTS — A Dearborn Heights school board member has been accused of embezzling $750,000 by...
CAIR-MI spotlights accomplishments, current Muslim challenges at annual banquet
April 1st, 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; }The Council on American-Islamic Relations-Michigan held its 11th annual banquet on Sunday, March 27 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in...
Conyers initiates investigation of American Muslim border harassment
April 1st, 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; }DETROIT — On Friday, March 25, Congressman John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI), the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee,...Snyder pushes budget despite objections
@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; } LANSING — Michigan Governor Rick Snyder has embarked on a statewide tour to try and get support for a...ADC Greater Detroit Chapter announces new board members
@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 - The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) -...Hundreds of Yemeni Americans including locals protest Saleh at White House
@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, D.C. — About 200 Yemeni Americans from metro Detroit boarded a bus and headed to Washington,...Snyder signs bill ending store price tag law
@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; }LANSING — Michigan Governor Rick Snyder signed a bill on March 29 that will end a state requirement for store owners to put...New Michigan teen driving laws in effect
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Terry Jones visit to Dearborn an opportunity
@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; } Florida Pastor Terry Jones, who is widely known for threatening to burn the Qur'an last year on the anniversary of 9/11,...Michigan Muslim Capitol Day builds bridges
@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; }LANSING — On the morning of March 23, more than 100 American Muslims made their way to the Michigan State Capitol building......
Anti-Palestine ad in Michigan-Dearborn paper draws harsh criticism
@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; }A full-page advertisement titled "Wall of Lies" regarding beliefs on the subject of Palestine placed in last week's (March...Dearborn’s Sanford-Brown College holds first commencement at Fordson
@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 – Fordson High School's auditorium was the site of a landmark event on Saturday, March 19 as Sanford-Brown College...Yemenis rally in Hamtramck against Saleh regime
@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; }HAMTRAMCK — Veterans Memorial Park on Jos Campau in downtown Hamtramck was transformed Sunday, March 20 when dozens of...U.S. foreign policy is disgraceful and embarrassing
@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; } Arabs are once again showing grit, courage and bravery in Bahrain and Yemen against oppression and......
Michigan’s “Arizona Bill” could be disastrous
@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; } Michigan's version of the controversial "Arizona Immigration Law" has been introduced again recently...Controversy over film on Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Dearborn's Star Fairlane to show movie next Thursday UNITED NATIONS — Israel has complained to the United Nations for allowing the U.S. premiere of a controversial film on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict at the UN headquarters. A red-carpet showing of "Miral" by award winning American-Jewish director Julian Schnabel will be held......
From a spy to a patriot: Muthanna al-Hanooti
@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; }Three years ago, when the Department of Justice announced Muthanna al-Hanooti's indictment, they alleged he was a spy for Iraq....Saudi activists say kingdom needs real political reforms
@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; } KUWAIT CITY — The announcement of municipal polls, hot on the heels of a huge economic aid......
