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Al Jazeera English in talks with Comcast
The Comcast cable network, America's largest provider, is reportedly in discussions with Al Jazeera English to bring the channel into millions of U.S. homes, the Doha, Qatar-based network said on Tuesday, Feb. 22. The channel has received a great deal of extra attention because of its unfiltered coverage of Arab uprisings in Egypt as...
Dearborn hosts rally for Yemen, Bahrain and Libya
February 26th, 20110 DEARBORN — “Down, Down Ali Saleh.” “Freedom, Liberty, Justice for Libya.” “The people want to bring down the regime.” Hundreds of people of all ages attended Sunday's rally at City Hall. PHOTOS: Nafeh AbuNabThese are just a few of the many signs that stood out in front of city hall on the afternoon of Sunday,...Relief after alleged plot by Saudi student in Texas is foiled
WASHINGTON, D.C.- The Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) expressed its relief that law enforcement officials were able to disrupt an attempt to attack several targets including the home of former president George W. Bush. Early reports have shown that Khalid Ali-Aldawsari, a 20-year-old Texas student from Saudi Arabia who was arrested...
Renowned intellectual Abu-Khalil talks Egypt, Palestine in Dearborn
February 26th, 20110 DEARBORN — While the Palestinian aspect of the recent popular uprisings in the Arab world has been largely ignored by the American media, internationally-recognized Lebanese American intellectual, author, and activist Dr. As'ad Abu-Khalil has kept a close eye on the situation, which is of the utmost importance for world security....Spinning for a cause…Locals help support Gaza
CANTON — A DJ spins at Canton's Off the Hookah lounge, which hosted a fundraiser for US Boat to Gaza on Tuesday, Feb. 22 with proceeds going to the organization. A total of more than $800 was raised on the night by the fundraiser which was put on in part by Existence is Resistance of Detroit. The event was held as a lead-up to Friday's...New America Media’s Sandy Close wins George Polk Career Award
BRENTWOOD, NY —This week, Long Island University announced the winners of 13 George Polk Awards for 2010. Sandy CloseThe New York Times and the independent non-profit news organization ProPublica each earned two Polk Awards, while the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel was honored with a Polk Award for the third-straight year. Judges...How to challenge your property tax assessment
Metro Detroit, it’s that time of year — residents and business owners are receiving property tax notices of assessment and after four years of a battered real estate market, many suspect they're being overtaxed on inflated values or properties. If you own a home or business you will receive a “Notice of Assessment,"...Seattle judge rules against Israeli war crimes bus ads citing threats
SEATTLE, WA — A ruling was handed down on Tuesday, Feb. 22 by a federal judge stating that county officials didn't violate First Amendment rights by refusing to run ads with the subject matter of Israeli war crimes on public buses, according to a report by Commentary Magazine's website. The prospective ads were sponsored by the Seattle...Dearborn’s Ford Community and Performing Arts Center undergoing renovations
Dearborn’s Ford Community and Performing Arts Center is amid a number of renovations that include the addition of two restrooms in the Center Court Café kitchen and storage areas, a full service vending center with four to six high quality vending machines in addition to the two already in place, the Center’s club rooms are being...Dearborn school officials express concern over Snyder’s budget
Gov. Rick Snyder’s dollar budget plan includes $1.2 billion in permanent spending cuts to respond to the $1.4 billion state deficit. The budget eliminates before and after school programs and state jobs. Snyder is expected to eliminate the Michigan Business Tax and replace it with a six percent corporate income tax, a promise he made...
Arab American engineer gets patent for invention
February 25th, 20110 Dearborn Heights resident Mohamed S. Hamieh received a patent for his invention of a seat which is expected to protect those involved in auto accidents from whiplash injuries. Mohamed Hamieh: 'I encourage every Arab American engineer to follow their dreams, and if they have an idea in their head they should follow through with that...Dearborn Heights City Clerk, staff resign
A number of staff members working in the Dearborn Heights city clerk’s office have submitted their resignations which will be effective Mar. 31. They include the clerk, deputy clerk and city council secretary. City Clerk Judy Dudzinski’s letter of resignation was recently accepted by the city council; she said political conflict in...Local doctor from Bahrain, family members shocked at brutality against protesters
Dr. Osama Alaradi with his nieces during a visit to Bahrain.CANTON - As protests continue in Bahrain against the ruling Al Khalifah family, which has been in power since 1783, and its government, local Bahrainis are worried about family back home. Dr. Osama Alaradi of Canton, a 46-year-old gastroenterologist at Henry Ford Hospital...New Acting Consul General to head Detroit Lebanese Consulate
DETROIT - The Ministry of Lebanon's Foreign Affairs and Emigrants appointed an acting Consul General to head its Consulate General office in Detroit. Mr. Houssam Assad Diab left his position in Lebanon as the head of the Arab Affairs Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants to assume his new temporary position as...ADC-Michigan celebrates MLK’s legacy, awards scholarships on Egypt’s liberation day
DEARBORN — The spirit of civil rights legend Martin Luther King, Jr. was alive and well at Byblos Banquets on Friday, Feb. 11, as the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee-Michigan hosted its 12th Annual Scholarship Awards Reception on a night that was special in more ways than one. Abdallah H. Hachem (left) receives his......
Social media advertising propels ‘Mooz-lum’ movie to the top
In today's era of big-money blockbuster movies and exorbitant advertising budgets, there is a perception held by many that only the best-funded movies can succeed. But the opening weekend success of the independent drama film 'Mooz-lum' by 30-year-old Ann Arbor-raised, current New Yorker and writer/director Qasim Basir stands in stark...The resurrection of pan-Arabism
The Egyptian revolution, itself influenced by the Tunisian uprising, has resurrected a new sense of pan-Arabism based on the struggle for social justice and freedom. The overwhelming support for the Egyptian revolutionaries across the Arab world reflects a sense of unity in the rejection of tyrannical, or at least authoritarian, leaders,......
From the Gulf to the ocean: The Middle East is changing
Now that the Egyptian people have finally wrestled their freedom from the hands of a very stubborn regime, accolades to the revolution are pouring in from all directions. Even those who initially sided with Hosni Mubarak's regime, or favored a neutral position, have now changed their tune. "Arabs celebrate from the Gulf to the ocean,"...Arabs celebrate the end of an era
After Tunisia and Egypt, it is time to celebrate. For decades, the Arabs have been on a course of misguided politics. It is high time to allow talent to lead, privilege to spread and freedom to shine. Millions of young people dream of a better future. Citizens are no longer scared to think, to ask pivotal questions and imagine the...Rafsanjani changes his mind: Opposition protest ‘haram’
People take part in the funeral of Sanee Zhaleh, a student who was shot dead during an opposition rally on Monday, in Tehran February 16, 2011. Iranian government supporters clashed with their opponents on Wednesday during the ceremony, state broadcaster IRIB reported. REUTERS/StringerA year and a half after the controversial...Palestinian activist silenced, expelled from event
When can asking a question at a public forum at a university get you in trouble? When you're a Palestinian student, the speaker is an Israeli official, and the university is Florida International University (FIU). "Mnar has the strength of 10 men," said an Egyptian-American demonstrator at a recent south Florida Egyptian solidarity......
Deadly ‘day of rage’ in Libya
February 19th, 20110 Reports of more than a dozen deaths as protesters heed calls for mass protests against government, despite a crackdown Libyan protesters seeking to oust longtime leader Moammar Gadhafi have defied a crackdown and taken to the streets on what activists have dubbed a "day of rage." There are reports that more than a dozen demonstrators...Bahrain crushes protest camp, locks down capital
MANAMA — Troops and tanks locked down the capital of this tiny Gulf kingdom after riot police swinging clubs and firing tear gas smashed into demonstrators, many of them sleeping, in a pre-dawn assault Thursday that uprooted their protest camp demanding political change. Medical officials said four people were......
In Yemen, protest goes out with the candles
February 19th, 20110 SANAA (IPS) — Many are baffled that Yemen's anti-government protests have so far failed to deliver revolutionary regime change. But a complex context here demands a different kind of political dialogue with power. Anti-government protesters hurl rocks at government backers during clashes in Sanaa February 17, 2011. Hundreds of...Decision soon on Israeli war crime ads
A judge in Washington state was expected to rule on Friday, Feb. 18 whether it was unconstitutional for a county to cancel a bus ad that spoke out against Israeli Army war crimes. SeaMAC's bus ad. The ads, scheduled to run on Seattle buses, were pulled.In King County Washington, the American Civil Liberties Union filed a......