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SPJ votes to remove the Helen Thomas Lifetime Achievement Award
The Society of Professional Journalist’s board of directors voted to remove the Helen Thomas Lifetime Achievement Award on Jan. 14. SPJ will no longer offer a award for lifetime achievement. The action does not rename the award or remove Thomas’ name. A statement from the group following the...Zahra replaces Corrigan on Supreme Court, Corrigan replaces Ahmed at DHS
Brian Zahra, a former Arab American Political Action Committee (AAPAC) endorsee and Michigan First District Court of Appeals Judge since 1998, was appointed to the Michigan Supreme Court by new governor Rick Snyder on Monday, Jan. 10. The appointment of the Republican Zahra means that the party will have a 4-3 majority on the court over...Yale law student group helps Iraqi refugees
The Ibrahims are a family seeking asylum in the west as refugees. They fled their home in Iraq after their son, Ibrahim, was blinded by a car bomb, their daughter, Tuhama, nearly died while trying to reach a hospital after they were repeatedly stopped by checkpoints and when the family’s life was threatened when the father...Judge Hultgren takes oath one last time
DEARBORN—Nearly a century of public service was highlighted Dec. 15 when William C. Hultgren chose State Rep. Gino H. Polidori to swear him in for a fourth six-year-term as judge of Dearborn’s 19th District Court. The November election saw Hultgren run unopposed for the third consecutive time. Prior to becoming judge, Hultgren served...Attorney Akeel appointed ADC-Michigan Advisory Board Chairman
The American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee's Michigan (ADC-MI) office announced that attorney Shareef Akeel, a long-time friend and contributor to ADC, was appointed as the new Advisory Board Chairman. Akeel has tackled issues regarding immigration, First Amendment protections, religious organations' rights, discrimination, and...MLK Detroit March for Jobs, Peace, and Justice includes Palestine
DETROIT - The annual 2011 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Rally & March to Call for Jobs, Peace and Justice will begin on Monday, Jan. 17 from noon until 3 p.m. The event will begin at Central United Methodist Church on Woodward at Adams in downtown Detroit near Comerica Park and was sponsored by the Detroit MLK Planning...Human rights advocates release new resource
A new resource for human rights practitioners enabling them to monitor, document, and advocate for human rights was expected to be released on Thursday, Jan. 13 by the Advocates for Human Rights and U.S. Human Rights Network. The manual will provide guidance on how to use a human rights framework for social change and will be released...ISNA diversity conference this weekend
The Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) is expected to hold its first annual diversity forum Jan. 14-16 at the Double Tree Hotel in Detroit. The workshop titled “Realizing the Dream: Finding Strength Through Diversity” is expected to educate attendees on the history, role and importance of diversity in Islam, and suggest tangible...Report says Michigan consumers, businesses will pay more if health care law is repealed
A new report says repealing the federal health care law will cost Michigan consumers and small businesses a lot of money. PIRGIM, the consumer advocacy group that issued the report, says individuals could see their premiums go up by 20% by 2016 if the repeal goes through. The repeal would also increase the cost of offering...The Birthright Citizenship Act seeks to change 14th Constitutional Amendment
Early this year U.S. Representative for Iowa’s 5th congressional district, Republican Steve King introduced House Resolution 140 also known as “The Birthright Citizenship Act of 2011” to the House floor. The bill’s objective is to alter the 143-year-old 14th Amendment of the U.S. constitution which grants birthright...Journalist uses skills to help Muslim image in U.S.
Since September 11, 2001, Muslim Americans have had the challenge of facing stereotypes and prejudices within the media. Even with organizations and rights groups speaking out against hatred, “Islamaphobia” is still very high. In an effort to combat this, Mustafa Stefan Dill created a consultancy firm just for Muslims. Ummah...Darany sworn in as 15th District State Rep.
DEARBORN—Former Dearborn City Councilman George Darany was sworn in as Michigan's new 15th District Representative on Dec. 28 at 19th District Court in Dearborn by Judge Christopher Dingell. The Democrat will be replaced by David W. Bazzy on city council. ...
Local former U.S. Navy man locked in isolation unit “without explanation”
January 15th, 20110 : United States Penitentiary Terre Haute, Ind. where the first Communications Management Unit was installed, locking prisoners away from the outside world including physical contact with families. Muslims have been disproportionately targeted according to the Center for Constitutional Rights.DEARBORN — A host of civil rights and...Blockading Gaza is irrational and illegal
In June, columnist and Fox News contributor Charles Krauthammer wrote an article titled “Blockading Gaza Rational and Legal” on the Israeli attack of the flotilla which was heading towards the Gaza Strip from Turkey, killing nine. In typical fashion, the country’s intellectuals attempted to justify such brutal acts, paying little...Syria under the microscope
WASHINGTON — In a step that could be perceived as a challenge to Republican members of Congress, U.S. President Barack Obama has appointed Robert Ford as the new US ambassador to Syria after congressional hearings on the matter were frozen in February 2010. Ford, who will be the first US ambassador to Damascus in six years, was......
White Terrorism
The attempted assassin of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ), was clearly mentally unstable. But the political themes of his instability were those of the American far Right. Jared Lee Loughner, the alleged assassin of Federal judge John M. Roll and five others and attempted assassin of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ), was clearly...
Noam Chomsky: No change in U.S. ‘mafia principle’
January 15th, 20110 Top American intellectual sees no significant change of U.S. foreign policy under Obama LONDON - As civilized people across the world breathed a sigh of relief to see the back of former US president George W. Bush, top American intellectual Noam Chomsky warned against assuming or expecting significant changes in the basis of......
Gaza’s children dare to dream
GAZA CITY (IPS) - Despite the lingering trauma of living under siege, regular Israeli military attacks and the consequences of a bloody war several years ago, Gaza’s children still dream of happiness and of normal lives. Palestinians gather around a destroyed motorcycle after an Israeli air strike in Khan Younis in the southern...
Government collapse throws Lebanon into worst political turmoil since 2008
January 15th, 20110 Another drawn-out crisis and possible civil unrest is feared in Lebanon following the collapse of its government on Wednesday, Jan. 12 when the powerful Hizbullah and its allies withdrew from the country's coalition government. Analysts believe that Hariri will not be renamed prime minister if he refuses to reach a deal that is...
Tunisian President Ben Ali quits amid protests, flees country
January 15th, 20110 TUNIS – President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali has quit today after more than 23 years in the position and has reportedly fled the north African country, with Prime Minister Mohammed Ghannouchi taking over for the time being. The new interim leader called for unity after weeks of protests against the western-backed regime...Ford: 7,000 new jobs to be added; Dearborn positions likely
Last Monday, Ford Motor Company announced it would add 7,000 new jobs around the United States by the end of 2012. An estimated 750 engineering jobs are expected to come to Dearborn as part of the hirings. Ford is preparing to launch more SUVs and a line of hybrid electric cars. Ford reportedly earned a profit of $8.2 billion......
Henry Ford Community College’s English Language Institute builds confidence, proficiency
DEARBORN —Could Henry Ford ever have imagined that the college bearing his name would one day be the gathering place for over 70 nationalities, all with one goal in mind: learning proficiency in English? Ford, whose father was an Irish immigrant, would be proud of Henry Ford Community College’s (HFCC) English Language Institute...ADC-MLK Scholarship essay submission deadline is Jan. 18, sponsors also sought
ADC-MI's Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Program has announced that the deadline for student essay submissions is Tuesday, January 18, 2011 by 5 p.m. The organization's 12th annual dinner and reception will be held on February 11, 2010 in Dearborn at Byblos Banquet Hall at 6 p.m. For information on the scholarship and an application......
WSU should honor diversity pledge, re-instate award
Wayne State University surprised many in the metro Detroit community with a decision that was clearly not studied carefully enough. "Retiring" the Helen Thomas Spirit of diversity Award in the media due to political pressure was not only unbecoming of a respectable public university administration, it was also a strategic mistake....Israeli Mossad-linked Fash confesses in Iran scientist’s murder
TEHRAN — The alleged killer of a top nuclear scientist who was murdered last year said he was trained in Israel by the Mossad spy agency, state-television reported on its website on Monday. On Thursday, Majid Jamali Fash, who was the lead suspect among ten arrested, confessed to being behind last year's assassination of nuclear......
