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Protecting your assets, making your small business an LLC
In the first edition of my regular legal column in TAAN, I thought it would be valuable to explore a question that I get from local business owners on a regular basis: What is the advantage of forming your business as an LLC as opposed to a sole proprietorship? For many business owners, forming a new entity, and all of the necessary...Stabenow offers $7,500 rebate to attract electric car buyers
U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow of Michigan recently introduced legislation that would make electric car buyers eligible for a $7,500 rebate. Businesses will also receive tax credit for purchasing plug-in hybrid trucks. The incentives are being offered under Sen. Stabenow’s Charging America Forward Act. Stabenow called Michigan a leader...Dearborn Borders book store to close, chain files bankruptcy
Borders Group Inc. has notified employees that four stores in Michigan will close. The locations are in Utica, Grosse Pointe, Ann Arbor and Dearborn. The company filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy early February. Borders is the nation’s second largest bookstore and plans on closing 30 percent of its stores, a total of 200. There are 32...Suspect’s intention questioned in alleged plot against Islamic Center
DEARBORN — On Feb. 11 Roger Stockham, the man accused of planning to blow up the Islamic Center of America in Dearborn, faced a preliminary examination at 19th District Court. The session focused on what Stockham meant when he reportedly used the terms "big explosion" and "mosque" at a bar about three blocks away from the Center before...
Local Arab Americans celebrate the fall of Mubarak regime
February 18th, 20110 Crowds gathered in Dearborn on Friday, Feb. 11 and Saturday, Feb. 12 to celebrate Mubarak's departure. Hundreds showed their support and optimism. for the future. PHOTOS: Natasha Dado/TAANDEARBORN — Arab Americans in metro-Detroit gathered at the Lebanese American Heritage Club last Friday to celebrate former Egyptian President...
Libyan students in U.S. blackmailed into attending pro-Gaddafi rallies
February 18th, 20110 WASHINGTON, D.C.- In an apparent effort to control the public narrative in the wake of rare protests that have spread throughout Libya, the country's government is threatening to withdraw scholarship funding from citizens studying in the U.S. unless they attend pro-government rallies in Washington this weekend, Al Jazeera has...
Lebanon warns Israeli invasion ‘no walk in park’
February 18th, 20110 Lebanon's Hizbullah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah addresses his supporters through a giant screen during a rally marking the third anniversary of the assassination of military commander Imad Moughniyeh and commemorating the annual Hizbullah Martyrs' Leader Day in Beirut's suburbs February 16, 2011. Nasrallah warned Israel on...
U.S. pushing Palestinians to drop UN resolution on settlement construction
February 17th, 20110 The United States is putting heavy pressure on the Palestinian Authority and Arab states to withdraw a draft resolution condemning Israeli settlements. The resolution is due to come up for a vote at the United Nations Security Council on Friday. A part of the controversial Israeli barrier divides the West Bank village of al...Upcoming ‘Fordson: Faith, Fasting, Football’ creates local, national buzz
Since the official video trailer for the upcoming movie 'Fordson: Faith, Fasting, Football' came out on Youtube almost six months ago, it seems that not a single person from the high school's football program can escape the questions. Everyone wants to know when the movie is coming out, or how they can get a copy. The popular...Siblani, Kedar discuss Israel in the Arab media at WSU
Wayne State University's Spencer M. Patrich Auditorium was the site of a long-awaited discussion titled "Israel and the Arab media: A discussion of the portrayal of Israel in domestic and international Arab media" between publisher of The Arab American News Osama Siblani and Dr. Mordechai Kedar from the Sadat Center for Strategic Studies...Arab World’s moment of truth is coming
The massive social and political volcano that erupted in Tunisia with the death of Mohamed Bouazizi has burned the foundations of the oppressive Pharaohic establishment in Egypt for the last three weeks. So far, the protesters have won some unprecedented concessions. Their main demand is still the same: "Step down Mubarak, the...Can the U.S. fight terrorism while protecting civil liberties?
Measures to fight terrorism have drastically increased since 9/11. To prevent similar events the government has attempted to utilize methods that include the mass surveillance of Americans. But, the legitimacy of these tactics have raised objections from civil liberty groups. Keynote speaker Jeffrey Rosen, a law professor at...Future of Tunisia hopeful but uncertain
Tunisian students from El Kef shout slogans in Tunis February 9, 2011, during a demonstration against two civilians who were shot and killed last week in El Kef. The placard reads: "symbol of the nationalism." REUTERS/Louafi LarbiPARIS (IPS) — Freedom of expression, freedom of assembly and freedom of the press are the big gains of...Jordan feels the pressure of unrest
BEIRUT (IPS) — The wave of political protests that has struck parts of the Middle East and North Africa over the past few weeks has also affected the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The protest movement here, initiated in the wake of the Tunisian Jasmine revolution, underscores the population's demand for political reform. A...
U.S. needs to stand with Egyptians
February 12th, 20110 At a time when the human spirit in Egypt is braving the odds, standing up against tyranny and for freedom and basic human rights, the Obama administration shows little support for the political needs and internal pressures of the Egyptians. This non-response from the Obama White House has made Egyptians increasingly critical of the......
Arab women lead the charge
CAIRO (IPS) — Asmaa Mahfouz, a 26-year-old Egyptian woman who two weeks ago had only one name, now boasts at least three. These include "A woman worth 100 men," "The girl who crushed Mubarak," and "The leader of the Egyptian revolution." Mahfouz, who began online political activism in 2008, is now credited for launching a video call...
Mubarak Gone! The People Won.
February 12th, 20110 Mubarak ousted by his people! CAIRO — He survived 10 attempts on his life, and at 82 his health was a subject of speculation. But in the end, it was his people who brought down Egypt's modern-day pharaoh. Mubarak two days before he was forced out. ReutersPulling off a second surprise in as many days, President Hosni Mubarak on......
Saba remembered as kind-hearted comedian
An attorney and a stand-up comedian is a combination you don’t find together often. But those two professions were just the beginning of what made George Amjab Saba Jr. special. George Amjab Saba Jr.“His goal was to help people who could not afford an attorney,” said his brother Paul Saba. “To help those who didn’t have...HFCC celebrates Islamic Awareness Week
DEARBORN — In celebration of Islamic Awareness Week the Muslim Student Association of Henry Ford Community College is holding a number of fun and interesting events. On Tuesday Feb. 15 from 1:30 p.m.-3 p.m. Jacqueline El Sayed, PHD and director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning is hosting, “The Role of...Free help offered to those who need assistance preparing tax forms
DEARBORN — If you have low or moderate income and are over 60-years-old free help to prepare your tax forms is available from volunteers. The program is provided by the City of Dearborn’s Senior Services Division. Appointments aren’t necessary, but services are limited to 25 people a day. Help is available to those who need...Egypt and Tunisia covered from all angles by Michigan-Dearborn professors
DEARBORN — College campuses have always been bastions of free speech and open political discussions, and the University of Michigan-Dearborn's College of Arts, Letters, and Sciences building was the site of one such event on Tuesday, Feb. 8 as the topic of recent uprisings in the Arab world was discussed. UM-Dearborn professor......
Support for Egyptian revolution continues with vigils, rallies in Dearborn and Royal Oak
Protestors brave a snowstorm during the 2 p.m. rally at Dearborn City Hall. Photo courtesy of Nour SakerDEARBORN — The Egyptian push for freedom was strong in the hearts and minds of the more than 250 people on Saturday, Feb. 5 in Dearborn as they gathered on the steps of City Hall for a late-afternoon rally despite frigid...
Egypt: A plot against the people’s revolution
February 11th, 20110 After decades of setbacks and defeats, the Arab masses are invigorated by the popular uprising in Egypt. Witnessing history in the making, their optimism is at its peak. While the Arab people have celebrated the youth revolution in Egypt, policy makers in Washington have been at first caught off guard and since then have looked at the......
‘Jewish Voice for Peace’ stands with Egyptian protesters
'Jewish Voice for Peace,' a national organization with a Michigan branch that is committed to ending the Israeli occupation of Palestine, released a statement in support of the Egyptian uprising and struggle for democracy and freedom. The following are excerpts from the statement: “We at Jewish Voice for Peace are deeply inspired by...Palestinian streets quiet as PA suppresses protests
RAMALLAH (IPS) — The Palestinian Authority (PA) is using brute force and intimidation tactics — similar to those deployed in Cairo — to suppress pro-Egyptian and Tunisian protests in the West Bank. However, despite PA President Mahmoud Abbas and his ruling Fatah party being all too keenly aware of their own tenuous grip on power,......