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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,...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,...Mixed response further hurts U.S. credibility
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...Egyptians respond to defiant Mubarak
Anti-government protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square wave shoes in dismay as President Hosni Mubarak speaks to the nation February 10, 2011. Protesters also chanted, "down, down with Hosni Mubarak," and "leave, leave," in rage at the speech in which the president did not step down but handed over powers to his vice president....Man accused of plotting to blow up Dearborn mosque gets new attorney, hearing postponed
DEARBORN — The California man accused of planning to blow up the Islamic Center of America in Dearborn rejected his court-appointed counsel stating the lawyer was a Shi'a Muslim and affiliated with the center. Roger Stockham, 63, made the announcement at his first hearing on Feb. 4 before Judge Mark Somers of Dearborn’s 19th...City’s snow removal rules
DEARBORN — Dearborn residents can help get the roads plowed faster this winter by moving parked vehicles off the street whenever three inches or more of snow is predicted to fall. Remember that when the City of Dearborn declares a snow emergency, you must remove your parked vehicles from the street or you could be ticketed and your...DPW program allows Dearborn residents to purchase trees at low cost
DEARBORN — To keep Dearborn neighborhoods attractive city officials are encouraging residents to plant trees in front of their homes. The new initiative also reduces energy consumption and supports a healthier environment. Through a low cost program offered by the Department of Public Works residents can order trees and plant them in...55-year-old caught fondling himself outside Dearborn school
DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Patrick Bencher of Dearborn Heights was found loitering outside the Sacred Heart Church and School, 22430 Michigan Ave., while children were at recess. Bencher is facing indecent exposure charges. According to the Dearborn Police Surveillance Unit who watched over Bencher for days he was seen fondling himself a...CAAO announces rallies in Dearborn, Detroit to support Egyptian push for freedom
DEARBORN - The Congress of Arab American Organizations held a meeting at the Lebanese American Heritage Club in Dearborn on Thursday, Feb. 10 to discuss recent events in Egypt, as embattled president Hosni Mubarak refused to step down despite pressure from millions of protesters. The CAAO announced it will hold a vigil for the...Arab Americans rally in Dearborn to support Egypt protests, demand change in U.S. foreign policy
DEARBORN — To express solidarity with protesters in Egypt, about 200 Arab Americans rallied outside of Dearborn City Hall on Jan. 29, passionately shouting slogans including, “one, two, three, four, get Mubarak out the door,” “I hate you Mubarak” and “we don’t want you. Thirty years are enough. We want our freedom. We want...From an Egyptian to my fellow Americans
Dear fellow people of America, I am Egyptian. I have been ruled by the state of emergency for 30 years…yes 30 years. During these thirty years, 40 percent of my people have lived under the poverty line; 30 to 40 percent are illiterate. During these black years, and unlike you, we never had fair and transparent elections; we, unlike...
Proud to be an Arab
February 4th, 20110 We are at one with the people of the Arab world who are now standing up for their individual and collective rights. The Tunisians, the Egyptians, the Palestinians, the Jordanians, the Yemenis, the Lebanese - all of them and the others in the Arab world fighting for democracy and human rights have our full support as they attempt to break...The ‘Italian Job’ and other highlights from U.S.’s rendition program with Egypt
Among the many aspects of the U.S.-Egypt relationship, few have been as controversial as the CIA’s extraordinary rendition program, where the agency frequently handed over suspected terrorists to foreign governments with histories of torture and illegal detention. According to Human Rights Watch, Egypt welcomed more CIA detainees than...
Egypt’s leaders struggle to regain control as pressure mounts in Tahrir Square
February 4th, 20110 Demonstrators throw rocks to repel an attack launched by pro-Mubarak supporters near Tahrir Square in Cairo February 3, 2011. Anti-government protesters and supporters of Mubarak clashed on Thursday near a central Cairo square in a re-run of overnight violence that killed ten and wounded more than 800 people. REUTERS/Goran...
CAAO to hold Egypt solidarity vigil and rally this Saturday
February 4th, 20110 On Monday, Jan. 31, members of the Congress of Arab American Organizations gathered to discuss the ongoing fight for democracy that has reached several Arab countries. The group represents about 40 organizations in Michigan. They issued this statement: “The CAAO stands with the people of these countries and their aspirations......
Yemenis stage ‘day of rage’ against Saleh rule
February 4th, 20110 Tens of thousands of anti-Saleh protesters mass at Sanaa University after partisans take over Al-Tahrir square SANAA— Tens of thousands of protesters massed on Thursday at Sanaa University for a "day of rage" against Ali Abdullah Saleh's rule, while a similar number of loyalists flooded a central square in support of the...As Arab regimes are shaken, allies and foes ponder the future
Palm Beach Gardens — The Arab political coma is over. The spirit of Tunisia is in the Arab psyche. The knees of Arab despots are shaking in North Africa, West Asia and the Gulf states. A woman walks near a wall with graffiti which reads "Long live for Freedom" in Tunis February 1, 2011. Tunisia's security forces must be......
Secular and devout, rich and poor — They marched together with one goal
February 4th, 20110 It was a victory parade – without the victory. They came in their hundreds of thousands, joyful, singing, praying, a great packed mass of Egypt, suburb by suburb, village by village, waiting patiently to pass through the "people's security" checkpoints, draped in the Egyptian flag of red, white and black, its governess eagle a bright...
Man charged with terrorism in foiled attack on Islamic Center of America in Dearborn
February 4th, 20110 A 63-year-old California man was arraigned last week on Threat of Terrorism and other charges after being found in the parking lot of the Islamic Center of America on Ford Road in Dearborn with several highly-explosive "Class C" fireworks in his possession while wearing a black ski mask. Roger Stockham was arrested on Jan.24.A...Jordan’s Queen Noor joins Ricardo Karam on OTV this Tuesday
"Was your life a twist of fate or a stroke of luck?" asks host Ricardo Karam in an interview with Queen Noor Al Hussein of Jordan. The question was asked during her first interview with an Arab TV figure, Karam. She talks about magic moments with King Hussein, moments of anguish and hope as a citizen of two different worlds, and many...
Muslims to make up quarter of global population
February 4th, 20110 Muslim population growth outpaces non-Muslims' with Pakistan to overtake Indonesia as most populous. WASHINGTON — The world's Muslim population will grow twice as fast as the non-Muslim population in the next 20 years, when Muslims are expected to make up more than a quarter of the global population, a study published Thursday......
Demonstration in Ann Arbor supports uprising
ANN ARBOR — Another demonstration in support of the Egyptian revolution took place in Ann Arbor at the University of Michigan as students from various Arab and Muslim student associations, Students Allied for Freedom and Equality, and the Egyptian Student Association gathered at the DIAG on the Central Campus on the afternoon of...Harmonie Garden back where it belongs near Wayne State
Owner passes out 600 free falafel sandwiches at grand opening Owner Taher JaberIn the business world, the first golden rule is that the customer is always right. So when Taher Jaber, owner of Harmonie Garden Cafe, began getting tons of requests to move back to his old stronghold at Wayne State University, it was almost as if he had......
Two dead, four injured in high-speed, two-car accident
A car driven by 16-year-old Hyder Al-Abid crashed into an abandoned building on Tues., Feb. 1 after going about 75 mph in a 30 mph zone.DETROIT – Two local residents have died and four others were injured after a car lost control and crashed into an abandoned building in southwest Detroit on the afternoon of Tuesday, Feb. 1....Snyder: State employees make twice as much as their counterparts in the private sector
Snyder: "The state pays a great price. The compensation of private sector workers dropped 13 percent in nearly 10 years. At the same time the pay of state employees increased by 19 percent."Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder recently voiced his concern on the financial compensation public employees receive. He says the state pays a great......