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The politics of proud ignorance have mushroomed
We Americans define ourselves in very unique ways – from "Don't tread on me" to the rise of the new Tea Party Movement, which is running on a platform of willful ignorance in next week's midterm elections. Christine O'Donnell, who is the most obviously ill-advised member of the Tea Party, is simply the purest inclusion of the politics...Ford invests $850 million in new jobs
As part of a commitment to rebuild the Michigan economy, Ford Motor Company plans to invest $850 million into Michigan between 2011 and 2013, which will create over 1,200 new jobs, and allow the company to undertake new fuel saving projects. One of the projects Ford will be working on is the engineering and production of six-speed...Pakistan flood victims’ plight expected to worsen as winter nears
DEARBORN — About $480,000 was raised for Pakistan flood victims during a fundraiser at the Hyatt Regency in Dearborn on Oct. 24. The Pakistan floods began July 2010 after heavy monsoon rains hit Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh, Punjab and Balochistan. According to statistics from Islamic Relief-USA dating back to September, more than 17...Let’s build on our success
A decade after 9/11, the situation in America for Arabs and Muslims is perhaps the worst it has ever been. There are community civil rights and political activism groups everywhere struggling to find a way to make it better, yet little improvement is seen. If anything, we're regressing. The far right political and media...Green Party candidates left off of absentee ballots after Wayne County Board mistake
The Wayne County Board of Elections failed to place the names of two Green Party candidates on thousands of absentee ballots. The candidates are Dianne Feeley for the 5th district and Louis Novak for 6th district, who are running for county commissioners. In accordance to state law the Green Party submitted the names of five...
Students break down Muslim stereotypes with Pink Hijab Day for breast cancer awareness
October 30th, 20100 To raise awareness about the dangers of breast cancer and showcase its commitment to the community, the Muslim Student Association of Henry Ford Community College hosted Pink Hijab Day on Oct.27. Participants wore pink hijabs in support of breast cancer awareness. PHOTO: Natasha Dado/TAANAbout 130 gathered for dinner at HFCC and...Panel discusses Muslim Americans’ plight in U.S.
The Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice is sponsoring a panel discussion entitled "American Sons: Reflections On Being Muslim in America," Wednesday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. at the downtown branch of the Ann Arbor library. The event will feature four local Muslim men who will speak about their personal experiences and give local...New report shows private prison ties to Arizona Immigration Law
A new investigative report released by National Public Radio (NPR) on Thursday, October 28 has shed light on the recent SB1070 immigration law's ties to the private prison industry. The Corrections Corporation of America, the Gee Group and the Management and Training Corporation are among those who have funneled tens of thousands of...
VIDEO: Students stage intense, silent, nonviolent protest as IDF soldier appears at University of Michigan in PR campaign
October 24th, 20100 A quiet, breathtaking video of a nonviolent protest at the University of Michigan has been raising goosebumps and garnering attention online.When two IDF soldiers went to the UM-Ann Arbor campus Oct. 20 as part of an Israeli public relations effort by the group Stand With Us, students collectively engaged in a silent walk-out in memory...“Rachel” offers thorough investigation of Corrie killing
More than seven years after American activist Rachel Corrie was killed by a massive D-9 bulldozer by a member of the Israeli military while peacefully protesting the demolishing of homes in Rafah, Palestine, her parents filed a civil suit seeking a single symbolic dollar in punitive damages. Meanwhile, as the case, which was filed in...Revisiting old wounds and covering them up
President Obama's one year deadline to reach a peace accord between the Israelis and the Palestinians underscores the fallacy not only that the United States is an honest broker between the two sides, but also what the underlying forces are that drive the conflict. There's the aid – over 100 billion dollars since 1974 alone, according...Gubernatorial candidates speak at ACC 31st annual gala
ACC board member Salman Sesi, ACC Board Chairman Abe Munfakh, Republican candidate for Michigan governor Rick Snyder, ACC President and CEO Haifa Fakhouri, and Deborah Dingell during the reception that preceded the event. In the second half of the 20th century, the state of Michigan began experiencing an unprecedented amount of...The international community’s final test
Palestinian school children stand in front of a school that was vandalised in the West Bank village of Sawiya south of Nablus October 20, 2010. Local Palestinians said that Jewish settlers from the area set fire and vandalised the school on Wednesday. REUTERS/Ammar AwadNegotiations between two unequal parties cannot succeed. Success...Religious leaders needed in peacemaking
Mutual distrust leads many Palestinians and Israelis to think of peace as a mirage. Since religion plays a significant role in justifying the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, politicians need the help of religious leaders in their search for a solution. The problem is that often the patriarchal figures of the three faiths are too focused...’12 Angry Lebanese’ touch so many more
BEIRUT (IPS) – Straddling the hills overlooking the Mediterranean Sea is Roumieh, Lebanon's largest and most notorious high-security men's prison. Crowded into its dank and depressing concrete cells are those convicted as religious extremists, murderers, mobsters and spies. Roumieh's reputation for fostering further criminal......
Gag tightens on media ahead of elections
CAIRO (IPS) – Media watchdogs see the "invisible hand" of the ruling party behind a string of firings and resignations that have removed some of Egypt's most prominent government critics from their soapboxes just weeks before parliamentary elections. Egyptian journalists surround the editor of daily al-Dustour, Ibrahim Eissa,...Denno running for MSU trustee on statewide ballot
Dennis Denno is on Michigan State Arabic program advisory board and hopes to help middle and lower-class families with tuition costs if elected as a trustee on November 2. Photo Courtesy of Denno CampaignWhile statewide races in Michigan for posts like Governor and Secretary of State have garnered a huge amount of attention, others......
Bernero addresses Detroit leaders in one-man debate after Snyder declines
Detroit Mayor Dave Bing and Detroit Public Schools Emergency Manager Robert Bobb were both among those in the audience to listen to Michigan Democratic gubernatorial candidate Virg Bernero in what's been deemed a “one-man debate” at Detroit Renaissance High School in the city on Thursday, October 21. Front row: Heaster Wheeler,...
New poll shows Dingell leads with a comfortable margin
October 23rd, 20100 U.S. Representative John Dingell has been a member of the House of Representatives since the age of 29, serving as representative of the15th District of Michigan and taking up where his father left off. U.S. Representative John Dingell (D)This November, he will face off against newcomer Robert Steele, who is attempting to take the...Amet Alijahmi honored at global nonprofit’s 10th anniversary gala in D.C.
WASHINGTON — One Economy, a global nonprofit group that uses innovative approaches to deliver the power of technology and information to underserved people, presented Dearborn, Michigan student Amet Alijahmi with the Lisa Sullivan Horizons award and a $10,000 scholarship for using technology to improve her community. The award is...
Community leaders leave Schuette meeting with bad feelings, disagreements
October 22nd, 20100 Republican candidate for Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette met with Arab American leaders at the Lebanese American Heritage Club in Dearborn on Friday, October 15, continuing his long-standing tradition of maintaining dialogue with the community. Michigan Republican candidate for attorney general Bill Schuette (left) visits......
Halal Campbell’s Soup causes a stir
October 21st, 20100 The Campbell Soup Co. has been dealing with a boycott after its Canadian subsidiary produced a line of soups that are certified as halal, or prepared according to Islamic dietary laws. Production began in January and the boycott started this month. Campbell's has 15 halal-certified products.The halal soups are available only in...
AAPAC releases November endorsements
October 20th, 20100 List includes 44 candidates for various offices across Michigan DEARBORN — The Arab American Political Action Committee (AAPAC) held its final endorsement meeting on Tuesday, October 12 at the offices of The Arab American News in Dearborn, during which candidates were selected for placement on the organization's voting slate for the......
VIDEO: Whoopi Goldberg and Joy Behar walk off set of The View when Bill O’Reilly says “Muslims killed us on 9/11”
October 20th, 20100 Whoopi Goldberg and Joy Behar, co-hosts of ABC's The View, walked off the set on Thursday after a discussion on the mosque to be built near Ground Zero led guest Bill O'Reilly of Fox News to say "Muslims killed us on 9/11." Watch the video below. ...U.S. Jews increasingly hawkish on Iran, skeptical of Obama
WASHINGTON — U.S. Jews, who, next to African Americans, have constituted the minority most supportive of Barack Obama, are growing more skeptical of his performance and increasingly hawkish on Iran, according to a new poll released Tuesday by the American Jewish Committee (AJC). The survey of 800 self-identified Jewish......
