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Mayor responds to Angle: Get your facts straight “No sharia law in Dearborn”
Attention from Americans around the nation surfaced over Dearborn this week to watch the city's mayor, John B. O'Reilly Jr., fire back at Sharron Angle, Republican nominee for the United States Senate seat in Nevada, who last week at a Tea Party rally said sharia law existed in Dearborn and Frankford, Texas. AngleAngle never...A plea to the FDA
In June 2006, my mom was diagnosed with early stage two breast cancer. Avastin, a cutting-edge cancer medicine, saved her life. But in December, the FDA is expected to withdraw its approval of the drug. (The decision was initially scheduled for September, but was recently postponed until Dec. 17.) When my mother was diagnosed with...Exodus of Jewish advisors from Obama White House likely not an omen of good things to come
While many – understandably sick to death of watching as powerful Jewish interests voraciously chew their way into the highest centers of power both in America and throughout the world – are no doubt cheering at the announced departure of Rahm Israel Emmanuel as White House Chief of Staff, there is more reason to look at this latest...
Sheikha Lubna Al Qassimi voted most powerful Arab woman
October 16th, 20100 ABU DHABI – Sheikha Lubna Al Qassimi, the UAE minister of foreign trade, has been voted the most powerful Arab woman by Forbes magazine. Sheikha Lubna al QassimiShe was also ranked the 70th most powerful woman in the world in this year's annual list of the most influential females in politics, business, media and...ADC-Michigan’s ninth annual judge’s night nears
The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee-Michigan (ADC) is holding its ninth annual judges night reception at the Byblos Banquet Center in Dearborn on Oct. 28 at 6.p.m. Local judges including Judge Mark Plawecki of the 20th District Court, and Judge Annette Berry of Wayne County Circuit Court will be presented with the Guardian of...FBI plants GPS tracking device in Arab American student’s car
Yasir Afifi, a 20-year-old business marketing student from Mission College in Santa Clara, California found a secret GPS tracking device in his car that was planted by the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI). Published reports conclude the FBI was investigating Afifi simply because his father was a prominent community leader. Afifi's...Dearborn Heights candidates square-off before Nov. 2 election
State Representative candidates, Republican Michael Mullins 16th district, Democrat Bob Constan 16th district and Democrat Phil Cavanagh of the 17th district.DEARBORN HEIGHTS — The League of Women Voters of Dearborn (LWV) and Dearborn Heights held a candidate forum on Wednesday, Oct. 6 in the Dearborn Heights Council Chambers....Deeb awarded for exemplary regional leadership
L-R: Edward Deeb, Vernice Davis Anthony, Janette Pierce and Edward Bagale.Edward Deeb, president and CEO of the Michigan Food and Beverage Association, and Edward Bagale, vice-chancellor for government relations at the University of Michigan-Dearborn were among the recipients of the 2010 Shining Light Regional Cooperation Awards....Halal lunches an option if DPS budget allows
To the editor: I was recently contacted by a Muslim friend who was concerned about my views on halal lunches in our schools after reading an article in your paper. Apparently, she thought I was in favor of ending the halal lunch program in our schools due to the cost involved. I must be clear, that is absolutely not the...Fairlane Ford Sales raises $3,900 for students
On Oct. 6 Fairlane Ford Sales held a "Drive One 4 UR School" fundraiser at Melvindale High School to support its varsity cheerleading and basketball teams. The event was expected to raise $6,000; instead $3,900 was earned according to Jim Flynn, Assistant Sales Manager at Fairlane Ford Sales. Fairlane Ford Sales donated $20 for...Church opens doors to Muslim neighbors
One simple gesture of kindness and solidarity made national headlines last month when Cordova, Tennessee-based Heartsong Church invited members of the Memphis Islamic Center to pray during the holy month of Ramadan for two nights while their facility underwent construction. Muslims pray inside Heartsong Church in Cordova,...Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Detroit Lions quarterback continue the fight against childhood obesity
Building healthy communities DETROIT — Detroit Lions quarterback, Matthew Stafford, in continuation of his partnership with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM), surprised nearly 300 students from three local Detroit-area schools during their visit to Ford Field this week. Students from Dixon Elementary, Henry Ford Academy and...Arab Americans raise funds for Bernero
DEARBORN — With just under a month to go until the Nov. 2 gubernatorial election in Michigan, supporters of Democratic Party nominee Virg Bernero gathered at Byblos Banquet Hall on Tuesday, October 5 to rally support and raise funds for a candidate who has made a strong effort to reach out to the Arab American...Waiting 25 years for justice for Alex Odeh
October 11, 2010, marks the 25th anniversary of the murder of Alex Odeh. Alex was killed on October 11, 1985, when a powerful pipe bomb exploded as he unlocked and opened the door of the American-Arab anti-Discrimination Committee office in Santa Ana, California. In addition to killing Alex Odeh, the bomb injured several...U.S. scrambles to save peace talks
WASHINGTON (IPS) – With a key Arab League meeting delayed until Friday, the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama is scrambling to keep one-month-old direct Israeli-Palestinian peace talks alive. The stakes are high. If the talks fall apart, a number of observers believe a third intifada could break out on the West Bank and in......
Syria can leverage either outcome of peace process
WASHINGTON (IPS) – As the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama struggles to salvage Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, Syria is well positioned to benefit no matter the outcome. Traditionally a spoiler in the process, Syria retains leverage with the two militant movements Israel fears most – Hamas and Hizbullah – and is...
Dearborn welcomes Lebanon’s financial hero
October 10th, 20100 LIBC Gala honors top Lebanese banker, local business leaders DEARBORN — The Lebanese and Arab American communities honored one of Lebanon’s most successful and influential leaders in recent memory this past week as the Lebanese International Business Council of Michigan (LIBC) welcomed Riad Salamé, the governor of the Central......
Overseas trip changes perceptions of UM-Dearborn student
To many Arab Americans and Americans in general, the country of Saudi Arabia is known only through scattered news stories or pictures and second-hand stories of Islam's holiest site, Mecca. Mohamed Nehme (wearing tie), a senior at Michigan-Dearborn and the president of the school's Lebanese Student Association, talks with members...McDonald challenges Schoolmaster for Dearborn School Board seat
McDonald challenges Schoolmaster for Dearborn School Board seat Both candidates are in favor of extending halal lunches but say it's too expensive to accommodate. DEARBORN — Incumbent James Schoolmaster is vying to retain his seat on the Dearborn School Board in the Nov. 2 election against challenger Roxanne McDonald. On Oct. 5, both...WSU honors Arab American Ford executive
DETROIT – Dr. Mazen Hammoud, a founding member of the Arab American Political Action Committee (AAPAC) who currently serves as Ford Motor Company's Powertrain Calibration Manager, received a Wayne State University College of Engineering Outstanding Industry Achievement award on Saturday October, 2 during the Night of the Stars yearly...WSU honors Arab American Ford executive
DETROIT – Dr. Mazen Hammoud, a founding member of the Arab American Political Action Committee (AAPAC) who currently serves as Ford Motor Company's Powertrain Calibration Manager, received a Wayne State University College of Engineering Outstanding Industry Achievement award on Saturday October, 2 during the Night of the Stars yearly......
Religions survey: Americans have much to learn
October 10th, 20100 While almost six in ten Americans say religion is important to them and four in ten attend religious services once per week, a recently released study from the Pew Center on Religion and Public Life suggested that U.S. citizens still have a great deal to learn about religious practices in general, including their own in some...
Lebanon plans hero’s welcome for Iranian president
October 10th, 20100 KFAR KILA, LEBANON – Southern Lebanese citizens are brimming with excitement in anticipation of Iranian President President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s visit to Lebanon on October 13 and 14 at the invitation of Lebanese President Michael Sleiman. Ahmadinejad is expected to tour the border region that Lebanon shares with his heated enemy,......
Oath of loyalty to Israel will destroy talks, peace
Right-wing politicians have welcomed plans to introduce an oath of loyalty to Israel as a "Jewish" state for anyone wanting to become a citizen, a move likely to further jeopardize direct peace talks with the Palestinians. The controversial move would amend the current citizenship law to include the phrase: "I swear to respect the laws...Obama imposes new Iran sanctions as war chorus rises
WASHINGTON (IPS) – Amid new calls for Washington to attack Iran's nuclear facilities if its diplomatic efforts at curbing Tehran's uranium-enrichment program fail, the United States Wednesday imposed unilateral sanctions against eight senior Iranian officials whom it accused of committing "sustained and severe violations of human......
