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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...
Ahmadinejad addresses crowds in Beirut and Bint Jebail at Israeli border
October 19th, 20100 Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad waves his hands as he greets Lebanese Hizbullah supporters upon his arrival to the main airport road in Beirut, October 13, 2010. Tens of thousands of Lebanese Shia gave Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad a tumultuous welcome on Wednesday at the start of a visit which has highlighted Western...Bernero, Snyder debate Michigan’s pressing issues
DETROIT — Democrat Virg Bernero and Republican Rick Snyder faced off in the first and what is expected to be the only televised debate between the two candidates on Sunday night at Detroit Public Television's studio in Wixom. Snyder debate BerneroThe candidates debated issues such as education, job creation, Michigan's economy,...We need to learn more, not less, about Islam and the Arab World
When the Texas Board of Education passed a resolution late last month decrying the "pro-Islamic/anti-Christian bias has tainted... Texas Social Studies textbooks," indicating that they would "look to reject prejudicial textbooks" in the future, they were basing their criticism on a biased anti-Arab review. In doing so, they took a...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......
