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Community raises funds for Republican gubernatorial candidate in Dearborn
Retired Wayne County Deputy Chief Marwan Taleb (second from left), his wife Sally Taleb (to his right), and Michigan Attorney General/Gubernatorial Candidate Mike Cox (to her right) attended.PHOTO: Marc GorskiDEARBORN — Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox spoke at a fundraising dinner at Byblos Banquet Hall in Dearborn on Thursday,...Ramadan speaks in support of MLFA
"It just sad, it’s just unbelievable that we can treat people with such commitment for justice and dignity, to be put in jail for supporting the Palestinians.” These were the opening words of guest speaker Tariq Ramadan’s keynote address on Saturday June 19, at the Muslim Legal Fund of America’s first benefit dinner in...White mice and teachers steer doctor to help people with cancer
When Ahmed Ezz was 4 years old his father, a pharmacologist involved in medication irradiation and cancer research at the universities of Alexandria, Egypt, and Chicago, used to let his son tag along to his laboratory to explore. "Of course, being a little kid you love those white lab mice," says Ezz, now a prominent radiation...Foundation, BCBSM raise funds for colitis, Crohn’s disease
DETROIT — Scores of supporters gathered at the Detroit Riverfront starting at Rivard Park on Saturday, June 26 for the "Take Steps: Be Heard for Crohn's and Colitis" walk with the goal of raising funds and awareness for the diseases. Crohn's disease is an inflammatory disease of the intestines and/or the mouth and anus with no current...Palestinian refugees in Lebanon: Righting a perpetual wrong
Finally, a parliamentary debate in Lebanon over the human rights of Palestinian refugees. What is unfortunate though, is that granting basic civil rights to over 400,000 Palestinians - 62 years after their expulsion from their historic homeland and the issuing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights — has been a topic of "debate"...Israel will not last for more than 30 years
In the last couple of years I have come to realize that the two-state solution is not likely to happen, at least anytime in the next 100 years. I'm not a political scientist, and indeed no expert on the conflict, but I do think that demographic realities dictate that unless the Palestinian people are given a homeland, a democratic Jewish...Superior service and customer satisfaction earn Fairlane Ford of Dearborn national award
Dearborn — Fairlane Ford is among an elite group of Ford and Lincoln Mercury dealerships to be recognized with The 2009 President's Award by Ford Motor Company. The prestigious award honors dealerships that have excelled in automotive retailing in 2009, by providing exceptional customer service and satisfaction. This year, Ford...No way out of this town: This light is always red
SHEIKH SA'AD, Occupied Eastern Jerusalem — A traffic light, yet no traffic at all. In fact, a traffic light...for pedestrians only. And even they move little. There are restrictions on walking out of this village (pop. 3,000). The 1,200 villagers who carry Palestinian identity papers have no way of crossing the barrier to leave...BP in the Gulf — the Persian Gulf: A long, infamous history
To frustrated Americans who have begun boycotting BP: Welcome to the club. It's great not to be the only member any more! Does boycotting BP really make sense? Perhaps not. After all, many BP filling stations are actually owned by local people, not the corporation itself. Besides, when you're filling up at a...One West Bank town’s “Unarmed Courage”
WASHINGTON — Ayed Morrar is just one man. A quiet man, of small stature, whose kind but intense eyes look out from behind wire-rimmed glasses. But he is a man who has become the face of the Palestinian non-violent resistance movement. Morrar is the central figure in the recently released film "Budrus," about the people of the...
Anti-immigrant state laws could multiply, Obama warns
July 2nd, 20100 WASHINGTON (IPS) - U.S. President Barack Obama criticized "ill conceived" immigration laws in Arizona and called on Republicans to end their opposition to immigration reform and pass bipartisan immigration reform in a speech delivered Thursday morning. Immigration reform has become a pressing issue in Washington as individual states,...White mice and teachers steer doctor to help people with cancer
When Ahmed Ezz was 4 years old his father, a pharmacologist involved in medication irradiation and cancer research at the universities of Alexandria, Egypt, and Chicago, used to let his son tag along to his laboratory to explore. "Of course, being a little kid you love those white lab mice," says Ezz, now a prominent radiation...
Rights groups look at proposed Michigan law
July 2nd, 20100 With the Immigration Law Enforcement Act, which will give local police officers the right to detain anyone suspected of being in the U.S. illegally, proposed in Michigan, many citizens are concerned that the proposed authority will lead to misuse and abuse of power by local law enforcement officers. In view of the concern,...As Canada’s democracy trembles, a new global architecture emerges
TORONTO (IPS) — Nearly 600 people were arrested as global leaders and elites met behind a fortified perimeter during the G8 and G20 Summits in Huntsville and Toronto this weekend. The tension was palpable on the subway as the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) announced that under a "police directive" all routes in and out of the...DPS investigated for civil rights issue
DEARBORN — The Dearborn Public Schools System became subject to a federal civil rights investigation into its communication policies with non-English-speaking families this month as part of a nationwide review of 38 school districts. Because of the district's 7,000+ English-language learners, the vast majority of them Arab Americans,......
USSF: Love, commitment and anger in Detroit
July 2nd, 20100 DETROIT (IPS) — The 2010 U.S. Social Forum ended Saturday in Detroit, a city viewed by many as a metaphor for the excesses of U.S. capitalism, with strong parting words from Pablo Solon, Bolivia's permanent representative to the United Nations. On Saturday evening, to the thunderous applause of the thousands of civil society...
Renowned dance troupe makes U.S. debut
June 25th, 20100 DETROIT — It was a glorious evening of artistry, color and excitement when the renowned Enana Dance Theater took the stage at the Max M. Fisher Music Center in Detroit on June 22 for its U.S. premiere. The performance served as the largest annual fundraiser for the Arab American National Museum, the only institution among......
A new world, a better America
June 25th, 20100 The 2010 U.S. Social Forum brought activists together from across the country in Detroit on June 22 for a boisterous, cheerful, and peaceful protest march in support of various humanitarian causes including the fight to end the Israeli occupation and siege of Palestine. The forum was expected to run through Sunday, June 27 and...Right-wing Israel lobby riding high in election run-up
WASHINGTON — Despite the growing international condemnation and isolation incurred by the government of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, the right-wing leadership of the so-called "Israel Lobby" here is riding high in the U.S. Congress. So far this week, it has chalked up a key victory on Capitol Hill in its longstanding effort to...Switch to Petraeus betrays Afghan policy crisis
WASHINGTON (IPS) — Despite President Barack Obama's denial that his decision to fire Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal as commander in Afghanistan and replace him with Gen. David Petraeus signified any differences with McChrystal over war strategy, the decision obviously reflects a desire by Obama to find a way out of a deepening policy...Peace groups slam high court ruling on “terror support”
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) said the court's ruling "thwarts the efforts of human rights organizations to persuade violent actors to renounce violence or cease their human rights abuses and jeopardizes the provision of aid and disaster relief in conflict zones controlled by designated groups."NEW YORK ......
Israeli war crimes and piracy
On June 8, 1967, two squadrons of Israeli warplanes bombed, napalmed and machine-gunned the U.S. intelligence-gathering ship, USS Liberty, in international waters, killing 34 U.S. sailors and wounding another 172. The assault took place on a sunny afternoon, with the U.S. flag and identifying markers clearly visible. The...Tax on tanning beds could save lives
On an average day, more than one million Americans use tanning salons. Not only does tanning bed use greatly increase the risk of developing melanoma, but indoor tanners are 2.5 times more likely to develop squamous cell carcinoma and 1.5 times more likely to develop basal cell carcinoma, the two most common forms of skin cancer.NEW......
Israel cannot conduct its own investigation
Last week the government of Israel announced the launch of an investigation into the events surrounding the deadly Memorial Day flotilla raid which left nine activists dead. Many international bodies including the United Nations (UN) and the European Union (EU), as well as human rights groups like Amnesty International, are calling for...
Michigan’s Arizona-like immigration bill debated
June 25th, 20100 DETROIT — Information on newly proposed Michigan HB 6256 known as the "Immigration Law Enforcement Act" was gathered during a hearing administered by the Michigan Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights June 18 inside Wayne State University's (WSU) Spencer M. Partrich Auditorium. The bill is similar to Arizona......