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Abdel-Hak hopes to bring diversity to city council
When Roy Pilot decided not to retain his seat on the Dearborn Heights City Council, a seat he was appointed to in July of 2010, Kathy Abdel-Hak, 46, responded to the number of people who asked her to run. "There comes a time when you just have to do, a time when talk is not enough," she said. Kathy Abdel-Hak,The co-owner of...Blix accuses Bush, Blair of ‘poor judgment’
LONDON — Ex-UN weapons inspector Hans Blix questioned Tuesday the judgment of Britain and the United States in invading Iraq on the basis of evidence of weapons of mass destruction that was clearly "poor." Giving evidence to an independent British inquiry into the March 2003 war in London, Blix said "I have never questioned the good...British PM calls Gaza ‘prison camp’
ANKARA — British Prime Minister David Cameron Tuesday urged Israel to lift the blockade of the Gaza Strip, slamming the current state of the Palestinian enclave as a "prison camp." "Let me be clear that the situation in Gaza has to change... Gaza cannot and must not be allowed to remain a prison camp," he said in a speech to a...Audit: U.S. can’t account for $8.7B in Iraqi funds
BAGHDAD – The U.S. Defense Department is unable to properly account for over 95 percent of $9.1 billion in Iraqi oil money tapped by the U.S. for rebuilding the war ravaged nation, according to an audit released Tuesday. The report by the U.S. Special Investigator for Iraq Reconstruction offers a compelling look at continued laxness...Iraq political deadlock worsens
Iraq's parliament on Tuesday postponed indefinitely what would have been only its second session since a March election, extending a political deadlock that has plagued the country. "We are postponing the session until further notice because the political entities failed to reach any agreement," Fouad Massum, who as the oldest member of...Dearborn Heights council seat up for grabs
DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Kathy Abdel-Hak, Ned Apigan, and Robert Yahrmatter will be on the ballot in the August 3 primary for the Dearborn Heights city council seat currently held by Roy Pilot. The election will narrow down the race to two candidates for the city's general election in November. Pilot was appointed to the seat after the...
Israel’s fingerprints surface on the Hariri assassination
July 30th, 20100 In the Middle East, the link between political machinations, espionage and assassination is either clear as day, or clear as mud. As for the yet unsolved case of the February 2005 murder of Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri, mud might be giving way to daylight. A crackdown on Israeli spy rings operating in Lebanon has resulted in...Kids design new playground for ACCESS
Volunteers build community playground at ACCESS Youth and Family Services Center. More than 3,200 youth under age 24 live within a one-mile radius of the center. PHOTO: Natasha Dado/TAANDEARBORN — The Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services (ACCESS) Youth and Family office now includes an outdoor playground designed...Want to be a movie star?
Independent Cinema Line at 213 4th Street Hoboken, NJ 07031 is casting for a 20-30 year old Arab actor who speaks English with an Arabic accent. We are looking for someone who was born in the Middle East and immigrated to the U.S. later on in his life. We are not looking for someone who was born in the U.S. to an Arabic family. We need...Lake Superior State University opens satellite in Dearborn
DEARBORN — The Upper Peninsula-based Lake Superior State University (LSSU) has founded its first satellite campus in metro Detroit in the city of Dearborn with classes set to begin this fall. The new site will be called the Dearborn University Consortium Center and will allow Henry Ford Community College (HFCC) students to complete...Mother races against the clock to save daughter from leukemia
Middle Eastern donors in short supply, local community urged to get tested LOUISVILLE — In the world of motherhood, even a scraped knee or a slight fever in a son or daughter can be a cause for concern. So it comes as no surprise the day Michelle Preston heard from doctors that her four-year-old daughter Yasmeen Elgarmi had leukemia...Dearborn attorney holds rally, defends arrested missionaries
DEARBORN — Around 30 protesters gathered on the steps of Dearborn City Hall Monday July 26 to defend what they called First Amendment violations and to support the four Christian missionaries who were arrested June 19 by the Dearborn police at the Arab International Festival and charged with a misdemeanor of disturbing the peace....3rd District State Senate Democratic Primary: Hood, Robinson, Okdie competing
Residents in the 3rd State senate district, which is composed of Dearborn, River Rouge and parts of Detroit will vote for a new senator in the general election this fall. With current Senator Irma Clark-Coleman term limited, three Democrats and one Republican are vying for her seat. The Republican party will not have a primary, as...Ahmadinejad: U.S. to start new Mideast wars
TEHRAN — Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said the United States is planning to launch two wars in the Middle East in order to pressure Tehran, English-language Press TV reported on Tuesday. "We have precise information that the Americans have devised a plot... they plan to attack at least two countries in the region within the...Andiamo Restaurant of Dearborn loses round in restaurant workers’ fight
DETROIT — This week, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued an order that Andiamo Restaurant illegally cut the hours of, intimidated, and retaliated against servers and other restaurant workers in seeking to squash workers from participating in a lawsuit and protest against workplace violations at its Andiamo Restaurant in......
Amer bill stuck in state senate for a year without passage
DEARBORN — Ahmed and Rehab Amer are still fighting to pass a law that would give relatives primary consideration when the state is placing children in foster care. The bill, HB 4118, has been dubbed the "Amer Act." The Amers had three children taken from them after Rehab Amer, the mother, was charged with negligence in the death of...AAPAC announces endorsements for Michigan primary election
DEARBORN - After a meeting that took approximately two hours and was punctuated by intense back-and-forth debates, the Arab American Political Action Committee (AAPAC) has agreed upon its endorsements for the 2010 Michigan primary election, which will take place on August 3 at polling stations across the state. Absentee ballots for the......
Bing forces Detroit Police Chief Warren Evans to resign; Godbee takes over
DETROIT — Detroit Police Chief Warren Evans was forced out from his position on Wednesday, July 21 with Detroit Mayor David Bing saying Evans made a series of decisions over time that "compromised" the city. Bing refused to go into specifics as to why Evans was forced to resign, however. Following the resignation, Bing appointed...Ethnic nationalism and the fears of minorities
As a Jew with sympathies for Israel and the Palestinians, I did not expect to agree with much in Jamal Bittar's commentary, "Israel will not last for more than 30 years," (July 3-9, p. 10). But as I read past the title, I found myself in agreement with several of his points: that the 19th century equation of ethnic identities with...YAA gives 15 scholarships at 13th annual awards gala
DEARBORN — Fifteen high school graduates expected to attend college this Fall were each awarded a $1000 scholarship from the Yemeni American Association (YAA) at its 13th annual scholarship ceremony, Sunday, July 18 at the Byblos Banquet Center in Dearborn. The YAA established its educational commitment to the youth of its community by...Israeli right embracing one-state?
There has been a strong revival in recent years of support among Palestinians for a one-state solution guaranteeing equal rights to Palestinians and Israeli Jews throughout historic Palestine. One might expect that any support for a single state among Israeli Jews would come from the far left, and in fact this is where the most......
University of Michigan student organization hosts AAYSP students
ANN ARBOR— A drive down I-94 west-bound to Ann Arbor, MI, a mere twenty-five to thirty minute commute, reminds members of Doors of Opportunity (DOPP) just how linked the Dearborn and Ann Arbor communities have become. July 16th, 2010 marked the calendars of DOPP members still around for the summer as the AAYSP (American Association for...Dearborn man seeks help from community following brutal attack and shooting
Abbas Al Tamimi of Dearborn is in need of medical help and donations following an unprovoked shooting in the city on June 26.DEARBORN — In the early hours of the morning on Saturday, June 26, Dearborn resident Abbas Al Tamimi was walking home on Reuter Street near Blesser Avenue after visiting a friend. But what unfolded next......
Family accuses Dearborn Heights police of retaliation for lawsuit
Dearborn Heights resident Joseph Saad (above) alleges he was beaten by city police a second time after his family file a lawsuit last week. DEARBORN HEIGHTS — A Dearborn Heights family plans to sue the city and its police department for a second time following an alleged incident last Saturday, July 10 that came on the heels of a...AAPAC begins primary endorsement process
AAPAC members conduct an interview with Wayne County Commissioner District 3 candidate Martha Scott at The Arab American News office. PHOTO: Jessica Barrow/TAANDEARBORN - The Arab American Political Action Committee (AAPAC) hosted their first round of interviews for endorsements on Wednesday at 5:00 p.m. at the The Arab American......