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Dubai: Israeli premier faces arrest
(Al Jazeera) — The head of the Dubai police is planning to seek the arrest of the prime minister of Israel and the head of the country's secret service, Mossad, over the killing of a Hamas leader. Dhahi Khalfan Tamim told Al Jazeera he would ask the Dubai prosecutor to issue arrest warrants for Binyamin Netanyahu and Meir Dagan this...Flexible Afghanistan war objectives
Washington and its willing mouthpieces in the media have for years been trying to sell us the preposterous war in Afghanistan. While they attempt to convince us that the war is predicated on a faultless military logic and moral wisdom, it remains in fact a tragic adventure with no decipherable objectives, and involving several countries,...Danish paper apologizes for reprinting Muhammad cartoon
(BBC) — A Danish newspaper has apologized for any offense caused when it reprinted a cartoon depicting the Prophet Muhammad with a bomb-shaped turban in 2008. Politiken said it was apologizing as part of a settlement with Muslim groups in the Middle East and Australia. Other Danish newspapers criticised Politiken for its move....Muslim scholar condemns terrorism
(BBC) — An influential Muslim scholar is to issue in London a global ruling against terrorism and suicide bombing. Dr. Tahir ul-Qadri Dr. Tahir ul-Qadri, from Pakistan, says his 600-page judgement, known as a fatwa, completely dismantles al-Qaeda's violent ideology. The scholar describes al-Qaeda as an "old evil with...Gaza’s youth not ‘superfluous’
"To cut down on gang-related crimes, policies could be put in place to curb the African-American population growth in places like Harlem and Compton. The government could consider cutting off welfare benefits for families in these urban areas to discourage births of blacks and cut down the supply of 'superfluous young men' who have...Helping Michigan’s job providers now
Michigan can again be a state with a thriving economy and abundant jobs if we reform government so it works with job providers rather than against them. There is no time to waste. Bouchard As governor, I will make one of the largest economic policy changes in decades. The majority of my focus will be on businesses already...Muslims are their own worst enemy
Muslims are numerous but powerless. Divisions among Muslims, especially between Sunni and Shi'a, have consigned the Muslim Middle East to almost a century of Western control. Muslims cannot even play together. The Islamic Solidarity Games, a regional version of the Olympics, which were to be held in April in Iran, have been cancelled,...Offsetting radicalism with philosophy
Reading the Muslim philosophers of the Golden Age, roughly the eighth to 13th centuries C.E., can help both Muslims and non-Muslims see beyond the stereotypes of Islam as a reactionary and radical faith, says Hussain Nadim. George Washington University senior Hussain Nadim Nadim, a senior at George Washington University studying...Chained to smoking in the Arab world
CAIRO (IPS) — Arab governments have stepped up efforts to curtail tobacco use, but initiatives have met stiff resistance from the region's smokers. "This is a challenging region taking into consideration the social acceptance of tobacco use, the diversity in cultural concepts, and new trends such as women's liberalization — all...Palestine Diabetes Institute dedicated
WASHINGTON — The Jerusalem Fund, along with the National Arab American Medical Association (NAAMA) Foundation and Physicians for Peace officially dedicated the Palestine Diabetes Institute in Al-Bireh, Palestine this week. Moving from rented space in Ramallah, the Institute now occupies two floors (800 square meters) in an office...Palestine Film Fest to open March 10
ANN ARBOR — The Ann Arbor Palestine Film Festival is set to open on Wednesday, March 10 at 7:30 p.m. featuring "Pomegranates and Myrrh," with director Najwa Najjar on hand at the Michigan Theater, 603 East Liberty St. "Pomegranates and Myrrh" was an official selection of the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and won Audience Award for...New president for ADC national
The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee's national office this week announced that Sara Najjar-Wilson took over as the group's president on Monday, replacing former Congresswoman Mary Rose Oakar. New ADC President Sara Najjar-Wilson Najjar-Wilson had been serving as ADC's executive director since November. "Working for...Take advantage of Passport Day
U.S. State Department officials representing the Detroit Passport Agency met with Arab American leaders on Wednesday to discuss opportunities and issues of concern to immigrant communities. The officials encouraged summer travelers to take advantage of upcoming Passport Day on March 27, in which the Detroit office, 211 West Fort...Arab American finishes second in Texas primary race for governor
Going into the 2010 Democratic primary election in the state of Texas, few people thought Farouk Shami had a chance to compete for the party's nomination. Palestinian native Farouk Shami made his mark as a hair care products mogul before entering the Democratic race for Texas...ACC partners with Detroit Public Library in educational program for welfare recipients
DETROIT — The American Arab and Chaldean Council's (ACC) JET (Jobs, Education and Training) Program will partner with the Detroit Public Library (main branch) in a math and literacy tutorial project on Tuesday, March 9. The collaboration is aimed at improving basic literacy and math skills for welfare recipients who have scored low......
Arab League backs Middle East talks
Arab states have agreed to a U.S. proposal for indirect Palestinian-Israeli talks, the Arab League secretary-general has said. The foreign ministers of Arab states agreed to give the diplomatic initiative a four-month window at a meeting in the Egyptian capital, Cairo. Amr Mussa, the Arab League chief, said after two days of talks:...Media on Israel: All in the family
Recent exposés revealing that New York Times' Israel-Palestine bureau chief Ethan Bronner has a son in the Israeli military have caused a storm of controversy that continues to swirl and generate further revelations. Many people find such a sign of family partisanship in an editor covering a foreign conflict troubling — especially......
University network for Lebanese students takes off
With several American universities boasting large Lebanese American populations in recent years, the need for an organization to connect them quickly became apparent. Lebanese Collegiate Network spokesman Rami Haddad, right, with acting Consul General of Lebanon in Detroit Bashir Tawk and other Lebanese professionals and...Debate over military action against Iran gains steam
WASHINGTON (IPS) — While the ongoing U.S. military "surge" in Afghanistan continues to capture the headlines, Iran's nuclear program — and how best to deal with it — is rapidly emerging here as this year's biggest foreign policy challenge. Although the administration of President Barack Obama remains hopeful that a combination...
Iraq elections: 6,000 candidates running for 325 parliament seats
March 6th, 20100 Six thousand candidates from 80 political entities are vying for seats in Iraq's parliament. For the first time, voters can vote for the specific candidate and their political movement of choice, as opposed to a system of proportional representation. Ahead of the March 7 vote that aims to rid Iraq of sectarian divisions, there has been...
Rachel Corrie’s family brings civil suit over death by Israeli bulldozer in Gaza
March 6th, 20100 The family of American activist Rachel Corrie, who was killed by an Israeli army bulldozer in Gaza seven years ago, is to bring a civil suit over her death against the Israeli defense ministry. A month after Rachel Corrie's death, the Israeli military said an investigation had determined its troops were not to blame and said the......
Papaya expands with additional location
DEARBORN — Since 2002, Khalil Saad and his uncle Faried Saad have owned Papaya Fruit Market in Detroit, a place so popular that the partners once purchased an adjacent housing lot just so they could add more parking space. Papaya Fruit & Grocery Market has locations in Detroit (left) and now in Dearborn (above); The new...
Small business owners struggle to benefit from U.S. stimulus
March 2nd, 20100 After the U.S. government's $787 billion economic stimulus package passed a year ago, Nasr Moussa hoped to expand his meat market in the heart of the long Warren Avenue row of Middle Eastern-themed, Arab-owned businesses straddling the Detroit-Dearborn border. Amana Meat Market, on Warren Avenue in the heart of east Dearborn’s......
Hizbullah chief Nasrallah meets Ahmadinejad in Syria
February 27th, 20100 Lebanon's Hizbullah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah (L) chats with Syria's President Bashar al-Assad (C) and Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (R) while on their way to an official dinner in Damascus February 25,...A Mossad hit backfires on Netanyahu… again
That same old feeling for Benjamin Netanyahu must be excruciating. And it is probably cold comfort for the Israeli prime minister that his Palestinian counterpart, Mahmoud Abbas, is likely to suffer along with him. Pictures of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, a former Hamas commander, are seen in front of al-Wasim mosque at al-Yarmouk camp,......