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Muslim charities aid in hurricane relief efforts
October 25th, 20080 Southfield — As part of its ongoing efforts to alleviate human suffering, the American-based relief organization, Life for Relief and Development (LIFE) in partnership with the Dubai-based Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum Charity (MBRMC), a prominent humanitarian relief organization in the United Arab Emirates, recently completed the...
Maestro’s adds flair to west Dearborn
October 25th, 20080 Before Le Cigar came along, the plaza where it sits between Military and Howard streets on Michigan Avenue was anything but a popular destination in west Dearborn. But now it’s a thriving area with upscale businesses and some of the most well-known places to hang out on in the area. Customers enjoying Maestro's drink...
Weighing the candidates
October 17th, 20080 With only two weeks left before the election, and after the two major US presidential candidates have debated for the third and final tme, The Arab American News takes a fair look at both major candidates.John McCain's campaign has done little to engage Arab Americans, but the Arizona senator still commands respect as a war hero and...
Arab or Decent?
October 17th, 20080 Arab Americans criticize McCain remarks, disappointed with Obama DEARBORN — The Arab American Political Action Committee (AAPAC) released scathing criticisms of both Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain on Thursday in a statement that focused on comments made by McCain in response to a supporter who said she didn't trust...Going out with a whimper, not a bang
WASHINGTON (IPS) — With only three months left in office, U.S. President George W. Bush appears increasingly determined to calm the international waters he so vigorously churned up, especially during his first term. U.S. President George W. Bush makes a statement on the economy in the Rose Garden of the White House, following...Syria establishes full diplomatic relations with Lebanon
BEIRUT — Syrian President Bashar Assad issued a presidential decree on Tuesday ordering the establishment of diplomatic relations between Syria and Lebanon and announcing the opening of an embassy-level diplomatic mission in Beirut, according to the official Syrian Arab News Agency. Presidential Decree Number 358 declared that...Extremist West Bank settlers help stir Acre violence
Acre, a mixed city of approximately 52,000 people in northern Israel, recently witnessed four days of violent clashes between Palestinian citizens of Israel and Israeli Jewish residents. Israeli soldiers inspect a damaged Palestinian car after an assault by Jewish settlers during olive harvest in the West Bank village of Izmut...U.S. journalists and war-crime guilt
October 16 is an anniversary that should hold considerable interest for American journalists who have written in support of "Operation Iraqi Freedom" – the invasion and occupation of Iraq. Sixty-two years ago, on Oct. 16, 1946, Julius Streicher was hanged. Streicher was one of a group of 10 Germans executed that day following the...Iraqi officials to probe attacks on Christians
MOSUL (Reuters) — Iraq's government pledged this week to send senior officials to northern Iraq to tackle violence against Christians which has led thousands to flee their homes fearing for their lives. "The cabinet stressed the need to move quickly to support the security effort with intensive military operations to restore security...Defections hit Afghan forces
KABUL (Al Jazeera) — After fighting the Taliban for the past seven years, many working for the Afghan security forces are now switching sides. Sulieman Ameri and his 16 men were until a month ago serving the Afghan government as police patrolling the border with Iran. Now they answer to the Taliban and their goal is to drive all...Islamic Congress loses again
On October 10, the British Columbia Human Rights Commission handed down a decision dismissing charges brought by the Canadian Islamic Congress (CIC) against Maclean's magazine. The Congress complained to the Commission that an article in the magazine by Mark Steyn entitled "The Future Belongs to Islam" was anti-Muslim hate propaganda,...
Candidates cut from the same cloth
October 17th, 20080 Senator and presidential candidate John McCain betrayed more than a passing ignorance of all things Middle Eastern when he reassured a woman at one of his rallies last week that his opponent, Senator Barack Obama, is not an Arab. McCain self-righteously believed he was defending his opponent, which, if he really knew what he was talking...Arabs are decent family men too
I like to think I'm a decent African-American family man just like Barak Obama. So what I saw on October 10 was as stunning to me as two blows to the stomach. The first blow took my breath away: a supporter of Republican presidential candidate John McCain at a McCain rally in Lakeville, Minnesota declared he was afraid to raise his...ADC combats immigration fraud
The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) has received a generous grant from the American Bar Association (ABA) Fund for Justice and Education through a grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York, to combat the increasing problem of notario fraud within the Arab American community. According to the ABA, "notarios" or...There’s only one answer to the money crisis
The democratic system is the best governing system in the world, because it gives you a choice. The only problem is that the choice is between two negatives. It is like telling you: "You are getting ready to get slapped. Which hand do you want to get slapped with? The left hand or the right?" And the mainstream media gets you so involved......
Kurdish Jews recall a paradise lost
SAN FRANCISCO (IPS) — It's become popular, when talking about ongoing violence in U.S.-occupied Iraq, for officials in Washington and the media to paint the Iraqi people as savages who can't help but keep killing each other. In the vice presidential debate, Democrat Joe Biden said "the history of the last 700 years" showed the Iraqi...
19th District Court candidates
October 17th, 20080 The race for 19th District Court Judge in Dearborn will be decided at the polls on November 4, 2008. Incumbent Mark Somers will face off against challenger and local lawyer Candyce Abbatt for the seat. In an effort to get to know the candidates better, The Arab American News asked them to answer the following questions via e-mail......
Coalition speaks out against anti-Muslim DVD
Los Angeles — Sheriff Lee Baca, actor Mike Farrell and nearly 20 members of the newly formed Coalition for Renewing American Democracy held a press conference last week to voice their unified opposition to an anti-Muslim DVD called "Obsession." Since mid-September, roughly 28 million copies of a DVD called "Obsession: Radical...
Community challenges new FBI measures
October 17th, 20080 DEARBORN - Arab American community leaders voiced growing concerns with several issues involving law enforcement agencies Thursday at a Building Respect in Diverse Groups to Enhance Sensitivity (BRIDGES) meeting. About 60 Arab American leaders and law enforcement officials discuss civil rights issues at the Lebanese American...Shaheen to perform with DSO
DETROIT — Oud virtuoso and composer Simon Shaheen will perform Concerto No.1 for Oud and Orchestra with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and conductor Tito Munoz on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2008 at the Max. M. Fisher Music Center in Detroit. Oud virtuoso Simon Shaheen The event is a world premiere of his performance and will feature a...
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL IN DEARBORN
October 17th, 20080 Fordson High’s offense was on the attack all night last Friday in their 24-14 win over Dearborn High School. Photo: Nick Meyer/TAANDearborn High School (5-2 overall, 3-2 Mega Red) Last week: Lost to Fordson, 24-14 This week: at home vs. Monroe, 7 p.m. Friday Edsel Ford (6-1, 5-1 Mega Blue) Last week: Beat Highland Park......
ACCESS job fair draws a crowd
October 17th, 20080 DEARBORN — About 1,000 people came out to ACCESS' (Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services) Holiday 2008 Job Fair on Wednesday, Oct. 15 to apply for employment with over 40 companies. Space was tight and competition was fierce for ACCESS' third job fair of the year, with people lining up outside the organization's...
Drive one for Fordson
October 17th, 20080 Dearborn — In an innovative twist on conventional fundraising, the community of Dearborn will have the opportunity to earn money for Fordson High School simply by test driving a new Ford vehicle. For every participant who takes an all-new Flex, or a new Focus, Edge or other Ford vehicle for a spin during the Drive One 4 UR School event......
Camp Dearborn offers Halloween fun this weekend
October 17th, 20080 DEARBORN — Camp Dearborn is offering some Halloween-themed fun for campers this Friday and Saturday, Oct. 17-18. Camp Dearborn is a unique 626-acre recreational facility that's located in Milford, owned and operated by the City of Dearborn and open to the public. Among its variety of amenities are campsites, tents and cabins for...
Dearborn rivalry heats up gridiron
October 11th, 20080 DEARBORN — The long-standing athletic rivalry between Dearborn High School and Fordson resumes on Friday at 7 p.m. at Fordson, and this year, the Mega Red Divisional Championship could be on the line. But another championship is also on the line that might be even more important to the players, despite its lesser overall status in......
