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Dearborn High students “Mix It Up”
DEARBORN — The Diversity Advisory Group at Dearborn High sponsored a special event at the school that challenged students to "Mix It Up" at lunch. The lunch is part of a national project that encourages students to get to know their classmates and meet new people. Organizers at Dearborn High were encouraged by the outcome of the "Mix...Mezza Mediterranean Grille is hot!
DEARBORN — Restaurant owner Samir Saleh proves that perseverance in the face of adversity can result in great success. When the West Bloomfield La Shish that he owned suffered from rapidly declining business after the restaurant franchise's legal troubles, Saleh decided to turn it into a newer, more improved establishment:...UM ‘Israel Lobby’ event draws hundreds
ANN ARBOR — Two years ago, two prominent American scholars broke the silence on a taboo often referred to as the "third-rail of politics," the disproportionate power of the Israel lobby. A fairly obscure intellectual journal, "The London Review of Books," published their essay, "The Israel Lobby." In it, John...‘Awraat Exposed’
Rain from F-16 the merciless rocketsU.S. made on Gaza and Deir Al-BalahDates are ripe-day six, on tripsHow many I make to palm treeBring a'saf en-nakhel in green to coverThe dead and how many woundsMust a palm endureAs daflas flowering - not any moreTheir blooms all cutTo honor the dead? A hundred twenty-four killedAmong them...A look at Canada’s role
While this book focuses on the relationship of Canada to the Middle East, that relationship turns out to some extent to be secondary to Canada-U.S. relations. Thus, Rex Brynan, who is a professor at McGill who has worked for the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Development, notes that Canada has been "reluctant...The eye of the beholder
"Art is in the eye of the beholder," as the saying goes. What is deep and profound to one is just a meaningless mess of images to another; or in some cases, smut. The same goes for terrorism — one man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter, and the distinction is based as much on perception and personal bias as it is...
Students protest on war anniversary
March 21st, 20080 DEARBORN — Students United for Peace and Justice (SUPJ) at the University of Michigan-Dearborn campus here, held a week-long series of events called "Iraq Awareness Week" to highlight the death and destruction of the Iraq war. "Five years ago, the United States of America began its war on Iraq without the permission of the...Easter message from Michel Sabbah
Jerusalem Patriarch challenges the world to build societies, not destroy...Granholm did not deserve the coverage
To the Editor: How much did Granholm pay you to write this untrue letter about her and the state of Michigan? (Michigan ranked one of best-managed states, Issue 1153, March 8-14, 2008). Granholm is an anti-American who hates herself and everyone else! She's trying to close all the schools here, the jails and the mental...End the shame of NSEERS
Earlier this month, the Department of Homeland Security, and the United States Citizens and Immigration Services (USCIS) introduced a plan that would reduce the Naturalization Background backlog, as well as the green card backlog. Officials hope to move nearly 900,000 applicants by the end of September. This is great news for...State Department got it all wrong with report on “new anti-Semitism”
The U.S. State Department released a report on March 13 from the Office of the Special Envoy for Monitoring and Combating Anti-Semitism. It follows up on a 2005 document and was dedicated to the memory of U.S. Rep. Tom Lantos of California, the only Holocaust survivor to have served in Congress. The Hungarian-born Lantos died last month...Afghan prisoner controversy continues
Chalk one up for the Canadian government. Federal Court Judge Anne Mactavish ruled on March 12 that Afghan prisoners are not protected by Canada's Charter of Rights and Freedoms. They must, she said, rely on international law and Afghan law. The case was brought by Amnesty International and the British Columbia Civil...Israel’s ‘religious right’ gains clout, complicating peace with Palestinians
Givat Zeev, West Bank — On a hilltop far enough from the existing Israeli settlement of Givat Zeev that one needs directions to get here stands the framework of a settlement meant to house up to 750 families. Eli Yishai stood on an unfinished balcony of one of the new development's shell homes. He's a key coalition partner of Prime...The torture of Sami al Arian
The storm of criticism that followed George Bush's weekend veto of Congressional limits on the CIA's use of torture might lead to the conclusion that, reprehensible as "torture" might be in remote, secret CIA locations, it could never happen here in the U.S. But the Bush administration's abuse of power in its treatment of Dr. Sami al...Five years into war, soldiers speak
Washington - This week marked the fifth anniversary of the day President Bush announced from the Oval Office the "opening stages of what will be a broad and concerted campaign" to invade Iraq. On that day, he invested the military with a great and grave responsibility. "To all the men and women of the United States Armed Forces now......
Iran election: hard-liners hold on, despite high inflation
March 21st, 20080 Conservatives win 70 percent of parliament. But reformers gain, too. TEHRAN — From tomatoes to rent, prices in Iran have soared. Iran's nuclear defiance has brought four sets of U.N. and American sanctions. But that didn't stop Ashraf Banoo Rahimikia from casting her vote for Iran's hard-line president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. And...Not this time
Responding today to the media storm over his pastor's inflammatory words, Barack Obama turned a tempest into an eloquent teaching moment on race in America. Barack Obama could have responded to the controversy that has been ginned up with regard to comments made by his former pastor with a safe and predictable......
Hillary’s nasty pastorate
When it comes to unsavory religious affiliations, Hillary Clinton is a lot more vulnerable than Obama — as are a surprising number of Washington's most powerful politicians. Who knew they were involved in a right wing extremist cult? There's a reason Hillary Clinton has remained relatively silent during the flap over...The Democrats’ problem with democracy
If the Democrats fail to elect their presidential candidate and allow the "super delegates" to select him/her in the smoke-filled back rooms at the convention in Denver, the Democrats could create a long-term problem with their base. This, along with the decision to disenfranchise the Democratic voters in Florida and Michigan, could...
Young Arab Leaders meet in New York
March 21st, 20080 NEW YORK — About two hundred American and Arab businesspeople met at a conference here March 13-15 to promote dialogue, under the premise that business relations can help build understanding and even peace between the U.S. and the Arab World. The Young Arab Leaders, a Dubai-based network of Arab businesspeople under 45 years old,...DDP looks to the future of Detroit
"There has been great success in just two short years in downtown Detroit," said Penske. "We have identified the organizations that are invested in the DDP's mission and have forged dynamic collaborations that have given us the support and tools we need to continue downtown's immense progress.” Penske reviewed the......
Evil can’t be kosher
OCCUPIED EAST JERUSALEM — I realize very well that you are not carbon copies of each other. And I also know that there are many Jews around the world who truly despise what Israel has been doing to the Palestinian people in your name. I earnestly commend these conscientious Jews for their morality and human decency. It is these...Diane Rehm speaks in church lecture series
DEARBORN — National Public Radio broadcaster Diane Rehm spoke at Christ Church in Grosse Pointe Farms on Wednesday, where hundreds gathered for the opportunity to put a face to a familiar voice. The host of "The Diane Rehm Show " appeared for the last installment of the church's Purple Perspective lecture series, which featured......
If the Dems don’t stop fighting, McCain will win
It was delightful, those early days when Republicans were in fractious disarray and the Democratic field bloomed with interesting candidates like a pasture full of daffodils — any of them! All of them! Bluebirds sang. We were rolling in good will. Now, however, John McCain has unified the right with a lizardy, smothering oil of...UMD students to protest on war anniversary
DEARBORN — Students United For Peace & Justice at the University of Michigan Dearborn was organized to inform students of the injustice and inhumanity that many around the world are suffering. They seek to have a strong role in representing the abused, oppressed, and helpless victims who have had their rights and freedom stripped......