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American Muslim voters left out in the cold
January 28th, 20080 The seven million strong constituency could make a significant difference NEW YORK (IPS) � In an electoral campaign system tactically dominated by "niche politics," major candidates for their party's presidential nominations are running as fast as they can from one potentially influential constituency. The constituency is the...City announces plans for Wards building
DEARBORN – Nearly seven years after Dearborn's massive Montgomery Ward department store at Michigan Avenue and Schaefer Road closed its doors and began deteriorating from the inside out, the city, which acquired the building in 2005, is on the verge of closing a deal to sell the property and have it redeveloped into a major...Hamtramck passes ordinance against profiling
The Hamtramck City Council passed an ordinance Tuesday prohibiting city employees from policing or denying services to people based on their appearance, immigration status and other factors. Council on Islamic-American Organizations-Michigan Executive Director Dawud Walid speaks to Hamtramck City Council during a hearing on an...America’s finances: A house of cards
America today is not the only empire, but it is one that has consistently formulated itself around the ideologies of corporate business, the military, big government, and religious self-righteousness, mass marketing itself and mass exploiting others with military back-up when needed to make itself the biggest and most powerful ever...Israeli pianist Daniel Barenboim takes Palestinian citizenship
JERUSALEM � Daniel Barenboim, the world renowned Israeli pianist and conductor, has taken Palestinian citizenship and said he believed his rare new status could serve a model for peace between the two peoples. "It is a great honor to be offered a passport," he said after a Beethoven piano recital in Ramallah, where he has been active...Peace groups call for mass tax revolt
WASHINGTON � A coalition of national peace groups honored the legacy of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. this week by stepping up a new campaign for a tax revolt to protest the Bush administration's war in Iraq. CODEPINK: Women for Peace, the 2008 War Tax Boycott Campaign, United for Peace and Justice and a host of other...Chertoff warns of new rules
As of February 1, Canadians and Americans who have been visiting Canada will face enhanced identification requirements at land crossings. That is what Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff told a Toronto Globe and Mail reporter on January 18. Anyone over 19 crossing the border by land will need a document with a photo...The struggle for Lebanon
Syria has vital security issues with regard to Lebanon, and sees its lesser neighbor as an essential \geo-politicalpartner. And Syria's security necessities could help stabilize Lebanon's political crisis, if the Arab World -- particularly Saudi Arabia � can come to terms with Damascus. It does not look as if the long-running Lebanese...Study: Truth first casualty of Iraq war
U.S. President George W. Bush and his top officials ran roughshod over the truth in the run-up to the Iraq war, lying a total of 935 times, a study released this week found. Bush and his then-secretary of state Colin Powell made the most false statements as they sought to drum up support for the March 2003 invasion to topple Saddam...Guantanamo should be shut down, says U.S. military chief
Guantanamo Bay � The notorious prison at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba should be closed as soon as possible because negative publicity about the treatment of terror suspects has been "pretty damaging" to America's image, the chief of the U.S. military has said. "I'd like to see it shut down," Admiral Mike Mullen said, during his first tour of...Jordan’s shift to democracy slows
AMMAN - The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan was supposed to take a big step (this week) toward becoming the democracy that both its people and its rulers say they want it to be. But instead of a breakthrough vote that might have seen this desert state emerge from a long history of one-man rule, the parliamentary elections will again return...Reporters ordered to reveal sources
In a classical collision between an accused's rights and the right of journalists to maintain the confidentiality of sources, Canadian Federal Court Judge Simon No�l has come down on the side of the accused. The case involves Adil Charkaoui, a Moroccan, who was imprisoned in 2003 under a security certificate, accused of being an...Rachel Corrie does Vancouver
"My Name is Rachel Corrie" opened in Vancouver's Havana Theatre on January 25. The play, using the writings of the young American woman who served as a peace activist in Palestine and who was killed by an Israeli bulldozer while trying to protect the house of a Palestinian doctor, was canceled in New York and Toronto because of...U.S. and Israel accused of torture
There were red faces in Ottawa on January 18, when a Canadian Foreign Affairs document became public, listing the U.S. and Israel among countries using torture. Amnesty International (AI) obtained the report as disclosure in connection with its suit challenging Canada's transferring Afghan prisoners to Afghan authorities. ...Feeding the hungry is goal of Rotary project
Super Greenland Market donates 1,000 pieces of fruit to effort DEARBORN � Eighteen Rotarians, including their guests, gathered in the kitchen of Christ Episcopal Church in Dearborn on a recent Saturday morning to assemble nearly 1,500 lunches to be distributed by the Salvation Army. The lunches are part of a "Bed and Bread"......
Students demonstrate skills at future city competition
After spending extra hours at school every day for the last several months channeling their inner-engineers to craft their own little cities of the future, more than 1,200 elementary and middle school students got to show off the fruits of their labor Tuesday. Teams from 60 schools gathered at the Rock Financial Showplace in Novi to...Henry Ford Village announces dining services royalty
Dearborn � Each year Henry Ford Village, a full service retirement community in Dearborn, pays tribute to members of their student dining services staff by crowning "honorary" kings and queens. The students are nominated and elected by their peers. Mary Voiles, staff development manager, announced the latest honorees as Queen......
Celebrating 45 years as business leader
WARREN � Ed Deeb, president of the Michigan Food and Beverage Association, celebrated his 45th anniversary in 2007 as an association and business leader. Recently, a group from Washington came to Detroit to see if there has been improvement in Detroit since the 1967 Detroit riots. They were gathering information about...Christian Zionists feel ‘betrayed’ by Road Map
OAKLAND (IPS) � President George W. Bush returned home from his trip to the Middle East optimistic about the possibility of a peace agreement between the Israelis and Palestinians before he leaves office in January of next year. "In order for there to be lasting peace, President Abbas and Prime Minister Olmert have to come together...Educational program provides student, professional development
ROCHESTER HILLS � A new educational program has been developed to provide a hands-on cultural education experience for students while teachers and staff receive simultaneous professional development as required by the No Child Left Behind Act. The program is a result of a joint venture between MBC Global, a Rochester Hills cultural...Power to the Palestinians!
The people of Palestine have done it again, taking their own fate in their hands after being let down by their own "moderate" political leadership and, indeed, the entire international community in their struggle for freedom. Early this morning they simply blew up the wall separating Gaza from Egypt, breaking a siege imposed on them by......
OPEC rejects U.S. calls for more oil
ABU DHABI � OPEC has dismissed further calls by the U.S. to boost oil output, saying the global market is well supplied. Abdullah al-Attiyah, the Saudi oil minister, told reporters on the sidelines of a conference in Abu Dhabi, on Sunday: "I don't think there is a need to increase because the market is well supplied." Sam Bodman, the...Lebanon vote delayed again
BEIRUT � A parliament session scheduled for Monday to elect Lebanon's president has been postponed to February 11, despite Arab mediation to break the deadlock. The latest delay brings to 13 the number of sessions that have had to be postponed since September 25 to pick a successor to Emile Lahoud, the president who stepped down in......
Local educator runs top high school
� The U.S. News and World Report analyzed more than 18,000 high schools in 40 states, identifying 1,591 of them as gold, silver or bronze medal schools. � Six Wayne County high schools were ranked, one silver and five bronze, including Star International Academy, founded in 1998 by Arab American Nawal Hamadeh. DEARBORN � One of the...Movie preview gets high praise
An excited crowd of moviegoers flocked to the Uptown Palladium in Birmingham Wednesday to get an early look at Academy Award nominated Lebanese film "Caramel." Director, co-writer and lead actress Nadine Labaki attended and heard roaring laughter from the largely Arab American crowd. She received intense praise afterward from Arabs......