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Gaza youth killed by IDF bulldozer
GAZA A 17-year-old Palestinian was crushed to death by an IDF bulldozer in the central Gaza Strip on Thursday, Palestinians sources reported. The youth was transferred to al-Aqsa hospital in the Strip, and hospital officials reported many signs of trampling on his body. Palestinians reported that IDF choppers participated in the...First cholera case confirmed in Baghdad
Baghdad The World Health Organization on Thursday confirmed the first cholera case in Baghdad, raising fears the disease is spreading. A 25-year-old woman from western Baghdad was found to have cholera after she turned up at the hospital with a severe case of diarrhea, said Dr. Naeema al-Gasseer, the WHO's representative in...UNICEF urges Egypt to stop female circumcision
GENEVAThe UN children's fund this week called for pressure to be maintained to stop female circumcision in Egypt, where more than three quarters of 15- to 17-year-old girls are subjected to the practice. The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) acknowledged progress by authorities in the country, which has...Khadr case back on
On September 24, the U.S. Court of Military Review, set up for appeals on Guantanamo cases tried by military courts, reversed the military court decision throwing out charges against Omar Khadr. The lower court had ruled that it could not deal with the charge of his being an "enemy combatant" because it had been established to try people...Art expert to lecture on 12th century Muslim-Christian cooperation
Hashim TawilOn Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007, local artist and art expert will present a lecture entitled "Arab-Norman monuments in Sicily: Manifestation of Muslim-Christian cultural partnership in the 12th Century," at the Eugene A. Forfa Auditorium, ASCC Building at Henry Ford Community College in Dearborn, Michigan. Twelfth...Disappointing architecture, stunning Islamic arts
Many reviewers have hailed the Institute of Contemporary Art's (ICA) new $51 million building on the Boston Harbor waterfront as all but a divine gift to architecture. Writing in The Boston Globe, Robert Campbell called the building "the most inventive, most interesting piece of local architecture since the Hancock Tower of a generation...There may be movement on the Jewish community front
Believe it or not, there seems to be some movement, slight and certainly not earth-shaking, within the American Jewish community and outside it vis-a-vis the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. But whether this will bring about more rational thinking in the United States and help in paving the way for a final settlement to this chronic...The unstated message from Petraeus and Crocker
After weeks of leaks and media preparation, after staging the event and using very vague and manipulative language hiding the facts rather than elucidating them, the reports of Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker came down to this: the United States is in Iraq to stay as long as the oil reserves in Iraq are expected to last ...Maliki blasts Blackwater firm for other attacks
BAGHDAD Blackwater security guards who protect top U.S. diplomats in Iraq have been involved in at least seven serious attacks, some of which resulted in the deaths of innocent civilians, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki said Wednesday. Maliki didn't detail the incidents, which he said add to the case against the North...Iran: Petrol rationing is bumpy ride
TEHRAN (IPS) Two months after the government of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad began rationing petrol to "vaccinate" itself against possible sanctions, critics say the plan has failed to cut down gasoline consumption. Instead it has hurt the agriculture, tourism, transportation and other sectors of the economy. Rationing did push...The Palestinian Mandela
The division of the Palestinian territories into a "Hamastan" in the Gaza Strip and a "Fatahland" in the West Bank is a disaster. A disaster for the Palestinians, a disaster for peace, and therefore also a disaster for Israelis. The Israeli political and military leadership are happy about the split, according to the doctrine "What's...Neocons tie North Korea to Israeli strike on Syria
WASHINGTON (IPS) Nearly two weeks have passed since Israeli warplanes conducted a mysterious raid against an as yet unidentified target in northeast Syria. Details of the incident have been slow to come, as officials from both countries have remained tight-lipped. In the absence of a clear picture of what happened in the early hours...Gunpowder dialogue in Lebanon
The explosion of September 19 targets the Christian community in Lebanon. The Christians of this country have become a demographic minority over the last few decades as a result of higher emigration and smaller families. They have emerged from a devastating 15-year civil war with less political power but with determination to retain...
Army wants more Arab Americans to serve their country
September 22nd, 20070 DEARBORN Arab Americans are playing an important role both in training U.S. armed forces who are going in to Iraq and actually serving on the ground there, but more of them are needed to join the effort. That is one reason Brigadier General Anthony A. (Tony) Cucolo III, Chief of Public Affairs for the U.S. Army, visited Detroit last...
Beirut blast kills lawmaker
September 22nd, 20070 BEIRUT An anti-Syrian Lebanese lawmaker was killed Wednesday in a large car-bomb explosion in east Beirut, just six days before parliament is scheduled to elect a new president. The death of Antoine Ghanem, a Christian parliamentarian, may delay the election, which has already aggravated a bitter year-long political dispute between......
Selling pink ribbons for $1 to support Breast Cancer Foundation
DEARBORN Mayor John B. O'Reilly, Jr. and the City of Dearborn invite the public to purchase pink ribbons in support of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation's 3-Day Walk, which will end at The Henry Ford in Dearborn on September 30. Many City facilities have the pink ribbons, which can be obtained for a minimum suggested...Ed Deeb honored at annual PBS Premiere Night
DETROIT During its annual PBS Premiere Night, Detroit Public Television (Channel 56) took time to announce its Fall Season, honor one auto company and two individuals, and hear special guest speaker John Davis, creator and host of public television's automotive series Motorweek. Ed Deeb The sixth annual Detroit Public......
Time for Canada to exit NATO
NATO has recently had one of its regular meetings of the "Military Committee" in Victoria, B.C., Canada, with appropriate demonstrations against it for Canada's role within NATO and Afghanistan. Phil Lyons, the organizer of the demonstration, which ended peacefully, says "NATO is now a weapon of American imperialists." Another...
My unsung Palestinian hero
September 21st, 20070 Sherri Muzher and her late father Ead Michael Muzher.Is this really happening? I sat frozen as the Orthodox priest swung the censers during the Trisagion Service. The smell of incense filled the air and I looked passed the priest to see my father lying peacefully in the open casket. The second-half of the casket was adorned with...Convenient racism: The ‘us’ and ‘them’ factor
Racism is, among many things, convenient. It provides simplified, definite and ready-to-serve answers to complex and compounded questions. Racists, in turn, come from all walks of life; their motivation and the root causes behind their contemptible views of others may differ, but the outcome of these views is predictably the same ...State primary issue will not impact AAI conference
When Michigan and Florida declared they were moving up their primary elections to January, it caused some political problems. It caused alarm for the Arab American Institute, which is holding a national conference in Dearborn next month. The political tension almost prevented presidential candidates from appearing at the seminal......
Lebanese Collegiate Network: An organization committed to serving University Lebanese Clubs
The Lebanese Collegiate Network (LCN) was established in response to an overwhelming need to foster positive relationships between existing University Lebanese Clubs (ULC) and their student members. The LCN board invites all ULCs to join and benefit from this organization by visiting the official LCN website at...
ADC announces new center for Arab American civil rights
September 19th, 20070 DEARBORN The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) Michigan gathered with members of the community for a special press conference on the first ever American-Arab Center for Civil and Human Rights (ACCHR) on Wednesday, September 12, at the Center site on Chase Road in Dearborn. The ACCHR grounds were crowded with over 150......
Community honors firefighters, police
DEARBORN Members of the Arab American community came together to commemorate the sixth anniversary of the tragic events of September 11 on Tuesday, at the Byblos Banquet Hall in Dearborn. The event, organized by the Congress of Arab American Organizations (CAAO), served as a fitting tribute to the fallen heroes of that tragic day,...Suspect taken into custody for attempted murder
DEARBORN A man inside a house began shooting at a Dearborn officer and a woman on the 6900 block of Yinger early Sunday morning as the officer was responding to a domestic disturbance call. The officer immediately got the woman out of the line of fire and to safety. The shots had come after the officer made contact with the victim,......