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Palestinian president urges Trump to rescind Jerusalem, aid decisions
September 28th, 20180 UNITED NATIONS — On Thursday, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called on the United States to reverse its recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and cuts in aid to the Palestinians, saying these had undermined the two-state solution to the conflict. “With all of these decisions, this administration has reneged on all...
Amidst community hopes and fears, Dayton races to prepare for Census 2020
September 28th, 20180 Dayton, OH — The city that gave America and the world aviation pioneers Orville and Wilbur Wright and their friend, poet Paul Lawrence Dunbar, is still ahead of the curve. Aware of a steep price to be paid if it can’t up its game, Dayton’s new Dayton-Montgomery County Complete Count Committee is the first organization in the state...
Dearborn Schools superintendent discusses new meal plan
September 28th, 20180 By Farah Harb DEARBORN – On Sept. 12, the Dearborn Public Schools announced and implemented the expansion of its meal program, and the implementation of a free breakfast and lunch, to include students of all grades. “It is a positive for the students that we can provide the meals because the state came up with...
President of Zionist Organization of America doubles down on his “filthy Arabs” slur
September 25th, 20180 Facing criticism over his use of the slur “filthy Arab” in a tweet last week, Zionist Organization of America national president Morton Klein repeated the phrase in a voicemail to the Forward — and pointedly refused to back down. Klein asserted in the lengthy voicemail that he had meant that “Arab murderers are filthy...
Comerica Park food handler charged for spitting on pizza
September 25th, 20180 DETROIT - Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy has charged Jaylon Kerley, 20, a resident of Detroit, in connection with spitting on pizza dough he was preparing while working at a concession stand in Comerica Park. On September 21, 2018, it is alleged that Kerley spat on a pizza he was preparing and covered his saliva with pizza sauce....
YallaPunk: A response to racism
September 24th, 20180 By Marrim Akashi PHILADELPHIA — Rana Fayez’s inaugural YallaPunk festival hit Philadelphia this past month and it has been revolutionary, to say the least. Self-described as “A direct response to negative depictions of populations of Middle Eastern and North African descent in mainstream media”, this is not another effort...
Feds shut down fake document sellers
September 24th, 20180 Beware of fake document sellers. When you apply for credit, a mortgage, a place to live, government benefits or tax refunds, most likely you need documents showing your income, employment and other personal information. But not everyone plays by the rules. Some businesses sell fake documents to people who use them to get products and...
Florida GOP gubernatorial candidate believes America should not ‘provide entitlements’ to refugees
September 24th, 20180 Immediately after progressive Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum became the first African American major party candidate for governor of Florida, his GOP opponent, Trump-loving Rep. Ron DeSantis, caused outrage when he said Florida should not "monkey this up" and vote for Gillum. DeSantis insists there was nothing racial about the...
CAIR-MI files complaint against DTE Energy on behalf of Muslim man
September 23rd, 20180 SOUTHFIELD — The Michigan chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations, (CAIR-MI) a civil rights and advocacy group, filed an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission complaint against DTE Energy on behalf of Ibrahim Canales, a former employee who allegedly was forced to leave his job after attending Friday prayer for his Muslim...
U.S. seeks to negotiate a treaty with Iran
September 23rd, 20180 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States is seeking to negotiate a treaty with Iran to include Tehran’s ballistic missile program and its regional behavior, the U.S. special envoy for Iran said on Wednesday ahead of U.N. meetings in New York next week. Iran has rejected U.S. attempts to hold high-level talks since President Trump tore...
Blue wave poses governing risks for Democratic Party
September 23rd, 20180 A blue wave in November could not only take the House majority away from the GOP, but could also cause turmoil within the Democratic party next year, according to a report by The Hill. As a progressive wave grips the party, producing upset primary victories in cities like the Bronx, the publication writes that Democrats are bracing...
CAIR-MI to represent family of man killed by Detroit Police
September 23rd, 20180 DETROIT — The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, (CAIR-MI) a non-profit advocacy group for Muslims, plans to represent the interests of the family of Abdullah Beard (aka Abdullah Abdul Muhamin) regarding his fatal shooting by the Detroit Police on Friday, Sept. 14. "Per the family's request, we will not...
Hang up on Medicare card scams
September 23rd, 20180 Scammers follow the news — and the money. A few months ago, the Federal Trade Commission shared the news that Medicare is sending new cards to everyone who gets Medicare benefits, replacing your Social Security number with another number. As expected, scammers have been trying to cash in on this change. These scammers typically...
The right to boycott is as American as it gets
September 22nd, 20180 Palestine, Israel and the right to boycott (BDS) have made their way to the front and center of Michigan’s gubernatorial race. In the past few weeks, Democratic candidate Gretchen Whitmer has publicly expressed support for the right to boycott Israel, after which her Republican opponent, Bill Schuette, vehemently attacked her for it,...
Israeli burger franchise to open in Arab American neighborhood
September 22nd, 20184 DEARBORN — Walk on the border of Dearborn and Detroit, near Warren Avenue and Greenfield Road, and you'll be surprised by a sign announcing the upcoming opening of Burgerim, a local branch of a franchise that entered the fast food world in 2015 and is owned by Israeli restaurant entrepreneur Oren Loni. Following an investigation,......
Stop abusing government power to quash Palestinian activism on campus
September 22nd, 20180 The re-opening of a seven-year-old Department of Education (DOE) complaint against Rutgers University, alleging anti-Semitism, perpetuates a false stereotype that Israel represents all Jews in America. The 2011 event hosted by Palestinian rights groups, which include Jewish students, featured speeches by Nakba and Holocaust...
U of M professor refuses to grant student referral to study in Israel
September 21st, 20180 ANN ARBOR — A University of Michigan associate professor is facing criticism for not writing a student a letter of recommendation to study in Israel. John Cheney-Lippold, who teaches in the American Culture Department on the relationship among digital media, identity and the concept of privacy, had initially agreed to write the......
Car plows into crowd outside London Muslim center in possible hate crime
September 21st, 20180 LONDON — On September 19, two people were hospitalized after a car reportedly hit pedestrians near a Muslim community center in northwest London in an incident police said was being investigated as a possible hate crime. There were reports people in the car had made Islamophobic comments before leaving the scene in the borough of...
U.S. Appeals Court: Muslim American can sue over no-fly list
September 21st, 20180 PORTLAND, OR. — On Thursday, Sept. 20, a federal appeals court revived a Muslim American man’s lawsuit accusing the U.S. government of improperly keeping him on its “no-fly list” for about six years. He said the government placed him on the list to coerce him into becoming an FBI informant. Reversing a lower court ruling, the...
Nasrallah: Hezbollah has precision rockets despite Israeli efforts in Syria
September 21st, 20180 BEIRUT — The leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah said on Thursday, Sept. 20, that his group had obtained precision rockets despite Israeli strikes in recent years aimed at cutting the supply route through Syria. “No matter what you do to cut the route, the matter is over and the resistance possesses precision and non-precision rockets...
Couple charged in carjacking of 88-year-old Livonia woman
September 21st, 20180 LIVONIA — Jason Malinas, 38, of Sterling Heights, and Jessica St. Clair, 41, of Wayne, have been charged by Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy in connection with the carjacking of an 88-year-old Livonia woman. On September 18, the victim parked her car at a Walmart Store in Livonia. As she was walking to get a shopping cart,......
Nasrallah: Hezbollah will stay in Syria for now
September 19th, 20180 BEIRUT — The leader of Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah, a key Damascus ally, said on Wednesday that his group will keep its military presence in Syria until further notice, commending the Idlib Russian-Turkish agreement as a step toward reaching a political solution in the country. “We will stay there (in Syria) even after the...
State Department: Trump will consult with Congress on refugee cap
September 18th, 20180 WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Trump will make the final decision on the number of refugees allowed into the United States after consulting with Congress, State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said on Tuesday. On Monday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the United States proposed capping the number of refugees at 30,000 for......
Trump administration to reconsider asylum for separated immigrant families
September 17th, 20180 WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Trump’s administration has agreed to reconsider the asylum claims of some 1,000 immigrant parents and children who were separated at the U.S. border as part of a deal to settle lawsuits over his “zero-tolerance” immigration policy. The settlement, detailed in court documents late on Wednesday,...
Snyder signs new rules for medical marijuana businesses
September 17th, 20180 LANSING — On Tuesday Sept. 11, Gov. Snyder signed new emergency administrative rules to continue implementation of the Medical Marijuana Facilities Licensing Act (MMFLA). The rules issued by the Dept. of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) ensuring protection for medical marijuana patients. Under the new rules, depending on......
