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Federal judge orders ICE to stop coercing Iraqi detainees to sign deportation papers
June 24th, 20180 DETROIT – On Monday, a federal judge ordered Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to stop coercing Iraqi detainees into signing a document giving up their right to be in the U.S. and agreeing to be deported. The government is trying to send back the mostly Christian detainees, but the ACLU said their return to Iraqi...U.S. quits U.N. Human Rights Council, claiming it’s anti-Israel
June 24th, 20180 WASHINGTON — The Trump administration withdrew from the U.N. Human Rights Council on Tuesday, accusing the body of hypocrisy and bias against Israel. “For too long, the Human Rights Council has been a protector of human rights abusers and a cesspool of political bias,” Nikki Haley, the U.S. ambassador to the U.N., said Tuesday...Wayne County commissioner removed from primary ballot
June 23rd, 20180 DETROIT — Reggie "Reg" Davis, who was appointed as a Wayne County commissioner in January, has been taken off the August primary ballot after his opponent, Monique Baker McCormick, challenged his eligibility. Wayne County Clerk Cathy M. Garrett said she was upholding the challenge that Davis, in his bid to run for commissioner of...Democratic lawmakers propose lowering Michigan voting age to 16
June 23rd, 20181 LANSING – The national wave of youth activism sparked by the shooting at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. is leading Michigan lawmakers to push for lowering the voting age to 16. State Sen. David Knezek (D-Dearborn Heights) and State Rep. Yousef Rabhi (D-Ann Arbor) introduced the mirror bills in the House and...Nine Arab rappers feature in Anghami’s first-ever hip-hop cypher
June 23rd, 20180 BEIRUT — In collaboration with nine renowned international Arab rappers and artists, Anghami — the region's premier music streaming platform — launched its first-ever English/Arabic hip-hop cypher on Wednesday. Directed by the platform's hip-hop editor, Hassane Dennaoui — aka Big Hass — the "Anghami Exclusive"...U.N. General Assembly condemns Israel’s massacre of Gaza protestors
June 23rd, 20180 UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. General Assembly condemned Israel last Wednesday for excessive use of force against Palestinian civilians and asked U.N. chief Antonio Guterres to recommend an “international protection mechanism” for occupied Palestinian territory. The General Assembly adopted a resolution with 120 votes in favor,...1 In 4 hijabi women experienced shoving on NYC subway
June 22nd, 20182 NEW YORK — More than a quarter of hijabi Muslim or Arab-looking women were shoved on the subways as xenophobic attacks proliferated in New York City around and following the 2016 presidential election, a new report says. More than 27 percent of Muslim women who wear the hijab, a religious head covering, said they were...State Rep. Abdullah Hammoud endorses Abdul El-Sayed for governor
June 22nd, 20180 DEARBORN — Dr. Abdul El-Sayed continues to rack up endorsements from across the state and around the country in his bid to be Michigan’s next governor. On Monday, State Rep. Hammoud (D-Dearborn) became the latest elected official to endorse Abdul El-Sayed’s gubernatorial campaign. A proud son of immigrants, Rep. Hammoud...Qatar buying American influence through pro-Israel lobby and businessmen
June 22nd, 20180 WASHINGTON — A pro-Israel businessman doing public relations work for Qatar donated $100,000 to the Zionist Organization of America out of money Qatar paid him to “invest” in “community engagement.” Morton Klein, president of the Zionist Organization of America, told the Jewish Insider on Wednesday that he had been under...Doctors Without Borders recruits in Dearborn
June 22nd, 20180 DEARBORN— Doctors Without Borders, an international medical humanitarian organization that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural and man-made disasters and exclusion from health care in more than 60 countries, is coming to the Ford Community & Performing Arts Center in Dearborn, Michigan on...ACLU sues over plans for citizenship question on 2020 Census
June 20th, 20181 NEW YORK —Civil rights lawyers sued the U.S. Commerce Department last week to try to stop plans to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census, calling it an unconstitutional attempt to discriminate against immigrants. The Manhattan federal court lawsuit on behalf of immigrants' rights groups blames racial animus for the recent...Standing up and breaking fast: Taking Ramadan Iftar into the streets
June 20th, 20180 Most of the time, iftars are family gatherings, held in homes or mosques during the holy month of Ramadan as people sit down to break the daily fast. But for the second year in a row, an online Muslim organization, MPower Change, is taking iftar out of the home and into the streets. So far this year, it has staged protests on the...Man pleads guilty in Dearborn day care shooting
June 19th, 20180 DETROIT — A Dearborn man whose home-based day care center was the scene of a shooting that wounded two young children pleaded guilty Monday to six counts of second-degree child abuse the day he was to go on trial. Timothy Eubanks, 33, was charged along with his wife, Samantha Eubanks, 32, in connection with the shooting at the......
Tips for scam-free travel or summer vacation
June 19th, 201810 WASHINGTON - Planning a summer vacation? beware of travel scam. You may be looking for deals on cheap flights or discounts at hotels and resorts — but some promotions may come with strings attached, and others can be downright scams. Before you pack your bags, keep these travel tips in mind. Avoid “free” trips that require you...Sears to close 4 Mich locations by end of summer, including Dearborn store
June 19th, 20180 DEARBORN — The Sears store inside Fairlane Town Center is among the four Michigan locations that will close by the end of summer. The Dearborn store was one of 72 nationwide that are slated for closure after a May 31 announcement made by Sears Holdings. Flint, Sterling Heights and Traverse City are the other Michigan locations......
While tragedy engulf homelands this Eid, there are things to celebrate here
June 19th, 20180 As the Arab and Muslim worlds were ending a month of blessed fasting, observing the most holy month in Islam and getting ready to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, there isn’t much to celebrate there— a region engulfed in bloodshed and complicated conflicts among brothers and neighbors. In Gaza, a real massacre engulfing the besieged Strip...Protesters gather in Detroit against separation of families
June 18th, 20180 Detroit —Protesters against separation of families gather at the Families Belong Together rally outside the ICE Enforcement center at 333 Mt. Elliott, on June 14 at 5 p.m. A partnership between Women’s March, Equality Michigan, African Bureau of Immigration and Social Affairs (ABISA) and Metro-Detroit Political Action Network...Somali American seeks Keith Ellison’s seat in Congress
June 18th, 20180 MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota — Ilhan Omar is a Somali American politician who escaped from Somalia as a child, grew up in a Kenyan refugee camp and later immigrated to Minnesota. Years after immigrating, she became the nation’s first and only Somali American lawmaker when she won a seat in the Minnesota House of Representatives in...Tampa man goes to prison for ruining home sale to Muslim family
June 18th, 20180 TAMPA — Kaderbhai Ali Asgar choked up as he told the courtroom what Islam means to him. It is a religion of love and peace, he said. "Security for all," Asgar said. "That’s what I want." Just a feet away from him sat David H. Howard, the man who had threatened in November 2016 to burn a Davis Islands house down if Asgar and his......
Dearborn residents reminded of fireworks use related laws
June 16th, 20180 DEARBORN – Residents are reminded to follow state and local laws regarding the purchase and use of fireworks and to exercise extreme caution, as the Fourth of July approaches. In addition to low-impact fireworks such as sparklers, there are powerful or airborne fireworks, known as “consumer” fireworks, that are legal for sale...Dearborn graduates receive $11.4 million in scholarships
June 16th, 20180 DEARBORN - Dearborn Public Schools graduated 1,471 students this June. About 446 graduates were offered a combined total of $11.4 million in scholarships. Most will be taking classes at Henry Ford College, Wayne State University and the University of Michigan-Dearborn. Four students from Dearborn were accepted into ivy league......
Design competition seeks to create a connected cultural campus in Midtown
June 16th, 20180 By Eman Jassem The Arab American News intern DETROIT — The Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) and Midtown Cultural Connections launched an international design competition and invited the public for a series of presentations and interviews on June 13 and 14 in the DIA lecture hall. The three-stage competition launched on...Ali Hammoud’s appointment as 19th District Court magistrate results in Arab American trifecta
June 15th, 20180 DEARBORN – Ali Hammoud, a 38-year-old local attorney, has recently been selected to serve as a magistrate in the 19th district court, creating a trifecta of Arab American magistrates for the first time in the court’s history. Each of the court’s three judges have the opportunity to recommend an applicant to the position. Judge......