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Survey: 80 percent of American Muslims observe Ramadan by fasting
June 2nd, 20180 The Pew Research Center has found that 80 percent of U.S. Muslims say they observe Ramadan by fasting during daylight hours. More of the U.S.’s 2.15 million Muslim adults say they do this than say that they pray five times a day (42 percent) or attend mosque weekly (43 percent). More Muslim women say they observe Ramadan in this way...LARA extends June 15 deadline for medical marijuana license applicants
June 2nd, 20180 LANSING – The Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) has issued new emergency administrative rules to continue the implementation of the Medical Marijuana Facilities Licensing Act (MMFLA). To help ensure the continued protection of medical marijuana patients, under the new rules, proposed medical marijuana facilities...New Texas law requires state contractors to pledge not to boycott Israel
June 1st, 20180 By Lindsay Ellis HOUSTON, TX — In February, Vanessa Angélica Villarreal gave a workshop and reading at the University of Houston's Spanish program in creative writing. The University of Southern California Ph.D. candidate met students and promoted her first book at the event. But she was surprised in April to hear...Dearborn’s Yemeni community joins national efforts to help children in the war-torn country
June 1st, 20181 By Sarah Kominek The Arab American News DEARBORN — Saudi Arabia's ongoing intervention in Yemen has caused a humanitarian crisis that affects millions of people. Local organizations are working to help Yemeni families suffering from starvation and disease. According to the United Nations, 22 million people in...Assad raises prospect of clashes with U.S. forces in Syria if they don’t leave
June 1st, 20180 DAMASCUS – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad raised the possibility of conflict with U.S. forces in Syria if they do not withdraw from the country soon. In an interview with Russia’s RT international broadcaster, Assad said he would negotiate with fighters backed on the ground by Washington, but would reclaim territory they control...U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow urges harder push for a ‘blue wave’, vows to stand against bigotry in Washington
June 1st, 20180 The ban has nothing to do with safety, makes us less safe around the world and negatively impacts our families in Michigan DEARBORN — It's no surprise that people the world over are attracted to the message of change. As one crisis and protest follows after another, it seems like people are forcibly grasping for...Danish parliament bans wearing face veils in public
May 31st, 20181 COPENHAGEN — Denmark has banned the wearing of face veils in public, joining France and other European countries in outlawing the burqa and the niqab worn by some Muslim women to uphold what some politicians say are secular and democratic values. Parliament voted on Thursday for the ban proposed by the center-right government, which...Egypt’s Salah out for up to four weeks
May 30th, 20180 Egyptian soccer star Mohamed Salah’s shoulder injury will keep him out of action for three to four weeks, Liverpool’s club physio has said, meaning he could miss the World Cup group stage. The 25-year-old is desperate to play for Egypt in only their third World Cup and their first for 28 years but faces a race against time to be...ABC’s cancels ‘Roseanne’ following star’s Islamophobic, racist tweet
May 29th, 20181 "It's as joke." That's how TV star Roseanne Barr characterized her Tweet that said former aid to President Obama Valerie Jarrett looked like if "muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes had a baby." But that so called joke got her hit TV show, ABC's "Roseanne", canceled. In a statement, Channing Dungey denouncing Barr's...Lebanon begins offshore oil and gas exploration
May 29th, 20180 BEIRUT ― Lebanon’s search for its first oil and gas reserves began on Tuesday after authorities approved an exploration plan submitted by a consortium of France’s Total, Italy’s Eni and Russia’s Novatek. Energy and Water Minister Cesar Abi Khalil also said in a televised statement that Lebanon hoped to launch a second...Party City first national retailer to offer Ramadan decorations
May 25th, 20180 Party City said it's become the first national retailer to offer a dedicated line of decorations for Ramadan, after numerous requests from customers. Ramadan began on May 16 and ends at on June 14, kicking off the start of the day-long Eid al-Fitr celebration. The chain, which has more than 900 stores in the United States and...Arab American activist set to take reins at Massachusetts Teachers Association
May 25th, 20180 BOSTON — Merrie Najimy, the president-elect of the Massachusetts Teachers Association (MTA), was inspired to become an educator and later a unionist after experiencing in her own youth that the curricula taught in the Massachusetts public schools she attended felt exclusionary to Arab American students. Growing up in the Lebanese...Palestinians in Jerusalem reject Ramadan meals provided by UAE
May 25th, 20180 WEST BANK — Jerusalemite activists have launched a hashtag on Twitter – #we are not hungry – as a rejection of Ramadan meals provided by the UAE for visitors to Al-Aqsa Mosque. They argue that the Gulf State is consorting with the Israeli occupation of Palestine, having sent a team of cyclists to participate in the international......
Thomas Jefferson hosted America’s first Ramadan iftar
May 25th, 20182 The United States’ first iftar took place at the home of the third president. In 1805, the month of Ramadan fell in December. Far from his friends, family and home, one Tunisian man was attempting to observe it in Washington, D.C. This was the statesman Sidi Soliman Mellimelli, who was spending six months in the United States, on...Pompeo lays out U.S. demands on Tehran, Khamenei sets condition for EU to stay in deal
May 25th, 20180 The nuclear deal: List of U.S. demands vs list of Iranian condition WASHINGTON/TEHRAN — on Monday, the Trump administration demanded that Iran make wholesale changes in its military and regional policies or face "the strongest sanctions in history" as it sought to turn up heat on Tehran after President Trump's decision to withdraw......
I just visited Iran. Here’s what I heard about the U.S.
May 25th, 20180 By Peter Van Buren Iran is a dangerous place these days, at least in a car. Traffic in the cities here moves like Tetris, with drivers pushing their cars into any open space that will fit. Trips begin in chaos and play out in confusion. How it ends is always up to God’s will, everyone says. I went to Iran this month to...Pompeo’s Plan B: Pouring more venom on Iran
May 25th, 20180 By Kaveh L. Afrasiabi It is now perfectly clear that this administration has no diplomatic track with Iran and is simply bent on regime change, which will only wreak havoc on regional and global peace and stability. The scene at the Heritage Foundation on Monday could have come from the film “The Ugly...Workers hit McDonald’s with multiple sexual harassment claims
May 25th, 20180 LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK — Ten women who work at McDonald’s restaurants in Detroit, Chicago, Los Angeles and six other cities have filed sexual harassment complaints in the past few days with the federal government against the company and its franchisees, which they said ignored or retaliated against them for such complaints. The...U.S. ends practice that gave some immigrants reprieves from deportation
May 25th, 20180 NEW YORK — On Thursday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions barred immigration judges from a once-common practice of shelving deportation cases involving some immigrants with deep ties to the United States. The practice known as administrative closure allowed judges to clear low-priority cases off their dockets, effectively letting some......
Pastor’s parting gift to Bay Ridge’s Arab Americans, a new political club
May 25th, 20180 By Paula Katinas BAY RIDGE, NY — The Reverend Khader El-Yateem, a Palestinian-born cleric who founded the Salam Arabic Lutheran Church 20 years ago and became a political force in Bay Ridge when he ran for City Council last year, announced that he is forming a new political club to carry on his work after he leaves...Netflix spotlights Arab American comedian Mo Amer
May 25th, 20180 By Jen Rice HOUSTON, Texas — Comedian Mo Amer calls Houston home and he’s coming to Austin next month to record his first hour-long Netflix comedy special. He’s been called a pioneer of Arab American standup and he’s toured for years with Dave Chappelle. Amer made international headlines when he was upgraded to a......
Detroit Police sees substance abuse as an element of youth fatalities
May 25th, 20180 By Eman Jassem The Arab American News intern DETROIT — Officers at the Detroit Police Department’s 11th Precinct stressed the importance of youth substance abuse during a May 21 alcohol and drug awareness information session. Attending organizations included Detroit Recovery Project, EMS, Frontier International...Warren city official resigns after anti-Muslim social media post
May 25th, 20180 WARREN — A Warren city official has turned in her resignation papers after making anti-Muslim posts on social media. Diane Toni Deliso Kozlowski, a member of the Elected Officials Compensation Commission, said she wasn’t talking about Muslims, but terrorists, and sparked a nerve with a local Muslim civil liberties......