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Trump calls De Niro ‘very low IQ individual’ for Tony Awards outburst
June 12th, 20180 LOS ANGELES - President Trump on Tuesday hit back at Robert De Niro, calling him a “very low IQ individual,” after the Oscar-winning actor’s expletive-laden attack on the American president on live television. Two days after De Niro’s outburst on the stage of the Tony Awards ceremony in New York, Trump said he had watched the...
Palestinian hit in face by tear gas canister fired by Israeli soldier in Gaza protests
June 12th, 20180 GAZA - A Palestinian hit in the face by a tear-gas canister fired by an Israeli soldier, was on life support in a Gaza hospital on Friday. Israel says it uses tear gas as a non-lethal measure against Gaza border protests. But the projectile, launched by a soldier on the Israeli side of the frontier, hit Haitham Abu Sabla in...
U.N. refugee agency hopes Lebanon will reverse residency freeze
June 12th, 20180 GENEVA/BEIRUT ― The U.N. refugee agency UNHCR hopes the Lebanese foreign ministry will quickly reverse a decision to freeze residency applications the agency has submitted for its staff, its spokesman said on Tuesday. Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil ordered the freeze last week after accusing UNHCR of hindering the return of...
Governor Snyder declares June as Immigrant Heritage Month
June 11th, 20180 LANSING — Gov. Snyder has proclaimed June as Immigrant Heritage Month. Michigan celebrates its past, present and future by welcoming those from across the globe who contribute to the state's cultural diversity and economic growth. "Michigan is a national leader in welcoming New Americans and that is something to be proud of," Snyder...
Survey: 1 in 5 Americans would deny Muslims the right to vote
June 10th, 20180 WASHINGTON - A minority of Americans believe that many Muslim Americans are not “American” enough, according to a new study by the Democracy Fund Voter Study Group. They also see little difference between Muslims from other countries and Muslim Americans, “suggesting that ‘Americanness’ alone does not lead to more positive...
Amazon lets Muslim workers put Ramadan before Prime Day
June 10th, 20180 MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota — The run-up to Amazon Prime Day, the e-commerce giant’s big July sales promotion, overlaps with Ramadan, 30 sacred days during which many observant Muslims fast and seek time off. That’s creating tension in Minnesota’s Twin Cities region, where activists say Amazon.com Inc. employs more than...
American Muslim investors to donate $5.6 million to charity during Ramadan
June 10th, 20181 FALLS CHURCH, Virginia — Azzad Asset Management, a socially responsible, faith-based registered investment advisor, announced on Thursday that its Muslim clients are expected to donate approximately $5.6 million to charity during the holy month of Ramadan. The figure is the highest since Azzad began providing this calculation in...
Appeals Court sides with Santana in ballot illegibility challenge
June 9th, 20180 DEARBORN — The Michigan Court of Appeals has sided with State Rep. Sylvia Santana (D-Detroit) in a lawsuit challenging her eligibility to be on the ballot in her run for the third State Senate district this primary election. Judges Michael Riordan, Christopher Murray and Cynthia Stephens decided unanimously on June 6 that Wayne...
Voters to decide marijuana legalization after legislature fails to act
June 9th, 20181 LANSING — The state legislature decided on Tuesday the issue of legalizing marijuana for recreational use will be up to voters to decide in the November election. Senate Republicans had wanted to take up and pass the measure so they could amend it and keep it off the Nov. 6 general election ballot. They instead deferred to the House...
Low-income workers protest Bill Schuette’s opposition to Medicaid
June 9th, 20180 DETROIT— On Thursday afternoon, a group of more than 100 low-income voters met outside Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette’s office in Detroit to protest his pledge to cut Michigan’s Medicaid expansion. A community member with the group said 700,000 Michigan residents who have Medicaid could be affected by the...
Local officials host iftars for area Muslims
June 9th, 20180 DEARBORN – Local officials in Wayne County hosted several iftars for area Muslims. Wayne County Executive Warren Evans hosted his annual iftar for county Muslim leaders at the Grapevine Restaurant in Canton. Dearborn Mayor Jack O’Reilly held two iftar dinners at Habib’s Cuisine, one for heads of local Arab and Muslim...
Congressman Dan Kildee and staff fast in solidarity with Muslim Americans
June 9th, 20180 FLINT, Michigan — U.S Rep. Dan Kildee (D-Flint), along with his congressional staff in Washington, D.C., fasted Wednesday June 6 in solidarity with Muslims in Michigan and around the world in observance of Ramadan. Ramadan is a holy month of fasting during which Muslims may not eat or drink from sunrise to sunset. This will be the...
American Muslim groups protest exclusion from Trump’s first White House iftar
June 8th, 20181 WASHINGTON, D.C. — After declining to mark Ramadan last year with a traditional iftar dinner, which breaks the daily fast during the Islamic holy month, the White House held one Wednesday night with a few dozen guests, many of them ambassadors from Muslim nations. Meanwhile, some Islamic groups that were not invited, led by the...
Mona Mansour brings fallible Arab American characters to stage
June 8th, 20180 By Hanan Daqqa Fairfax County Times "You never know where something takes you as a writer… you think you want to write about one thing and it leads you to another path." These are the words of Mona Mansour, a Lebanese American playwright who set out to write a play about her father's choice not to go back to...
Midwest Recycling and two Dearborn schools reap the benefits of giving back
June 8th, 20180 By Eman Jassem The Arab American News intern DEARBORN — On June 5, Lowrey School and Oakman Elementary School were each awarded the grand prize of $1,250 for being the winners of the Blue Hands United Clothing Collection Challenge sponsored by Midwest Recycling. Those attending people the Oakman Elementary School award......
Muslim students attacked at a Florida McDonald’s
June 8th, 20180 SAINT AUGUSTINE, Fla - A Florida man was arrested on Wednesday after he reportedly attacked two men he believed to be Muslims or Middle Easterners. He used a stun gun and told them they didn’t “deserve to eat American food". John Jay Smith, 60, got into a verbal altercation with the men before menacing them with a knife and...
Eight things I learned about Palestine while touring eight Western nations
June 6th, 20181 On February 20, I embarked on a global book tour that has, thus far, taken me to eight nations. The main theme of all my talks in various cultural, academic and media platforms was the pressing need to refocus the discussion on Palestine on the struggle, aspirations and history of the Palestinian people. But, interacting with hundreds......
Impaired Dearborn woman set to be deported granted temporary stay
June 5th, 20180 DEARBORN — A Physically and mentally impaired woman who as set to be deported to Lebanon has been granted temporary stay by a federal judge. Muna Kazan, a 57-year-old Dearborn resident, is a Lebanese citizen but has never set foot in the country by was set to be deported Monday night. Kazan's visa has expired but her attorney...
Amman ranked most expensive Arab city, 28th worldwide
June 5th, 20180 AMMAN — Amman was ranked the most expensive city in the Arab world and 28th worldwide, exceeding some of the main Gulf, European and North American cities such as Abu Dhabi, Dubai, London, Rome, Washington D.C. and San Francisco, according to a recent report by The Economist. Titled "Worldwide Cost of Living Survey", the study was...
Dearborn Fire Department receives Gold ‘Mission: Lifeline Award’
June 5th, 20180 DEARBORN – For the second year in a row, the Dearborn Fire Department was presented with the Gold “Mission: Lifeline” Emergency Medical Services Award and recognized for its extensive training and effective response to emergencies. Administered by the American Heart Association, the award recognizes EMS workers who fulfill their...
Water slides officially open at Dunworth Pool Thursday, June 7
June 5th, 20180 DEARBORN — The city’s newest outdoor aquatic amenities, two water slides at Dunworth Pool at Levagood Park, will officially open to the public Thursday, June 7. Dearborn Mayor Jack O’Reilly will preside over a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 4:30 p.m. Everyone is invited to the grand opening. Dunworth Pool will open at 4 p.m. and......
Little girl’s gift to Beaumont Children’s Hospital helps local kids
June 5th, 20180 DEARBORN — Lara Nasr Eddin, aged 6, loves to help people. “She’s always giving,” said her mom, Rana Aboukhair. “I have to pack her two lunches because she’s always giving away her food to other kids.” Lara is a kindergartner at Bedford Elementary School in Dearborn Heights. “I read at a second-grade level,” she...
Lebanon working for return of thousands of Syrian refugees
June 5th, 20180 BEIRUT — Lebanon is working with Damascus for the return of thousands of refugees who want to go back to Syria, a Lebanese official said on Thursday. As the Syrian army, backed by Iran and Russia, has recovered territory, Lebanon’s president and other politicians have called for refugees to go back to “secure areas” before a......
UAE jails activist for 10 years over social media posts
June 5th, 20180 DUBAI — Prominent Emirati activist Ahmed Mansoor has been sentenced to 10 years in jail and fined 1 million AED ($272,000) on charges of criticizing the United Arab Emirates government on social media, The National newspaper reported late on Wednesday. A trade and tourism hub, the UAE is an absolute monarchy that tolerates little...
Flint Congressman Kildee and staff to observe Ramadan for a day
June 5th, 20180 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Dan Kildee (D-Flint), along with his congressional staff in Washington, D.C., will fast in solidarity Wednesday with Muslims in Michigan and around the world in observance of Ramadan. Ramadan is a holy month of fasting during which Muslims may not eat or drink from sunrise to sunset. This will be the......
