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Arab American cop files claim of discrimination against his employer
May 11th, 20180 SAN JOSE, CA — A Lebanese-American police officer in San Jose filed a claim against the city and his employer after enduring years of harassment based on his ethnicity and religion. Oakland’s KTVU reported Tuesday that San Jose police officer Nabil Haidar, a 22-year veteran of SJPD and a Muslim, endured taunts about his religion...
Former Port Huron pastor charged in enticing girls to engage in sex acts online
May 11th, 20180 PORT HURON — A former Port Huron pastor is facing federal charges amid allegations he enticed underage girls to engage in sex acts online. FBI agents learned about Jackie Douglas Woodburn’s virtual interactions while probing a chatroom-based website that attracts adult men who pose as youths “seeking to sexually exploit minor...
Michigan Bureau of Elections rules El-Sayed eligible in Michigan governor’s race
May 11th, 20180 LANSING - On Wednesday May 9, the Michigan Bureau of Elections rejected all challenges to Abdul El-Sayed’s legal eligibility to run for governor and confirmed him eligible to run. Democratic Gubernatorial candidate Shri Thanedar brought the challenge of El-Sayed’s eligibility forward. “The official state Qualified Voter File...
World and national leaders slam Trump for abandoning Iran nuclear deal
May 11th, 20180 WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Trump pulled the United States out of an international nuclear deal with Iran on Tuesday, raising the risk of conflict in the Middle East, upsetting European allies and casting uncertainty over global oil supplies. Trump said in a televised address from the White House that he would reimpose U.S....
Hezbollah allies gain seats in Lebanon’s parliamentary elections
May 11th, 20180 BEIRUT — Hezbollah and its political allies won just over half the seats in Lebanon's parliamentary elections, unofficial results showed, boosting an Iranian-backed movement fiercely opposed to Israel and underlining Tehran's growing regional clout. Hezbollah's leader, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, called it a "political and moral...
While Israel and Iran claim no desire for armed conflict, Trump might stumble into war against Tehran
May 11th, 20180 Israel has launched its biggest attack ever on Iranian forces in Syria. This is a serious development, but reports of the entire Middle East being on the verge of all out war fail to fully appreciate the motives and intentions of the various players. Looked at from the Israeli point of view, it is an excellent moment to act against...Arab American cop files claim against his employer after his colleagues called him ‘Beirut Bomber’ and ‘ISIS’
May 11th, 20180 SAN JOSE, CA — A Lebanese-American police officer in San Jose filed a claim against the city and his employer after enduring years of harassment based on his ethnicity and religion. Oakland’s KTVU reported Tuesday that San Jose police officer Nabil Haidar, a 22-year veteran of SJPD and a Muslim, endured taunts about his religion...
Palestinian-Mexican American running for U.S. Congress in California
May 11th, 20180 SAN DIEGO — A candidate for the U.S. Congress in the state of California is hoping to become its first Latino-Arab American member by capturing a district that has voted Republican for the past 30 years. Ammar Campa-Najjar, a 29-year-old former field campaign director for President Obama, White House staffer and a labor department...
Paterson, NJ elects first Arab American mayor in landslide victory
May 11th, 20180 PATERSON, NJ — Andre Sayegh registered a resounding victory in Paterson’s six-man mayoral contest on Tuesday, capturing the office that he failed to gain in two previous elections. Using the theme “One Paterson”, Sayegh converted alliances he reached with community leaders from various ethnic groups into a coalition that...
Wayne County Commission approves Woronchak resolution on Ramadan
May 11th, 20180 DETROIT — On Thursday, May 10, the Wayne County Commission approved a resolution introduced by Commission Chairman Gary Woronchak (D-Dearborn) recognizing the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, which begins May 16. Woronchak continued a tradition he established several years ago of commemorating the start of Ramadan each year with a...
NAACP to hold 2019 national convention in Detroit
May 11th, 20180 DETROIT — The NAACP announced Sunday that it will hold its 110th annual national convention at Cobo Center in Detroit in July 2019. Leon Russell, chairman of the national NAACP's Board of Directors, made the announcement at the Detroit branch's 63rd annual Fight for Freedom Fund Dinner at the Cobo Center last Sunday. Russell said...
U.S. House approves Dingell-Upton amendment to protect the Great Lakes from nuclear waste
May 11th, 20180 WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Thursday , the U.S. House of Representatives approved a bipartisan amendment introduced by U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Dearborn) and U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph) expressing the Congress' strong position that the American and Canadian governments should not allow permanent or long-term storage of spent...
Green Party nominates Jennifer Kurland for Michigan governor, Charin Davenport for Lt. Governor
May 11th, 20182 FLINT — The Green Party of Michigan held its nominating convention in Flint on Saturday, May 5 and chose Jennifer Kurland as its candidate for Michigan governor. Kurland was born and raised in Michigan and has lived in the state her entire life. She is a community activist with more than a decade of experience in environmental...
The Bernie Sanders-inspired ‘Our Revolution’ endorses Abdul El-Sayed for governor
May 11th, 20180 DETROIT — At a campaign rally in Detroit on Saturday, May 5, former Ohio State Sen. Nina Turner announced that Our Revolution, an organization inspired by Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-VT) 2016 presidential campaign, has endorsed Dr. Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan’s Democratic gubernatorial primary. Our Revolution is a national...
Dearborn High, Crestwood High School receive national recognition
May 11th, 20180 DEARBORN — Two high schools in Dearborn and Dearborn Heights were ranked in the top 100 nationwide by U.S. News & World Report in its 2018 edition of best high schools, and the International Academy of Macomb was ranked the top magnet school in the nation. Magnet high schools are public high schools that typically attract the......
Dearborn schools Clean Up parades run through May 24
May 11th, 20180 DEARBORN – For the last 66 years, Dearborn Public Schools students have promoted the city with Clean Up parades around their schools. The promotion of these annual events in addition to other environmentally-friendly events will continue through May 24. The parades, which have evolved over the years, continued to expand the message...
Michigan Schools Superintendent Brian Whiston loses battle with cancer
May 11th, 20180 DEARBORN — State Schools Superintendent Brian Whiston died Monday night after a months-long battle with cancer, the Michigan Department of Education announced on Tuesday. Whiston, 56, had dedicated his career to education, first as a lobbyist for Oakland Schools and then as a superintendent at Dearborn Public Schools. In 2014, he......
Iraqis voting in first election since ISIS defeat
May 10th, 20180 BAGHDAD — For the first time since driving out ISIS, Iraqis go to the polls on Saturday in an election that will shape attempts to heal the country’s deep divisions and could shift the regional balance of power. Iraq’s three main ethnic and religious groups, the majority Shi’a Arabs and the minority Sunni Arabs and Kurds, have...
Kalkaska village replaces president who spread anti-Muslim remarks online
May 9th, 20180 KALKASKA, Mich. — The village president of Kalkaska, about 230 miles northwest of Detroit, who shared Facebook posts condemning Islam and called for the murder of “every last Muslim" in June 2017 has been replaced in a recall election. On May 8, the town's 2,000 residents ousted Jeff Sieting and elected Harley J. Wales in his...
Decades-long hunt for missing girls leads to Michigan farm
May 9th, 20180 DETROIT — Police searched a former farm outside Detroit on Tuesday for the remains of up to six teenage girls missing for decades, believing they may have been killed by a now 68-year-old man serving a life sentence for the murder of another girl, police said. Investigators were digging in a wooded area where the man, Arthur Ream,...
Obama: Trump’s decision on Iran nuclear deal ‘misguided’
May 8th, 20180 WASHINGTON - Former President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal, struck during Obama’s presidency, was “misguided.” “I believe that the decision to put the JCPOA at risk without any Iranian violation of the deal is a serious mistake,” Obama said in a......
Americans overwhelmingly against Trump’s decision to pullout from Iran deal
May 8th, 20180 NEW YORK - Less than one third of Americans agrees with President Trump’s decision to pull the United States out of an agreement to limit Iran’s nuclear program, according to a Reuters/Ipsos national opinion poll released on Tuesday. The poll, conducted May 4-8, ahead of the Republican president’s announcement to end the deal,...
Michigan, world leaders slam Trump for abandoning Iran nuclear deal
May 8th, 20180 WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Trump on Tuesday pulled the United States out of an international nuclear deal with Iran, raising the risk of conflict in the Middle East, upsetting European allies and casting uncertainty over global oil supplies. Trump said in a televised address from the White House that he would reimpose U.S.......
U.S. urges post-election Lebanon to uphold regional policy
May 8th, 20180 BEIRUT ― The United States urged Lebanon to uphold a policy of staying out of regional wars and a U.N. Security Council resolution that sought Hezbollah’s disarmament, after the Iran-backed group and its allies won more than half the seats in Sunday’s election. The United States views Hezbollah as a terrorist group and is...
Hezbollah allies gain seats in Lebanon parliamentary elections
May 7th, 20180 BEIRUT - Hezbollah and its political allies won just over half the seats in Lebanon’s parliamentary elections, unofficial results showed, boosting an Iranian-backed movement fiercely opposed to Israel and underlining Tehran’s growing regional clout. Hezbollah’s leader, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, called it a “political and moral......
