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U.S. airman dies after setting himself ablaze outside Israeli Embassy in Washington, in protest of war crimes against Palestinians
March 1st, 20240 WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Sunday, an active-duty member of the U.S. Air Force died after he set himself ablaze outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C., while declaring that he “will no longer be complicit in genocide.” As he approached the gate of the Israeli embassy in Washington, D.C. U.S. Airman Aaron Bushnell of San...
Hundreds killed and injured while seeking food aid in Gaza, overall death toll passes 30,000
March 1st, 20240 On Thursday, Israeli occupation forces fired on a crowd of Palestinians racing to get food off an aid convoy in Gaza City, witnesses said. More than 100 people were killed, bringing the death toll since the start of the Israeli war on Gaza to more than 30,000, according to health officials. Israel said many of the dead were trampled...
Hezbollah signals it will cease fire when Israel stops attacking Gaza
March 1st, 20240 BEIRUT — On Thursday, the Hezbollah group signaled that it would halt its attacks on Israel from Lebanon when the Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip stops, but that it was also ready to keep on fighting if Israel continued hostilities. Hezbollah and the Israeli army have been trading fire since the Palestinian group Hamas...
Women: Are you a victim of overthinking?
February 27th, 20240 By Jumana Judeh, PhD Imagine finally getting a chance to sit down and relax at the end of your day and then it happens, your mind starts wondering. Did I get everything done that I needed to? Are the kids ok? Am I over my budget on the family expenses? How can I continue working long hours and maintain a certain level of...
On Feb. 27: Punish Biden, VOTE “uncommitted.” But, VOTE YES for the schools and college millage proposals
February 24th, 20241 Michigan's presidential primary elections on February 27 constitute an exceptional milestone, as they include very important decisions for the Arab American community. Next Tuesday, Democratic and Republican voters will select their respective presidential candidates to face off in the November general election. This is an important...
U.S. warns Iran against providing ballistic missiles to Russia
February 23rd, 20240 On Thursday, the Biden administration warned Iran of a "swift and severe" response from the international community if Tehran provided ballistic missiles to Russia, after reports surfaced earlier this week that the Islamic Republic shipped the powerful weapons to Moscow. Speaking at a virtual briefing with reporters, White House...
Fadwa Hammoud leaves AG’s Office to join Miller Johnson as Detroit managing member
February 23rd, 20240 DETROIT – Miller Johnson has announced that Fadwa Hammoud, chief deputy attorney general of the state of Michigan and former solicitor general of Michigan, has been named managing member of the firm’s Detroit office. Hammoud will help lead key lines of service for Miller Johnson, including crisis management, dispute resolution,...
Doctors without Borders chief slams U.S. veto of Gaza ceasefire resolutions at U.N.: Children in Gaza as young as 5 want to die
February 23rd, 20240 UNITED NATIONS – On Thursday, the head of Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) told the United Nations Security Council that medical teams in the Gaza Strip have come up with a new acronym: WCNSF - wounded child, no surviving family. "Children who do survive this war will not only bear the visible wounds of traumatic...
Houthis’ leader: Yemen vows to step up strikes in Red Sea, using “submarine weapons”
February 23rd, 20240 On Thursday, Yemen claimed responsibility for an attack on a U.K.-owned cargo ship and a drone assault on an American destroyer, and it targeted Israel's port and resort city of Eilat with ballistic missiles and drones. The statement by a Yemeni representative on social media site X came shortly after the group's leader said it was...
Efforts to broker a ceasefire in Gaza appear to gain new momentum
February 23rd, 20240 International efforts to broker a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas appeared to gain new momentum Thursday as the White House said a visit by a senior envoy with Israeli leaders was “going well” and other mediators reported encouraging signs from the warring parties. The new signs of progress came ahead of an expected summit this...
Henry Ford College President Russ Kavalhuna explains millage proposal
February 22nd, 20240 https://youtu.be/ex_91tK_z0M?si=cImbEytU-PdEYpa2
Special interview with Dr. Glenn Maleyko, superintendent of the Dearborn Public Schools
February 22nd, 20240 https://youtu.be/rIVecoDjWdw?si=yyOjg2_tY7lP6oIW
Hezbollah strikes at northern Israel in retaliation for deadly day in southern Lebanon
February 16th, 20240 BEIRUT — On Thursday, Hezbollah fired dozens of rockets at a northern Israeli town in a "preliminary response" to the killing of 10 civilians in southern Lebanon, the deadliest day for Lebanese civilians in four months of cross-border hostilities. The United Nations urged a halt to what it called a "dangerous escalation" of the...
U.N. warns Israel as international pressure mounts: Rafah invasion could “lead to slaughter”
February 16th, 20240 UNITED NATIONS – On Tuesday, the United Nations warned against an Israeli ground invasion of Rafah in the Gaza Strip, saying an offensive could "lead to a slaughter" in the southern region of the Palestinian enclave where more than 1 million people are sheltering. Israel says it wants to flush out Hamas militants from hideouts in...
Yemen’s Houthis vow to continue attacks in solidarity with Palestinians
February 16th, 20240 Yemen's Houthis will press on with attacks on Red Sea shipping in solidarity with the Palestinians as long as Israel continues to commit "crimes" against them, their leader said on Thursday. "Our operations have a big impact on the enemy, which constitute a great success and a real triumph," Abdul-Malik al-Houthi said in a televised......
Jewish American organizations launch distortion campaign against the publisher of The Arab American News, incite violence against him
February 16th, 20240 Several American Jewish organizations led by the Anti Defamation League launched a campaign of distortion and intimidation against the longtime publisher and editor-in-chief of The Arab American News, Osama Siblani. This campaign of maligning Siblani came after his meeting with senior White House officials in Dearborn last week. The...
Police: Stabbing of Palestinian American in Texas is a hate crime
February 13th, 20240 The recent stabbing of a 23-year-old Palestinian American in Texas meets the standard for a hate crime, police announced on Wednesday. Bert James Baker, 36, was arrested on Sunday for allegedly attacking 23-year-old Zacharia Doar after Doar and friends were returning from a pro-Palestinian protest on Sunday near the University of......
A message to Biden: Arab Americans are urged to vote “uncommitted” in Michigan’s presidential primary on Feb. 27
February 13th, 20242 Michigan community leaders are encouraging voters to select "uncommitted" in the Michigan primary elections, hoping to send a message to President Biden before November that they're unhappy with U.S. support for Israel in the conflict with Gaza. "The main push is Joe Biden's stance on the conflict taking place between Israel and...
Shame on you, Wall Street Journal. Dearborn is a jewel of Metro Detroit.
February 13th, 20241 By Randiah Camille Green Recently, the Wall Street Journal published an inflammatory op-ed under the headline “Welcome to Dearborn, America’s Jihad Capital.” Written by Steven Stalinsky, the article claims that “Imams and politicians in the Michigan city side with Hamas against Israel and Iran against the U.S.” This...
Detroit Metropolitan Airport launches SOAR program for small business operators
February 13th, 20240 DETROIT – Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW), Michigan's gateway to the world, is committed to helping small businesses reach a global audience. Starting February 13, DTW will launch “Small Business Operators Arriving Ready” (SOAR). This program will create access and opportunity for business owners to operate their...
Trump wins the Nevada Republican caucuses, continuing his march to the nomination
February 11th, 20240 LAS VEGAS — Former President Trump easily won the Nevada caucuses on Thursday, the fourth contest he has captured on his march to the GOP nomination. It was a glide path for Trump, who faced no major competition in the caucuses after most of his opponents dropped out of the race and the last one standing, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki......
Detroiters can weigh in on election district maps
February 9th, 20240 DETROIT —Residents are being asked to show up, speak up and choose their preferred district map this month when the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission (MICRC) convenes public hearings for comments. The commission wants resident feedback to select from nine versions of a proposed district map plus an independent...Wall Street Journal opinion spews hate and incites violence against Arab Americans in Dearborn, receives widespread condemnation
February 9th, 20240 An offensive opinion article on the city of Dearborn published by the Wall Street Journal last week sparked feelings of anxiety and resentment among the local community, summoning a widespread wave of condemnation that included President Biden, Governor Whitmer and other prominent officials, while local Arab American leaders called in a......
Saudi Arabia rejects normalization with Israel without end to Gaza war and a credible path to a Palestinian state, contradicts Biden admin claims
February 9th, 20240 In a sharply worded rebuke likely to postpone any talk of expanding the Abraham Accords until after the U.S. election, Saudi Arabia said unequivocally it will not normalize relations with Israel as desperately hoped for by the Biden administration in Washington, and would only consider it if the war in Gaza stops and an independent...
Biden white House team meets with Arab American and Muslim leaders in Michigan
February 9th, 20240 DEARBORN – On Thursday, top Biden administration officials met with Arab American and Muslim leaders in Michigan at the Henry Hotel in an effort to mend ties with a community that has an important role in deciding whether President Biden can hold on to a crucial swing state in the November election. Biden is facing increasing......
