Militants sieze 43 Golan Heights peacekeeper
August 29th, 20140 DAMASCUS — Militants fighting the Syrian army have detained 43 U.N. peacekeepers in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights and trapped another 81 in the region, and the world body is working to secure their release, the United Nations said on Thursday.The affected peacekeepers are from the Philippines and Fiji, U.N. spokesman Stephane...Iraqi Christians taking action to protect vulnerable minorities their homeland
Over the last few months, the Chaldean community has held several rallies in metro Detroit hoping to raise awareness on the plight of Iraqi Christians. The community is also working closely together to protect the future of religious minorities in Iraq. This month the Adopt-A-Refugee charitable group, in collaboration with...Dearborn Board of Education approves appointments of Arab Americans to administrative positions
DEARBORN — Dearborn Public Schools Superintendent Brian Whiston announced the appointment of Shannon Peterson to executive director for secondary education, per board approval on Aug. 25. Peterson is currently principal at Bryant Middle School, formerly assistant principal at Bryant, and a teacher at Lowrey Middle School and...Dearborn Board of Education approves appointments of Arab Americans to administrative positions
DEARBORN — Dearborn Public Schools Superintendent Brian Whiston announced the appointment of Shannon Peterson to executive director for secondary education, per board approval on Aug. 25. Peterson is currently principal at Bryant Middle School, formerly assistant principal at Bryant, and a teacher at Lowrey Middle School and...Dental Office Shooting in Dearborn
DEARBORN — On Aug. 28 at approximately 9:10 a.m. Dearborn Police officers responded to a report of gunshots fired at the Advanced Dental Clinic located at 14639 Ford Road in Dearborn. The suspect, a 73 year old male Dearborn resident, was quickly taken into custody by responding officers. It was determined that the suspect entered...Dept. of Education offers tips on getting a good start to the school year
Summer is over and school is beginning again. It’s time to put away the video games and iPods and bring out the books and pencils.Preparing for another school year requires the cooperation of both the students and parents. Today, there is more then just buying new school supplies that goes into getting students ready for...
Muslims condemn ISIS, say terrorist group doesn’t represent Islam
August 26th, 20140 DEARBORN—Muslim Americans gathered at Dearborn City Hall Monday to condemn ISIS, and honor all the victims of the terrorist group including American journalist James Foley. Last week a video was released of Foley being beheaded by a member of ISIS in retaliation for American airstrikes on Iraq that were...
Health concerns, frustrations grow in flood aftermath
August 22nd, 20140 DEARBORN — The contents of 40 percent of Dearborn's basements are now on its streets in piles of trash bags and disposed furniture. unprecedented rainfall on Aug. 11 caused sewage backups that turned 8,000 basements across the city into swamps of filthy water.Thousands of basements in Dearborn have been converted into living spaces...
Local group returns from Ferguson, demands justice
August 22nd, 20140 DETROIT — Members of the National Action Network (NAN) returned to Detroit Monday after visiting Ferguson, Missouri over the weekend. Speaking at a press conference this week following the visit, Rev. Charles Williams II of the NAN said residents in Ferguson are protesting peacefully and accused anarchist groups of inciting...Detroiters encouraged to make payments before shut-off moratorium expires Monday
DETROIT – City residents are encouraged to attend the Cobo Water Fair this Saturday to make payment arrangements and access help before the shut-off moratorium expires on Monday.Mayor Mike Duggan and City Council President Brenda Jones, in conjunction with the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department (DWSD), will present the Water Fair at...
Renisha McBride’s family files $10M lawsuit against Wafer
August 22nd, 20140 DETROIT — On Tuesday, the family of Renisha McBride filed a $10 million wrongful death lawsuit against Theodore Wafer in Wayne County Circuit Court. McBride, a Detroit resident, was shot and killed by Dearborn Heights resident in November. The civil lawsuit seeks damages in the 19-year-old’s death. Earlier this month,...
Immigration conference to discuss profiling at border next month
August 22nd, 20140 DETROIT — The Northern Borders Coalition (NBC) Immigrants Rights Conference will take place Tuesday, Sep. 16 at the United Auto Workers Ford National Training Center from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The event, entitled “From North to South: Civil Rights Along the Border”, will focus on the issue of profiling at the...
“Islamic State” denounced at interfaith candlelight vigil
August 22nd, 20140 BIRMINGHAM — On Thursday, Aug. 14, Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Hindu and Sikh clergy members, among other religious leaders of various faiths, held an interfaith candlelight and prayer vigil at Shain Park in Birmingham and denounced the terrorist group IS. Representatives from human rights and civic organizations also...
Dearborn Scavengers to receive $500 ticket for going through residents’ trash after flood
August 22nd, 20140 DEARBORN — The Dearborn City Council on Wednesday approved an emergency ordinance that prohibits curbside scavenging of trash in the city. The punishment for violating the ordinance is a $500 fine and 93 days in jail. The emergency ordinance will expire in 61 days, unless the council takes further action. City ordinance...Closings, pay cuts proposed for Detroit schools
DETROIT – The Detroit Public Schools System will be cutting the paychecks of administrators and teachers in October. The 10 percent pay cut needs to be approved by state Superintendent Mike Flanagan before it goes into affect. The salary for the top DPS teacher would decrease from $66,000 to $59,400 per year. Part of the plan involves......
Wayne County: More than $340M in flood damages
DETROIT – Wayne County officials currently estimates that the August 11 storm that severely impacted parts of Southeastern Michigan resulted in more than $340 million in flood damages in the County. More than 35,000 private residences were impacted, resulting in more than $332 million in damages, with an additional $12 million in...Wayne County: More than $340M in flood damages
DETROIT – Wayne County officials currently estimates that the August 11 storm that severely impacted parts of Southeastern Michigan resulted in more than $340 million in flood damages in the County. More than 35,000 private residences were impacted, resulting in more than $332 million in damages, with an additional $12 million in......
Dearborn cleric owes $250K for fraud picture
August 22nd, 20140 DEARBORN — Dearborn cleric Ahmad Jibril, who according to reports is popular among supporters of the terrorist group IS, was ordered to pay $250,000 in restitution for fraud convictions. Back in May, a report by the British think tank International Centre for the Study of Radicalization and Political Violence cited Jibril as an...
Brehm donates $17,000 to district choir program
August 22nd, 20140 DEARBORN — Ten years ago, William Brehm, a philanthropist and Fordson High School alumnus, founded the Brehm Scholars Program. While directly covering the costs of higher education for a select group of Fordson graduates, the program has also inspired many other Fordson students to reach goals that previously seemed unattainable....
Dearborn company offering affordable after-school tutoring program
August 22nd, 20140 DEARBORN — The tutoring company EduCare Student Services has started an affordable after school tutoring program for students in grades K-12. Sessions will begin Tuesday, Sept. 9 and will be offered every Tuesday and Thursday from 4 p.m. 6 p.m. and 6:15 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. at the Dearborn Atrium Office Center located at 835 Mason...
Collision shops ‘flooded’ with vehicles, state issues warning against selling damaged cars
August 22nd, 20140 DETROIT – While thousands of residents across Southeast Michigan sustained damage to their homes from last week's record breaking rainfall, motorists were also severely impacted by the disaster.On Monday, August 11, thousands of motorists were trapped along streets and freeways during their commute home, when their vehicles stalled......
Newly-formed Yemeni American Chamber of Commerce holds first annual dinner
August 22nd, 20140 More than 200 people attended the Yemeni American Chamber of Commerce's first annual dinner. Members of the group are pictured here with 19th District Court Judge, Mark Somers; Wayne County Executive, Robert Ficano; Paul Abbate, special agent in charge of the FBI’s Detroit Division; Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon;...
Edsel Ford improves in state rankings, but ‘cultural clash’ issue lingers
August 22nd, 20140 DEARBORN – The Michigan Department of Education last week released its annual rankings of public schools based off of academic proficiency, participation, attendance and graduation rates. The state classifies each school as either a reward, focus or priority school, based on its findings. The news was both good and bad for......
Ferguson highlights failed U.S. policy and the racial housing gap
On the surface, the unrest in Ferguson, Mo. was about local police using deadly force on an unarmed young man. But on a deeper level, it reflected the increasing poverty and economic decline that affects ethnic communities all over America.Despite rosy reports in the media about the end of the national foreclosure crisis and the...
Activist addresses community issues at IHW meeting, Imams condemn James Foley murder
August 22nd, 20140 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Community activists held a "brainstorming" meeting at The Islamic House of Wisdom on Wednesday to discuss the challenges that the Arab and Muslim American communities are facing. The attendees tackled the rise of Islamophobia and lack of community involvement as major issues facing local Arabs and......
