Islamophobia discussed at 9/11 event led by ACCESS
DEARBORN — On Saturday, September 10, as part of the Arab Community Center for Economic & Social Services' (ACCESS) four part event to commemorate the 10th anniversary of 9/11, a panel discussion was held at the Arab American National Museum in Dearborn titled "U.S. Rising: Emerging Voices in a Post 9/11 Era."The event was...No-fault auto insurance changes debated for Michigan
LANSING — The state Capitol has been the site of a raging debate over whether or not Michigan's no-fault auto insurance law should be changed, according to local reports. With the economy struggling particularly in Michigan, many have said that they would choose to underinsure themselves in order to save money according to a study...Lebanese Parliament member visits Dearborn, urges unity as homeland faces challenges
DEARBORN — Lebanese American community leaders met at Habib's Cuisine in the city on Tuesday, Sept. 6 to welcome Lebanese Parliament Member Mr. Ali Bazzi at an invitation-only dinner reception. Ali Bazzi, a Lebanese Parliament member, visited Dearborn on Tuesday, Sept. 6 to meet with local Lebanese American community leaders at...“Fear, Inc.” names and shames top Islamophobes
NEW YORK (MEO) — A new report by the Center for American Progress called "Fear, Inc.: The Roots of the Islamophobia Network in America" shows how a small group of self-proclaimed experts backed by a host of donors are spreading fear and hostility toward Muslims in the United States.According to the report, these so-called experts...
TEN YEARS AFTER: Arab Americans on life after 9/11
September 12th, 20110 DEARBORN - The September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States of America had a profound effect on major policies both foreign and national, as well as on the collective psyche of the general U.S. population. But many of those changes had a unique effect on Arab Americans and American Muslims, especially in metro Detroit where the...ACC celebrates education at annual gala
Lathrup Village — On Friday, September 30th at the Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center, 6 p.m., the Arab American and Chaldean Council (ACC) will host its 32nd Annual Civic and Humanitarian Awards Gala Education: The Road to Success. GM President Mark L. Reuss President of GM North America Mark L. Reuss is the evening's Keynote...
Basha Diagnostics finds major success competing against local hospitals
September 11th, 20110 Some residents in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb County might feel comfortable going to their local hospitals for diagnostic check-ups. But since 1980, many patients have been comfortable taking an alternative route — getting their medical testing done by the top diagnostic company in the area, Basha Diagnostics, without having to step foot...Sept. 14 event takes aim at bullying problem in Dearborn
DEARBORN — The city along with Dearborn Public Schools will kick off a year-long effort against bullying on Sept. 14 with an event at the Ford Community & Performing Arts Center on Michigan Avenue. The event will begin at 6 p.m. and include various attractions for kids including the Detroit Pistons' and Detroit Lions' mascots,...International scheme shipping cars to Iraq busted by feds
DETROIT — Last Wednesday, federal authorities announced the arrests of 13 people, including 10 from metro Detroit, in an international car-theft scheme. The vehicles, which were rented and then reported as stolen or carjacked in Detroit, were allegedly taken to Canada where suspects hoped they would not be detected and then shipped to...Pie-throwers get jail time for Levin incident
DETROIT — Ahlam Mohsen and Max Kantar pled guilty last week to a federal charge of assaulting a Member of Congress stemming from an August 2010 incident. Mohsen, 23, a graduate of Michigan State University, hit U.S. Sen. Carl Levin (D-Michigan) in the face with an apple pie at a deli in Big Rapids leading to the charges. Kantar...Accused murderer Faraj bound over to 3rd Circuit Court
DEARBORN – 19th District Court Judge Mark Somers said there was reasonable evidence for Fadi Faraj to be bound over for trial to Wayne County Circuit Court.The decision came down last Friday against Faraj, who is accused of shooting Hassan Zeidan, 23, multiple times after a scuffle related to a basketball game at Riverside Academy in...Catholic Leader Twal to visit Southfield on Sept. 23
SOUTHFIELD — The Arab American Catholic community in Michigan is preparing to welcome Beatitude Fouad B. Twal, Patriarch of Jerusalem, as part of a multi-city U.S. tour on September 23 at the city's Regency Manor at 6:30 p.m. Twal is the second Arab Patriarch of the Holy Land to be appointed by Pope Benedict XVI, in June 2008. In...CAIR launches “Remember Through Service” campaign for 9/11 anniversary
SOUTHFIELD — The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) this week launched a billboard and Internet campaign designed to mark the 10th anniversary of 9/11 terror attacks by highlighting the service of Michigan Muslims to the nation.The CAIR-MI "Remember Through Service" campaign is designed to tell the...Detroit community honored for building bonds between Jews, Muslims
WASHINGTON — Prominent religious leaders representing Christian, Jewish, Muslim and Sikh faiths honored the Detroit faith community at a gathering in Washington, D.C. for its efforts to build bonds between the Jewish and Muslim communities.The Washington gathering was organized by the members of the interfaith campaign Shoulder to...
Physician incarcerated for years after false accusation of sexual assault
September 11th, 20110 A metro Detroit doctor spent more than three years in prison for a crime he didn't commit.In 2007 a woman working at Dr. Labeed Nouri's Hazel Park medical office for only five days accused him of sexually assaulting her. The accusations changed the orthopedic specialist’s life. He was charged with two counts of fourth degree......
Post 9/11 national security policies undermine American values, experts say
DETROIT - The United States government has drawn sharp criticism for the methods it has used to intensify national security measures after 9/11. In a forum at Wayne State University titled, "Post 9/11 Legal Landscape," speakers argued that some of the measures undermine the country's core democratic values. Juan Cole, professor of...Documents show NY police watched devout Muslims
NEW YORK — The New York Police Department compiled lists of mosques and Muslim businesses it saw as potential security risks for reasons that included endorsing conservative religious views or having devout customers, according to hundreds of pages of internal police documents newly obtained by The Associated Press.The records reveal......
Fusing food not often paired together makes Crave unique
The courage to combine flavors that typically wouldn’t be used in the same entree is the essence of the fusion themed menu at Crave sushi bar and restaurant. “It’s a little more daring. We introduce foods that are not commonly put together, and we are not afraid of unconventional flavors,” Executive Chef Dennis Kennedy said....
Survey: U.S. Muslims upbeat despite scrutiny since 9/11
September 3rd, 20110 WASHINGTON (IPS) - Despite increased public scrutiny since the 9/11 terrorist attacks and well-funded campaigns promoting Islamophobia, U.S. Muslims express a significantly higher level of satisfaction with their lives, their local communities, and the country's general direction than does the public at large, according to a major new...
Finances, bullying among concerns as kids head back to school
September 3rd, 20110 DEARBORN — Whether it's making sure they know where to go for each class or changing their sleep schedule, kids (and parents) have a lot to deal with when the school season begins each fall. But heading into the 2011 school season, it seems as if more people than ever are being affected by the current downtrodden economic state in the...Friends reminisce, mourn after 23-year-old man killed in drive-by shooting
DETROIT – Tragedy struck the Dearborn Arab American community for the second time in less than two months after a drive-by shooting on Detroit's west side during the early morning hours of Sunday, August 28. Hussein AlWaily, 23, was struck and killed by a bullet fired from another car as he crossed the middle of the road in an......
Immigration attorney says few changes likely from new DHS announcement
September 3rd, 20110 CANTON — A recent announcement by U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has caused some in the local immigrant community to become confused as to the net effects on their own situations. It's hard for me to believe there will be a strong, expedited process regarding this matter; my experience and...BRIDGES post-9/11 forum became a model for other communities
DEARBORN — The horrors of the September 11, 2001 attacks led to many policy changes both across the country and locally, and they also led to the creation of a forum that changed the way that local Arab Americans and law enforcement officials communicated with each other. Shortly after the tragedy of 9/11, the BRIDGES, or Building......
International Al-Quds Day rally raises awareness for Palestinian freedom
DEARBORN/DETROIT — Rallies in support of International Al-Quds (Jerusalem) Day are held locally and throughout the Middle East and the world each year on the last Friday of Ramadan and have been since 1979, but this year's version in Dearborn on Friday, August 26 had a different twist. A first-ever auto rally featuring signs, banners,...ADC-Michigan’s 10th Annual Judges Night to be held Sept. 21
DEARBORN — The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee of Michigan's Advisory Board will host the organization's 10th Annual Judges Night Reception at 6 p.m. on Sept. 21 at Byblos Banquet Center in the city. The event is by invitation only. Judges Night's purpose is to recognize and honor local judges whose work in upholding......