YABA celebrates 40-year anniversary
DEARBORN — The Yemeni American Benevolent Association (YABA) celebrated 40 years of service on Oct. 3, gathering longtime community leaders and officials from throughout the region who have worked with the group over four decades. "YABA, through these 40 years, has always been dedicated to women's education by providing...
Afghanistan is now a war about nothing
October 14th, 20090 In the coming weeks, President Obama must decide whether or not to send up to 40,000 more troops to Afghanistan, as general McChrystal has reportedly proposed. It is plain that our president is taking his time to reassess the war in Afghanistan, because there isn't a well developed military option presented nor an overall objective...Iran’s nuclear ‘theater’ meant to divert attention
World events have taken an interesting turn recently, with the Goldstone Report, which wreaked havoc in the beginning of the week, being nearly completely overshadowed by Iran's revelation of another nuclear facility, according to diplomats in Vienna on September 25. The Iran nuclear threat — although theater is a more suitable term...Part 5: Reflecting on 25 years of The Arab American News
Michigan elected officials comment on The Arab American News' silver anniversary: "For the last 25 years, the Arab American News has provided a tremendous service to the people of southeast Michigan and throughout the state. I look forward to many more years of their important contributions and work for our community." Debbie...Iran should not derail peace
Damn the Iranians and full speed ahead. That was the U.S. policy in the Middle East. But the waters have proved treacherous, with torpedoes everywhere. Despite an initial hopeful sit-down with Iranian negotiators, this won't be the October the White House wanted on the foreign policy front. By now, Barack Obama was supposed to have...Girls’ conference seeks to educate, inspire
Girls Matter, a nonprofit group focused on boosting self-esteem and leadership skills in young girls, is to host an annual conference Saturday, Oct. 10, featuring workshops for girls age 9-17, their parents and professionals who serve girls in Metro Detroit, 9 a.m.-2:15 p.m. at Schoolcraft College's VisTaTech Center, 18600 Haggerty...Muslims donating medical care
In a small quiet medical clinic in a poor neighborhood in Detroit, the uninsured are received with courtesy and kindness, see a physician, have the required diagnostic work done and sent on their way with the medication they need or a prescription for it and instructions on where to get it filled. They also have a return appointment....
U.S. Commerce Secretary visits Arab American community, listens to business concerns
October 10th, 20090 About 70 business owners and community leaders attend a meeting with U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke at the Lebanese American Heritage Club in Dearborn on Tuesday. PHOTOS: Nafeh Abu Nab/American Elite Studios DEARBORN — U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke did not have all the answers to Michigan's economic woes, or to many...Judges Kelly and Keith honored with “Gaurdian of Justice” awards
Prominent judges from throughout the region attended the 8th Annual ADC Judges Night at Bint Jebeil Cultural Center in Dearborn on Thursday. DEARBORN - The American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) hosted its 8th Annual Judges Night at Bint Jebail Cultural Center in Dearborn on Oct. 1, with the goal of honoring...
ACC celebrates clients’ recoveries
October 8th, 20090 DETROIT — Standing in the middle of poverty-stricken Detroit like an oasis in the desert, the Arab and Chaldean Council Clubhouse has established itself as a place of healing for Wayne County residents suffering with mental and substance abuse problems. Joyce Johnson (left) helped give Youkhana Kako the support he needed...
She’s only 17 and she’s dead either way
October 8th, 20090 Ever since Rifqa Bary ran away from her home in Columbus, Ohio in early August, the ex-Muslim's story of an alleged imminent honor killing at the hands of her parents for her conversion to Christianity has galvanized the Right in a way reminiscent of the Terry Schiavo case. Short on facts but big on opportunism, the Right sought to...Michigan poverty rate climbs to 14.4 percent
Voter forums held, guides released DEARBORN HEIGHTS — The League of Women Voters hosted a City Council forum for both Dearborn and Dearborn Heights on Sept. 29 and 30, coinciding with the release of their new non-partisan voter guide just over a month out from the city's general elections. At the Dearborn Heights council forum at...A new approach to U.S. aid in the Muslim world
The American University of Beirut (AUB), from which tens of thousands of Arab leaders have graduated over the last 140 years, is a shining example of foreign aid put to good use. What distinguishes the graduates of AUB is not only leadership and a sense of service to the Arab world; graduates of this New York-chartered university are...
Book casts new light on Palestine’s ethnic cleansing
October 7th, 20090 A Palestinian boy flashes a victory sign as he holds a stone during a protest near the Nahal Oz crossing between Israel and the northern Gaza Strip September 16, 2009. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem In recent years, a growing number of accounts of the 1948 war have corrected and exposed the founding myths of Israel, including claims...More lies, more deception
The G-20 ministers declared their meeting in Pittsburgh a success, but as Rob Kall reports in OpEdNews.com, the meeting's main success was to turn Pittsburgh into "a ghost-town, emptied of workers and the usual pedestrians, but filled to overflowing with over 12,000 swat cops from all over the US." Ali Akbar Salehi, head of......
Eyeless in Gaza: Obama’s Palestine flop
Obama's peace initiative on Palestine suffered a stunning, perhaps fatal, blow last week. Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu rejected out of hand any freeze on the West Bank settlements which the White House had pressed as a necessary first step toward serious negotiations. The Obama plan is now stillborn, never having drawn a...Part 4: Reflecting on 25 years of The Arab American News
Michigan elected officials comment on The Arab American News' silver anniversary: On behalf of the citizens of Wayne County, I would like to congratulate The Arab American News on celebrating 25 years of publication. Your commitment to the cultural, educational and political empowerment of this community has been a hallmark of your......
Students lose school, parents lose thousands in surprise closure of academy
DETROIT — A Detroit private school attended by Muslim students, mostly from Dearborn, closed abruptly last week, leaving over 100 kids without a school. Frustrated parents of former students of the American Muslim Academy in Detroit discuss the school’s abrupt closure during a meeting at the Islamic library of Dearborn on...Part 3: Reflecting on 25 years of The Arab American News
Local Arab American community figures comment on The Arab American News' silver anniversary: "My sincere congratulations to The Arab American News and its publisher and my friend Osama Siblani. Your success over the last 25 years doesn't just stem from simply reporting the news, but from being actively and positively involved in...
Fordson stakes its claim as city’s best
September 30th, 20090 DEARBORN — They say most things in sports go in cycles, and for now, the Dearborn Fordson Tractors have firmly established themselves as the top football program in the city. The Dearborn Fordson defense held Dearborn in check en route to a 35-10 win last Friday night at the Pioneers' newly-renovated football field and...Local Arabs, Jews critique documentary
EAST LANSING — A documentary film exploring local media coverage of Arab American and Jewish American communities, primarily in the aftermath of the 2006 war in Lebanon, was screened at Michigan State University on Monday. Panelists discuss media coverage in the aftermath of the 2006 war in Lebanon. A panel of representatives......
Local group protests Qaddafi appearance in New York, demands Imam Sadr’s release from captivity
A group of community activists organized by the Lebanese American Center in Dearborn traveled to New York on chartered buses to protest Qaddafi’s visit to the UN. They demanded the Libyan leader release Imam Musa Al Sadr, a Lebanese religious leader who is believed to have been kidnapped with two other travelers by Libyan...IN BRIEF: Voters to decide on Council make-up
DETROIT — The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that Detroit City Clerk Janice Winfrey must place Proposal D, a measure calling for City Council members to be elected by districts, on the Nov. 3 ballot. "The citizens of the city of Detroit are entitled to have the proposal placed on the ballot," ordered Judges Michael Talbot,......
Rugby team urges ‘give it a chance’
Going into the 2009 season, the University of Michigan-Dearborn rugby team knew they would have to work harder than ever before to be competitive. The University of Michigan-Dearborn rugby team moved up one tier in competition in 2009 after winning the State Championship and Division-II, Tier 2 Title last season. The team is...First Arab American to be inducted into Automotive Hall of Fame
DEARBORN — Richard Caleal will be the first Arab American to ever be inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame on Oct. 6, an achievement and honor that is not easily received. Richard Caleal The Automotive Hall of Fame, in Dearborn, Mich., is the only industry-wide means to honor the men and women of the global......
