Camp Dearborn offers Halloween fun this weekend
October 17th, 20080 DEARBORN — Camp Dearborn is offering some Halloween-themed fun for campers this Friday and Saturday, Oct. 17-18. Camp Dearborn is a unique 626-acre recreational facility that's located in Milford, owned and operated by the City of Dearborn and open to the public. Among its variety of amenities are campsites, tents and cabins for...
Dearborn rivalry heats up gridiron
October 11th, 20080 DEARBORN — The long-standing athletic rivalry between Dearborn High School and Fordson resumes on Friday at 7 p.m. at Fordson, and this year, the Mega Red Divisional Championship could be on the line. But another championship is also on the line that might be even more important to the players, despite its lesser overall status in...
Group warns of domestic “October surprise”
October 11th, 20080 DEARBORN — The American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) is warning communities of what it is calling a potential "October surprise," in the form of surges in targeted law enforcement activities toward Arab Americans. ADC Regional Director Imad Hamad said the group has received a number complaints from Arab Americans who...
Suicide claims more Israeli soldiers than all other causes combined
October 11th, 20080 Alice Rothchild is the latest peace activist to visit the Detroit area in Jewish Voice for Peace-Detroit fall activities directed at educating the Jewish community and the public on the continuous genocide being practiced against Palestinians under Israeli occupation. The reception, presentation and book-signing event for...
Long-time employee sues utility company
October 11th, 20080 A former champion boxer and U.S. Army veteran is suing his employer, Consumers Energy — Michigan's second largest utility company — for $15 million, alleging years of discrimination and harassment that came to a head on Sept. 29 when he was suspended from his position as a gas technician. Attorney Nabih Ayad filed the lawsuit...“Allah Made Me Funny” brings the laughs
It takes courage, intense sacrifice and endless hard work and perseverance to lead a movement against bigotry, intolerance and injustice... unless you're a comedian. Then it's fun. When three Muslims from three different backgrounds get together with funny material on their families, their names and their social struggles and tour...
AAPAC releases endorsement slate
October 11th, 20080 DEARBORN — The Arab American Political Action Committee (AAPAC) released its official local endorsements Thursday for the upcoming election, but did not endorse a presidential candidate. "We cant," said AAPAC Endorsement Chair Abed Hammoud. "No request was received from either campaign." He said Democratic nominee Barack Obama's...
Judicial candidates face off in forum
October 11th, 20080 DEARBORN — The candidates for 19th District Court Judge made their way to Bint Jebail Cultural Center in Dearborn last Wednesday night for a forum to discuss key issues of importance to voters. The forum guests were candidates Mark Somers, the current 19th District Court judge, and challenger Candyce Abbatt, a local attorney. The...Arabs among candidates for parliament
While they are not likely to win a seat in the current Canadian federal election campaign, there are two Arabs and a man of Hindu background running for office in the Ottawa South electoral district. Currently, the seat is held by David McGuinty, the Liberal and brother of Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty. It is likely that he...Oakwood Healtcare System offers flu and pneumonia vaccines
Oakwood Healthcare System is offering flu and pneumonia vaccines for adults throughout Wayne County in October and November. The cost for flu shots is $25, and the cost for pneumonia shots is $40. Only cash and checks will be accepted and no insurance other than Medicare will be accepted. People covered by Medicare Part B...
State House passes Eid resolution
October 11th, 20080 A resolution honoring the Muslim holiday Eid al-Fitr was adopted in the Michigan House of Representatives on Sept. 18. Representatives sent out copies of the resolution last week. Rep. Gino Polidori of Dearborn led the resolution honoring the Muslim holiday Eid al-Fitr. It was offered by 34 different representatives led by...Workshop seeks to dispel Arab stereotypes and promote Arab culture
DEARBORN — Arab Detroit hosts the sixth annual educational workshop, "Images and Perceptions of Arab Americans: Arabphobia in America, Myth or Realty, " Thursday, October 23rd, from 8:30am-2:00pm, at the University of Michigan-Dearborn Fairlane Center, 1900 Hubbard Drive, Dearborn, Michigan. Arabophobia has been prevalent in...
Christian peace group concludes conference
October 4th, 20080 BIRMINGHAM — Under the title "Peace, Palestine and US Policy - 1948-2008," Friends of Sabeel-North America held a three-day informative conference about the Israeli occupation of Palestine at the First Presbyterian Church from Sept. 25-27. Over 500 attendees were treated to presentations that featured world-renowned authors and...
Dolce Gift Shop offers pure decadence
October 4th, 20080 DEARBORN — When customers come in and browse the selection of chocolates at Dearborn's Dolce Gift Shop, the first thing they notice is how good they look. With decorations, themes, and colors to match any special event, the chocolates at Dolce are as elegant as it gets. But owner Yasmin Jawad didn't just want them to look good,...Torture by proxy
This is a book that should make you angry, depressed, and ashamed. Ashamed to be Canadian, ashamed to be American. It tells in graphic and gruesome detail of the tortures inflicted on innocent Muslim men. The tortures resulted from faulty information provided by Canadian and/or American governments about Maher Arar, Ahmad......
Dubai company investigated
Dubai's state-owned Nakheel Corporation, now a 20% owner of Canada's Cirque du Soleil, is currently being shaken by allegations of corruption. Such allegations have led to charges being laid against officials of other state-run companies. Observers blame lack of financial transparency and inconsistent enforcement of...Deserter gets reprieve
Jeremy Hinzman was due to be deported back to the United States on September 23, but a last minute court decision has given him more time. Hinzman, who deserted the army and fled to Canada in 2004 to avoid going to Iraq, remains in Canada till the courts can rule on his request to be allowed to stay on humanitarian grounds.......
Youth convicted of terror group participation
A man, now 20 who was 17 at the time of his arrest, was found guilty on September 25 of participating in a terrorist group. Judge John Sproat heard the case without a jury in court held in Brampton, Ontario, just west of Toronto. Because of his age at the time of the offense, the person convicted cannot be named. This...Lebanese-Canadian singer hosts on CBC
The CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Company) has just gone through a major shift in its focus. Its English language Radio Two has switched away from a classical music format to a more diverse approach, aiming at a wider audience. This is not the first switch I've lived through, as back in the '60s when I was living in Detroit...Dearborn man gets prison for threats against extremist blogger
The Detroit Free Press reported on Thursday that a federal judge sentenced a Dearborn restaurant cook to 8 months in prison for e-mailing death threats to right-wing blogger Debbie Schlussel. Mohamad Fouad Abdallah, 40, pleaded guilty in June to sending two e-mails to Schlussel in August 2006 threatening to rape and blow her up....
Arab American teen has shot at Olympics
October 3rd, 20080 Zain Shaito is one of the top-ranked fencers is the US, and the Olympics in 2012 are a real possibility if he continues to train hard at the Fencing Institute of Texas. At left: Shaito in action.In the world of sports, injuries can end careers in the blink of an eye. But in the case of Zain Shaito, a broken arm suffered in a......
Finkelstein inspires Dearborn Heights crowd
October 3rd, 20080 Political science scholar Norman Finkelstein, an academic known for rattling off monotoned lists of facts, statistics and thorough analyses of footnotes, was a rockstar in Dearborn Heights on Sept. 26 at the Islamic House of Wisdom after speaking on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. The normally stone-faced former DePaul University...Henry Ford Hospital names new chair of Women’s Health
DETROIT — Adnan Munkarah, M.D., a specialist in gynecologic cancer including ovarian and uterine cancer, has been named chair of the Department of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Women's Health for the Henry Ford Medical Group and the Hospital and Health Network. Adnan Munkarah, M.DDr. Munkarah is clinical professor at Wayne State......
Financial crisis impacts shish kabob stand
October 3rd, 20080 Ahmed Fouda stands in front of his shish kebab cart at the corner of 49th Street and Seventh Avenue in Manhattan. NEW YORK — It has not been an easy few weeks for Ahmed Fouda, the owner of Fouda Food, a shish kebab cart permanently parked at the corner of 49th Street and Seventh Avenue in Manhattan, outside of the now bankrupt...Dearborn Mayor holds Iftar dinner
DEARBORN — Mayor Jack O'Reilly and a group of local business owners hosted an Iftar dinner Sept. 28 at Byblos Banquet Hall. Chaker Aoun, owner of Garden Foods Beverage Distributor, was one of the sponsors of the dinner. "The mayor knows that the month of Ramadan means a lot the community, and to the Islamic community in particular,"......
