Is there truth in torture?
As consumers, we know the tough row to hoe in the struggle for truth in advertising. One thinks back to the case in the early part of the last century when one typewriter manufacturer created a "knocker," a defective product which it claimed to be that of a major competitor. Well, there are also problems with allegations made...Volleyball star gets nationwide exposure
DEARBORN — Growing up here, Mayssa Bazzi always had a love affair with sports as well as great confidence in her abilities. But even though she knew she was one of the best volleyball players in the city while at Dearborn High School, she never thought she'd one day see her picture in the pages of perhaps the most famous sports magazine...Geothermal energy is wave of the future
As the world panics over global warming and Americans struggle with the cost of keeping their homes warm, one Dearborn heating and cooling technician is putting all his energy into spreading the use of renewable resources. Mark Mohamad Nemer helps people harness energy from underneath their backyards to generate heat and air...ADC welcomes policy shift on immigration delays
Washington — The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) says it welcomes the decision by the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, Michael Chertoff, and Director of the United States Citizens and Immigration Services (USCIS), Emilio T. Gonzalez, to address the processing delays of citizenship and legal permanent...U of M group raises awareness about Palestine
ANN ARBOR — At the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, student activists put on a week of events to raise awareness about the plight of the Palestinian people. Students Allied for Freedom and Equality (SAFE) organized the week of events in concert with other week-long commemorations at universities around the U.S., Canada, and the...Benatta sent by Canada to U.S. torture
The Canadian government recently removed references to torture by the United States from a training manual for diplomats posted abroad. How inconvenient, then, that Benamar Benatta and his lawyer Nicole Chrolavicius came to the nation's capital to tell of his experience of being tortured in the United States. In a public forum...MDCH and Delta Dental launch public service campaign to improve oral health
LANSING — The Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) and Delta Dental of Michigan this week launched a new public service campaign, "A healthy mouth means a healthier you," to raise awareness among Michigan residents that good dental habits will help people stay healthy. The campaign features television, radio and print public...Receiving green turns Snow green
DEARBORN — Snow Elementary School was one of three schools selected to receive a $1,000 grant to help them with their Columbus Courtyard Discovery Zone project. The grant, being offered by the Rouge Education Project, includes $500 to purchase native Michigan plants and another $500 for expert assistance in designing and implementing the...Kindergarten Roundup is just around the corner
DEARBORN — The start of the 2008-09 school year is several months away, but now is the time for parents to get their child ready to start Kindergarten in the Dearborn Public Schools. Elementary schools around the district will be holding Kindergarten Roundup in March and April. The annual event provides parents with the opportunity...LWV releases political guide
DEARBORN — The 2008 WHO'S WHO, issued by the League of Women Voters for Dearborn and Dearborn Heights, is now available at those respective city halls, city clerk offices, libraries, community centers and on the web at www.LWVDDH.org. This publication lists all elected officials for Dearborn and Dearborn Heights, including addresses and...Postage to go up
WASHINGTON — Mailing a letter will soon cost a penny more. The cost of a first-class stamp will rise to 42 cents starting May 12, the U.S. Postal Service said Monday. The price of the Forever stamp will go up at the same time, meaning those stamps can still be purchased for 41 cents but will remain good for first-class postage after...Major Michigan companies to recruit candidates at ESD’s Engineering & Technology Job Fair
SOUTHFIELD — Compuware, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Ford Motor Company, R.L. Polk & Co., and TRW Automotive are only a few of the more than 70 major companies from throughout Michigan that will be recruiting candidates at this year's Engineering Society of Detroit (ESD) Engineering & Technology Job Fair. Keeping...FL Attorney General agrees to Muslim advisory group
TALLAHASSEE — In a meeting this week with state and national Muslim leaders in Tallahassee, Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum agreed to establish a Muslim community advisory group. The meeting came following a controversy in which McCollum's office reportedly directed staff throughout the state to view the controversial anti-Islam...Sheriff highlights problem of teen dating violence
DETROIT — Wayne County Sheriff Warren Evans is trying to raise public awareness around the issue of dating violence among teenagers. According to recent studies, 20 percent of teenage girls and young women have experienced some form of dating violence and even more endure emotional abuse. "This is something...SMART bus system charged with ethnic harassment
Hearings to be held in March before the Michigan Civil Rights Commission will determine whether a Farmington Hills man will be compensated for lost wages and humiliation as a result of harassment he allegedly faced as an employee of SMART, metro Detroit's bus system. A bus mechanic for 15 years, Mazyn Barash quit his job in 2004 after......
Students focus on global warming
DEARBORN – Students at the University of Michigan – Dearborn and Henry Ford Community College joined tens of thousands of others across the nation to focus on the problem of global warming on Jan. 30th and 31st. As part of a national initiative called "Focus the Nation," UMD and HFCC students aired an interactive webcast called "The...Former Dearborn Mayor John B. O’Reilly, Sr. dies
DEARBORN — Former Dearborn Mayor John B. O'Reilly, Sr., father of the current mayor of Dearborn, who led the City through two terms from 1978-1985, died on Wednesday, February 6 at his Lakeport, MI home. He was 89. Remembered for his phrase: "Good neighbors make good neighborhoods," as mayor he moved Dearborn forward in a time......
Zaha Hadid’s design selected for MSU’s Broad Art Museum
LANSING — World-renowned architect Zaha Hadid of London has been selected as the winner in the design competition for the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University. Hadid joined the Broads at two public events where MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon announced the winner. Zaha Hadid "With today's announcement of...Harkat jailed
Mohamed Harkat, one of the five Muslim men subjected to security certificates in Canada because of suspected links to terrorism, was arrested on January 29 and thrown into jail. The five are resisting deportation to countries where they risk mistreatment and death. Police and Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) agents took...Ottawa woman makes modern hijabs
The hijab will never be the same, not after what Abeer Al-Azzawi has done to it. She has produced a form-fitting hijab, which Jessica Stewin, writing in the University of Manitoba student paper, says should put an end to sports bodies' concerns about safety. Abeer's hijabs are all made in Ottawa, and so naturally she produces...Trial for terror suspect
Moroccan Saïd Namouh was in a Quebec court on January 31, charged with editing jihadist propaganda videos, including some showing the interrogation and execution of Iraqi police and others how to make suicide belts. He is said to have received $800 from a contact in Vienna to buy a weapon. An RCMP officer claimed that he was......
Israel blamed in death of Canadian
Israel was at fault in the deaths of four observers from the U.N. Truce Supervision Organization, including Canadian Major Paeta Hess-von Kruedener. That was the finding made public February 1 by a Canadian Forces Board of Inquiry. The incident occurred during the Israeli-Hizbullah conflict. The observers were killed by...Khan is back
Welcome back, Wajid Khan. MP Wajid Khan was forced out of the Conservative parliamentary caucus when he was faced with charges of overspending during his campaign for office. He was elected as a Liberal but after serving Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper as an envoy to bring back a report on the Middle East and......
Afghan torture scandal widens
After the Conservative Harper government admitted that it had stopped transferring prisoners to Afghan authorities last November following evidence of torture, new evidence has surfaced showing that Canadian officials were aware of torture at least as far back as April, 2007. As with the earlier revelations, the new information...Speak for Peace Tour in Detroit
CHICAGO — The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) will be a hosting a Speak for Peace Tour that will include Raed Jarrar, an Iraqi who was featured in several speaking tours organized by AFSC, as well as Iraq War veteran Patricia McCann, currently a resident of Chicago. They will be talking about their experiences in Iraq, about......