Senator Peters secures commitment to probe traveler screening complaints for systemic issues
July 3rd, 20190 WASHINGTON, D.C. — During a recent hearing, U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) questioned Chad F. Wolf, the Trump administration's nominee to serve as under secretary for strategy, policy and plans at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), on the agency's policies that repeatedly subject some travelers to obtrusive and time-consuming...
Muslim women changing American scenes with a clothing line at Macy’s
June 30th, 20190 DEARBORN— Designer and Muslim convert Lisa Vogl, who launched her Verona Collection in February 2015, brought it to Macy's at Fairlane Mall in Dearborn this past spring. Vogl and Verona Collection Co-Designer and Co-Director Alaa Ammuss launched the brand out Vogl’s apartment. “We launched our brand to help make modest...
National Palestinian organization denounces Trump’s Middle East peace plan
June 30th, 20190 WESTLAND — The American Federation of Ramallah, Palestine (AFRP) recently issued a statement saying that it stands united with the Palestinian National Authority in rejecting the pointless "Palestinian Investment Conference" directed by Jared Kushner, President Trump's son-in-law and Middle East envoy: This conference, which excludes...
Yemeni American business owners tell NY Post: Sell the hate somewhere else
June 30th, 20190 NEW YORK — More than a month ago, New York’s Yemeni-led bodegas began boycotting sales of the New York Post after the tabloid ran a cover story featuring Muslim U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar’s words, taken completely out of context, splashed over a photo of the burning twin towers. In response to that story, the Yemeni American Merchants...
Report finds nation’s wealthiest corporations connected to anti-Muslim organizations, candidates and policies
June 30th, 20191 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Crescendo Project at the Action Center on Race and the Economy (ACRE) released a new report on Wednesday, the anniversary of the infamous U.S. Muslim Ban, titled the “United States of Islamophobia”, exposing corporate ties in all 50 states to Islamophobia. The report was written in partnership with the...
U.S. Supreme Court blocks citizenship question from 2020 Census, sends issue back to Commerce Department
June 30th, 20190 WASHINGTON, D.C. – A lack of an adequate explanation for the addition of the citizenship question to next year’s Census form has led the U.S. Supreme Court to rule against such an addition. The decision is a significant blow to President Trump’s efforts to undermine the count and prevent nearly 6.5 million people in the country...
Ending America’s endless war
June 30th, 20190 The United States has been at war for too long. Even today, we seem to be preparing for a new war with Iran, which would be the worst yet. Earlier this month, President Trump ordered thousands of additional U.S. troops to the Middle East to confront Tehran and its proxies. And we recently learned that the Pentagon had presented the...
U.S. launches cyberattacks on Iran
June 30th, 20190 WASHINGTON, D.C. - It appears that the United States launched cyberattacks on Iran in response to that nation’s shooting down of an American drone aircraft. According to reports, President Trump had ordered a conventional military response, but had backed down upon learning that the attack would have caused over 100 Iranian...
Lebanon opposes U.S. plan for Mideast, not attending Bahrain conference
June 30th, 20190 BEIRUT — The Lebanese government and parliament both oppose a U.S. plan for settling the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri said on Wednesday, the National News Agency reported. The first phase of President Trump’s plan to revive the peace process is being discussed at an economic workshop in Bahrain and...
New analysis shows AIPAC has spent millions to fund U.S. Congressional trips to Israel
June 27th, 20190 Washington – The American Israel Public Affairs (AIPAC) spends millions in all-expense paid trips for members of the U.S. House of Representatives to travel to Israel. A recent analysis conducted by Institute for Research: Middle Eastern Policy (IRmep) looked at grant travel filings from the U.S. House of Representative to track...
How long can the federal debt keep rising?
June 27th, 20190 A few months ago, the federal debt we have accumulated over the past decades crossed the $22 trillion mark. That’s a record. And it’s surely not going to be the last. According to Congressional Budget Office estimates, annual federal deficits over the next decade — the deficit is the annual figure for how much more Congress and...
Opposition research: It’s not Trump’s fault that politics is a “dirty” game
June 27th, 20190 In a June 12 interview with George Stephanopoulos of ABC News, President Trump freely admitted that he would listen to foreigners offering him “dirt” on his political opponents. “I think you might want to listen,” Trump said. “There isn’t anything wrong with listening .... Somebody comes up and says, ‘hey, I have...
Muslim Caucus announces first ever national gathering of American Muslims in politics
June 26th, 20191 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Muslim Caucus will host a historic conference on July 23-24, featuring some of the most influential names in Muslim American politics. The lineup will include U.S. Rep Rashida Tlaib (D-Detroit), U.S. Rep Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and former Michigan gubernatorial candidate Dr....
Egyptian American on CBS show said to be the “first Arab American Muslim hero”
June 26th, 20190 Arab Americans and Muslims are overwhelmingly cast as background characters at best, terrorists, dictators and other negative roles at worst. But an Egyptian American actor named Zeeko Zaki has made headlines recently for his role as Special Agent Omar Adom Zidan, also known as “O.A.,” on the CBS crime procedural drama show...
Bernie Sanders proposes canceling entire $1.6 trillion in U.S. student loan debt
June 24th, 20190 Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) proposed a bill on Monday eliminating all $1.6 trillion of student debt held in the United States, two days before the candidates' first debate in Miami, adding to the 2020 policy fight of the Democratic presidential primary. Sanders' proposal suggests that the federal government pay to wipe clean the student......
Trump hits Iran with new sanctions in retaliation to downing of drone
June 24th, 20190 WASHINGTON — President Trump announced on Monday that he was imposing new sanctions on Iran, further squeezing the Iranian economy in retaliation for what the United States says are recent "aggressive" acts by Tehran, but the response to the penalties targeting Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei were "is that all you got?" This...
Lebanese consul general explains mission’s services to the community
June 22nd, 20190 SOUTHFIELD – The Lebanese Consulate in Detroit is an active and contributing member in the community, with Suzan Mouzi-Yassine as its consul general and the head of the mission. In an interview with The Arab American News, Mouzi-Yassine explained the various services the Consulate offers to the large Lebanese American community in......
Solicitor General Fadwa Hammoud to meet Flint residents, expand investigation
June 22nd, 20190 LANSING – The Department of Attorney General (AG) dropped all charges related to the Flint water crisis as an expanded investigation spearheaded by Solicitor General Fadwa Hammoud and Wayne County Prosecutor Kym L. Worthy is underway. Though details of the new investigation are yet to be released, Hammoud has said that she won't...
Keys to avoiding home rental scams
June 22nd, 20190 By Colleen Tressler Need more space than an apartment, condo or townhouse can offer, but not ready to buy? A single-family home rental may fit the bill. But not all home rental listings are legit, so here are some tip-offs and tools to help you avoid a rental scam. According to National Rental Home Council (NRHC) members,...
U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell cosponsors bill to protect Palestinian children under Israeli occupation
June 22nd, 20191 WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Dearborn) has joined a roster of 19 legislators in cosponsoring H.R.2407 - Promoting Human Rights for Palestinian Children Living Under Israeli Military Occupation Act. The bill was introduced on the House floor by U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN) in April and was referred to the House...
Chapel Hill man gets three life sentences for murdering Muslim neighbors
June 22nd, 20190 DURHAM, N.C. — Moments after a North Carolina man pleaded guilty to gunning down three Muslim university students, a prosecutor played a cellphone video of the slayings in court as one of the victims' relatives fainted, others wept and a man openly cursed the confessed killer. Craig Stephen Hicks, 50, pleaded guilty to three counts of......
Arab American author who lost book deal sues publisher for $13.4 million
June 22nd, 20192 Natasha Tynes, a Jordanian American author who lost a book deal after shaming a Black train worker for eating on a train, has sued her publisher for $13.4 million, claiming their condemnation led her to have "suicidal thoughts" and receive death threats. Tynes filed a lawsuit against publisher Rare Bird Lit in a Los Angeles court on...
Two men from Chicago convicted of providing support to ISIS
June 22nd, 20190 CHICAGO — Two Chicago-area men were found guilty on Thursday of supporting ISIS in a federal case in which one of them was accused of saying he hoped to see the terrorist group’s flag over the White House, local media reported. Edward Schimenti and Joseph Jones, both 37, were convicted for providing material support and resources......
Fears of undercounting people of color rise before 2020 Census
June 22nd, 20190 Combatting a predicted major undercounting of people of color in the 2020 U.S. Census was the focus of a national roundtable discussion, featuring key representatives of civil rights and voting rights organizations, earlier this month. In sometimes heated presentations, representatives of the Fair Immigration Reform Movement (FIRM), the...Yemeni American Osama Saleh wins $4.7M lawsuit for being called ‘Bin Laden’
BROOKLYN —A federal jury awarded $4.7 million to Osama Saleh, a Yemeni American who was punched and bullied by a co-worker who had repeatedly called him "Bin Laden" and "terrorist." Saleh went from earning $7.15 per hour as a stock clerk at the Pretty Girl women's clothing store on Knickerbocker Ave. in Brooklyn to being a......
