Once the fireworks of Independence Day fade, how independent are we?

July 6th, 20181 Guest editorial By the Muslim Public Affairs Council   Every July 4th holiday, most Americans spend time with their families, indulge in grilled foods and watch awestruck as dazzling explosions light up the night sky. For many of us, it’s a time to reflect on the complex juxtapositions that define our nation; from the...

Hariri’s return marks a new era for him and Lebanon

November 23rd, 20170 Saudi Arabia added this week another political downfall to its long list of successive defeats in Syria, Yemen, Iraq, Qatar and Palestine. The last blunder of the immature Saudi Crown Prince was holding the Prime Minister of Lebanon Saad al-Hariri hostage and forcing him to abruptly resign from a discreet place in his fumbling kingdom,...

Catalan parliament declares independence from Spain

October 27th, 20170 BARCELONA/MADRID  - Catalonia’s regional parliament declared independence from Spain on Friday in a disputed vote that is now likely to be declared illegal by Spain’s constitutional court. However, the Spanish government moved to impose direct rule over Catalonia the same day, stripping the region of its autonomy less than an...

Iraq’s Kurdistan region in turmoil, delays elections

October 25th, 20170 BAGHDAD  - Elections for Iraq’s Kurdistan region’s presidency and parliament set for Nov. 1 will be delayed because political parties failed to present candidates. Iraqi forces captured the oil city of Kirkuk and other territory claimed by the Kurds in retaliation for the referendum, dealing a severe blow to Kurdistan Regional...

Baghdad piles pressure on Iraqi Kurds to reverse independence vote

September 29th, 20170 BAGHDAD/ERBIL ― Baghdad heaped pressure on Iraq’s Kurds on Wednesday, demanding they cancel their overwhelming vote for independence while parliament urged the Iraqi central government to send troops to take control of vital oil fields held by Kurdish forces. Stepping up efforts to isolate autonomous Kurdish-held northern Iraq,...

Excessive fireworks put Dearborn residents in a war zone

July 7th, 20170 The Fourth of July has passed, but the community's celebratory faults haven't,  as "war zone" sounds persistently reappear over the years. Dearborn's patriotism shines bright on Independence Day. However, community members launch dangerous fireworks in between houses and throughout neighborhoods— disregarding the potential dangers,...