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Too much at stake for Dearborn Board of Education to remain divided

June 16th, 201715 The inability of the Dearborn Board of Education to reach an agreement and appoint a new trustee to fill the seat vacated by former trustee and now Wayne County Circuit...

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Ahmad Jibril doesn’t belong to Dearborn

June 10th, 20171 Local and national articles are alarming readers with tales of an insidious "Dearborn cleric" who is apparently "popular" and "inspirational" to ISIS members. The...

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Not only Muslims: Last week, allies became casualties, too

June 2nd, 20170 Rick Best, 53, Taliesin Myrddin Namkai-Meche, 23, and Micah David-Cole Fletcher, 21, took a brave stand against bigotry and assault last Friday when they stepped in to...

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Trump’s visit to Israel: How Palestine disappeared from US media coverage

June 2nd, 20171 As if he has, overnight, been transformed into a master politician, Donald Trump's 27-hour trip to Israel has left many analysts mystified. Quoting former Israeli...

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Trump must be more firm against White supremacy

June 2nd, 20170 By Dawud Walid Donald Trump's first visit abroad as president was marked by several statements which explicitly and implicitly stated that he wished to put America...

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Talking to the other side

May 26th, 20175 I've had a number of conversations recently that convince me our country is divided into two political camps separated by a deep and uncomfortably wide gap. No, I'm not...

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Fear as an obstacle to peace: Why are Israelis afraid?

May 26th, 20175 Bat-Hen Epstein Elias's long article on Iranian Jews is interesting. Parts of it, in fact, are heartwarming. Yet, despite the lack of any serious evidence, the story is...

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Trump in Saudi Arabia: King of hypocrisy

May 26th, 20173 Trump's affinity for all things "yuge" and slathered in gold was manifest in his choice of visits. Instead of taking the opportunity to make a diplomatic stride...

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Nakba was 69 years ago, but Arab complacency keeps it going

May 19th, 20173 May 15 marked the 69th year of systematic expulsion and pillaging of Palestinian communities, in addition to the centennial of the Balfour declaration that began the...

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Firing Comey will haunt Trump’s presidency

May 12th, 20178 In another display of power overreach, Trump played Nixon when he fired FBI director James Comey. Or perhaps he thought he was still on the Apprentice, with "You're...

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Trump’s 100 days: A reign of error

May 5th, 20174 President Trump's first 100 days were characterized by attempts to reject every act of President Obama's in his eight years in office. In other words, this is also...

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The real reasons behind the Palestinian hunger strike

May 5th, 20174 Gaza is the world's largest open air prison. The West Bank is a prison, too, segmented into various wards, known as areas A, B and C. In fact, all Palestinians are...

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Palestinian, Jewish voices must jointly challenge Israel’s past

April 29th, 20172 Israel has resorted to three main strategies to suppress Palestinian calls for justice and human rights, including the Right of Return for refugees. One is dedicated...

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Stand up for justice, support the Palestinian prisoners

April 29th, 20172 Since mid-April, more than 1,200 Palestinian prisoners have been conducting a hunger strike led by Palestinian leader and notable prisoner Marwan Barghouti. After...

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When ISIS is defeated: Who will fill the intellectual vacuum in the Arab World?

April 21st, 20174 Back in the Middle East for a few months, I find myself astounded by the absence of the strong voices of Arab intellectuals. The region that has given rise to the...

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The only campaign promises Trump keeps are those that harm immigrants

April 21st, 20170 Donald Trump, having run an inflammatory campaign salvaged only by promises of non-interventionism, reneged upon multiple campaign promises by bombing two nations,...

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United apology isn’t enough; corporate arrogance requires scrutiny

April 16th, 20172 Immigrants and people of color, it seems, can't catch a break on holiday. There are the issues with flying while Arab. There are the proven problems with driving while...

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We need to safeguard the ‘public’ in public office

April 16th, 20172 For the last few years, I've been keeping a file of clippings about the erosion of transparency and candor in government. I'm sorry to report that it's getting rather...

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How Israel understands the Arab Peace Initiative

April 8th, 20175 Once more, the Arab Peace Initiative of 2002 is taking center stage. Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas insisted during his speech before the recently...

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Who benefits from the horrific chemical attacks in Syria?

April 8th, 20170 The deadliest chemical attack in Syria in years killed dozens of people in the rebel-held northern Idlib province on Tuesday morning, including children, and sickened...

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Hubbard’s statue has no place under the Dearborn sun

April 8th, 20170 Former Mayor Orville Hubbard's statue stood in front of the Dearborn City Hall on Michigan Avenue and Schaefer Road from 1989-2015. After much community debate, the sale...

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The next phase in the war on BDS: Why Israel detained Omar Barghouti

March 31st, 20172 The Israeli state has violated international law more than any other country, yet has rarely, if ever, been held accountable for its crimes and misconduct. Israel's...

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DHS secretary should apologize for shutting out community leaders

March 31st, 20173 In a meeting Wednesday at the Arab American National Museum in Dearborn, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials arranged to meet with Arab and Muslim community...

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Sanctuary cities and DOJ funding: The hypocrisy of Jeff Sessions

March 31st, 20173 In a surprise White House appearance on March 27, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced his intent to make America's cities less safe and more vulnerable to crime...

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CAIR-OK releases report showing dramatic increase in Anti-Muslim hate incidents

March 30th, 20174 OKLAHOMA CITY-The Council for American Islamic Relations in Oklahoma released its 2016 Civil Rights report Thursday showing a dramatic increase in complaints regarding...

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Using Hollywood celebrities to validate Islam

March 24th, 20175 When Terry Holdbrooks Jr., converted to Islam in 2003, he was inundated with death threats and labeled a "race traitor." If a religious conversion ever deserves to be...

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