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Court finds Detroit area man must pay former wife $50,000 under terms of Islamic marriage certificate
DETROIT — A Detroit-area man must pay his former wife $50,000 under the terms of their Islamic marriage certificate, a report from ClickonDetroit said. The man argued that a Wayne County judge overstepped her authority by trying to resolve a...
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Detroit schools to close for Eid-al-Fitr holiday for the first time
DETROIT — Detroit schools will recognize a Muslim holiday for the first time in history, as the school board voted this past Tuesday to include the observance of Eid al-Fitr on May 25, 2020, which would have already been a day off for Memorial...
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War versus peace: Israel has decided and so should we
So, what have we learned from the Israeli legislative elections on April 9? A whole lot. To start with, don’t let such references as the “tight race” between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and his main rival,...
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CAIR-MI files EEOC complaint against X-Ray Industries on behalf of Muslim employee
FARMINGTON HILLS — The Council on American-Islamic Relations of Michigan (CAIR-MI) filed an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission complaint against X-Ray Industries, Inc. Monday on behalf of a Muslim employee who allegedly faced harassment and...
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Explaining the Israeli election: Who won, who lost?
TEL AVIV — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu won the backing of a majority of parliament members on Tuesday to form a new government, following the April 9 election. Netanyahu is heading towards a record fifth term in office confident...
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Poll: Most Michigan voters oppose Whitmer gas tax
LANSING — New polling reports by the Marketing Resource Group on April 17 show that Michigan residents oppose Governor Whitmer’s 45-cent gas tax. According to the poll that was released by the Michigan Republican Party, 75 percent of...
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Muslim woman firefighter thrilled with challenges, experience of community service
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA — Life as a firefighter is far from easy, but for Katie Amin of Chester, Virginia, her job comes with an additional challenge that few others have had to deal with: She also happens to be an Arab American Muslim woman with...
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Americans have the right to hear from the leader of BDS movement
I awakened early Wednesday to listen to a voicemail message from Omar Barghouti, a leading member of the Palestinian movement to Boycott, Divest, and Sanction (BDS) Israel. In the message, Omar told me that he was at Ben Gurion Airport and despite...
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Palestinian brothers in Gaza with cerebral palsy struggle for quality of life
GAZA CITY — Mohammed Dawoud, a Palestinian man, said he struggles to care and provide for his two brothers and other family members with cerebral palsy. The family of six live in the Shejaiya neighborhood in Gaza, just two miles from the...Health
HYPE Athletics honors students at 18th annual gala
DEARBORN HEIGHTS — HYPE Athletics, which is committed to physical...
April 18th, 2019
Measles outbreak in Oakland County sees five more confirmed cases
PONTIAC — The state health department has confirmed five more cases of...
April 12th, 2019
HUDA Clinic: Muslim clinic offers free health care to the under-served
DETROIT— HUDA Clinic is a health care unit established in 2004 by Muslim...
April 11th, 2019
U of M graduate student seeks participants for Dearborn-area health study
DEARBORN — A University of Michigan graduate student is asking for...
April 5th, 2019
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War versus peace: Israel has decided and so should we
So, what have we learned from the Israeli legislative...
April 19th, 2019
Explaining the Israeli election: Who won, who lost?
TEL AVIV — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu won the backing of...
April 19th, 2019
Palestinian brothers in Gaza with cerebral palsy struggle for quality of life
GAZA CITY — Mohammed Dawoud, a Palestinian man, said he struggles to...
April 19th, 2019
U.S. official: Washington will not remove Sudan from terror list while military rules
WASHINGTON - The United States will not remove Sudan from the state...
April 18th, 2019