I am writing today to announce the closure of the Michigan Messenger. After four years of operation in Michigan, the board of the American Independent News Network, has decided to shift publication of its news into a single site, The American Independent at Americanindependent.com. This is part of a shift in strategy, towards new forms [...]
An abstinence-only presentation provided to numerous school districts in Calhoun and Eaton Counties in October of this year provided false and misleading information to students about HIV, experts allege.
Two county registers of deeds filed a class action lawsuit Monday on behalf of Michigan’s 83 counties alleging that the Mortgage Electronic Registration Services owes millions of dollars in property title transfer taxes.
Despite evidence of the impact of mercury on children and public health, Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette last month joined with 24 other state attorneys general in filing a lawsuit to scuttle new EPA regulations that would reduce mercury emissions from power plants.
Coal-burning power plants in Michigan cause mercury contamination of fish, which in turn poses health risks for people, and President Bush is to blame for much of the harm, according to environmental activist Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. “Most people don’t make the connection between asthma attacks and bad air…or the fishermen in Michigan don’t recognize [...]
Three years ago three friends couldn’t find fashionable yet modest clothing for hijab-clad women.They figured they must not be alone. The three Muslim-American women, Hanan Mirza, Haji Linda Bazzi and Haji Mariam Murad decided to open up a clothing shop catering to women who experienced the same dilemma. “There are a lot of Arab (women) [...]
While non-Muslims might see the wearing of the hijab, or veil-like head covering, by Muslim woman as strange or exotic, it is part of a “code of modesty asked of all people, not just Muslims,” said Imam Mohamad Mardini of the Muslim Center in Dearborn. Mardini a prominent Sunni Imam pointed out that most Jews [...]
Attorney, activist and author Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. will speak at Wayne State University on Nov.2 on `Our Environmental Destiny.’ The lecture is sponsored by FOCIS (Forum on Contemporary Issues in Society) and will be held at the Community Arts Auditorium at WSU at 6 pm. According to his website, Kennedy is defender of the [...]
On Tuesday Oct. 16, The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) in Michigan held its sixth ‘Annual Judges Night’ at Bint Jbeail Cultural Center in Dearborn. The ADC’s event honors judges who have upheld the law, civil liberties and have given back to the community with a ‘Guardian of Justice Award.’ The keynote speaker at the event [...]
Friday, Oct. 12 marked the first day of Eid al-Fitr, which lasts for three days, and marks the end of the fasting period of the month of Ramadan for Muslims. The first things Muslims do on the morning of Eid al-Fitr is to attend morning prayers at the local mosque and Friday morning, Dearborn’s many [...]
Angela’s grandfather fought in the American army during WWI. She can usually be seen wearing jeans and a baggy long sleeve shirt either dropping her kids off to school or picking them up. She was born and raised in the United States, a typical American woman, except Angela, 32, (who asked that her last name [...]
Once a year, every year, Muslims celebrate the holy month of Ramadan by fasting, which is mainly abstaining from both food and drink from dawn (fajr) until sunset. This year, Ramadan started on Thursday, Sept. 13, 2007. Since the Muslim calendar (based on the hejira) is lunar, The month of Ramadan can last anywhere from [...]
With his slicked back hair and optimistic grin, Joe Bazzi looks like the typical Dearborn businessman. Bazzi, who is the general manager of Byblos Banquet Hall, owns the hall with his four brothers and the family has many other business ventures in Dearborn. On Sept. 11, 2007, Bazzi a Lebanese-American and Muslim-American decided to hold [...]
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