Kari Lydersen

CHICAGO – Ibrahim Parlak‘s customers and friends know him as the gentle, hard-working Kurdish immigrant from Turkey who runs Café Gulistan in the placid lakeside town of Harbert, Michigan. Before he was incarcerated by U.S. authorities and threatened with deportation, which could lead to political persecution back in Turkey, Parlak spent long hours doing everything … Continue reading “‘War on Terror’ Hits Michigan Town”

“The FBI is intensifying efforts nationwide to enlist Muslims, Arab-Americans and Sikhs to help thwart a possible terrorist attack this summer or fall.” So says the first line of a July 9 Associated Press story that was picked up by numerous newspapers, radio and television outlets including CNN.com, ABCNews.com, National Public Radio and the Guardian … Continue reading “US Sikhs Shocked by ‘Inflammatory’ AP Article”