How to protect yourself from winter weather hazards as a snow storm targets the Midwest
December 20th, 20220 How to protect yourself from winter weather hazards
Resilient Neighborhoods: East Side nonprofit seeks to highlight businesses hurt by streetscaping
December 19th, 20220 By David Sands Detroit's streetscape program is aimed at reinvigorating commercial corridors across the city, but for business owners like Denise Moore, the construction involved has brought some short-term frustrations. Moore is the owner of ZAB Cultural Collective, a co-working space and art gallery located on East Warren...
Sendwave app: Send money to loved ones in Lebanon without charging them fees!
December 17th, 20220 By Eric Schloeffel Sending money to Lebanon traditionally includes fees on both sides: You pay a fee to send and your loved one pays a 2 percent fee to receive. But the app from Boston-based company Sendwave has disrupted the U.S.-Lebanon transfer market by eliminating fees for recipients in Lebanon while also offering...
Poll: Michiganders want people, lower prices to be top priorities for next legislative session
December 16th, 20220 LANSING – Looking ahead to the 2023-24 state legislative term, Michiganders are expecting lawmakers to focus on matters that improve their daily lives, like lowering the price of necessities and supporting schools. A poll conducted by EPIC-MRA on behalf of the State Innovation Exchange (SiX) examined opinions on a number of issues that...
Mayor Hammoud welcomes Lawrence Technological University President Dr. Tarek Sobh to Dearborn
December 16th, 20220 DEARBORN — Dr. Tarek Sobh, president of Lawrence Technological University, attended a meet and greet reception event on Tuesday, December 13 at Fairlane Banquet Center in Dearborn with Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud. This event was an informal reception allowing attendees to directly communicate, connect and build relationships...
Dearborn Schools unveiled first electrical school bus in Michigan
December 16th, 20220 DEARBORN — Dearborn Public Schools held the unveiling of its first electric school bus on Thursday, December 15 at the Fairlane Estate. The bus is a Blue Bird All American RE electric school bus and the first in Michigan. Electrical school buses are useful in reducing the greenhouse gas emissions that diesel buses emit. Dearborn...
Resilient Neighborhoods: These three nonprofits are working to keep East Side Detroiters in their homes
December 10th, 20220 By David Sands Daisy Jackson, a community organizer and caregiver who lives in Detroit's Islandview neighborhood, found something unexpected when she ran a title check on her house. Someone had placed a lien on the home, the three-story Foursquare-style residence on Field Street where she's lived for more than 50 years....
Assyrian American comedian’s humor unites different Middle Eastern cultures
December 10th, 20220 — This article was contributed by Sarah Moosazadeh, special to The Arab American News A pair of reading glasses, headscarf and a dose of Middle Eastern humor are all traits Assyrian American comedian and influencer Ramina Odicho uses to post comedic TikTok clips that depict her Assyrian roots and build ties with other...
Dearborn man charged with recent synagogue threats, assault on a Detroit police officer in 2020, moons and gives middle finger to judges
December 9th, 20220 A Dearborn man charged with threatening families, kids and staff at a Bloomfield Hills synagogue and school went on a rant during his arraignment, where he insulted the judge by calling her a "Jewish bitch" and flipped off the court. Hassan Yehia Chokr, 35, was charged with making anti-Semitic and racist threats to parents,...
Yemeni American man returns to Detroit after more than a month of imprisonment in Saudi Arabia
December 9th, 20220 MELVINDALE – A Yemeni American who resides with his family in Melvindale returned home after spending more than a month imprisoned in Saudi Arabia. Mohamed Salem, 63, walked off a plane at Detroit Metro Airport just after noon Thursday, five weeks after he was detained while on a religious pilgrimage. Salem arrived in...
AG Dana Nessel announces second term executive team changes, appoints Fadwa Hammoud as chief deputy
December 9th, 20220 LANSING – Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has announced the appointment in her second term of Fadwa A. Hammoud as chief deputy and Ann M. Sherman as solicitor general. Current Chief Deputy Attorney General Christina Grossi will be leaving the department after more than a decade in public service. “During her...
Oakman Child Care Learning Ladder opens third location in Dearborn
December 9th, 20220 DEARBORN — Oakman Child Care Learning Ladder celebrated the grand opening of its third location in Dearborn at Hubbard and Mercury Drive on Monday, December 5. Samera Ajami is the sole owner of all three locations. She opened her first location is East Dearborn in 2012 and the second in Detroit in 2019. All three...
Arab American voters are often ignored by political candidates, but not by Pennsylvania Governor-elect Josh Shapiro
December 7th, 20220 The day former President Trump issued his travel ban in 2017, all Nagi Latefa could see were his daughters’ faces. Sunken. Disappointed. Scared. The executive order banned travelers from six majority Muslim countries from visiting the United States. Latefa and his family, who are Palestinian Muslims, felt vulnerable. The Muslim...
Resilient Neighborhoods: East Detroit nonprofit has a creative approach to helping local businesses grow
December 6th, 20220 By Caroline Bissonette Wherever you find her, blending up fresh ingredients in her home kitchen or selling smoothies from her weekly stall at the East Warren farmers market, Teleah Mitchum is the picture of health. The lively Detroit-based nutrition consultant and owner of Simone’s Original Smoothies brims with vitality as she talks...
Wayne County Executive Warren Evans appoints Dr. Adul El-Sayed to lead health department
December 6th, 20220 On Thursday, Wayne County Executive Warren Evans announced that he will be presenting Dr. Abdul El-Sayed to the County Commission for its approval as a project consultant working with the County's Health, Human and Veterans Services Department (HHVS). El-Sayed will take over as director, pending Wayne County Commission......
Midterms 2022: A new wave of Muslim and Arab American politicians have been elected
December 6th, 20220 Democrat Nabeela Syed is on cloud nine: In the midterm elections, the 23-year-old flipped a Republican-held district in Chicago’s northwestern suburbs, becoming not only one of the youngest members of the Illinois General Assembly, but also its first Muslim. “It was wild for me to ever consider running for office at such a young...
Biden appoints Arab American as advisor to the deputy undersecretary of the U.S. Army
December 6th, 20220 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Alia Awadallah, an Arab American who has worked in international security, counterterrorism and U.S. policy in the Middle East, has been appointed by President Biden's administration to work as an advisor to the deputy undersecretary of the army. The incoming political appointee made the announcement on Twitter Monday,...
Abed Hammoud named the new co-chair of BRIDGES
December 2nd, 20220 DEARBORN — Abed Hammoud, a former Assistant U.S. Attorney, has been named the new co-chair of BRIDGES (Building Respect in Diverse Groups to Enhance Sensitivity). Hammoud has extensive experience in law, practicing at both the state and federal levels, including his eight years serving as assistant U.S. Attorney and 15 years as...
Recent local business have had grand openings in Dearborn
November 26th, 20220 DEARBORN — Two local businesses have recently had grand openings in Dearborn. The restaurant District 12 opened its second location in West Dearborn on Michigan Avenue and Mason with a grand opening in October. The original location is on Telegraph in Dearborn Heights. Both locations offer the same menu options with all halal......
Northville Arab American couple honored in online memorial service, donations for children exceeded $615,000
November 25th, 20223 A Northville couple who died in a late-night rollover crash Nov. 12 were remembered and honored in an online memorial service last Monday night. Manal Kadry and her husband, Dr. Omar Salamen, died after their car left the road as the driver attempted to navigate a turn near their neighborhood, Northville police said. Police said the...
Dearborn Heights Mayor Bill Bazzi named Veteran of Honor by the Metropolitan Detroit Veterans Coalition
November 19th, 20220 DEARBORN HEIGHTS – Mayor Bill Bazzi, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, was recognized by the Metropolitan Detroit Veterans Coalition as its 2022 Veteran of Honor last week, during the its 17th annual Veterans Day Parade in Detroit’s Corktown. Bazzi, a retired U.S. Marine Corps gunnery sergeant, served the Corps in several capacities,......
Resilient Neighborhoods: East Side nonprofit’s big plans include community hub and housing project
November 19th, 20220 By David Sands. All photos: Steve Koss Bishop Daryl Harris has fond memories of his formative years in the area now known as Detroit's Osborn neighborhood. A longtime resident whose Total Life Christian Ministries church is headquartered there, he remembers when it was full of commerce and activity. "Back in the '70s and '80s,...
Northville Arab American couple killed in rollover crash, leaves four children behind
November 18th, 20220 NORTHVILLE TOWNSHIP — A Northville couple was killed early Sunday when their vehicle veered off the road, rolled over and crashed into a tree, police said. In a Sunday news release, police identified the victims as 46-year-old Northville resident Dr. Omar Salamen and his 40-year-old wife, Manal Kadry. The fatal crash happened just......
