Opponents of Michigan pot legalization proposal speak out
October 28th, 20180 DETROIT — Community leaders and advocacy groups voiced during a news conference Tuesday their opposition to a measure on the Nov. 6 ballot that asks Michigan voters to decide on legalization of recreational marijuana use. Proposal 18-1, “supports the very issues that are harming our neighborhoods and killing our families,” said...
District judge unseals ICE documents over Iraqi detainees
October 28th, 20180 DETROIT — Per the request of the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan, U.S. District Judge Mark A. Goldsmith ordered U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to unseal secret documents that show ICE’s prior statements to the court. ACLU attorneys appeared before Judge Goldsmith on Wednesday, Oct. 24 to argue for...
19th District Court awarded Michigan Veterans Treatment Court grant
October 28th, 20180 DEARBORN – The 19th District Court announced that it has been awarded a $50,000 grant from the Michigan Supreme Court to fund the day-to-day operations of the court’s Veterans’ Treatment Court (VTC). The 19th District Court is one of 24 Michigan courts awarded a grant for the state’s fiscal year that runs October 1, 2018 through...
Online registration now available for Michigan’s medical marijuana patients
October 28th, 20180 LANSING - The Michigan Medical Marijuana Program (MMMP) now has an online registration and physician certification process In order to increase efficiency, reduce processing times, and improve customer service. Patients without a caregiver can apply for medical marijuana registry identification cards online as well as check the...
Beaumont Hospital doctor charged with embezzlement
October 26th, 20180 TRENTON — Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy has charged Dr. Iqbal Abdul Nasir of Grosse Ile, for the embezzlement of over $100,000 in funds. It is alleged that on Feb. 13, 2015, Dr. Iqbal Abdul Nasir — then president of Beaumont Trenton Hospital's Medical Executive Committee — fraudulently placed the committee's $116,000...
Local Lebanese man to be deported after serving as FBI informant
October 26th, 20180 DEARBORN— Ibrahim Souedan, a 59-year-old husband and father to five, is currently facing deportation back to his homeland of Lebanon. According to his lawyer, he has no criminal record, but Souedan was an FBI informant who helped to convict a man associated with Hezbollah, a predominately Shi’a political party based in...
Dearborn Public Library accepting “Food for Fines”
October 26th, 20180 DEARBORN — The Dearborn Public Library is accepting donations for its “Food for Fines” program offered Nov. 1-17. All donated items will be given to the Dearborn Firefighters for distribution to local families in need through the Burn Drive Food Cupboard. Donations of non-perishable, non-expired food items will be rewarded...
AAPAC honors community leaders, promotes candidates at annual dinner
October 26th, 20180 DEARBORN — The Arab American Political Action Committee (AAPAC) hosted its 21st annual banquet dinner on Oct. 24 at Byblos Banquet Center in Dearborn. AAPAC President and attorney Mona Fadlallah highlighted the committee’s role in empowering women and encouraging their participation in politics. “There has been a...
Dearborn loose leaf collection to begin Oct. 29
October 26th, 20180 DEARBORN — Collection of leaves raked into the street begins the week of Oct. 29. Leaves will be collected in each area’s trash day each week through the week of Dec. 10. Residents whose trash day is Monday will have leaves scheduled to be picked up on Monday and will follow through the rest of the week for each trash...
Hamtramck to install new stop sign at busy intersection
October 22nd, 20180 HAMTRAMCK - The city will install a new stop sign at the intersection of Gallagher and Belmont, creating a three-way stop. The city plans to place traffic signs and flags along both Gallagher and Belmont to alert drivers of the new stop sign. “This intersection is heavily travelled, especially during the school year,” said...
Wayne State University celebrates 150th anniversary
October 22nd, 20180 DETROIT — Wayne State University will celebrate its 150th anniversary along with the completion of its Pivotal Moments fundraising campaign with a celebration on campus. The Pivotal Moments campaign, which raised $170 million from almost 84,000 donors, was launched in 2014, reaching its goal in early July of 2018. The event,...
Secretary of State candidate Jocelyn Benson reiterates campaign pledges at Dearborn town hall
October 21st, 20180 DEARBORN — On Tuesday, October 16, State Rep. Abdullah Hammoud (D- Dearborn) and U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D- Dearborn) joined Jocelyn Benson, the Democratic candidate for secretary of state, for a town hall meeting at the Henry Ford Centennial Library. Hammoud and Dingell both made opening remarks. Benson said she believes...
Mayor O’Reilly talks about representing Arab America
October 21st, 20180 DEARBORN — Over the past few decades, Dearborn has become the United States’ most densely concentrated Arab American city. One defining metaphor is a “melting pot” of immigrants from around the globe, but what does it mean to city officials to represent American Arabia? Mayor Jack O’Reilly has represented the largest Arab...
Delta Air Lines disputes employee’s claim it defrauded her of insurance benefits
October 21st, 20180 WINNETKA, Canada – A Delta Air Lines employee is claiming the company and its life insurance provider, Desjardins Financial, defrauded her of her life insurance benefits after she was diagnosed with last stage ovarian cancer. Yasmeen Kinnarath told The AANews that after she was diagnosed, the airline terminated all her benefits and...
Will the Arab Festival return to Dearborn?
October 21st, 20182 DEARBORN — Between 1995 and 2012, thousands of people visited the capital of Arab America for a taste of their homelands' cultures and a grand celebration. The three-day Arab festival has been called the largest gathering of Arab Americans; it drew in three times Dearborn’s population of nearly 90,000. It was also a kind of......
OneHamtramck develops mural featuring Bangladeshi culture
October 19th, 20181 HAMTRAMCK ― An organization promoting cultural visibility in Hamtramck is sponsoring another mural highlighting the vast diversity of the city's neighborhoods. A mural dedicated to the Bangladeshi community of Hamtramck appeared this week, painted by the Boston-based Mexican American artist Victor Quinonez, also known as...
Successful Fordson High School football players hope to lead their community
October 19th, 20180 DEARBORN — The Fordson High School Football team has seen much success so far this season. “I’m proud of the hard work they’ve put in,” said Fordson Football Coach Fouad Zaban. “As far as the season we’ve just got to keep working and try to peak at the right time. That’s going to take more effort.” According to...
Henry Ford College’s millage renewal explained
October 19th, 20180 DEARBORN – Since its founding in 1938, Henry Ford College has been touted as one of the best pathways to a higher education in the state and in bringing capital to the city. On November 6, Dearborn residents will decide whether to reinvest in the school. By law, every Wayne County community must belong to a community college...
ACRL champions Arab rights, freedom of the press at annual gala
October 19th, 20180 DEARBORN – As varied as the issues facing Arab Americans are, it’s rare to hear them all addressed with clarity and poignancy in one place. On October 11, several hundred community members and elected officials from every level in government convened at the Arab American Civil Rights League’s (ACRL) Fight for Justice Gala. Its......
Man arraigned in attack on Dearborn psychologist
October 19th, 20180 DEARBORN — A suspect has been arrested in the Oct. 10 beating and stabbing attack on a Dearborn psychologist. On October 10, the Dearborn Police Department received a call from the wife of Dr. Mel Hoberman, asking them to check on her husband, who had not come home from work that evening. Officers then responded to the area of Grindly...
Palestinian-Israeli conflict stirs heated debate in academia
October 19th, 20180 ANN ARBOR – The BDS movement has become a source for discomfort on several levels, including American institutions in academia. After University of Michigan associate professor of American culture John Cheney-Lippold refused to write a recommendation letter for a student who wanted to study in Israel, citing his support for BDS,......
Henry Ford College hosts public career expo
October 16th, 20180 DEARBORN — The Henry Ford College (HFC) Office of Career Services (OCS) will host its seventh annual career expo on Thursday, Oct. 18, from 2 to 4 p.m. in the gymnasium of the Athletic Memorial Building (Building H) on the main campus. The career expo is free and open to the public. Professional dress is encouraged for all who...
Michigan Truth Tour stop in Dearborn to show “Michigan Divided” documentary
October 16th, 20180 DEARBORN — The League of Women Voters Dearborn-Dearborn Heights and the American Association of University Women will present a Michigan Truth Tour stop in Dearborn on Saturday, Oct. 20 at Christ Episcopal Church. The Center for Michigan and Bridge Magazine created the Michigan Truth Tour with the goal of informing Michigan......
