Clerk charged with Detroit gas station shooting waives preliminary hearing
July 1st, 20181 DETROIT — A clerk charged with fatal shooting of a customer at a gas station on Detroit's west side waived a preliminary hearing on Thursday. Rami Ali Jaber, 26, of Dearborn Heights, is charged with first-degree murder and felony firearms violations. The shooting happened May 13 at about 4 p.m. at the Citgo gas station in the...
Do some of Dearborn’s streets lack adequate lighting?
July 1st, 20181 DEARBORN — Some of the streets in Dearborn seem inadequately lit at night. A few residents' concerns included the poorly-lit neighborhoods with dim lighting behind William Ford Elementary School and on Donald Street. Some in the community have claimed that there's a correlation between poorly lit streets and carjackings, while...
Fifteen students from Global Education Excellence awarded Michigan Seal of Biliteracy
July 1st, 20180 ANN ARBOR — Fifteen graduating students from the Global Educational Excellence (GEE) School District have received the Michigan Seal of Biliteracy Award: Seven students from Central Academy, five students from Frontier International Academy and three students from Riverside West Academy. “It is great news to know that a wide...
Hamadeh Educational Services’ graduates awarded more than $32 million in scholarships
July 1st, 20180 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — The high school graduating classes of Hamadeh Educational Services (HES) achieved high grade point averages and have been awarded more than $32 million in scholarships. In a safe and respectful environment, HES educators lay the foundation of a lifetime of learning, inspiring students to academic excellence while...
Arab American National Museum Hosts Michigan author’s book signing
June 30th, 20180 DEARBORN – The Arab American National Museum will hold a book signing and story time event to celebrate the release of Michigan author Shayma Mustafa’s book, “Excuse me Ma'am, Excuse Me Sir: I'm Amina, an All-American Girl”, on July 1. Mustafa is a teacher, mother of five children and a self-declared bibliophile. She said the...
Dearborn Police briefs media on major crimes
June 30th, 20180 DEARBORN — On June 25, the Dearborn Police Department provided updates on several major crimes that occurred in the city, during a press conference at the Dearborn Administrative Center. On June 20, three suspects allegedly committed an armed robbery and carjacking of a 32-year-old-male victim. Kimani Waiters, 22, is alleged to have...
Iman Islamic Complex awards scholarships at 13th annual gala
June 29th, 20180 HAMTRAMCK — Mu’ath Bin Jabal Mosque in Detroit is a focal point for the growing population of Yemeni immigrants who live along the border of Hamtramck and Detroit and is located on a social and economically successful avenue that caters to Yemeni Americans and other community members. On June 24, the mosque awarded 12 Yemeni American...
Arab American graduate honored for high achievements by WXYZ
June 29th, 20180 SOUTHGATE — Peter Thabet, a recent graduate of Southgate Anderson High School, was honored with WXYZ-TV’s 39th annual academic achievement award, Detroit’s Brightest and Best High School Graduates, which recognizes accomplished graduates from 10 Michigan counties. He was among hundreds of students recognized at a special...
Dearborn places tough conditions on hookah bar after parking lot shootings
June 29th, 20180 CORRECTION: Although its unfortunate to make errors in a story, The AANews cares deeply about reporting the facts and issue corrections when necessary. This article has been updated to attribute quotes to the names of two current City Council members, instead of members who left the Council earlier this year. An earlier version also...
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s upset victory shakes Democratic Party establishment
June 29th, 20180 NEW YORK — A 28-year-old former Bernie Sanders organizer, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who defeated U.S. Rep. Joe Crowley (D-New York) in a stunning primary upset Tuesday, made the issues of immigration and diversity a central part of her insurgent campaign. Ocasio-Cortez defeated Crowley 57 percent-42 percent after campaigning on...
AG candidate Dana Nessel promises to fight Trump, open hate crimes division
June 29th, 20180 DEARBORN – On June 27, Plymouth-based attorney Dana Nessel, who won the Michigan Democratic Party’s nomination for attorney general in April, spoke to Arab American supporters and local officials at a fundraising event held at La Pita Restaurant in Dearborn, reaffirming her commitment to “tenaciously” champion civil and immigrant...
Dingell reacts to Supreme Court upholding Trump’s Muslim Ban
June 26th, 20180 WASHINGTON – U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court upholding the Trump Administration’s Muslim Ban: “Today is a sad and disappointing day. From our earliest founding, the United States has been a land of opportunity for individuals seeking religious freedom....
WXYZ-TV receives Emmy awards for excellence
June 26th, 20180 DETROIT — WXYZ-TV received top awards from the Michigan chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) at the 40th Michigan Emmy Awards event, Saturday, June 16, at Motor City Casino in Detroit. Among a total of nine Emmy awards, the station received both the award for “Overall Excellence” and the...
Trump tries to defuse immigrant crisis, but policy hit by confusion
June 25th, 20180 WASHINGTON/MCALLEN, Texas —On Thursday, President Trump ordered federal agencies to begin reuniting immigrant families recently separated at the U.S.-Mexico border, but his efforts to roll back a policy that drew global condemnation were beset by confusion. Despite Trump’s order, it remained unclear how and when more than 2,300...
Gov. Snyder dedicates June 25 as Men’s Mental Health Awareness Day in Michigan
June 25th, 20180 LANSING – Gov. Snyder has declared June 25 as Men’s Mental Health Awareness Day in Michigan. In partnership with the Healthy Men Michigan campaign, the governor aims to raise awareness and opportunities to improve the quality of life for men or their loved ones struggling with problems related to mental health and mental......
Dearborn court’s amnesty period for unpaid tickets runs through July 3
June 25th, 20180 DEARBORN — Dearborn's 19th District Court has announced an amnesty program for unpaid civil infraction tickets. Individuals have until July 3 to settle their old debts with the court and for the court to clear up a backlog of files without additional collection costs. Amnesty applies only to those who present themselves at 19th...
Governor Snyder urged to veto Medicaid work requirements bill
June 24th, 20180 LANSING — The Medicaid work requirements bill passed by the Michigan House of Representatives on June 6 received wide criticism from local organizations, community members and public figures. The bill, Senate Bill 897, had previously passed in the State Senate on April 19 and requires “able-bodied” adults enrolled in the Healthy...
Arab American family receives prestigious regional business award
June 24th, 20180 DETROIT – Giving back pays off. The Hasan family, owners of the Detroit discount store Nice Price, has received the Southwest Detroit Business Association’s (SDBA) Bagley Award for Generational Investment. Since its doors opened in 1998 by Khalid Hasan, an immigrant from Jordan, the family-owned business has thrived as a staple...
Federal judge orders ICE to stop coercing Iraqi detainees to sign deportation papers
June 24th, 20180 DETROIT – On Monday, a federal judge ordered Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to stop coercing Iraqi detainees into signing a document giving up their right to be in the U.S. and agreeing to be deported. The government is trying to send back the mostly Christian detainees, but the ACLU said their return to Iraqi......
ACC awards $30,000 in scholarships at 16th annual golf outing
June 24th, 20180 TROY — The Arab American Chaldean Council (ACC) awarded a total of $30,000 in scholarships to 30 students of leadership and good academic standing during the 16th annual Golf Outing and Scholarship Awards Dinner on June 20. ACC is a premier non-profit human service organization providing services in Southeast Michigan and it...
Democratic lawmakers propose lowering Michigan voting age to 16
June 23rd, 20181 LANSING – The national wave of youth activism sparked by the shooting at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. is leading Michigan lawmakers to push for lowering the voting age to 16. State Sen. David Knezek (D-Dearborn Heights) and State Rep. Yousef Rabhi (D-Ann Arbor) introduced the mirror bills in the House and......
Michigan officials, activists condemn anti-BDS bills as Gaza protest persist
June 23rd, 20181 DEARBORN – As grisly images from “Right of Return” protests along the Gaza-Israeli border become increasingly harder for the American public to ignore, lawmakers across the U.S. are reacting with anti-BDS bills that seek to hamper efforts to boycott the nation’s most significant ally in the Mediterranean – shifting the...
Dearborn Public Library launches its annual summer reading program
June 23rd, 20180 DEARBORN — The Dearborn Public Library (DPL) launched its annual summer reading program with its kickoff event hosted in the Henry Ford Centennial Library Auditorium on June 18. The all-ages Summer Reading Kickoff was an amusing event of storytelling, music and hands-on fun that put on an entertaining show for everybody in the......
