California appeals court lets Trump travel ban go partially into effect
November 13th, 20170 WASHINGTON — A U.S. appeals court in California on Monday let President Trump’s latest travel ban go partially into effect, ruling the government can bar entry of people from six Muslim-majority countries with no connections to the United States. A three-judge panel of the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals...
Why did the auto insurance bill proposal receive a death blow?
November 10th, 20171 By Farah Harb The Arab American News – intern LANSING — On Thursday, Nov. 2, legislators in the Republican-led State House defeated proposed legislation to cut auto insurance rates, in a 63-45 vote. The popular misconception about the bill seems to be that if passed, it would have given drivers the option to choose a less...
Simon Shaykhet and WXYZ-TV honored with “Fairness In Media” award
November 10th, 20170 DETROIT— In a world where the news has become corporatized and out of touch, honest and fair reporting is hard to come by, but on November 5, the Michigan Muslim Community Council (MMCC) presented Simon Shaykhet and WXYZ-TV with the “Fairness In Media” award by at its 31st annual banquet. The MMCC Unity Banquet is held each year...
State Senate approves concealed guns in schools
November 10th, 20170 LANSING— On Wednesday, only a few days after the Texas church shooting, the Republican-led State Senate approved bills that allow licensed gun owners with extra training to legally carry inside schools, churches and other gun-free zones. The bills now go to the GOP-led House. Michigan law states that it is illegal for the...
Protest over Steve Bannon takes place outside Macomb County Republican Party’s unity dinner
November 10th, 20170 WARREN – “Macomb County, let’s be clear, fascists are not welcome here,” a group of about 200 protesters chanted outside a Macomb County Republican Party’s Unity Dinner at Andiamo’s Banquet and Event Center. The event’s keynote speaker was Steve Bannon, former White House chief strategist and current Breitbart News...
Student group launches #UMDivest campaign
November 10th, 20170 ANN ARBOR— On November 7, University of Michigan students held their central student government meeting at the campus square, the Diag. At the meeting, more than 250 people stood in support of the UM-Divest resolution and in solidarity with Palestinians. Students Allied for Freedom and Equality (SAFE) is a campus...
Three sophomores charged in Fordson hazing incident
November 3rd, 20170 DEARBORN ― Three teens have been charged in connection to an assault on another student at Fordson High School. The three teens, sophomores, are charged with one count of assault and battery against a 13-year-old freshman. The freshman was allegedly sitting in the locker room before football practice on Oct. 9 when the...
Roasting Plant coffee shop offers high-end java for a low-end price
November 3rd, 20170 DEARBORN HEIGHTS—“It picks up something from the ocean around it, from the humidity, from the surrounding trees,” said Mohamad Zeitoun, manager of the Roasting Plant coffee shops in Dearborn Heights and Ann Arbor, about the flavor profile of the Jamaica Blue Mountain coffee bean. The Dearborn Heights location opened in June;...New urgent care clinic opens in Dearborn
DEARBORN — A new Urgent Care clinic held its grand opening at the corner of Schaefer and Michigan Ave., inside the already immaculate four-story Masri Clinic, an advanced medical center. The urgent care clinic across the street closed two months ago and Dr. Fatina Masri told The AANews that because the Masri Clinic was getting...
ACC holds 38th annual Civic and Humanitarian Awards gala
November 3rd, 20170 By Farah Harb The Arab American News – intern DETROIT — The Arab American and Chaldean Council held its 38th annual gala under the theme “Promoting Drug-Free Communities” at the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center on Oct. 27. The annual ACC gala celebrates the organization’s anniversary and honors individuals...
Community celebrates political strides, weighs challenges at AAPAC’s 20th anniversary gala
November 3rd, 20170 DEARBORN – The Arab American Political Action Committee’s (AAPAC) 20th anniversary gala was a celebration of political successes. Six days before the Nov. 7 municipal elections, Arab Americans packed a large dinner hall at the Bint Jebail Cultural Center in Dearborn and reflected on two decades of achievements and looking forward...
Women’s Convention in Detroit attracts more than 5,000 attendees
November 3rd, 20170 By Afaf Humayun and Stephen Martin DETROIT—“We have no time, there are people counting on us,” said Linda Sarsour in the opening session of the Women’s Convention in Detroit at Cobo Hall on October 27. “People’s literal survival lies in our hands to protect those among us that are the most marginalized.” Sarsour is a...
Dearborn couple charged after child shoots two others in unlicensed daycare
November 3rd, 20170 DEARBORN— A couple has been charged with several counts after their 3-year-old son shot two other toddlers in the face and shoulder on the morning of September 27. Timothy Eubanks, 32, and Samantha Eubanks, 32, are parents to six children. According to police, the couple was running an unlicensed home daycare, located on Harding...
No left turns allowed at three intersections on Michigan Avenue
November 3rd, 20170 Dearborn—Construction of Wagner Place on October 28 has made left turns onto Mason, Monroe and Oakwood prohibited from east or west Michigan Avenue. According to the city of Dearborn, the Wagner Place construction is a project for Ford Motor Company that aims to transform two blocks of old buildings, which are approximately 150,000...
Dearborn Heights diversifies its police force one step at a time
November 3rd, 20170 DEARBORN HEIGHTS— Back in May, The AANews spoke to Dearborn Heights Police Chief Lee Gavin about the lack of Arab American interest in the police force. At the time, Gavin said that they barely apply. "We've had meetings ," he said. "Right now, in all the law enforcement agencies in the area, there are a total lack of......
Beech Daly water main replacement project to begin next week
November 1st, 20170 DEARBORN HEIGHTS— Next week, residents and drivers along Beech Daly Road will experience a partial closure due to a water main construction project. The project is scheduled to start on November 6 and will require closing the right-hand lane of southbound Beech Daly between Hass and Ford Roads. Work will be put off during the...
Henry Ford College to host international student information session
November 1st, 20170 DEARBORN— On November 8, Henry Ford College (HFC) will host an international student information session for future F-1 visa students from 6 to 7 p.m. in the Welcome Center Building. The session aims to inform international students or their local relations about the process of coming to the United States on an F-1 visa to attend...
White nationalist Richard Spencer requests to speak at University of Michigan
October 31st, 20170 ANN ARBOR ― The University of Michigan has received a request to have white nationalist speaker Richard Spencer speak on campus. On Tuesday, Oct. 31, Cameron Padgett, a representative from Spencer's National Policy Institute, sent the university an email request seeking to reserve a venue, U of M Spokesman Rick Fitzgerald...
Ex-Trump campaign chief indicted on conspiracy, money laundering charges
October 30th, 20170 WASHINGTON ― Paul Manafort, a former campaign manager for President Trump, and an associate were indicted by a federal grand jury on 12 counts including conspiracy against the United States and money laundering, the federal special counsel’s office said on Monday. The charges were the first arising from the investigation by Justice......
Restaurant providing a taste of Italy in the Southend for a half century
October 27th, 20170 DEARBORN – In the Southend of Dearborn, across the street from the first mosque constructed in Michigan, a restaurant hangs a United States flag above a red, white and green flag. Although it may surprise some, the flag is not Lebanese, Jordanian or Palestinian. It’s Italian. “Our cultures aren’t very different,” Robert...
Van Born corridor to be redeveloped
October 27th, 20170 DEARBORN HEIGHTS —The area between Dearborn Heights and Taylor will be redeveloped. Ford Motor Company is moving into the former Masco Corp. and the Super Kmart buildings on Van Born Road in Taylor, spurring on redevelopment of the whole area. “It’s a tale of two cities,” Dearborn Heights Mayor Dan Paletko said. “We’re......
Beaumont offering help enrolling in Health Insurance plans
October 27th, 20170 ROYAL OAK— Beaumont hospital will be hosting several Health Insurance Marketplace events at each one of its eight hospitals and other locations in November and December. The events will be open enrollment and are an effort to, “assist those in need of health care coverage or those looking for a new plan”, according to a press...
ACRL opposes bill banning local funding to undocumented immigrants
October 27th, 20170 DEARBORN— On Thursday, October 26, the Arab-American Civil Rights League (ACRL) as well as the governmental and law enforcement community, held a press conference in opposition to the passage of bill HB 5053, which bans all local funding that supports or assists undocumented immigrants. The bill was introduced in the Michigan......
