Detroit school unions issue warning over payroll shortfall
DETROIT — About 47,000 students will be shut out of their classrooms if the city's cash-strapped public school district cannot fully cover worker salaries earned next month, school labor union officials said on Wednesday. The unions were reacting to comments by the district's state-appointed transition manager Steven Rhodes, who...Dearborn resident sentenced for identity theft, food stamp fraud
DETROIT — A Dearborn woman has been sentenced to almost six years in prison for theft of public money and identity theft following an investigation into trafficking of food assistance benefits. Pamela Tribby, 53, of Dearborn, was sentenced to 70 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Corbett O’Meara, U.S. Attorney Barbara L....
Number of unemployed fell to less than 5 percent in January
March 11th, 20160 Assembly line at the Ford Rouge Assembly Plant - The Arab American News.LANSING – Michigan's unemployment rate in January dropped below 5 percent for the first time in 15 years, after a 19,000 job increase in the manufacturing, financial, leisure and hospitality sectors in the state. The hike in job creation led to a two-tenths of a...
Arab American DMC surgeon urges doctors to invest in community
March 11th, 20160 Hussein Darwiche.DETROIT — Hussein Darwiche, a long-time surgeon at the Detroit Medical Center (DMC), has been appointed the chief surgeon of joint replacement at the DMC, making him one of the first Arab Americans to take on such a leadership position. Darwiche said that while he is honored to take on the responsibility, the...
Dearborn residents explain voting choice
March 11th, 20160 Arab Americans voting at Woodworth Middle School DEARBORN — Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders won big in east Dearborn neighborhoods in the Democratic primary, indicating that Arab Americans favored the democratic socialist senator from Vermont over former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Dearborn voter Jawaher...
Local family files discriminatory complaint against Spirit Airlines
March 10th, 20160 From left to right: Nasser Beydoun, Nabih Ayad, Dr. Hoda Amine and Nadia Majed. DEARBORN – A local college student filed a complaint with the Michigan Department of Civil Rights after she and her mother were booted off a Spirit Airlines plane by a flight attendant who disregarded her medical needs. Nadia Majed, 20, a student at the...
Arabs and Muslims react to Trump’s Michigan win
March 10th, 20160 Trump supporters at a rally in Warren. Photo by: The Arab American News DEARBORN — Donald Trump won the Michigan Republican primary in a landslide on Tuesday.The victory gave the controversial candidate a major boost in the race following an upset by Texas Sen. Ted Cruz last Saturday in Kansas and...
Arabs voting for a Jew — it’s not that weird
March 10th, 20160 A Muslim american young woman at a Sanders' event in DearbornDEARBORN — Bernie Sanders won the Arab vote in Dearborn, perhaps because he campaigned hard here; or perhaps because of his call to end the blockade on Gaza and his opposition to the Iraq war. Maybe it's his strong stance against Islamophobia or the fact that Arab Americans...Sanders, Trump win in Dearborn
DEARBORN — Real state mogul Donald Trump and Senator Bernie Sanders won the most votes for their respective parties' presidential primaries in Dearborn. On the Republican side, Trump received 3,196 votes. Ohio Governor John Kasich was second with 2,447.For Democrats, Sanders bested Hillary Clinton, 7,258 to 4,837...Trump likely to win Michigan
LANSING, MI -- A polling average from Real Clear Politics has Trump winning Michigan. The latest forecast on the Republican end places Trump at 37.3 percent, followed by John Kasich at 25 percent, Ted Cruz at 19 percent and Marco Rubio at 10 percent. On the Democratic side, that polling average has Hillary Clinton at 58.7...
Sanders condemns Islamophobia, pledges to end bigotry at Dearborn rally
March 7th, 20160 Sanders, speaking at Dearborn's Civic Center, March 7DEARBORN — A day ahead of the Michigan primaries, Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders pledged to fight bigotry, combat inequality, address the flaws of the justice system and pursue an even-handed foreign policy in the Middle East at a Dearborn rally. Sanders was...Snyder issues appeal over Flint funds denial
Michigan Governor Rick Snyder has urged federal officials to reconsider their denial for funds to help deal with the crisis caused by lead-contaminated water in the city of Flint, his office said on Thursday. The contamination and the state's long delay in addressing the problem have sparked outrage and drawn...
Trump attacked by opponents at Detroit debate
March 4th, 20160 U.S. Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump defended changing positions on issues from Syrian refugees to immigration on Thursday at a debate where he faced wave after wave of attacks as the party's establishment sought to unite behind a last-ditch anti-Trump effort.Tempers escalated quickly during a two-hour Fox News...
Presidential candidates: The wall of immigration policies
March 4th, 20160 WASHINGTON — Immigration has been a hot topic of discussion among all presidential candidates in the election race this year. Republican candidates are using immigration reform as a tactic to drive fearful voters to the polls; meanwhile, Democratic candidates are using it to highlight immigration as one of the country's main...
Some Arab Americans back Clinton for electability, experience
March 4th, 20160 DEARBORN — While the bigotry created by the political rhetoric of the Republican presidential candidates has pushed Arab Americans away from the Republican Party to the Democratic side, many are divided on whether Bernie Sanders or Hillary Clinton has the best interests of Arab Americans in mind. Some local Arab Americans maintain......
Young Arab American entrepreneur brings science and art of coffee to Detroit
Nathan Hamood - Photo by KentusDETROIT — Meticulously funneling water into a beaker, the young man behind the counter explains the science behind what’s brewing on the counter in the center of the room. The venue evokes a blend of a laboratory and a place to hang out, as funnels and beakers are showcased while people watch their...City releases mayor’s taped State of the City address
DEARBORN — The city released a taping of Mayor Jack O'Reilly's State of the City address after the live presentation was cancelled due to a winter storm last week. O'Reilly commenced the address in a new format, as several guests discussed the city's accomplishments in 2015 and shared plans for the future. "Partners, volunteers,...Lead still found in some Flint water
FLINT — Five months after Flint changed its water supply due to problems with lead contamination and discolored drinking water, nearly 9 percent of the city's sites tested for lead in the water continue to exceed federally acceptable limits, the governor's office said on Tuesday. Of 423 sites tested recently, lead concentration in...
Community concerned after triple murders in Indiana
March 4th, 20160 DEARBORN — Less than 13 months after the Chapel Hill, N.C. shooting, which claimed the lives of three Muslims, activists are alarmed by the murder of three young Sudanese Americans in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Mohamedtaha Omar, 23; Adam Mekki, 20 and Muhannad Tairab, 17, were shot "execution-style" on Feb. 24 in a home police described......
‘It’s Ramadan’ campaign aims to expand message on Comcast
March 3rd, 20160 DEARBORN — A Ramadan commercial that aired on Comcast last year was so well received that the non-profit organization behind the campaign is looking to expand the message to a wider audience this year. The Dearborn-based non-profit organization Motion Projects conceived the campaign "It's Ramadan", featuring the commercial that...
Majority of Michigan Republicans want Muslims banned
March 3rd, 20160 DETROIT – 61 percent of Republicans in Michigan support Trump’s statement to ban Muslims from entering the U.S., according to a poll conducted by WXYZ/Detroit Free Press. The poll was conducted by EPIC MRA with WXYZ media partners in Grand Rapids, Flint, Lansing and Detroit.Only 32% of Republicans in......
Susan Dabaja announces run for Dearborn Judge
Dabaja.DEARBORN – City Council President Susan A. Dabaja announced her candidacy for 19th District Court judge this week.Dabaja seeks to replace Judge William C. Hultgren, whose term finishes at the end of the year.Born and raised in Dearborn, Dabaja is a graduate of the University of Michigan-Dearborn and the University of...
Three Muslims shot dead ‘execution style’ in Indiana
February 27th, 20160 POLICE: Three Muslim males found in E. Lewis Street home shot dead execution styleFORT WAYNE, Ind.— The three victims whose bodies were found in a Fort Wayne home this week all died of gunshot wounds, the Allen County Coroner’s Office said early Friday. The bodies of Mohamedtaha Omar, 23, Adam K. Mekki, 20, and Muhannad......
