Dearborn Board of Education president resigns after accepting new job in Ohio
June 30th, 20150 DEARBORN— Aimee Schoelles, the president of the Dearborn Board of Education resigned from her position after accepting a new job in Ohio. Her resignation is effective June 30. The Dearborn Public School District issued a statement announcing her resignation that said she made a difference in the lives of thousands of...
Summer fasting a challenge for laborers
June 29th, 20150 Physical work without food or water and can pose severe health risks. However, despite the hardships, some Muslim workers opt to endure the difficulty of fasting. To them, giving up on observing the holy month is not an option. Landscape worker Mohamad Alabadi, who is known as Abu Ali, said the difficulty of fasting while...
Ramadan in Dearborn: A community that never sleeps
June 29th, 20150 Customers eat in the early morning at Golden BakeryDEARBORN — Each year, Ramadan brings both traditional and new festivities that unites the Muslim people in communities all over the world. Ramadan has often been called “Christmas time for Muslims.” That’s very true in Dearborn, where “Christmas lights” have dominated...
Local teen publishes poetry book
June 26th, 20150 DEARBORN — Fatima Najdi, a recent graduate from WISE Academy, has published a poetry book called “Light.” Najdi, a 16-year-old Dearborn resident, currently attends the University of Michigan-Dearborn. The book is an uplifting and comforting collection of poems revering God. “My goal is not to indoctrinate the idea of God...
Meet our intern: Ahmad Alnajjar
June 26th, 20150 Alnajjar.DEARBORN – Ahmad Alnajjar, 21, a student at Kansas State University, has come to The Arab American News to work as an intern this summer.Alnajjar, born and raised in San Jose, California, is of Palestinian descent. He enrolled at Kansas State University in 2012 to major in political science. He subsequently decided to minor...
ACCESS Community Health and Research Center deputy director chosen
June 26th, 20150 DETROIT – The Greater Detroit Area Health Council (GDAHC) Board of Directors and its membership approved the nomination of an ACCESS leader to its board at its annual meeting June 12. Mona Makki, deputy director of the ACCESS Community Health and Research Center (CHRC), was appointed to the board along with four other executives...
Meet our intern: Hassan Khalifeh
June 26th, 20150 Khalifeh.DEARBORN — Hassan Khalifeh, 23, a Wayne State University student majoring in broadcast journalism, recently joined the staff of The Arab American News as an intern for the summer. Khalifeh, who grew up in both Lebanon and Michigan, now lives in Canton. In addition to his broadcast journalism major, he is minoring in business...
Dearborn student wins area wide stock trading challenge
June 26th, 20150 BLOOMFIELD HILLS — More than 500 high school students from Wayne, Oakland and Macomb county high schools competed in Bloomfield Hills Financial’s Fourth Annual Stock-to-Scholarship Challenge. Students competed in the contest, which offered a total of $8,500 in scholarships. This year’s winner, Rida Khatib, a senior at...
ADC-MI holds cultural training seminars with TSA leaders
June 26th, 20150 DEARBORN – The American Arab Anti Discrimination Committee of Michigan (ADC-MI) held a cultural competency training seminar with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) this week in anticipation of increased travel by Arab and Muslim Americans over the summer months. ADC-MI organized the training session as a means of...
Project aims to stop water contamination in 1,200 Lebanese schools
June 26th, 20150 DETROIT — Children who attend public schools across Lebanon have developed diseases as a result of water contamination. In 2013, the Lebanon Water Project was launched to address the humanitarian issue. The project is expected to provide sustainable clean water to 1,200 public schools across Lebanon by replacing water tanks...
Dearborn to ban smoking in parks
June 26th, 20150 DEARBORN — The city council is moving to ban all forms of smoking at parks. On Tuesday, Jun 23, the council tabled the ordinance, which is expected to pass unanimously after a second reading next month. The ordinance outlaws "exhaling smoke from burning tobacco or any other burning product that is contained in a hookah, pipe, cigar,...
Illegal fireworks use disturbs Dearborn residents
June 26th, 20150 DEARBORN — Many Dearborn residents are disturbed by the noise and illegal use of fireworks in their neighborhoods. As Dearborn’s large Muslim population celebrates the month of Ramadan, adults and children fill the city’s streets and shops at night. With the upcoming Fourth of July holiday, some teenagers add to the...
Homes and buildings damaged after tornadoes hit the region
June 26th, 20150 SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN — Tornados reported west and north of southeast Michigan Monday night left several homes and buildings damaged. As of Tuesday morning, 30,000 DTE customers were left without electricity, down from 44,000. One of the tornados damaged buildings in Washtenaw County, but no injuries were reported....
Experts on torture file legal brief in support of Odeh
June 26th, 20150 Several rights organizations and experts on the effects of torture are weighing in on the appeal of Palestinian American activist Rasmea Odeh, who is challenging her 2014 conviction on an immigration charge. "Odeh, who was tortured and raped in an Israeli prison, was denied the right to present a meaningful defense in her...
Iftar dinners raise money for less fortunate overseas
June 26th, 20150 Iraqi refugees who were forced into exile in 2014 after the emergence of ISIS living in a refugee camp in Syria.DETROIT — Zakat, the third pillar of Islam, is almsgiving for the relief of the poor. Many Muslims fulfill this mandatory religious obligation during Ramadan. The holy month of fasting is a time to get closer to God......
Dearborn student wins area wide stock trading challenge
BLOOMFIELD HILLS—More than 500 high school students from Wayne, Oakland and Macomb county high schools competed in Bloomfield Hills Financial’s Fourth Annual Stock-to-Scholarship Challenge. Students competed in the contest, which offered a total of $8,500 in scholarships. This year’s winner, Rida...
Homes and buildings damaged after tornados hit Michigan
June 24th, 20150 TUSCOLA COUNTY—Homes and buildings were damaged after tornados were reported west and north of southeast Michigan Monday night. As of Tuesday morning 30,000 DTE customers were left without electricity, down from 44,000. One of the tornados damaged buildings in Washtenaw County, but no injuries were...
Dearborn School Board selects Glenn Maleyko for Superintendent
June 23rd, 20150 DEARBORN - The Board of Education announced the selection of Dr. Glenn Maleyko as the new Superintendent of Dearborn Public Schools on Monday, June 22.Maleyko will replace Brian Whiston in the post beginning July 1st.Maleyko and Associate Superintendent of General Education for the Shiawassee RESD, Dr. John Van Wagoner, completed final...
Diverse Detroiters pay homage to Charleston victims
June 22nd, 20150 DETROIT—In the wake of the deadly shooting spree in Charleston, S.C. on June 17, local community members and leaders of multiple faiths gathered at the Historic King Solomon Baptist Church on Saturday, June 20 in solidarity against racism that is “alive and well today.”A 21-year-old White man has been arrested for the mass......
Arizona pastor plans to “save” Muslims during Ramadan visit
June 19th, 20150 DEARBORN — Local residents appear concerned over an upcoming event led by Arizona Pastor Steven Anderson called “Marching to Dearborn!” The event is scheduled for Friday, June 26. Anderson is the leader of the Faithful Word Baptist Church, based in Tempe, Arizona. The church believes “that the King James Bible is the word of...
Ramadan in Dearborn at a glance
June 19th, 20150 DEARBORN — Each year, Ramadan brings both traditional and new festivities that unites the Muslim people in communities all over the world. Ramadan has often been called “Christmas time for Muslims.” During the past four years, Ramadan has become more difficult for those who are fasting due to the holy month falling......
Police: Curfew to be enforced during Ramadan
June 19th, 20150 DEARBORN — During the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, parents and minors should be reminded that a curfew will be enforced. In Dearborn, where many residents observe Ramadan, the city never sleeps. During this month, fasting Muslims congregate at sundown to eat and pray and some stay up until dawn to prepare for the next day of...
Darany offers resolution recognizing Ramadan
June 19th, 20150 LANSING — State Representative George T. Darany (D-Dearborn) is pleased to report that the Michigan House of Representatives passed his resolution to offer best wishes to Muslims in Michigan and worldwide on the joyous and meaningful observance of Ramadan. During this time, Muslims engage in reflection, fasting and prayer. "It was......
