Presbyterian Church U.S.A passes resolution to divest from companies that do business with Israel
June 19th, 20140 Protesters lined up inside Cobo Hall. Presbyterian Church USA is the largest Presbyterian denomination in the country. PHOTOS:TAAN Natasha DadoDETROIT — On Friday, June 20 the Presbyterian Church U.S.A passed a resolution to divest from companies that do business with Israel. The group's General...
Iraqi man wins case against SMART over racial abuse
June 19th, 20140 OAKLAND COUNTY—A Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART) bus mechanic was awarded more than $342,000 in damages and attorney fees for enduring racial abuse because of his Iraqi heritage. Mazyn Barash, 57, a Chaldean American born in Iraq, suffered ethnic intimidation from managers and coworkers after the...
50 companies to fill hundreds of positions at Oakland County job fair
June 19th, 20140 Employers at the Oakland County job fair are hoping to fill hundreds of open positions.PONTIAC — On June 27, more than 50 Michigan employers will try to fill about 500 positions at the Oakland County Job Fair at the Marriott Hotel in Pontiac. The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., will feature a free career workshop and...Attorney General approves plan to protect DIA from Detroit creditors
DETROIT — On Tuesday, June 16, Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette approved a deal to protect the Detroit Institute of Arts' (DIA) collection from being tapped to help pay the bankrupt city's creditors.Under the settlement, which is part of the so-called grand bargain in Detroit's debt adjustment plan, the DIA's assets will...Taubman sells Fairlane Town Center
BLOOMFIELD HILLS — Taubman Centers, a Bloomfield Hills-based company that owns dozens of shopping centers across the country, has decided to sell seven malls, including Fairlane Town Center in Dearborn and and the Mall at Partridge Creek in Clinton Township.Starwood Capital Group LLC, an investment firm focused on global real estate,...
Candidate for 11th House District says state needs to invest in better schools
June 19th, 20140 Baydoun.DEARBORN — More than 200 people attended a fundraiser for Rashid Baydoun, a democrat who is seeking the position of state representative in the 11th House District. The district consists of portions of Dearborn Heights, Livonia, Westland and all of Inkster and Garden City. Incumbent State Representative David Knezek, who...
Michigan and Israel sign industrial collaboration agreement
June 19th, 20140 Snyder and Gilad signing the agreement Monday, the same day the governor visited the Arab American National Museum in Dearborn and met with Arab leaders. LANSING — On Monday, Gov. Snyder and Roey Gilad, consul general of Israel to the Midwest, signed a bilateral cooperation agreement to promote joint industrial research and...
Snyder praises immigrants, listens to local concerns at town hall meeting in Dearborn
June 18th, 20140 Snyder (C) takes a tour of the Arab American National Museum.DEARBORN – Gov. Snyder praised immigrants' contributions to the nation during a town hall meeting at the Arab American National Museum (AANM) on Monday, June 16."Immigration is something that has made us unique in terms of embracing diversity, in terms of understanding that...
Detroit-area lawmakers decry upcoming Terry Jones event
June 13th, 20140 DETROIT – State Representative Harvey Santana (D-Detroit) and several of his colleagues joined to denounce this weekend’s rally led by anti-Muslim pastor Terry Jones at the Islamic Center of America in Dearborn.“We don’t need the kind of bigotry that Terry Jones brings to events like these,” Santana said....
Business owners, motorists contend with Greenfield construction project
June 13th, 20140 DEARBORN - Since April, construction along the one mile stretch of Greenfield Road between Warren Ave. and Ford Road has impacted local businesses and caused drivers to be extra cautious while navigating that pothole-pockmarked street. Greenfield is one of the major roads in the city that’s managed by Wayne County. Last fall,...
Man makes four-year effort to bring largest Muslim gathering in the U.S. to Detroit
June 13th, 20140 DETROIT — This year, the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) will hold its 51st annual convention in Detroit, marking the first time the event has taken place in the Motor City. The convention will take place at Cobo Center Aug. 29-Sept. 1 and will focus on the theme, “The Generations Rise: Elevating Muslim American...
Dearborn to hold Flag Day ceremony June 14
June 13th, 20140 DEARBORN — The public is invited to attend the city of Dearborn’s annual Flag Day commemoration ceremony at 7 p.m. on Saturday, June 14 at Ford Field Park on Cherry Hill west of Brady.The ceremony is held in conjunction with the Dearborn Allied War Veterans Council.As usual, the Flag Day commemoration will include a dignified...
U.S. preacher who inspires Syrian rebels faces Internet monitoring
June 13th, 20140 DEARBORN— A judge has ordered monitoring of computer and Internet use of a U.S. Islamic preacher regarded by some federal officials and a group that studies radicals as an inspirational figure for foreign fighters in Syria.The close supervision of Ahmad Musa Jebril., 43, was ordered after a court hearing last Thursday. At...
Dearborn catches World Cup fever
June 13th, 20140 DEARBORN — Someone who is not well-versed in sports might think Dearborn is hosting an international summit. But the flags flying over the patios and roofs of the city's cafes are not to welcome foreign diplomats. They are symptoms of "World Cup fever."The soccer world championship is the most popular sporting event in the...Minimum wage support grows
During a recent talk at Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management, McDonald’s CEO Don Thompson indicated his support for legislation in Congress to raise the federal minimum wage. “I will tell you we will support legislation that moves forward,” he said. Later in the talk, Thompson continued, “McDonald’s will be......
ADC President issues apology for handling of sexual harassment scandal
June 13th, 20140 DEARBORN — One year after a sexual harassment scandal rocked the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) and impacted the local community, the newly-appointed president of the organization has issued an apology for their handling of the case.It's been over a year since State Representative Rashida Tlaib sent a public letter...
Metro Detroit Iraqis pray for peace after militants seize major cities
June 13th, 20140 A family fleeing the violence in Mosul waits at a checkpoint on the outskirts of Arbil, in Iraq's Kurdistan region, June 11, 2014. Sunni insurgents from an al Qaeda splinter group extended their control from the northern city of Mosul on Wednesday to an area further south that includes Iraq's biggest oil refinery in a devastating show...
Arab American News reporter discusses social integration with German journalists
June 13th, 20140 DEARBORN — Ali Harb, a reporter for The Arab American News, met with a delegation of German journalists at the newspaper’s office on Monday, June 9, to discuss social integration among immigrants. The European journalists were visiting Metro Detroit as a part of a program sponsored by the U.S. State Department, which...Outdoor neighborhood pools to open June 14
DEARBORN — Dearborn’s outdoor pool season swings into high gear June 14 with the opening of the Lapeer, Ten Eyck and Summer-Stephens neighborhood pools. Each of the pools will offer open swimming daily from 1-6 p.m. through August 17. The city’s two community pools, Dunworth at Levagood Park and Ford Woods, have been open......
Wanted former Dearborn man killed in Syria
June 13th, 20140 DEARBORN — Faouzi Mohamad Ayoub, a former Dearborn resident on the FBI's “Most Wanted Terrorist” list, was killed in Syria this week while fighting with Hizbullah alongside Syria's government forces.Ayoub, 47, served as a senior commander with Hizbullah. The FBI was alerted of his death from a twitter account affiliated with the...New local civil rights group to look after prisoners
DEARBORN — A new local civil rights organization was announced on Thursday, June 5. The newly-formed American Human Rights Council (AHRC) is "a not-for-profit organization dedicated to protecting, promoting and defending human rights," according to a statement by the group.Imam Mohammad Mardini will serve as the Interim AHRC President.......
Pension board agrees to urge ‘yes’ vote on Detroit bankruptcy plan
DETROIT — The board of one of Detroit's two pension funds agreed on Wednesday to urge its members to vote in favor of the city's plan to adjust $18 billion of debt and exit the biggest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history.Detroit's General Retirement System (GRS) said it will mail a letter early next week to current workers, retirees...vYABA holds graduation ceremony
DEARBORN—On Sunday, June 8 the Yemeni American Benevolent Association’s (YABA) weekend Arabic school held a graduation ceremony for the 2013-2014 school year. The ceremony began with a reading from the Qur’an, which was recited by Alhassan Bin Ali Abdulmajed, a YABA student. Several members of YABA and educators from the......
