July 27th, 20180This election is a defining event for America
This election, for many reasons, is perhaps the most important one in America’s modern history.
First, our democracy is in grave danger. During the last presidential election and since Donald Trump took office, there have been a systematic attack on our democracy at all levels. The...
July 22nd, 20180DETROIT— Among the seven Democratic candidates seeking to fill a Detroit-area State Senate seat left open by a term-limited incumbent who pleaded guilty to federal theft and conspiracy charges, two have histories involving crime and controversy.
Former State Sen. Bert Johnson (D-Highland Park) resigned after pleading guilty to...
July 20th, 20181DETROIT — Detroit City Councilman Roy McCalister Jr. and the Mental Health Task Force held a public meeting in the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center on Tuesday, July 17, where approximately 30 people expressed ideas on raising awareness about mental health issues. Attendees included Council members, administration officials, community...
July 13th, 20180DEARBORN — Residents concerned that large factories in the city's industrial Southend are worsening air quality are turning to the City Council, in hopes it would enact ordinances to more immediately force the corporations to commit to environmentally friendly practices.
At a town hall co-costed by the Michigan Department of...
July 6th, 20180Human rights organization advocates for building longer tables, not walls
DEARBORN – About 80 percent of people surveyed worldwide say they would welcome refugees in their country, community or home, according to a 2017 Amnesty International survey of 27,000 people across 27 countries. Yet, most leaders of those nations...
July 6th, 20180DETROIT — The 26th annual Concert of Colors, Detroit’s diversity festival, begins events on Wednesday, July 11 and runs through Sunday, July 15.
The five day festival is free to the public and held at various venues in Detroit and Dearborn, including the Detroit Institute of Arts and the Arab American National Museum.
The...
July 1st, 20180DEARBORN 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...
June 30th, 20181DEARBORN - Two state senate candidates for the third district, State Rep. Sylvia Santana (D-Detroit) and Wayne County Commissioner Gary Woronchak, are competing in the August Democratic primary to replace term-limited State Sen. Morris Hood III (D-Detroit), who represents a district of about 215,000 residents in Dearborn, Detroit and...
June 29th, 20180HAMTRAMCK — 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...
June 24th, 20180DETROIT – 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...
June 24th, 20180DETROIT – 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...
June 18th, 20180DETROIT — The number of Frontier International Academy (FIA) students applying to universities is increasing every year and the class of 2018 has brought the school to its peak in college and university acceptances.
Frontier International Academy has won the grand prize in the Race to the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student...
June 16th, 20186DETROIT – Democratic candidates for the 13th District participated in a forum on June 11 at Detroit’s North Rosedale Park Community House that focused primarily on the role charter schools play in uplifting Detroit’s youth and reducing poverty and crime.
The forum drew a sizable and passionate audience, many of whom explicitly...
June 15th, 20180DETROIT — Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, a Democratic candidate for governor, unveiled a state-level single payer healthcare plan on Wednesday.
The proposal, called Michicare, would make Michigan the first state in the country to guarantee universal healthcare coverage for all residents. El-Sayed is the first candidate for governor in...
June 8th, 20182DETROIT — A bullet fired on Mother's Day on the city's west side put a Black man in his grave and has unearthed decades-old turmoil between African American residents and Arab American businesses.
A scuffle between a gas station clerk and the unarmed customer at a Citgo gas station was stopped short when Rami Ali Jaber, son of the...
May 25th, 20180"When our trust and connections to one another break down, we are all the poorer for it. One of the most tested and reliable ways in which we can ignite cross-community understanding and dissipate fear is through storytelling." - Zeyba Rahman, senior program officer for Building Bridges
DEARBORN – Muslims have a storied...
May 18th, 20180DETROIT – On the 70th anniversary of what is considered the greatest catastrophe in Palestine, drones painted the sky with trails of smoke grenades and snipers perched on the Israeli side of the Gaza border pelleted thousands who were protesting against those responsible for the historic tragedy – the Nakba, in Arabic.
More than...
April 6th, 20180DEARBORN HEIGHTS — On March 30, a day that marked the birth of Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib and the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, Rev. Wendell Anthony, president of the Detroit Branch NAACP, spoke to a diverse, capacity crowd about "the voice of human justice" at the Islamic Institute of America.
Anthony commemorated Imam Ali’s legacy of...
March 30th, 20180By Farah Harb
The Arab American News
DETROIT — On Saturday, March 24, thousands of people — the majority of them students — filled downtown Detroit, carrying signs and chanting for tighter gun control laws at the biggest “March for Our Lives” in southeast Michigan.
These individuals joined in solidarity with...
March 23rd, 20180DETROIT — On Thursday, Police Chief James Craig held a news conference regarding the recent string of threats made against schools in the city.
Schools across the country have been plagued by a rash of threats since the Feb. 14 massacre that killed 17 high school students and faculty in Parkland, Florida. Since the shooting in...
March 16th, 20180DETROIT — The Dept. of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) served orders summarily suspending the controlled substance license of Super Mart Pharmacy in Detroit and the pharmacist license of Mohammad Mehmood Ashraf, according to a press release.
“Administrative complaints” were also served against Super Mart Pharmacy and...
March 16th, 20180DETROIT – An Albanian American family currently in sanctuary in a Detroit church gathered supporters who will hold a press conference on Friday March 16 at the Rosa Parks federal building. The supporters will deliver more than 600 letters to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office on Jefferson.
Ded Rranxburgaj, an...
March 9th, 20180DEARBORN — He'd never thought politics would be in the cards for him, but Abdul El-Sayed is the first Democratic candidate to submit required signatures to the state, inching closer, aspiring to become Michigan's first Arab and Muslim American governor.
On March 6, El-Sayed, 33, a physician and epidemiologist and former director of...
March 2nd, 20180DEARBORN — The conversation around upgrading an aging infrastructure is taking center stage around the nation and especially in Michigan, where lead-contaminated water pipes have poisoned an entire city, mold grows in middle school classrooms and bad weather makes for deadly potholes.
Weak roads, coupled with drastic thawing of...
February 9th, 20180DETROIT — It took more than 15 years, but the city of Detroit experienced its first net increase in residential property values, according to an announcement from the city.
The increase suggests that property values are rising as revitalization efforts reach more of Detroit's neighborhoods, officials said.
"We think that it's...
February 6th, 20180DETROIT — Rashida Tlaib, a Democrat, has officially thrown her hat in the race for Michigan's 13th congressional district.
The seat was left open by longstanding U.S. Rep. John Conyers (D-Detroit), who retired in December amid sexual harassment allegations.
"Serving in the U.S. Congress is about much more than voting on bills,"...
January 26th, 20180DEARBORN — "Unparalleled" leadership, community outreach and the ability to fight crime are what local Arab Americans will miss about FBI Special Agent in Charge David Gelios.
Those qualities are why former FBI Director James Comey named Gelios head of the Detroit division in September 2015, and what has helped Gelios form deep...
January 19th, 20180DETROIT — Amazon has released a list of the top 20 finalist among the 238 cities across the United States, Canada and Mexico vying to serve as that company's second headquarters. Detroit was not among them.
Detroit made a joint bid with the city of Windsor. It offered big tax breaks, cheap labor costs and a possible ferry to the...
