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Dearborn recognized for financial transparency for the fourth straight year
DEARBORN — For the fourth consecutive year, the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) has awarded the city of Dearborn its Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting, recognizing its Annual Comprehensive Financial...
Palestine
While Gaza dominates the U.N., these are the people keeping it alive
When I first saw footage of Gaza doctor Munir al-Bursh and his family kneeling beside the white-shrouded body of his son, surrounded by mourners, I thought it was an old video. It was not. My conclusion, however, was understandable. In December...
Elections
AAPAC backs El-Sayed, Benson, Savit, Gilchrist and a broad slate for Michigan’s November election
DEARBORN — On Wednesday, as absentee voting begins across Michigan, the Arab American Political Action Committee (AAPAC) released its list of endorsed candidates in executive, legislative, judicial and education races for the November 3 election....
Community
Dearborn denies religious favoritism alleged in federal lawsuit
DEARBORN — The city and Mayor Abdullah Hammoud face a federal lawsuit filed by a resident who alleges that public money was used to promote Islamic observances while Christian and Jewish holidays were ignored. Hammoud has categorically denied the...
Elections
Metro Detroit leaders rally behind El-Sayed at Dearborn fundraiser
DEARBORN — The Bint Jebail Cultural Center in Dearborn hosted a large fundraiser on Sunday, September 20, for Michigan Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed. The event drew a sizable gathering of elected officials, political figures and...
Community
Detroit consulate becomes first U.S. stop for Lebanon’s biometric passport rollout
SOUTHFIELD — As part of Lebanon’s broader digital transition to make official documents easier to obtain, reduce forgery and ease the burden on Lebanese expatriates, the Consulate General of Lebanon in Detroit completed the procedures for...
Opinions
Is Israel’s reign ending? Macklemore and the cultural war over Palestine
Page Six Hollywood recently declared: “War of Open Letters Erupts Between Pro-Israel and Pro-Palestine Factions in Hollywood.” Only a few years ago, a headline like this would have seemed unthinkable. The article described an increasingly...
Local
ACLU, Amnesty accuse the University of Michigan of suppressing pro-Palestinian student speech
ANN ARBOR — The University of Michigan is one of six campuses examined in detail in a new report by the American Civil Liberties Union and Amnesty International USA that accuses colleges of restricting pro-Palestinian speech and responding to...
Local
Improving Arab and African American relationships beyond responding to crises
There was an unfortunate series of events which took place last week, which have renewed conversations in Metro Detroit regarding tensions between Arab American and African American communities. An incident in the Warrendale neighborhood in Detroit...
Education
Dearborn Public Schools receives $460,565 grant to serve more Michigan-grown food
DEARBORN — Dearborn Public Schools has received a $460,565 grant and support services to serve more Michigan-grown and produced food in the more than 3 million meals it provides students each year. Officials from the Michigan Department of...
Crime
Fatal stabbing of Chipotle worker raises concerns about downtown Detroit safety
DETROIT — While taking a break in the alley behind her workplace, an employee of a Chipotle restaurant on Woodward Avenue in downtown Detroit was stabbed several times and killed in broad daylight on Sunday, in view of passersby. Although...
Elections
Dana Nessel endorses Abdul El-Sayed in U.S. Senate race
BIRMINGHAM — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has endorsed Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, saying the decision “wasn’t easy” amid opposition to the progressive candidate from some supporters of Israel over his advocacy...
Crime
Roseville woman charged with threatening Dearborn mayor, mosque and Arab residents
DEARBORN — Prosecutors have filed several criminal charges against an Arab American woman from Roseville after she called Dearborn police and threatened violence against Arabs coming from Dearborn to Macomb County. The defendant, Alicia Choucair,...
Opinions
This school year, one of the best things you can do for your children is listen
Back-to-school season can present challenges and opportunities as a parent. Relaxed summer schedules are replaced with classes, homework and extracurriculars, and the transition to a new semester can be both exciting and stressful. Fortunately, the...
Community
Dearborn Heights names new council chair and pro-tem, accepting applications for vacant seat
DEARBORN HEIGHTS — During the Sept. 22 City Council meeting, the Dearborn Heights City Council appointed a new Council chair and Council chair pro-tem. In a 4-2 vote, Councilman Hassan Saab was appointed to be the new Council chair while...
Community
HYPE Athletics marks 25 years with major expansion and renewed mission
DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Twenty-five years ago, HYPE began with a simple idea: Use sports to bring children and young people from different racial and religious backgrounds together in a safe, healthy environment away from drugs, violence and risky...
Elections
Dearborn Heights Charter Commission candidate Mohamed Hamieh outlines reform priorities
DEARBORN HEIGHTS — In the November 3 election, Dearborn Heights residents will, for the first time since the city was incorporated in 1963, vote on a proposal to review and revise the City Charter while simultaneously electing the members of the...
Community
Armed Troy man accused of threatening to kill Muslims outside public library
TROY — In the latest act of Islamophobia in Metro Detroit, an elderly Troy resident faces four counts of aggravated hate crime after allegedly threatening to shoot and kill four Muslim men outside a public library last weekend. According to local...
Elections
Michigan absentee voting starts September 24 as November election countdown begins
LANSING — The countdown to the 2026 election has begun, with state authorities preparing to make absentee ballots available beginning September 24 to voters who wish to vote by mail. The date will mark the start of the voting process, which will...
Elections
Big decisions at the polls for Dearborn Heights voters in November
DEARBORN HEIGHTS - In addition to state elections, voters in Dearborn Heights will see new and familiar names on the November ballot for School Board, City Council, and charter commission seats. Congressional races Running for the one U.S....
Lebanon
Bachir Gemayel: 44 Years of mythology, not leadership
Monday, September 14, marked 44 years since the assassination of Bachir Gemayel, and I have to admit I was amused sitting and listening to speaker after speaker praise his extraordinary “leadership”, “vision”, “courage” and supposed...
Opinions
Is Europe restraining Israel, or merely protecting the two-state illusion?
This time, Europe seems serious about holding Israel accountable — or at least that is what 11 European countries, together with Canada, want us to believe. On September 8, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Poland,...
Palestine
Mayor Hammoud invites rapper Macklemore to perform in Dearborn after removal from Ed Sheeran tour over “Free Palestine” remarks
DEARBORN — The removal of rapper Macklemore from British singer Ed Sheeran’s tour after he chanted “Free Palestine” onstage during one of its New Jersey concerts has sparked widespread outrage in artistic and public circles across the United...
Community
Community rallies around Samir Alnasir after serious soccer injury
DETROIT — A GoFundMe campaign has raised tens of thousands of dollars for the family of an Arab American man who suffered serious injuries while officiating a Catholic High School League soccer game in August. Samir Alnasir, 51, was struck in the...
Local
Middle East wars converge as Iran, Yemen, Lebanon and Gaza crises deepen
Middle East Weekly Briefing: September 11–17, 2026 War on Iran Trump signals that the seven-month Iran war may be approaching an end President Trump said on September 16 that the conflict was “hopefully” nearing its conclusion. He is...
Immigration