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Alaska man federally charged with threatening Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud
DEARBORN — Federal authorities have charged an Alaska man with making a series of violent and Islamophobic threats against Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud through telephone calls, social media and the city’s website. A federal grand jury...
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Solidarity is not enough: Why the world must force accountability on Gaza now
It is now official: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has flatly rejected the core conditions of the Board of Peace framework, explicitly stating that Israel will neither adhere to a ceasefire nor withdraw its forces from Gaza. During a...
Crime
Hamtramck Councilman Mohammed Hassan sentenced to probation in absentee ballot case
HAMTRAMCK — Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Michael Hathaway sentenced Hamtramck City Councilman Mohammed Hassan to probation and community service after a jury convicted him last month of making a false statement on an absentee ballot...
Crime
Shelby Township man charged in stabbing at Lake St. Clair’s Raft Off
MARINE CITY — A Macomb County man could face up to 20 years in prison after allegedly stabbing another man during the annual Raft Off gathering on Lake St. Clair last weekend. Salem Asmar, 26, of Shelby Township was arraigned Monday in 72nd...
Health
Rising health costs are forcing more Americans to forego care
By Sunita Sohrabji While Susan Alleman thought surviving breast cancer would mean putting the hardest chapter of her life behind her, it turns out that was just the start of her travails. Alleman is among millions of Americans who are now seeing...
Community
Michigan expands free community college program to residents 21 and older
LANSING — More Michigan adults will be eligible for tuition-free community college this fall after the state temporarily lowered the minimum age for the Michigan Reconnect scholarship program from 25 to 21. The expansion was included in...
Elections
Abbas Alawieh wins Democratic primary, coming one step closer to an historic election to the State Senate
DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Abbas Alawieh achieved an unprecedented milestone for Arab and Muslim Americans in Michigan, moving closer to becoming the first Arab American and first Muslim to serve in the State Senate following his decisive victory in...
Elections
Wayne County voters approve countywide public transit millage
Wayne County voters overwhelmingly approved a property tax proposal Tuesday that renews public transportation funding and expands transit service across the entire county, bringing it in line with neighboring Oakland and Macomb Counties. Several...
Elections
Arab American representation poised to double in the State House
DEARBORN/DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Arab American representation in the State House of Representatives is poised to double, with incumbent State Rep. Alabas Farhat moving closer to retaining his Third District seat and Jalal Abdallah emerging as the...
Elections
Tlaib, McKinney and Lawrence lead strong showing for Michigan progressives in primary election
DETROIT — On Tuesday, Michigan’s U.S. House primaries delivered two major victories for the progressive wing of the Democratic Party. In the 13th Congressional District, which covers most of Detroit, state Rep. Donavan McKinney unseated...
Elections
Historic victory: Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan Democratic Senate primary, defeats Stevens and pro-Israel spending machine
Progressive Arab American candidate Abdul El-Sayed pulled off a remarkable electoral upset Tuesday, scoring a historic victory in Michigan’s Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate after defeating establishment-backed U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens, whose...
Elections
Michigan governor’s race set: Benson to face James in November
LANSING — On Tuesday, Michigan voters decided the Democratic and Republican gubernatorial primaries, handing their parties’ nominations to Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and U.S. Rep. John James. Benson and James will face each other in the...
Elections
Democratic progressive Yousef Rabhi defeats longtime Ann Arbor mayor
ANN ARBOR — Ann Arbor appears poised to move further toward progressive policies after democratic socialist Yousef Rabhi defeated longtime Mayor Christopher Taylor in Tuesday’s Democratic primary. Rabhi, a former state representative and...
Crime
Three men charged after far-right provocateur Jake Lang attacked during Dearborn Arbaeen procession
DEARBORN — Dearborn police initially announced the arrest of one person in connection with the assault on far-right provocateur Jake Lang during Sunday’s annual Arbaeen procession, while asking the public for help identifying others involved in...
Health
Michigan Cyclospora outbreak tops 12,000 cases, kills two
LANSING — Michigan’s unprecedented cyclosporiasis outbreak has sickened 12,485 people since June, hospitalized at least 279 and contributed to the deaths of two residents, according to the latest figures from the Michigan Department of Health...
Elections
Dearborn voters overwhelmingly renew public library millage
DEARBORN — Dearborn voters overwhelmingly approved the renewal of a property tax dedicated to operating and improving the city’s public library system. The proposal received 15,891 votes, or 75.5 percent, while 5,164 voters, or 24.5 percent,...
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The meaning of Tell: Why the West Bank may be nearing a breaking point
The events in Tell, southwest of Nablus, were not an isolated act of violence. They were a warning. For years, Israel has treated Palestinian villages in the occupied West Bank as open spaces for military raids, settler invasions, land theft and...
Elections
Warren C. Evans cruises to victory in Wayne County executive primary
DETROIT — Wayne County voters renewed their confidence in County Executive Warren C. Evans, who moved closer to securing a fourth four-year term after easily winning Tuesday’s Democratic primary. Evans, who has maintained close ties with the...
Community
Hassan Ahmad appointed to the Wayne County Commission
DEARBORN HEIGHTS — City Council Chairman Hassan Ahmad has been appointed to the Wayne County Commission to fill a seat vacated by David Knezek, who was recently appointed president of Henry Ford College. Ahmad has an engineering degree from...
Elections
The Arab American News endorsements for Michigan’s pivotal August 4 primary election
Michigan’s primary election carries exceptional importance for shaping political representation and determining policies that will affect the future of our community and communities across the state. Strong, informed participation by Arab American...
Local
Anti-Semitic flyers distributed in Southfield and Berkley neighborhoods
SOUTHFIELD — In a new wave of anti-Semitic propaganda, unidentified individuals targeted neighborhoods with sizable Jewish populations in the Oakland County cities of Southfield and Berkley last weekend, prompting the Anti-Defamation League to...
Elections
El-Sayed and Stevens clash over Israel, immigration and campaign money as new poll gives El-Sayed 15-point lead
About one week before Michigan’s Aug. 4 primary election, the two Democratic candidates for the U.S. Senate, U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens and Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, faced off Monday night in their second and final televised debate, sharply contrasting...
Local
Gordie Howe International Bridge opens amid escalating U.S.–Canada trade dispute
DETROIT — The Gordie Howe International Bridge opened to vehicle traffic Monday, July 27, providing a long-awaited new connection between Detroit and Windsor even as an escalating trade dispute cast a shadow over a project designed to symbolize...
Immigration
ACLU report exposes an immigration enforcement system built on chaos and cruelty
By Edward Kissam On Inauguration Day, January 20, 2025, President Trump made clear there would be a renewed assault on immigrants’ rights. What wasn’t clear at the time, but is now, is that this would escalate beyond hate ridden rhetoric into...
Local
Michigan to issue new chip- and tap-enabled Bridge Cards later this year
LANSING — Michigan residents who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits will begin receiving upgraded Bridge Cards equipped with chip and tap-to-pay technology later this year, according to the Michigan Department of Health and...
Community
Former Dearborn Heights police chief sues city and Mayor Mo Baydoun, alleging retaliation and discrimination
DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Former Dearborn Heights Police Chief Ahmed Haidar has filed a lawsuit against the city and Mayor Mo Baydoun, alleging that he was wrongfully terminated in retaliation for actions he took while leading the department. According...
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