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Dialect discrimination: 1-in-3 Michiganders fear an “accent wage penalty”, study reveals
May 26th, 20230 In a 2015 interview, Stephen Colbert was quoted as saying: “At a very young age, I decided I was not gonna have a Southern accent”, adding that as he thought it would hold him back professionally. He noted that it is difficult to determine a newscaster's regional origin based on their accent. Research from the University of...
Five facts about Arabic speakers in the U.S.
May 26th, 20230 By Mohamad Moslimani Arabic has become a much more widely spoken language in the United States in recent decades. The number of people ages 5 and older who speak Arabic at home in the U.S. rose from 215,000 in 1980 to 1.4 million in 2021, making it the nation’s seventh-most common non-English language spoken at home. Arabic speakers...
Dearborn testing speed humps to combat speeding, reckless driving in neighborhoods
May 26th, 20230 DEARBORN — On Thursday, May 11, Dearborn Mayor Abdullah H. Hammoud announced that the city will install speed humps in three high-traffic areas as part of a comprehensive effort to curb speeding and reckless driving in its neighborhoods. “Dearborn residents have been clear from day one: We need to make our roads safer,” Hammoud...
Tlaib, Khanna lead letter urging President Biden to support ending war in Yemen
May 26th, 20230 WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Thursday, U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D- Detroit) and U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) led 39 of their colleagues in a letter to President Biden and his Yemen policy team in support of ongoing diplomacy to end the 8-year long war in Yemen. “We write to applaud the recent diplomatic progress made by the warring parties...
The White House is urged not to adopt a definition of anti-Semitism that includes criticism of Israel
May 26th, 20231 WASHINGTON, D.C. – "The Biden administration is close to completing a national anti-Semitic strategy, but the question of how it defines anti-Semitism remains fluid," Jewish Insider revealed. According to the site, "As the White House prepares to launch a national strategy to combat anti-Semitism in the coming weeks, the question of...
Hammoud delivers the state of the city address: Dearborn is stronger than ever
May 26th, 20230 DEARBORN — About a year and five months after taking over the city's leadership, Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud delivered his first annual state of the city address last Tuesday evening on the Michael A. Guido stage in the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center, pledging to residents to provide world-class parks, 24-hour services...
Gov. Whitmer signs “red flag” gun law. What does that mean?
May 26th, 20230 ROYAL OAK – On Monday, Gov. Whitmer gave final approval to a red flag law that aims to keep firearms away from those at risk of harming themselves or others as the state grapples with ways to slow gun violence in the wake of its second mass school shooting. Michigan joined Minnesota as the second state in under a week to...
LARA and state fire marshal offer fire safety tips ahead of Memorial Day
May 24th, 20230 State Fire Marshal Kevin Sehlmeyer is encouraging Michiganders to be safe as they gather with family and friends during the Memorial Day holiday weekend. “Before firing up the grill, we want you to be safe and follow a few simple safety precautions to avoid serious injuries and fires,” Sehlmeyer said. “Six out of seven grill fires...
Clerk who locked door of gas station before shooting started charged with involuntary manslaughter
May 19th, 20230 DETROIT — On Thursday, a gas station clerk who locked the gas station store door during a dispute with an armed customer over a small purchase was charged with involuntary manslaughter after the uproar led to the fatal shooting of another man. Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy filed the charge against Al-Hassan Aiyash, 22, of...
Hundreds demonstrate in Dearborn in solidarity with the Palestinian people
May 19th, 20230 DEARBORN — Hundreds of demonstrators commemorated the 75th anniversary of the Nakba of Palestine, calling for freedom and justice for the Palestinian people and stopping the U.S. support for Israel, as well as condemning the recent Israeli attacks on the Palestinian people in Gaza. The demonstrators, who carried out a sit-in protest...
Eric Sabree receives Distinguished Alumni Award from MSU College of Law
May 19th, 20230 LANSING – On Friday, May 12, Wayne County Treasurer Eric Sabree, ’96, received the prestigious George N. Bashara Distinguished Alumni Award at the Michigan State University College of Law Commencement ceremony. The Bashara award was established to recognize outstanding alumni of Detroit College of Law, now MSU Law, who meet...
Syria’s Assad boosted by return to Arab fold
May 19th, 20230 President Bashar al-Assad has always seen time as an ally in the Syrian civil war, along with the Iranian and Russian firepower that helped him defeat his enemies, according to sources familiar with his thinking. After more than 12 years of civil conflict that made him a reviled figure to much of the world, his strategy appears have...
U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum introduces bill to restrict aid to Israel
May 16th, 20230 WASHINGTON, D.C. – A U.S. representative from Minnesota has renewed a push to ensure that aid to Israel does not contribute to abuses of Palestinians, particularly children, as progressive legislators continue to call for conditions to be placed on the assistance. On Friday, May 5, Democratic U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum reintroduced a...
Dearborn ranked among best cities in the country to work from home
May 16th, 20230 NEW YORK – Dearborn is the 10th best city in America to use Zoom to work from home, according to a recent study conducted by SmartAsset, a financial technology company headquartered in New York. The study accounted for housing costs and cost of living in ranking various “Zoom towns”, which had many remote workers moving in from...
Student charged with making threat against his high school in Dearborn
May 16th, 20230 DEARBORN — A student accused of making a threat against Fordson High School in Dearborn has been charged as a juvenile with making an intentional threat to commit an act of violence against a school, school employees or students, said the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office in a statement Thursday, May 11. The suspect, whose name......
Friend or foe — The dawn of the AI revolution
May 16th, 20231 By Peter White A research scientist who works on the intersection of reasoning and machine learning likens the boom in artificial intelligence to the Industrial Revolution. “I wasn’t around then,” said Hector Palacios, “but back in the day people would say, ‘I’m going to buy an engine.’” After a while, nobody was...
Five indicted by the Feds in $11M health care fraud scheme
May 16th, 20230 DETROIT – An Oakland County doctor and a certified social worker are among five people facing federal charges in connection with an $11 million health care fraud scheme through a Farmington Hills psychotherapy agency, officials said. Two of the five charged, Mohamed Kazkaz, 54, of Farmington Hills and Ziad Khalel, 52, of Rochester...
Michigan to ban holding phones while driving starting June 30
May 16th, 20230 LANSING – On Wednesday, the Michigan Senate voted to ban drivers in the state from using or holding their cell phones while operating a vehicle, with the goal of reducing accidents due to distracted drivers. The main bill in the package passed the Senate 27-11. Seven Republicans joined majority Democrats in support of the proposal....
F.L.I.P. holds second annual scholarship dinner, distributes $102,000 to 27 seniors
May 15th, 20230 In partnership with Huntington Bank and with support from the Dearborn Cardiology Medical Center, the Future Leaders in Progress (F.L.I.P.) Scholarship program held its second annual dinner, in the presence of students, faculty, community leaders and officials, on Thursday evening at Byblos Banquet Center in Dearborn. In addition to......
San Diego attorney general promises Arabs and Muslims to fight rising hate crime
May 6th, 20230 On Thursday, San Diego Attorney General Rob Bonta told members of San Diego’s Arab and Muslim community that he is working to increase the inclusion of immigrants in California while simultaneously fighting rising hate crime. “We know there has been an increase in hate crimes and Islamophobia,” he said, promising to fight it as...
Veteran Arab American activist Jalil Gerges Saad dies at 85
May 6th, 20230 LIVONIA — Veteran Arab American activist Jalil Gerges Saad, known in the Arab American community in the Detroit region as George Saad, passed away last Monday. He was 85. A funeral will be held for his comfort in St. Mary's Church in Livonia on Friday, before his burial services in the city on Saturday, May 6. Saad is considered one......
New Jersey designates January as Muslim Heritage Month
May 6th, 20230 New Jersey Muslim community and faith leaders have hailed the governor’s decision to designate January as “Muslim Heritage Month” after years of rallying for the decision. Gov. Phil Murphy signed a proclamation Saturday in a measure that will bring more awareness to the Muslim communities in the state, North Jersey...
F.L.I.P. Scholarships provide $100,000 to graduates of Dearborn and Crestwood high schools
May 6th, 20230 DEARBORN – The Arab American News is completing preparations for holding the second annual gala to distribute scholarships to high school graduates bound for college out of the Dearborn and Crestwood School Districts, as part of the Future Leaders in Progress (F.L.I.P.) scholarship program launched last year in partnership with......
