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Hamtramck voters to see four Muslim candidates compete for mayor; crowded City Council race
May 2nd, 20252 HAMTRAMCK – In this year’s municipal elections, Hamtramck is set to elect a Muslim mayor for the second time in its history, following the decision of incumbent Mayor Amer Ghalib not to seek re-election as he awaits confirmation as U.S. ambassador to Kuwait. The race to succeed Ghalib, who is pending U.S. Senate confirmation,...
Dearborn skips August primary for first time in nearly a century
May 2nd, 20250 DEARBORN — For the first time in the city’s nearly 100-year history, Dearborn will not hold primary elections this August for its municipal races. All candidates will automatically advance to the general election on Tuesday, November 4, where voters will decide the next mayor, seven City Council members and the city clerk. According...
Four-way showdown in August for Dearborn Heights mayoral race as Bill Bazzi prepares for diplomatic post
May 2nd, 20250 DEARBORN HEIGHTS – With the filing deadline for municipal elections now closed, four candidates have officially entered the race to succeed Mayor Bill Bazzi. Among them is City Council Chair Mo Baydoun, who will face Councilwoman Denise Malinowski-Maxwell, along with two Arab American candidates, businessman Hussein Anani and real...
Trump marks 100 days back in White House with rally in Michigan: “You haven’t seen anything yet!”
May 2nd, 20250 WARREN, HARRISON TOWNSHIP, MI — President Trump marked the first 100 days of his second term with a public rally, choosing Michigan — one of the country’s industrial heartlands — as the symbolic venue to reaffirm his economic and trade agenda and take aim at his political opponents. Addressing a crowd at Macomb Community College...
Missing teen found in Dearborn Heights; 62-year old man arrested for harboring her without prior relationship
May 2nd, 20250 DEARBORN HEIGHTS – Nearly a month and a half after a 16-year-old girl escaped from a juvenile care center in Dearborn Heights, local police have located her living in a home in the city with a Lebanese national, who has since been arrested and handed over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Authorities discovered that he...
100 days of DOGE: lots of chaos, not so much efficiency
April 27th, 20250 At the Social Security Administration, lawyers, statisticians and other high-ranking agency officials are being sent from the Baltimore headquarters to regional offices to replace veteran claims processors who have been fired or taken buyouts from the Trump administration. But most of the new arrivals don't know how to do the job,...
Arab American Civil Rights League files lawsuit alleging religious discrimination at Shelby Township auto dealership
April 25th, 20250 SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Arab American Civil Rights League (ACRL) has filed a lawsuit against Big Jay's Auto Sales on behalf of Eyhab Aljabaly, a Dearborn resident who alleges he was subjected to religious discrimination during a vehicle sale negotiation. According to Aljabaly, the incident occurred in March when he was...
Major General Hassan Ezzat Choucair reaffirms Lebanon’s stability despite regional unrest, urges diaspora to visit homeland
April 25th, 20250 “Lebanon is secure, resilient and open to its people”: Major General Hassan Ezzat Choucair emphasizes stability and reform in visit to MichiganThe director general of Lebanese General Security calls on the diaspora to return this summer, highlights cross-border security cooperation, modernization efforts and the evolving role of...
Lebanese general security chief visits Metro Detroit: Honored with warm reception and community tribute
April 25th, 20250 DEARBORN – The visit of Major General Hassan Ezzat Choucair, director general of Lebanese General Security, to the Detroit area last week was met with great enthusiasm. The trip, which spanned more than five days, included official meetings and community events that reflected the Lebanese American community’s deep appreciation for...
Portrait of Palestinian boy who lost both arms is World Press Photo of the Year
April 25th, 20250 THE HAGUE — A portrait of a young Palestinian boy who lost both arms as a result of an Israeli attack in Gaza was honored Thursday as World Press Photo of the year. The photo, taken by Qatar-based Palestinian photographer Samar Abu Elouf for the New York Times shows 9-year-old Mahmoud Ajjour with his arms missing just below each...
Democratic U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens denies meeting publisher, yet smoked his cigar
April 25th, 20250 It is beyond any reasonable doubt that U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens of Michigan prioritizes the support of pro-Israel groups — most notably the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) — over the interests of her actual constituents, especially as she prepares to run for U.S. Senate in 2026 to replace Senator Gary Peters. As part...
Resilient Neighborhoods: Center offers language, community support for adult learners
April 24th, 20250 By Carole Hawke With a long presence and an expanding footprint, the Siena Literacy Center in West Detroit is a pillar of support for adult learners, including a growing West African immigrant population. “Siena was founded by the Adrian Dominican Sisters, who believe that anyone who shows interest in improving themselves or...
Student crackdown intensifies: Mahmoud Khalil’s case takes alarming turn as federal lawsuit filed in Michigan
April 18th, 20250 A sweeping federal crackdown on international students has intensified, with the U.S. government canceling the visas of approximately 1,000 current and recent foreign graduates from American universities. Among them is Palestinian student Mahmoud Khalil, a legal U.S. resident and Columbia University graduate, whose potential deportation...
“Homegrowns are next”: Trump hopes to deport and jail U.S. citizens abroad, El Salvador’s president would oblige
April 18th, 20250 President Trump says his administration is actively exploring a proposal to detain U.S. citizens and send them to prisons in El Salvador. Speaking Monday, minutes before a press briefing alongside El Salvador's president, Nayib Bukele, Trump could be heard embracing the concept. "The homegrowns are next, the homegrowns. You've got to...
Abdul El Sayed announces candidacy for U.S. senate seat being vacated by Sen. Gary Peters
April 18th, 20250 In an April 17 interview with Brian Tyler Cohen, Dr. Abdul El Sayed, former director of the Wayne County Public Health Department, announced in candidacy for U.S. Senate in Michigan. "I'll be running to make sure that in the richest, most powerful country in the world that we do things about how hard it has gotten to live in this......
Detroit welcomes four Palestinian children severely injured in the Israeli war on Gaza
April 18th, 20250 DETROIT — In a powerful show of solidarity and compassion, Metro Detroit welcomed four Palestinian children on Sunday who were severely injured during the ongoing Israeli assault on Gaza. The children — Waheed, Mohammed, Lana and Saher —arrived at Detroit Metropolitan Airport to begin a long journey of physical and psychological...
How to make Trump admire you — when you’re a president of a country and of Palestinian origin
April 18th, 20250 By Hafez Al Mirazi Name: Nayib Bukele or Najib Boukailah — in ArabicTitle: President of El SalvadorAge: 44 Background:The beloved guest at the White House recently is Nayib Bukele, the president of El Salvador, and the world’s only head of state of Palestinian descent currently in office. His father, Armando Bukele (Boukailah),......
Democracy is dead
April 18th, 20250 By Mark Haidar It has happened rather quickly — democracy is dead. It’s hard to pinpoint when the decline actually began, but I will take a shot at it. Like an avalanche, it started slowly, took time to gain momentum, and then accelerated with such speed that it couldn’t be stopped. We are a democracy in name only, as we as a...
Resilient Neighborhoods: East Side seniors better equipped to age in place with home repair grants and education
April 18th, 20250 By Allison Torres Burtka Seniors in Detroit often face challenges maintaining older homes. The nonprofit organization U SNAP BAC (which stands for United Streets Networking And Planning: Building A Community), on Detroit’s East Side, created a program to help with home repairs and to address needs that it often sees among the...
American Muslim imams urge President Trump to stop the war on Gaza
April 18th, 20250 DETROIT – In an emotionally and morally charged open letter, the "Coalition of Imams for Supporting Trump for President" made a heartfelt plea to President Trump, urging him to take a decisive ethical and political stance on the worsening humanitarian tragedy in Gaza due to Israel's ongoing assault on the...
Can Trump deport one million undocumented immigrants in a single year?
April 18th, 20250 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Washington Post has revealed that President Trump is pursuing an ambitious goal of deporting one million undocumented immigrants within his first year back in office, according to a senior federal officials familiar with the plan. A senior administration official told the paper that Trump’s team has adopted an......
Dearborn man faces life sentence for arson at Garden City massage center
April 18th, 20250 GARDEN CITY — A 34-year-old Arab American man from Dearborn, identified as Ali Al-Shimary, is facing eight felony charges — including attempted murder and arson — after allegedly setting fire to a massage center in Garden City while two women were inside. The incident occurred around 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 8, when Garden...
CAIR accuses Wayne State University police of discrimination against Arab and Muslim students
April 18th, 20250 DETROIT — The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) has filed a formal complaint with the Michigan Department of Civil Rights (MDCR), accusing Wayne State University (WSU) campus police of racial and religious discrimination against Arab and Muslim students. The complaint follows a pro-Palestinian......
Arab American child struck and killed by ice cream truck in Detroit’s Warrendale neighborhood
April 18th, 20250 DETROIT — A tragic accident in Detroit’s Warrendale neighborhood has left the Arab American community in mourning after Mubarak Walid, a 6-year-old boy, was fatally struck by an ice cream truck Monday evening. According to Detroit Police Department Capt. Shannon Hampton, the incident occurred around 7 p.m. at the intersection of...
Former Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers launches another Michigan Senate run
April 18th, 20250 On Monday, former Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers launched another campaign for the U.S. Senate in Michigan, becoming the first major Republican candidate to jump into one of the most competitive races of the 2026 midterm elections. The Michigan race is expected to be key to the battle for the U.S. Senate, with Republicans looking to......
