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Looking past identity politics: Dearborn Court’s Judge-elect Gene Hunt
Vote for Susan Dabaja, because she's an Arab." This is what my mother repeatedly exclaimed to me throughout the 2016 election cycle, where Gene Hunt, a longtime resident and lawyer from Dearborn, squeezed a victory over a young attorney and city council president, Susan Dabaja to secure his new role as 19th District Court Judge. I...
Police puzzled by Iraqi woman’s disappearance in Ohio
November 9th, 20160 LAKEWOOD, OH — Police and FBI in Ohio are searching for an Iraqi woman, and former Dearborn resident, who has been missing since October 16. Lakewood Police Chief Tim Malley held a press conference at Cleveland FBI headquarters requesting the public's assistance in finding Roaa Al Dhannoon, 24, who resided...Riots erupt in California following Elections
WESTWOOD, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Protests erupted overnight in the streets of Southern and Northern California after Donald Trump was projected to be the next president of the United States. Hundreds of students at UCLA left their dormitories and apartments, taking to the hallways and streets chanting "(expletive) Donald Trump," among...Clinton delivers concession speech following Trump victory
Republican Donald Trump stunned the world by defeating heavily favored rival Hillary Clinton in the U.S. presidential election, ending eight years of Democratic control of the White House and sending America on a new, uncertain path.A wealthy real estate developer and former reality TV host, Trump rode a wave of anger toward Washington...
Local 2016 election results
November 9th, 20160 DEARBORN - Final election reports show that in Dearborn's 48 precincts, 64% of registered voters turned out at the polls on Tuesday -- that's 40,116 of 61,829. Of those, 73.2% (14,908) checked straight Democratic party on the ticket.Dearborn residents leaned toward Hillary Clinton, as almost 63% (24,940) voted for the Democratic...
Royal Jordanian offering last minute cheap flights to U.S. “in case Trump wins”
November 8th, 20160 JORDAN - Just in case Donald Trump wins Tuesday's US presidential election, a tongue-in-cheek Royal Jordanian airlines advertisement is offering last minute flights to Muslims in case they are subject to a ban from entering the US. In a Twitter ad, Jordan's flag carrier airline wrote, "Just in case he wins...Travel to the US while...
Bill Clinton woos Arab Americans with surprise Dearborn visit
November 6th, 20160 A local woman chats with Bill Clinton at Super Greenland DEARBORN - Former President Bill Clinton surprised Arab American residents in Dearborn on Sunday evening, with unannounced visits to two local businesses. The 42nd President was in town following a rally in Lansing earlier in the afternoon, where he was campaigning for...
Florida man kills wife and son
November 6th, 20160 MIAMI - A gunman who killed his wife and son at their Miami-area home and then shot an attorney was shot by SWAT officers after a standoff Wednesday, police said. Fadel Jabado, a 54-year-old Ice Cream truck driver, allegedly murdered his 43-year-old wife Bassima Jabado and 26-year-old son Ahmed Jabado, who were found dead in the...
Cover girl selects Muslim woman as newest spokesperson
November 5th, 20160 A hijab-wearing Youtube star has been named the newest spokeswoman for CoverGirl cosmetics. Nura Afia, a beauty blogger and a practicing Muslim, will appear in commercials and billboards wearing a hijab as she promotes the U.S. cosmetics giant alongside a diverse group of other models. Afia's Youtube makeup tutorials have a...Syrian teen refugees beaten in Missouri
ST. LOIUS - Police are investigating a hate incident after four Syrian refugee teenagers were beaten while on a walk by a group of unidentified suspects. On Tuesday, police say four young Syrian refugees were attacked on the 1100 block of Hodiamont, just blocks from their apartment complex. According to an incident...
In contested elections, your vote is decisive
November 4th, 20160 Michigan has long been a safe Democratic state in the presidential elections for the past 24 years, but the unpredictability of this cycle puts everything in doubt. A Fox 2 poll showed GOP candidate Donald Trump is less than 3.3 percentage points behind Democrat Hillary Clinton — within the margin of...Graffiti targets University of Minnesota’s Muslim Student Association
MINNESOTA –Vandals defaced a sign promoting the University of Minnesota’s Muslim Students Association, scrawling “ISIS” over a hand-painted mural on the Washington Avenue Bridge, which connects the east and west banks of the Twin Cities campus.The graffiti was discovered early Thursday morning and documented on social media,...
Six test bombs, one missile accidentally fall from military plane near Grayling
November 4th, 20160 LUZERNE, MI – No one was injured after six training bombs and one training missile accidentally fell from a military plane near Grayling around 9 a.m. on Oct. 25. The Michigan National Guard is investigating the incident, but officials say mechanical failure is believed to be the cause of the release of the...
Eastern Michigan University students protest after more racist graffiti
November 4th, 20160 YPSILANTI – Students at Eastern Michigan University protested at a sit-in early Wednesday morning in the Student Center after the words “Leave N*****” were spray-painted on the outside of EMU’s Ford Hall on Monday. The words were immediately removed. This is the third time this year that anti-Black...
The Detroit Zoo breaks annual attendance record with more than a million visitors
November 4th, 20160 ROYAL OAK — The Detroit Zoo attracted 1,478,760 visitors by Oct. 31, according to spokeswoman Patricia Janeway, exceeding last year’s record by 2,400 visitors.Six months after Director Ron Kagan opened the new $30-million Polk Penguin Conservation Center, the number of visitors increased. The center is known......
The AANews publisher to discuss elections on WXYZ’s Spotlight
November 4th, 20160 SOUTHFIELD — On Sunday, Nov. 6, Osama Siblani, publisher of The Arab American News will appear on WXYZ Channel 7's 'Spotlight on the News' to discuss the national and regional elections. The station's editorial director Chuck Stokes, will also host Detroit News editor Ingrid Jacques, 910 AM radio station host Karen Dumas,...
Michigan becomes a crucial battleground state
November 4th, 20160 DETROIT — As the election draws near, both presidential candidates have put an emphasis on Michigan, expected to be a tight contest on November 8. Clinton is slated to rally Democrats in Detroit, where a large turnout of Black voters have long been crucial to success, following up on a last-minute meeting by former President Bill......
Star International Academy ranked safest high school in Michigan
November 4th, 20160 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Star International Academy was ranked by Niche.com, a website that analyzes public data sets about schools, as the safest high school in Michigan, in a comparison of 449 schools across the state. U.S. News & World Report also gave the high school a bronze on a national level in regards to performance, which is...
‘My husband abducted my kids and stranded me in Lebanon’
November 4th, 20160 Rolla Taha with her two sons. NORTHVILLE — In June, Rolla Taha traveled to Lebanon with her husband and two boys for what was supposed to be a 17-day vacation. Instead, she endured a four month long nightmare as a result of her husband's betrayal—he kidnapped their children and left her stranded. Rolla, now back in the U.S, is...Wayne County education enhancement millage on November ballot
DETROIT — In the upcoming November 8 election, Wayne County is proposing a millage that would generate funds for public schools statewide. Michigan's Constitution gives the state control over funding for public schools with the exception of an enhancement millage that can be passed at the county level for operating...
International Kidnapping: Why it’s difficult to bring children back
November 4th, 20160 DEARBORN — A Canton woman's story of her children being abducted in Lebanon by her husband has sparked discussions in the local community about international custody battles and kidnapping cases. When Rolla Taha returned from Lebanon last month and announced on Facebook that her husband stranded her there and ran away with their......
Lebanese Americans cautiously optimistic about Aoun’s presidency
November 3rd, 20160 Aoun taking the oath of office.DEARBORN — In the old country, it seemed like every home was empty as gunfire and fireworks roared across Lebanon, breaking a dragged and suspenseful lull among the country's streets. Across the nation on Monday, a politically divided people celebrated the election of General Michel Aoun as Lebanon's...
Public servants or corporate security? An open letter to law enforcement in North Dakota
November 3rd, 20160 A protester against the building of a pipeline on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation near Cannonball, North Dakota, Nov. 2So you joined law enforcement or the National Guard because you wanted to uphold the law, protect innocent civilians against the bad guys, and help your community in times of need. Instead, they're having you......
Wife of Orlando mass murderer denies advance knowledge of attack
ORLANDO — The wife of the gunman who shot 49 people to death at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, knew he had been watching jihadist videos but was unaware he planned to commit mass murder, she said in a New York Times interview published on Tuesday. Noor Salman, in her first extensive public comments since the June 12 shooting...
Saudi Arabia shows signs of accepting U.N. plan for Yemen
November 3rd, 20160 SANAA — Diplomats promoting a U.N. plan to end Yemen's war detect cautious support for its ideas from Saudi Arabia, raising hopes the proposals might unlock stalled efforts to end the 19-month-old conflict and a worsening humanitarian disaster. The kingdom leads a mostly Gulf Arab military alliance which has launched thousands of......
