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Study: Smoking worsens semen quality
A new review confirms that smoking has bad effects on a man's semen. Using the most up-to-date definition of abnormal sperm from the World Health Organization, the researchers found that smokers have lower sperm counts, poorer sperm movement, and more irregularly shaped sperm than nonsmokers. Ashok Agarwal of the American Center...
Dearborn Police Union slams chief for bringing in the feds
May 5th, 20160 DEARBORN — The Dearborn Police Union is criticizing Chief Ronald Haddad for involving the federal government in the affairs of the department, a memo obtained by The Arab American News revealed.The strongly worded document accuses Haddad of prioritizing political correctness over the interests of his employees.The Dearborn Police...
Becker Elementary students lead charitable efforts for refugee family
May 5th, 20160 Becker students gather at an assembly in collaboration with Zaman International.DEARBORN — Students at Becker Elementary School raised an impressive $1,850 during the month of April to support two struggling families in metro Detroit. The initiative involved a collaborative effort with the school's PTA and Zaman International, a...Visteon leader Husein Dakroub aims to motivate young engineers
Dakroub demonstrating a Visteon product at a convention in Los Angeles.DETROIT — Dearborn resident Husein Dakroub was one of the youngest engineers when he was hired into Visteon Corporation in 2011, a leading automotive global supplier based in metro Detroit. Last month, Dakroub, 25, represented Visteon's upcoming project at...Woman who painted unflattering Trump portrait assaulted
LOS ANGELES - A young artist who depicted Donald Trump in the buff with a less than flattering depiction of the newly “presumptive” Republican presidential nominee’s genital claims to have been violently assaulted by Trump supporters in Los Angeles.24-year-old artist Illma Gore painted a portrait of Trump in February, called...Donald Trump stresses on Muslim ban
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump, in a Wednesday interview on “Morning Joe” on MSNBC, doubled down on his previous calls to stem the tide of Muslim immigration – calls that set him at fierce odds with civil-rights activists and pro-Muslim organizations – and said he didn’t care so much about hurting his...
FBI suspects man poisoned over a dozen Michigan grocery stores
May 5th, 20160 ANN ARBOR - The FBI has arrested a man suspected of spraying food with a mouse poison mixture around Ann-Arbor grocery stores.Kyle Bessemer, 29, was arraigned Thursday on four felony food poisoning charges.Ann Arbor 15th District Court Judge Elizabeth Pollard set Bessemer’s bond at $250,000, and set house arrest as a condition...Graduation Day: Layla Sareini
Layla Sareini with her familyDEARBORN— Every year, thousands of college students enthusiastically return their textbooks and dispose of their notes in anticipation of graduation. As the Arab American population continues to establish itself in local communities, the names of an increasing number of Arab American graduates are read out...Graduation Day: Ali Beydoun
Ali Beydoun with his familyDEARBORN— Every year, thousands of college students enthusiastically return their textbooks and dispose of their notes in anticipation of graduation. As the Arab American population continues to establish itself in local communities, the names of an increasing number of Arab American graduates are read out...Graduation Day: Fatima Fahs
Fatima Fahs with familyDEARBORN— Every year, thousands of college students enthusiastically return their textbooks and dispose of their notes in anticipation of graduation. As the Arab American population continues to establish itself in local communities, the names of an increasing number of Arab American graduates are read out loud...Graduation Day: Rafa Khansa
Rafa KhansaDEARBORN— Every year, thousands of college students enthusiastically return their textbooks and dispose of their notes in anticipation of graduation. As the Arab American population continues to establish itself in local communities, the names of an increasing number of Arab American graduates are read out loud at...Celebrating mothers: Amira Kassem
Amira KassemAmira Kassem is a teacher at home as much as she is a mother in the classroom, according to her daughter Julia Kassem, who teaches advanced English at Dearborn High School. Julia Kassem was taught the dual nature of the Arab American identity by her mother, who embraced American values without forgetting her...Celebrating mothers: Ensaff Sabbagh Jawad
Ensaff Sabagh JawadEnsaff Sabagh Jawad lost a husband and two sons during her lifetime. But she never let setbacks dictate her life.Ensaff Jawad was the mother of nine children, including Ali Jawad, the founder of the Lebanese American Heritage Club. The resilient mother, who passed away earlier this year, was born in the southern...Celebrating mothers: Fatima Elabed
Rashida Tlaib and Fatima ElabedThey say it takes a village to raise a child. Fatima Elabed has raised 14— seven boys and seven girls. She is the mother of former State Rep. Rashida Tlaib and prominent activist Rachid Elabed. Tlaib said humor was her mother's secret to achieve the difficult task of caring for so many children."My...Celebrating mothers: Zinat Shatila
Zinat ShatilaShatila Bakery is a symbol of the Arab American dream— a far reaching entrepreneurial success that stems from a mix of innovation and tradition. Zinat Shatila, widow of the legendary Riad Shatila, is the president of the company. She is also a hard-working mother who helped raise three women: Nada, Tanya and Batoul.Nada......
John Kasich drops out of the Republican race
KasichWASHINGTON — Donald Trump's last remaining challenger for the Republican Party presidential nomination, John Kasich, dropped out of the race on Wednesday, leaving the presumptive nominee with the task of uniting a fractured party around his White House bid.Even before winning his home state of Ohio in March, Kasich was facing...Obama visits Flint as questions linger
President Barack Obama on Wednesday visited Flint, as questions linger over whether his environmental regulators could have acted more urgently to address the lead poison water crisis.Obama will get updates from federal officials on the response in Flint, a mostly African-American city where more than 40 percent of the city's 100,000......
Sanders wins Indiana
May 4th, 20160 Bernie SandersINDIANAPOLIS — Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders won the Indiana primary in an upset over Hillary Clinton, who had led the Hoosier State in polling.Sanders led 53 percent to 47 percent, with 92 percent of precincts reporting, according to The Associated Press."The past few weeks the corporate media has...Community celebrates passing of $35 million Crestwood School District bond
Dearborn Heights community members celebrate following the announcement of a passing resolution of the Crestwood School District bond. DEARBORN HEIGHTS — The efforts of community members involved in engaging residents to vote "yes" on a ballot to revamp the Crestwood District schools has paid off – and their cheerful celebration...Did the Arabs betray Palestine?
At the age of 21, I crossed Gaza into Egypt to pursue a degree in political science. The timing could not have been worse. The Iraq invasion of Kuwait in 1990 had resulted in a U.S.-led international coalition and a major war, which eventually paved the road for the 2003 U.S. invasion. I became aware that Palestinians were...
Ted Cruz drops out of presidential race, clears Trump’s path
May 4th, 20160 INDIANAPOLIS — Senator Ted Cruz of Texas announced Tuesday that he was ending his presidential campaign, bowing to the reality that his crushing loss in Indiana all but assured the nomination of Donald J. Trump. “From the beginning, I have said that I will continue on as long as there is a viable path to......
California high school selects Muslim student as prom queen
Zarifeh Shalabi SAN BERNARDINO - A California Muslim student, who lives a few miles from the site of the deadly San Bernardino shooting, received the symbol of teenage acceptance after she was crowned prom queen at Fontana's Summit High School.The Muslim prom queen attributed her victory to...
Canton Urgent Care doctor charged with 22 counts of fraud
May 3rd, 20160 CANTON- A doctor at Canton Urgent Care is facing 22 fraud charges for allegedly billing Medicaid and Blue Cross Blue Shield for services he didn't provide.On Tuesday, Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette announced the charges against Dr. Bassel Altantawi, 45, of Farmington Hills. Altantawi is facing nine counts of Medicaid......
Six killed in Palestine, Texas floods
PALESTINE, TEXAS - A grandmother and four of her grandchildren were killed and another person also died in floods in Texas caused by storms that unleashed tornadoes, damaging hail and torrential rains on several central U.S. states, officials said on Saturday.The woman and her grandchildren died in Palestine, Texas, 100 miles (160 km)...Judge kicks Muslim woman out of courtroom for wearing Hijab
Louisiana - An unidentified Muslim woman said she was humiliated by being told to wait outside a Louisiana courtroom to pay a ticket at a traffic hearing this week because she refused to remove her headscarf. However, Judge Raylyn Beevers, who confirmed the Tuesday incident at Jefferson Parish Traffic Court, said it resulted from a......
