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Dearborn judges celebrate Law Day with students
Students and judges at the 19th District Court. Photo: City of Dearborn.DEARBORN — Judges of the 19th District Court joined local students to celebrate the 58th anniversary of Law Day, a national occasion to recognize the role of the courts. Law Day was established in 1958 by President Dwight D. Eisenhower to mark the nation’s...Graduation Day: Nadia El-Khatib
Nadia El-Khatib on graduation day with her newborn son Mahdi. Nadia El-Khatib, University of Michigan College of Pharmacy - Ann Arbor Nadia El-Khatib, 27, always had the support of her family and husband of three years, Hussein, in pursuing a Doctor of Pharmacy degree. “I was raised since I was young...
Former Miss USA Rima Fakih scrutinized for marrying Christian
May 7th, 20160 Rima Fakih with Wassim SalibiDEARBORN - Former Miss U.S.A Rima Fakih’s upcoming marriage to music producer Wassim Salibi, a Christian, is being scrutinized in the media and by the local Muslim community. Fakih, 30, a former Dearborn resident and graduate from the University of Michigan-Dearborn, made history in 2010 when...U.S. regulators ban e-cigarette, cigar sales to minors
WASHINGTON - U.S. regulators on Thursday took their first steps to crack down on e-cigarettes and cigars, increasingly popular among American youth, and banned sales to anyone under age 18 in hopes of preventing a new generation from becoming hooked on nicotine.The Food and Drug Administration's action brought...Congratulations to Dearborn Heights on the “yes” vote
Community activists celebrating the voteFewer than 90 votes made the difference between modern facilities and the decaying infrastructure at Crestwood Schools. Dearborn Heights voters passed a $35 million millage for the school on Tuesday, with the Arab community playing a leading role in its success.Crestwood Schools are in dire need...Celebrating mothers: Hana Elmir
Hana and Rana ElmirHana Elmir tells her four children a story that demonstrates strength and persistence. During the war in Lebanon, her husband was in a different village as battles were raging. She walked for hours in dangerous conditions to make sure he was okay."Every time she heard the whistle of a rocket she would lay in a ditch,"...The spirit of Nelson Mandela in Palestine
The Nelson Mandela statue in RamallahI had mixed feelings when I learned that Palestine has erected a statue of Nelson Mandela, the iconic South African anti-Apartheid leader. I was pleased that the unmistakable connection between the struggles of Palestinians and South Africans is cemented more than ever before. On the other hand,...
Dearborn’s strip clubs: an ironic presence in a ‘halal’ community
May 6th, 20160 The Pantheon Club, located on Michigan Ave. next to La Shish.DEARBORN — The city is the capital of Arab America, but it is also home to several venues that feature topless dancers. Inside Dearborn's strip clubs, among the loud party music, dim lighting and topless dancers, Arab American customers and entertainers can be seen reveling...
Arab American college graduates share experiences, advice
May 6th, 20160 University of Michigan-Dearborn Graduation Ceremony in Ann ArborDEARBORN— 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...
Who authorized the “scathing” Dearborn Police survey?
May 6th, 20160 Mayor O'Reilly appears frustrated on WXYZDEARBORN — While Mayor Jack O'Reilly and the Dearborn Police Union deny that the Police Officers Association was behind the survey that showed low morale in the department, two sources said the study came from the union. The study, which was leaked to WXYZ Channel 7 last week, revealed...
Dearborn Police Department settles lawsuit with local man
May 6th, 20160 DEARBORN — The Police Department has settled a lawsuit filed in 2014 on behalf of Ali Beydoun, a mentally disabled local man, who was subjected to excessive force by multiple police officers in an altercation that was captured on dash cam footage. The case of Ali Beydoun vs. the city of Dearborn, Dearborn Police Chief Ron Haddad and...
Yemeni activists call for boycotting Jordanian airline
May 5th, 20160 HAMTRAMCK — Intimidation, segregation, disrespect, aggressive searches and theft — these are some of the abuses Yemenis are facing at Amman's airport, according to activists calling for boycotting the Royal Jordanian Airline. After the conflict in Yemen started last year, Jordan started requiring a visa for Yemeni nationals, even...Arizona student arrested for exposing genitals in yearbook
ARIZONA - An Arizona prosecutor will not press criminal charges against a Phoenix-area high school student arrested for exposing his penis in a football team photograph published in the school’s yearbook, police said on Wednesday.The case against Hunter Osborn, 19, will be dropped after the Maricopa County...Saudi security operation kills ISIS fighters outside Mecca
RIYADH — Saudi security forces shot dead two alleged ISIS fighters and two others blew themselves up outside the holy city of Mecca on Thursday, the interior ministry said.State-owned Al-Arabiya TV reported that the security forces surrounded the group in the Wadi Noman area south of the city, showing images of police trucks...Egyptian journalists demand sacking of interior minister
CAIRO — Thousands of Egyptian journalists called on Wednesday for the presidency to dismiss the interior minister and apologize for a police raid on the press syndicate and arrest of two opposition reporters.Defying a heavy police presence outside their union, around 3,000 journalists attended an emergency meeting to......
Iraq’s all-female combat unit seeks revenge on ISIS
Iraqi fighters near Mosul, April 20BAGHDAD — When ISIS swept into the northern Iraqi town of Sinjar in 2014, a few young Yazidi women took up arms against the militants attacking women and girls from their community."They took eight of my neighbors and I saw they were killing the children," Asema Dahir told Reuters last month at a...U.S. kills 39,000 turkeys in outbreak of mild bird flu
U.S. authorities destroyed 39,000 turkeys in Missouri due to an outbreak of a mild form of avian flu, the World Organization for Animal Health said on Tuesday, as officials remained on alert for new cases. State authorities also have begun a quarantine and taken surveillance measures around the farm in Jasper County that was hit with......
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......