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Some local Arabs eager for a President Trump
DEARBORN — Since he announced his candidacy for president, real estate mogul Donald Trump has garnered both considerable support and extreme opposition due to his proposed polices on immigration and foreign affairs. Although most Arab and Muslim Americans and their allies heavily condemn Trump's campaign for repeatedly spewing...
Chains cater to Arabs, but locals prefer community grocers
April 1st, 20161 Fresh vegetables at Greenland Market on Miller.DEARBORN — The city's markets and grocery stores are unique in the region, if not the nation. Lined with signs adorned in Arabic, streets like Warren Avenue offer an assortment of Middle Eastern shops that captivate taste buds from near and far. Goods, spices and sweets found mainly in...Dearborn man sentenced over assault
Hamdan (L) and his lawyer sit as Kobeisi testifies.DEARBORN — A Dearborn man was sentenced to two years of probation for assaulting a former friend at a barber shop over a personal dispute. Rabih Hamdan had pleaded no contest to the incident that took place last May. He was also ordered to four days of community service and an anger...Local FBI chief: The Bureau does not target communities
Gelios with our staff.DEARBORN — At a meeting with The Arab American News staff on Monday, FBI Special Agent in Charge for the Detroit division, David Gelios, discussed civil rights and public safety concerns with the newspaper, mostly off the record. Asked on the record if there are any special surveillance or policing...
Community weighs in on growing violence at local businesses
April 1st, 20160 Dearborn Police review footage of a violent encounter at a hookah bar. DEARBORN — On Saturday, March 26, at around 1 a.m., Dearborn Police responded to gunshots being discharged at Warren Ave. and Chase Road. Those involved in the incident were reportedly leaving a local hookah bar. It marks the latest in a string...Sanders: Party leaders may ‘rethink’ after string of wins
WASHINGTON — Fresh from Democratic presidential primary wins over the weekend in three states, Bernie Sanders said on Sunday he had political momentum that could help him win the backing of Democratic power brokers in his race against Hillary Clinton. Sanders easily won nominating contests in Alaska, Washington and Hawaii on...
Fox News report on Hamtramck sparks violent comments
April 1st, 20160 A man featured in the video who complained about the growing Muslim populationHAMTRAMCK — Fox News viewers are calling for bombing Michigan Muslims.Again.The cable news channel re-aired a segment about Hamtramck's Muslim population after the Brussels bombings last week; its right wing audience responded in typical fashion.Last...War is killing starving children in Yemen
UNITED NATIONS — Hundreds of thousands of children in Yemen face life-threatening malnutrition, millions lack access to health care or clean water, and some have been drafted as soldiers in the year-old war, the United Nations Children's Fund said on Tuesday.A UNICEF report said all sides had "exponentially increased" the use of...EgyptAir hijacker wanted to see ex-wife
LARNACA, Cyprus — An Egyptian man accused of hijacking a passenger plane and diverting it to Cyprus has told police he acted because he wanted to see his estranged wife and children, saying "what should one do?"The suspect, whom Cypriot and Egyptian authorities have identified as Seif Eldin Mustafa, 59, surrendered on...Lebanese newspaper As-Safir will not close
BEIRUT — Lebanese daily As-Safir will not shut down, its editor-in-chief and publisher said on Wednesday, despite announcing last week it would close after more than 40 years because of falling revenues and Lebanon's political and sectarian problems.The paper is now looking for business partners to help it weather the tough...Messi in hot water for shoe donation to Egyptian charity
CAIRO — Some Egyptians are furious at soccer superstar Lionel Messi for donating a pair of his soccer boots to a charity. It was only a few weeks ago that Messi was widely praised for making a young fan's dream come true when he sent a shirt and a football to a young Afghan boy.However, when the player made a similarly...
French minister compares women choosing the hijab to “negroes” accepting slavery
March 31st, 20160 PARIS — France's minister for women's rights came under fire on Thursday for saying Muslim women who wear veils were like black slaves in favor of slavery.An online petition with more than 18,000 signatures accused her of racism."Of course there are women who choose (to wear the veil). There were African negroes, American...Taylor man’s family questions suicide at Marine base
TAYLOR - A family from Taylor is shocked over the death of their 20-year-old son, Raheel Siddiqui, who according to military officials, committed suicide at a Marine base last week.Siddiqui had long wanted to join the military. In early march he finally traveled to Parris Island to receive training at a Marine Base.But just 11 days...
Ex-Marine to Michigan Arab teenagers: I killed your kind in Fallujah
March 31st, 20160 A screengrab from the video showing the alleged ex-Marine COLDWATER — A white man who claimed to be an ex-Marine told Arab American teenagers in Coldwater, Mich, "I've been in Fallujah; I've killed your motherf***ing kind." A video of the incident, which took place on March 27, went viral on social...14 Detroit school principals have been charged in a massive kickback scheme totaling nearly $1 million
DETROIT — Federal officials on Tuesday charged 13 current and former Detroit Public School (DPS) principals with engaging in a long-running kickback scheme in which prosecutors said they submitted fraudulent invoices to a vendor in exchange for prepaid gift cards, cash and checks that totaled more than $900,000.The charges come a month......
Muslim hate graffiti discovered at University of Michigan campus
March 31st, 20160 ANN ARBOR – Anti-Muslim graffiti was discovered on the campus of the University of Michigan on Wednesday, March 30, 2016.A group of Arab-American students contacted the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee Michigan Regional Office (ADC-Michigan) after the hate graffiti was discovered on the...
Abu-Rayyan’s attorney demands court release all evidence
March 30th, 20160 Screenshots from the exchange the undercover agent (UC) and Abu-RayyanDETROIT — The attorney of Khalil Abu-Rayyan, a Dearborn Heights man accused of supporting ISIS, is demanding the court release all correspondence between his client and an FBI undercover agent.Abu-Rayyan is charged with illegal firearm and marijuana possession, but......
American couple pleads guilty in attempt to join ISIS
MISSISSIPPI - A Mississippi woman pleaded guilty in federal court on Tuesday to trying to join Islamic State in Syria, 2-1/2 weeks after her husband entered the same plea. Jaelyn Delshaun Young, 20, was arrested at a Mississippi airport in August 2015 while attempting to board a flight to Turkey with her husband, Muhammad Oda...
Dearborn Heights woman charged for sex attempt with father and underage daughter
March 30th, 20160 DEARBORN HEIGHTS - A 38-year-old Dearborn Heights woman is facing Child Sexually Abusive Activity charges in Macomb County after, police say she tried to arrange to have sex with what she thought was a father and his underage daughter. Kristina Lynn Howarth was arrested March 28th, when she showed up for a prearranged meeting. Police...
Homeland Security chief: Campaign rhetoric on Muslims harms U.S. security
March 29th, 20160 Trump and CruzWASHINGTON — Harsh rhetoric about Muslims by Republican candidates in the presidential election campaign is undermining national security efforts, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said on Tuesday.Asked about comments by Republicans Donald Trump and Ted Cruz, Johnson told MSNBC in an interview that singling out a...
Dearborn woman trades Twitter name for water donation to Flint
March 29th, 20160 Diana HusseinDEARBORN — When Diana Hussein started a Twitter account in 2009, she named her handle after a can of Diet Dr. Pepper on her desk. Seven years later, she turned what was inspired by one soda can into more than 40,000 water bottles for the people of Flint. Hussein, a communications specialist for Unite Here, gave up......
Plymouth township teen gets 10-20 years in prison for family murder plot
March 29th, 20160 PLYMOUTH - Roksana Sikorski was only 15 when she plotted with her adult boyfriend to kill her family inside their Plymouth Township home in October 2014. She got a fish fillet knife, sneaked into her 12-year-old brother's room, put her hand over his mouth and cut deeply into his throat, seriously wounding him. The now 17-year-old was...Trump campaign manager charged with battery of reporter
WASHINGTON - U.S. Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump's campaign manager Corey Lewandowski was charged with battery in Florida on Tuesday after allegations that he forcefully grabbed a reporter at a campaign event. Police in Jupiter, Florida, charged Lewandowski, 42, with intentionally grabbing and bruising the arm of......
Mexicans burn Donald Trump to celebrate Easter
March 27th, 20160 MEXICO - Mexicans celebrating an Easter ritual late on Saturday burnt effigies of U.S. Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump, whose anti-immigrant views have sparked outrage south of the American border. In Mexico City's poor La Merced neighborhood, hundreds of cheering residents yelled "death" and various insults as they...
Arabic speaking officer stops Chase Bank robbery
March 26th, 20160 Wally BeydounDETROIT - An off duty Wayne County Sheriff's certified reserve officer stopped a robbery at a Chase bank on Saturday afternoon. Wally Beydoun entered a Detroit Chase Bank at 17733 W Warren Ave., near Southfield Freeway around 1:15 p.m. on Saturday during his personal time, when he noticed suspicious activity was......
