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Liv Lounge officially shuts down
April 11th, 20160 DEARBORN - The owners of the building occupied by Liv Lounge have bought out the lease of the business and sold the property. The controversial bar, which underwent a liquor license revocation hearing with the city, shut its doors on Monday afternoon following the sale. Located at 21961 Michigan Ave., the nightclub had been...Dearborn’s Beautiful Commission honors 14 businesses
Business owners pose for a group photo with city officialsDEARBORN — The City Beautiful Commission honored 14 businesses for their efforts to promote Dearborn pride through maintaining or enhancing the appearance of their properties."Attractive businesses add to the appeal of Dearborn and help to bring in more homeowners, visitors and...Dearborn’s nightclub, nightmare
"We cannot afford to allow these clubs to ruin our city."It's Monday night around 8 p.m., and I'm laidback in a chair watching an incident unfold on a television screen. I watch intently as five or six police cruisers roll up to a crowded nightclub parking lot around closing time. I'm watching dash cam footage as one of the cruisers...
Sanders wins Wyoming
April 10th, 20160 Bernie SandersWASHINGTON — Bernie Sanders won the presidential Democratic nominating contest in Wyoming on Saturday, besting rival Hillary Clinton and adding to a string of recent victories as the two candidates gear up for a crucial matchup in New York.Sanders, a U.S. senator from Vermont, has won seven out of the last eight...A message to our community: Condolences and commitments
My sincere condolences to the family and friends of Jamal Dabaja, the young man we lost on April 7. My deepest sympathy goes to his parents, siblings and friends. It is personally painful to me when our community members die prematurely to preventable issues— gun violence, drug abuse, depression, suicide or...Social media linked to addiction and depression
(Reuters Health) - Studies have linked the use of social media to depression, but addiction to social media, rather than use alone, may explain the connection, new research suggests.“We believe that at least having clinicians be aware of these associations may be valuable to them as they treat patients with depressive disorders....
TSA to step up airport security following Brussels attack
April 8th, 20160 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate voted on Thursday to bolster travel security in the wake of the Brussels attacks with measures that include doubling the number of transportation security teams with bomb-sniffing dogs at domestic airports and other transit hubs. Lawmakers voted overwhelmingly to add security...Israel intensifies demolition campaign against Palestinians
A Palestinian girl plays outside her family structure after it was demolished by Israeli forces, April 7UNITED NATIONS — In the past three months, the Israeli military has more than tripled its demolitions of Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank, United Nations' figures show, raising alarm among diplomats and human rights...Non-violent BDS should be welcomed, not condemned
A thousand Israelis and their supporters gathered in Jerusalem's International Convention Center on March 28, at a conference aimed at combating the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement (BDS). The conference was a display of "fear, paranoia, anger and determination", as described by Antony Loewenstein, and featured top...Michigan Democratic superdelegates should back Sanders
Bernie Sanders Michigan victory last month was historic. Pollsters wrote him off by 20 points. And virtually every establishment Democrat in the state backed Hillary Clinton, including all of the Michigan's Democratic representatives in Washington — two senators and five representatives. While the voters rendered public opinion...
City council wants to hold business owners accountable
April 8th, 20160 City council conducts a revocation hearing for Liv Lounge on Tuesday, April 5.DEARBORN — The City Council is cracking down on a surge of violence occurring at the bar district in west Dearborn on Michigan Ave. Liv Lounge, located at 21961 Michigan Ave., is currently undergoing a liquor license revocation hearing with the city. On...
Susan Dabaja holds fundraiser for Dearborn Judge campaign
April 8th, 20160 Susan Dabaja.DEARBORN — On Wednesday, April 6, City Council President Susan Dabaja held a fundraising event at Habibs Cuisine in a bid for a 19th District Court Judge seat. Community members and local officials packed the venue to show support for her. Among those in attendance included Wayne County Executive Warren Evans,...
Civil rights and federal leaders debate Arab harassment at U of M
April 8th, 20160 Organization leaders and federal officials debate civil rights at U of M-Dearborn - The Arab American NewsDEARBORN — Several civil rights organization leaders and federal officials debated the Arab American community's concerns about immigrant rights and airport discrimination at a forum on Thursday, March 31 at the University of...CAIR-MI files double lawsuit against FBI’s “Terrorist Watch List”
DEARBORN — The Michigan Chapter of the Council on Islamic-American Relations (CAIR-MI) has filed a joint lawsuit challenging the FBI's terrorist watch list. The first lawsuit is on behalf of 17 Muslim Americans from Michigan and one from Virginia. Included among the plaintiffs is a 4-year-old toddler who is allegedly on the...Lebanon detains Australian TV crew over child custody row
The grandmother of the kidnapped children carries a picture of one of her grandkids BEIRUT — Lebanese police have detained an Australian film crew and accused them of involvement in a kidnapping of two children from their Lebanese father on behalf of their Australian mother."Four Australian nationals have been stopped on suspicion of......
Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces will join offensive to retake Mosul
PMF fighters fire at ISIS militants near Tikrit, May 25, 2015BAGHDAD — An Iraqi Shi'a paramilitary group said it will join government forces preparing to fight ISIS for Mosul despite objections of politicians who fear this could instigate sectarian bloodshed in the mostly Sunni Muslim city.A much-touted government offensive to retake...
Lost and found: Missing Hamtramck student left voluntarily
April 8th, 20160 Yemeni Americans gather to spread awareness about Almasmari's disappearance before he was foundWARREN — On a seemingly fateful Tuesday afternoon, Mossa Almasmari of Hamtramck left his class at Macomb Community College and went missing for a week.He was a good kid by all accounts — a devout Muslim, a bit introverted, quiet and......
Muslim family demands apology from United Airlines
DEARBORN — A Muslim family is demanding an apology from United Airlines after a flight attendant and a pilot removed them from a plane for "safety concerns." The parents and three children were boarding the plane at Chicago O'Hare on March 20 when the incident occurred. United Airlines said the family was booted off the plane...
Dearborn teenager commits suicide
April 7th, 20160 Jamal Dabaja DEARBORN – An 18-year-old resident is dead following a self-inflicted gunshot wound, a Dearborn police source confirmed to The Arab American News. Jamal Dabaja shot himself in the neck on the evening of Wednesday, April 6 in the backyard of his home, while family members were present. The...
Islamic Center of America shines blue, aims to dispel autism myths
April 7th, 20160 The Islamic Center of America glows blue in observance of Autism Awareness MonthDEARBORN — As the facade of America's largest mosque turned blue, dozens of community members gathered to reject the stigma associated with autism. On the evening of April 1, parents and children rallied in front of the Islamic Center of America in honor...Detroit Public Schools files lawsuit against Governor Snyder
DETROIT - The Detroit Public Schools Board filed a class-action lawsuit against Governor Rick Snyder and other state officials on Thursday for the deterioration of the city's schools."The treatment of these students by state officials since taking control of the school district in 1999, and aggravated by three recent consecutive......
Dearborn Police arrest female who discharged gun in parking lot
April 7th, 20160 DEARBORN – Dearborn Police arrested a Sterling Heights woman involved in a shooting that occurred near the parking lot of the Post Bar on the early morning of April 3.The incident marks the latest in a string of violent altercations that have occurred at west Dearborn’s businesses on Michigan Ave. Last month, the city...Connecticut Man apologizes for shooting up mosque
Connecticut - On the night that ISIS attacked Paris, Ted Hakey felt afraid. The 48-year-old had 10 drinks at a bar in his neighborhood and continued to drink after he arrived home. In the early hours of the morning, Hakey grabbed his gun and fired a round into the side of the Baitul Aman "House of......
Wisconsin Muslims overwhelmingly support Bernie Sanders
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN — Sen. Bernie Sanders trounced Hillary Clinton in the Wisconsin primary Tuesday night, winning all but three of the state’s 72 counties. Following a pattern in other states, Sanders dominated among younger voters, and won more than 70 percent of independent voters. As she has across the country, Clinton...Trump, Clinton face major setbacks
WISCONSIN-The front-runners of both parties lost their respective primaries in Wisconsin Tuesday night — but the similarity ended there. Sen. Bernie Sanders easily beat Hillary Clinton, outperforming expectations that he might at best eke out a close win. Sen. Ted Cruz's decisive win over Donald Trump (and Ohio Gov. John......
