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Detroit police determine death of Ali Wissam Aoun was a suicide
September 16th, 20260 DETROIT — The death of 27-year-old Dearborn resident Ali Wissam Aoun has been determined to be a suicide, according to the Detroit Police Department. Detroit Police Department spokesman Jackson Vidaurri informed The Arab American News of the department’s findings by phone and email and said the investigation has been closed. “Mr....
U.S. war on Iran costs Americans more than $100 billion extra at the pump, as diesel hits record
September 11th, 20260 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Day after day, the Iran war is tightening the financial squeeze on American consumers through sharply higher energy prices, with the cumulative increase in U.S. gasoline and diesel spending reaching an estimated $100 billion since the conflict began in late February. The national average price of diesel reached a...
Four Dearborn school board seats, $1.51 billion bond on the November ballot
September 11th, 20260 DEARBORN — Two separate races for four seats on the Dearborn Board of Education will be held in the November 3 election, alongside a vote on a $1.51 billion bond proposal to rebuild or modernize every school facility in the Dearborn Public Schools District. Voting in the school board races and bond election will be limited to...
Poll shows Benson and Gilchrist lead as Senate and Attorney General races remain tight
September 11th, 20260 LANSING — Michigan’s races for governor and U.S. Senate remain highly competitive less than two months before Election Day, as voters express growing dissatisfaction with the economy, the Iran war and President Trump’s performance, according to a new statewide poll. The Detroit News/WDIV-TV survey found Democratic Secretary of...
U.S. trade war with Canada threatens Michigan manufacturing, housing and agriculture
September 11th, 20260 DETROIT — Trade relations between the United States and Canada are facing further strain after Canadian retaliatory tariffs took effect shortly after midnight on Tuesday, September 8, targeting hundreds of American products with duties ranging from 15 to 50 percent. The affected goods include steel, aluminum, lumber, furniture,...
Michigan voters to decide constitutional convention and campaign finance proposals
September 11th, 20260 LANSING — Voters across Michigan will decide two statewide ballot proposals in the November 3 election: An automatic, periodic question on whether to convene a constitutional convention and a citizen-initiated measure seeking to prohibit political contributions from regulated utilities and major government contractors. A third...
Metro Detroit community honors Imam Musa al-Sadr’s legacy 48 years after his disappearance
September 11th, 20260 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Under the banner “A Nation’s Trust”, the Al Amal Social Foundation commemorated the 48th anniversary of the disappearance of Amal Movement founder Imam Musa al-Sadr and his two companions during a large gathering Wednesday evening at the Islamic Institute of America in Dearborn Heights. The event featured...
Dearborn Coffee Week returns for eight days of coffee, culture and community
September 11th, 20260 DEARBORN — From traditional Arabic coffee to the latest trends in contemporary cafés, coffee has become an integral part of Dearborn’s social and cultural landscape, a tradition the city will celebrate again with the third annual Dearborn Coffee Week, running from September 25 through October 2. Over eight days, cafés and public...Ali Wissam Aoun, 27, found fatally shot inside his father’s clothing store in Detroit
September 10th, 20260 DETROIT — A young Arab American man from Dearborn was killed in a shooting inside a store owned by his father Wednesday evening, as police continued investigating the circumstances surrounding the crime and searching for the gunman. Police found 27-year-old Ali Wissam Aoun, unresponsive inside Goodfellas Wear clothing store near the...
Arab and Jewish voters emerge as key blocs in Michigan’s U.S. Senate race
September 4th, 20260 DEARBORN — While Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed risks losing support from a significant share of Jewish voters because of his opposition to Israel and the crimes it has committed against the Palestinians and the Lebanese, his Republican opponent in Michigan’s U.S. Senate race, Mike Rogers, faces a more complicated challenge:...
El-Sayed seeks reconciliation with Jewish voters before November
September 4th, 20260 In an effort to unite Democrats ahead of November’s election, Michigan Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed apologized to the Jewish American community for previous remarks he made concerning the March attack on Temple Israel in West Bloomfield Township. Despite delivering the public apology twice at separate events within...
Mohamad Farhat’s journey from immigrant teenager to honored officer
September 4th, 20260 The Dearborn Police Department has named Corporal Mohamad Farhat its 2025 Officer of the Year, recognizing his “exceptional professionalism, proactive performance, leadership and commitment to public safety.” The honor marks the culmination of a nearly decade-long law enforcement career for an immigrant who came to the United States...
Hamtramck Mayor Adam Alharbi focuses on city improvements amid unresolved election dispute
September 4th, 20260 HAMTRAMCK — Despite the complex and continuing legal process surrounding the November 2025 Hamtramck mayoral election — and the political disputes and community divisions it has produced — Mayor Adam Alharbi says he remains focused on improving one of Michigan’s most ethnically diverse cities. Alharbi described himself to The...
Dearborn man accused of fatally beating brother undergoes competency evaluation
September 4th, 20260 DEARBORN — Court proceedings against an Arab American man accused of fatally beating his older brother in Dearborn have been adjourned pending an evaluation of his competency to stand trial. Meanwhile, The Arab American News received a series of messages and telephone calls from a relative of the two brothers last week disputing...
Trump administration targets truck driving schools in nationwide crackdown
September 4th, 20260 DETROIT — Framing the initiative as an effort to improve safety on American roads, President Trump’s administration launched a nationwide campaign last week targeting commercial truck driving schools to ensure compliance with federal standards, including requirements that drivers be able to speak and understand English. At a news......
Redford Township approves front-yard vegetable gardens
September 4th, 20260 REDFORD TOWNSHIP — The Redford Township Board of Trustees has approved a new ordinance allowing residents to grow vegetables in their front yards, with the change scheduled to take effect Sept. 14. The proposal passed 4–3 during the board’s final meeting in August, following months of debate over aesthetics, neighborhood blight...
Forty-two years of giving Arab Americans a voice despite mounting challenges
September 4th, 20260 On September 7, The Arab American News marks the 42nd anniversary of its founding at a time when print journalism is undergoing profound changes and facing mounting challenges. Between intensifying economic pressures and the accelerating displacement of print media by social media platforms in the United States and around the world,......
Michigan’s U.S. Senate candidates agree to two October debates
September 4th, 20260 DETROIT — Republican Mike Rogers has agreed to participate in a second debate with Democratic opponent Abdul El-Sayed in their race for Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat. Both candidates have agreed to the second debate, which will be hosted by Detroit’s WXYZ-TV on the evening of Oct. 21. It will follow their first debate on Oct....
Poll: Benson leads James by four points; El-Sayed holds similar edge over Rogers in closely watched Senate contest
August 29th, 20260 EPIC-MRA poll shows tight Michigan governor, Senate races as voters sour on economy and Trump LANSING — Michigan’s 2026 statewide elections are shaping up as highly competitive contests, with Democratic candidates holding narrow leads over their Republican opponents in both the governor’s and U.S. Senate races, according to a new...
Federal appeals court upholds Hamtramck’s restrictions on Pride flags
August 28th, 20260 HAMTRAMCK — A federal appeals court in Cincinnati has upheld the constitutionality of Hamtramck’s 2023 resolution restricting which flags may be displayed on city-owned flagpoles, a policy that prevents LGBTQ+ Pride and transgender flags from being flown on public property in the Muslim-majority city. A three-judge panel of the U.S....
Citizenship verification measure falls three signatures short of Michigan ballot
August 28th, 20260 LANSING — Citing an insufficient number of valid petition signatures, the Michigan Board of State Canvassers declined to certify a proposed constitutional amendment this week that would require voters’ U.S. citizenship to be verified before their ballots could be counted. Americans for Citizen Voting–Michigan quickly threatened......
El-Sayed defeats AIPAC, dark money and the Democratic establishment
August 28th, 20260 In what, I believe, will be seen as this year’s most significant election; Dr Abdul El-Sayed won a victory in Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary. It was a close contest — a nail-biter, as we say — but it was an important win that marks a watershed moment in U.S. politics. It was the first time that Israel’s genocidal war in...
One house, many doors: America’s choice between fear and hope
August 28th, 20260 There is a moment in every election cycle when the air grows thick with something other than debate. Not necessarily the clash of ideas that fills the room, but the murmur of suspicion, whispered warnings about the other, the outsider, the one who does not belong. This is the moment when democracy falters, not in its institutions but in......
That unexpected package you got could be a brushing scam
August 22nd, 20260 Did you get a package you didn’t order? It could be a brushing scam where a scammer uses your name to leave a fake review for that package you didn’t order. It could also be a sign that someone has (or is looking to steal) your personal information. It starts with an unexpected package that looks like it’s from a known company...
Whitmer appoints Dearborn Magistrate Rula Aoun to the Wayne County Circuit Court
August 21st, 20260 LANSING — Gov. Whitmer announced the appointment of Dearborn Magistrate Rula Aoun to the Wayne County Circuit Court on Wednesday, further expanding Arab American representation on the bench of Michigan’s largest trial court. Aoun was appointed alongside attorneys Robbie Gaines, Jr. and Robyn Liddell to fill three vacancies on the......
