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Large crowd attended bintjbeil.org’s second annual iftar dinner in Dearborn, honoring 10 women for their distinguished contributions
March 29th, 20240 DEARBORN — On the 21st anniversary of its founding last Thursday, the well known Lebanese social media site BintJbeil.org held its annual iftar dinner in the Summit Banquet Center. Officials with the organization estimated that close to 1,000 guests attended the dinner, including elected officials and community leaders. The event's...
U.S. Supreme Court’s unanimous vote allows CAIR’s challenge against No Fly List placement to proceed
March 22nd, 20240 WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Yonas Fikre’s challenge to his previous placement on the No Fly List can proceed, rejecting the government’s claim that his removal from the list rendered the lawsuit void. Fikre is an Arab and Muslim American initially from Sudan, who was tortured and...
Governor Newsom’s open letter to California’s Muslim and Arab American Communities
March 22nd, 20240 To California’s Muslim, Palestinian American and Arab American communities: California is a better place because of you—our Muslim, Palestinian American and Arab American neighbors and friends who contribute so much to our state’s sense of faith and belonging. From countless achievements in literature, civil rights, arts,...
U.S. puts pressure on Israel with Gaza ceasefire resolution as talks continue in Qatar
March 22nd, 20240 Israel's spy chief was due to travel to Qatar on Friday for ceasefire negotiations while the U.S. planned to put a resolution calling for an immediate truce in Gaza to a vote of the U.N. Security Council, intensifying pressure on its ally. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday in Cairo he believed talks mediated by the...
Former Grosse Pointe Park pharmacist sentenced to prison for filling fake prescriptions
March 22nd, 20240 DETROIT – On Wednesday, March 15, a New Baltimore resident and former Grosse Pointe Park pharmacist was sentenced to 8 years and 4 months in federal prison for filling fake prescriptions, following her convictions for 26 drug-related crimes, including unlawful distribution of controlled substances and conspiracy to unlawfully...
Sure ways to spot a scammer
March 15th, 20240 By Jennifer Leach Scammers say and do things that can tell us they’re lying — and they’re not who they pretend to be. Of course, to hear or see those clues, we have to get past the panic scammers make us feel, thanks to the so-called emergencies they...
Dearborn native Fayrouz Saad appointed as an assistant to DHS Secretary Mayorkas
March 15th, 20240 WASHINGTON, D.C. – On February 25, Dearborn native Fayrouz Saad was appointed to serve as the assistant secretary, office of partnership and engagement, at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. In this role, Saad serves as the primary advisor for DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on external engagements and the impact of the...
ICE agents begin wearing body cameras in Detroit and four other cities
March 15th, 20240 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Starting Wednesday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in five U.S. cities started wearing body cameras as required by an executive order from President Biden. ICE agents in Detroit, Philadelphia, Washington, Buffalo and Baltimore are wearing the cameras in the first phase of deployment for the...
War on Gaza costing Starbucks in the Dearborn area big bucks
March 15th, 20240 DEARBORN – Starbucks cafés in the Dearborn area are witnessing an unprecedented decline in customers’ demand for the chain’s most famous products, just as they are elsewhere in the U.S and around the world. This decline comes in conjunction with continuing campaigns on social media platforms to boycott the company, which is...
State of Wayne County address: Evans touts achievements and future challenges, describes conditions in Gaza as inhumane
March 15th, 20240 DEARBORN – On Tuesday, Wayne County Executive Warren C. Evans delivered his annual State of the County address at the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center in Dearborn, to a packed house of state, city, regional and county officials and community leaders, as well as friends and family. He spoke about the milestones and many...
DWIHN looks to youth voices helping to address critical mental health issues
March 15th, 20240 DETROIT – Over the last decade there has been an increase in crisis response to tragic incidents that directly impact young people, from school shootings to suicides across the nation – many of which stem from unaddressed mental health concerns. Agency launches Mental Health Youth Council for High Schoolers In response to this, the...
DWIHN mobile crisis services expanding to reach more people in need
March 8th, 20240 DETROIT – The Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network (DWIHN) is entering phase two of its mobile crisis roll out, expanding its services now to help children and adolescents as well as adults in crisis. The mobile crisis team has also moved to operating seven days a week, Monday-Sunday, 7 a.m to 3 p.m. “We are excited to announce...
New program aims to wipe out up to $700 million in medical debt for Wayne County residents
March 8th, 20240 DETROIT – Wayne County Executive Warren C. Evans has announced a new program to provide critical relief from medical debt and the financial hardship it has caused for up to 300,000 Wayne County residents. The county has teamed up with RIP Medical Debt, a national non-profit organization that will work with providers like hospitals,...
A Canadian man arrested for a homicide in Vancouver and making threats against Hamtramck mayor, City Council members
March 8th, 20240 Last week, FBI Detroit Special Agent Mara Schneider told the Detroit Free Press that the FBI helped Hamtramck police in identifying and locating the person accused of making threats against Mayor Amer Ghalib and other City Council members. Ghalib said that he and some City Council members received death threats from a man in Canada...
Trump, Biden march toward rematch after dominating Super Tuesday contests
March 8th, 20240 President Biden and former President Trump swept to victory in statewide nominating contests across the country on Tuesday, setting up a historic rematch in November's general election despite low approval ratings for both candidates. Trump won the Republican votes in 14 of 15 states — including delegate-rich California and Texas......
The Muslim vote: An overlooked “swing factor”
March 8th, 20240 By Selen Ozturk At a Feb. 22 briefing held by Houston Ethnic Media, AJ Durrani — treasurer of Emgage Texas and the first Muslim American to serve on the Democratic National Committee — highlighted record national and state-level increases in the Muslim vote, and its impact in light of the 2024 elections. Expanding the Muslim...
Biden takes aim at Trump and Republicans, addresses Gaza crisis in the State of the Union speech
March 8th, 20240 President Biden took on Donald Trump in a fiery speech to Congress on Thursday, accusing his election rival of threatening U.S. democracy and kowtowing to Russia, as he laid out his case for four more years in the White House. In his last State of the Union address before the election, Biden, a Democrat, charged Trump, his Republican......
Suicide vs genocide: Rest in power, Aaron Bushnell
March 1st, 20240 By Belén Fernández On Sunday, February 25, 25-year-old active duty member of the United States Air Force Aaron Bushnell set himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in the U.S. capital of Washington, DC, in a one-airman revolt against the U.S.-backed slaughter currently being perpetrated by the Israeli military in the Gaza...
Arab American voters in Michigan deliver a blow to Biden over his handling of the Israeli war on Gaza
March 1st, 20240 DEARBORN – Dearborn and two other Michigan cities with large Arab and Muslim populations turned against President Biden in Michigan’s primary after Democratic leaders there warned for months that voters were angry about his handling of the Israeli war on Gaza. While Biden won the state with a little over 623,415 votes, the results...
U.S. airman dies after setting himself ablaze outside Israeli Embassy in Washington, in protest of war crimes against Palestinians
March 1st, 20240 WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Sunday, an active-duty member of the U.S. Air Force died after he set himself ablaze outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C., while declaring that he “will no longer be complicit in genocide.” As he approached the gate of the Israeli embassy in Washington, D.C. U.S. Airman Aaron Bushnell of San...
Hundreds killed and injured while seeking food aid in Gaza, overall death toll passes 30,000
March 1st, 20240 On Thursday, Israeli occupation forces fired on a crowd of Palestinians racing to get food off an aid convoy in Gaza City, witnesses said. More than 100 people were killed, bringing the death toll since the start of the Israeli war on Gaza to more than 30,000, according to health officials. Israel said many of the dead were trampled......
Hezbollah signals it will cease fire when Israel stops attacking Gaza
March 1st, 20240 BEIRUT — On Thursday, the Hezbollah group signaled that it would halt its attacks on Israel from Lebanon when the Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip stops, but that it was also ready to keep on fighting if Israel continued hostilities. Hezbollah and the Israeli army have been trading fire since the Palestinian group Hamas...
Women: Are you a victim of overthinking?
February 27th, 20240 By Jumana Judeh, PhD Imagine finally getting a chance to sit down and relax at the end of your day and then it happens, your mind starts wondering. Did I get everything done that I needed to? Are the kids ok? Am I over my budget on the family expenses? How can I continue working long hours and maintain a certain level of......
On Feb. 27: Punish Biden, VOTE “uncommitted.” But, VOTE YES for the schools and college millage proposals
February 24th, 20241 Michigan's presidential primary elections on February 27 constitute an exceptional milestone, as they include very important decisions for the Arab American community. Next Tuesday, Democratic and Republican voters will select their respective presidential candidates to face off in the November general election. This is an important...
U.S. warns Iran against providing ballistic missiles to Russia
February 23rd, 20240 On Thursday, the Biden administration warned Iran of a "swift and severe" response from the international community if Tehran provided ballistic missiles to Russia, after reports surfaced earlier this week that the Islamic Republic shipped the powerful weapons to Moscow. Speaking at a virtual briefing with reporters, White House......
