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ACC President Haifa Fakhouri named businesswoman of the year
November 27th, 20140 TROY — The Arab American and Chaldean Council (ACC), a premier nonprofit human service organization serving southeast Michigan, announced president and CEO Dr. Haifa Fakhouri has been named Arab American Business Woman of the Year by the Arab American Women’s Business Council (AAWBC). The award was presented at the AAWBC...
State Rep. Rashida Tlaib recognized for her advocacy against air pollution
November 27th, 20140 Tlaib addresses the crowd at Byblos Banquets.DEARBORN — State Representative Rashida Tlaib was honored for her advocacy against air pollution by the Michigan League of Conservation Voters (MLCV) on Thursday, November 20 at Byblos Banquets.Titled "Bridging the Connection Banquet", the event aimed to build bridges with the local Arab...
Five Arab men convicted in Westland Pharmacy robbery
November 27th, 20140 WESTLAND — Five Arab American men have been sentenced to 2-17 years in prison in connection with a pharmacy robbery that occurred in Westland in 2012.The five men charged are all from the Dearborn-Detroit area. Ali Ramzi Bazzi, Hassan I. Faraj, Mike Ali Ibrahim and Khoder Aoun all pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court. The...
Lebanese expatriates celebrate homeland’s Independence Day in Dearborn
November 27th, 20140 Lebanese Consul General to Detroit Bilal Kabalan.DEARBORN — Lebanon's gloomy political climate did not stop Lebanese Americans from celebrating their homeland's 71st Independence Day. More than 100 prominent community members gathered at The Arab American National Museum on Monday and shared food and conversations in observance of the...What lies ahead in Congress
Given all the words and images devoted to the midterm elections over the past few weeks, you’d think the results had told us something vital about the future of the country. In reality, they were just a curtain-raiser. It’s the next few weeks and months that really matter.The big question, as the old Congress reconvenes and prepares...American justice failed Michael Brown
More than three months after Darren Wilson executed Michael Brown in broad daylight in Ferguson, the grand jury’s decision is in. No state prosecution, no justice from the state’s court system, for his crime. Wilson will never be tried, let alone convicted. But in the real justice system, this is not the end for Wilson — it’s...Bomb injures two policemen in Bahriain
MANAMA — A bomb injured two Bahraini policemen on Tuesday, authorities said, amid high tension after the opposition boycotted the country's first elections since unrest rocked the island kingdom in 2011.The Interior Ministry said the explosion in the small village of Deraz, west of the capital Manama, was a "terror blast", but provided...Two random shootings in Dearborn last weekend, one dead
Dearborn police at Fairlane Town Center.DEARBORN — Two shootings occurred in the city over the weekend of November 14-16. No arrests have been made. On Friday around 2 a.m., police responded to a phone call of a man down on Ford Road, between Wyoming and Oakman. 23-year-old Oak Park resident Rolex Dior Johnson was injured as a...
Plans for opposed Plymouth mosque move forward
November 21st, 20140 PLYMOUTH — Plans for the Plymouth Mosque that was heavily contested by residents who cited increased traffic volumes as a concern about the religious institution being built are moving forward. A study conducted by the Township found traffic would be minimal. Hundreds attended a Plymouth Township Hall planning commission meeting...
Enrollment for Affordable Care Act starts, ACCESS assisting consumers
November 21st, 20140 Madiha Tariq, public health manager of ACCESS’ Community Health and Research Center, shares ACCESS’ plans for the start of health care open enrollment at a press conference Nov. 14 in Dearborn.DEARBORN — When the Affordable Care Act (ACA), commonly known as Obamacare, rolled out last year, it was dubbed by right wing politicians...
UAE’s designatation of CAIR and MAS as terrorist shocks Muslims
November 21st, 20140 DETROIT — On Saturday, the United Arab Emirates designated the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and the Muslim American Society (MAS)— two U.S.-based Islamic groups — as terrorist organizations.CAIR, MAS and a host of European Muslim organizations were included alongside violent extremist groups such al-Qaeda and the...
Dearborn designates parking spots for snow emergencies
November 21st, 20140 DEARBORN – This week, city officials announced details for a pilot program that would designate parking spots for residents during a snow emergency this winter.Last week, The Arab American News reported that the city was prepping for the season with the announcement of the program, following last year’s harsh winter, which saw more...
Muslim student leads initiative with classmates to bring Pope Francis to Detroit
November 21st, 20140 Some of the (Pope Francis Project Detroit 2015) team with City of Detroit First Lady Lori Maher and Deputy Mayor Ike McKinnon.DETROIT — A group of students from Detroit Cristo Rey High School are spearheading an initiative to bring Pope Francis to the city in 2015.This week, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan responded to the initiative by...
Dearborn High student publishes first novel
November 21st, 20140 DEARBORN – A local 16-year-old Arab American high school student has turned her passion for writing into a career with the publication of her first novel. Jamila Nasser, a junior at Dearborn High School, struck a deal with Author House Publishing for her romance novel, “What He Never Knew.” The book is expected to be available...Study: children, energy drinks a dangerous combination
DETROIT — More than 40 percent of reports about energy drinks to U.S. poison control centers involved children younger than 6, with some suffering serious cardiac and neurological symptoms, according to research presented Nov. 17 by the American Heart Association. This disproportionate representation of children is concerning given......
National Arab American Medical Association of Michigan celebrates 34th annual gala
November 21st, 20140 DEARBORN — The Detroit Chapter of the National Arab American Medical Association (NAAMA) celebrated its 34th annual gala on Friday, Nov. 14 at the Dearborn Inn, with hundreds in attendance. NAAMA members include medical professionals of Arab rescent or demonstrate a commitment to the mission and organizational objectives of...
Gibraltar Trade Center in Taylor closes down
November 21st, 20140 Gibraltar Trade Center in Taylor.TAYLOR — Gibraltar Trade Center has always promised its customers a unique shopping experience. And unique it was. The Taylor flea market was a place where you could negotiate prices, buy furniture, adopt a rodent or reptile, choose a diamond ring for your future life partner, shop for dollar-store and......
State Senate bill to double fuel tax for road funding
LANSING — Earlier this month a bill passed in the state senate that would roughly double Michigan's fuel tax to raise around $1 billion to repair roads. According to retailers, the bill could make Michigan the state with the highest gas prices in the country. Many argue a different approach is needed to raise money to fix...Steps to prepare for severe winter
LANSING — With the arrival of winter weather, Michigan residents are encouraged to make emergency preparedness a priority.Severe winter weather poses health and safety concerns with extremely cold temperatures, freezing pipes, potential propane shortages and power outages. The Michigan State Police Emergency Management and Homeland...FBI tracking 150 Americans who traveled to Syria, perhaps to fight
BOSTON — The Federal Bureau of Investigation is tracking close to 150 Americans it believes traveled to Syria in recent months, potentially to join armed groups, FBI Director James Comey said on Tuesday.He said Americans fighting with foreign jihadist groups are a top concern for the FBI because of the possibility they could return...Marine who vanished twice to face trial on desertion charge
WASHINGTON — A U.S. Marine accused of deserting the military after disappearing in Iraq and then again failing to report for duty in North Carolina nearly 10 years ago will face a court martial in December, the Marine Corps said on Wednesday.Corporal Wassef Ali Hassoun, an Arabic interpreter, was listed as a deserter for almost a......
Obama announces action on sweeping immigration reform
November 21st, 20140 WASHINGTON — President Obama imposed the most sweeping immigration reform in a generation on Thursday, easing the threat of deportation for about 4.7 million undocumented immigrants and setting up a clash with Republicans.In a White House speech, Obama rejected Republican critics who say his decision to bypass Congress and take...Letters against the Islamic Center lack credibility
Last month, anonymous letters attacking the leadership of the Islamic Center of America were mailed to Dearborn households. The letters contain unsubstantiated accusations of corruption, adultery and lack of religiosity against the spiritual leader of the ICA, Imam Hassan Qazwini, and the chairperson of its board, Ron Amen. Upon......
Talk of a third intifada: Only Palestinians can decide
When a journalist tries to do a historian’s job, the outcome can be quite interesting. Using history as a side note in a brief news report or political analysis often does more harm than good. Now imagine if that journalist was not dependable to begin with, even more than it being “interesting”, the outcome runs the risk of...Closing of Egypt’s Rafah crossing leaves thousands of Gazans stranded
CAIRO — Egypt's decision to shut its border with the Gaza Strip has stranded thousands of Palestinians on the Egyptian side of the border, while around a thousand people in Gaza are desperate to get out for medical treatment in Egypt, officials in Gaza say.Egypt closed Rafah, the only crossing point between Egypt and the Gaza Trip,......