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This is why Arab Americans should vote YES on Proposal 18-3
October 26th, 20180 For too long the Arab American voice on Election Day in Southeast Michigan and in cities like Dearborn, Dearborn Heights and Hamtramck in particular has been muted. Proposal 3 is a statewide ballot measure that would reduce some of the barriers that prevent us as a community from fully participating in elections and we urge our readers...
Beaumont Hospital doctor charged with embezzlement
October 26th, 20180 TRENTON — Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy has charged Dr. Iqbal Abdul Nasir of Grosse Ile, for the embezzlement of over $100,000 in funds. It is alleged that on Feb. 13, 2015, Dr. Iqbal Abdul Nasir — then president of Beaumont Trenton Hospital's Medical Executive Committee — fraudulently placed the committee's $116,000...
Local Lebanese man to be deported after serving as FBI informant
October 26th, 20180 DEARBORN— Ibrahim Souedan, a 59-year-old husband and father to five, is currently facing deportation back to his homeland of Lebanon. According to his lawyer, he has no criminal record, but Souedan was an FBI informant who helped to convict a man associated with Hezbollah, a predominately Shi’a political party based in...
Pentagon may send troops to U.S.-Mexico border to stop migrant caravan
October 26th, 20180 WASHINGTON — The Trump administration may send up to 1,000 active-duty troops to the U.S.-Mexico border to stop a caravan of migrants, administration officials said on Thursday, as President Trump hammered away at the issue of illegal immigration ahead of the mid-term elections. Trump’s threat was sparked by the advance of a...
Dearborn Public Library accepting “Food for Fines”
October 26th, 20180 DEARBORN — The Dearborn Public Library is accepting donations for its “Food for Fines” program offered Nov. 1-17. All donated items will be given to the Dearborn Firefighters for distribution to local families in need through the Burn Drive Food Cupboard. Donations of non-perishable, non-expired food items will be rewarded...
U.S. lawmakers consider bill to ban arms sales to Saudi Arabia
October 26th, 20180 WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday that would stop most U.S. arms sales to Saudi Arabia in response to the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, U.S. Representative James McGovern (D-MA) said on his website. The bill said that President Trump could request...
Almost half residents in America’s largest cities speak a foreign language
October 26th, 20180 WASHINGTON - Newly released Census Bureau data for 2017 shows nearly half (48.2 percent) of residents in America's five largest cities now speak a language other than English at home. Overall, the number of U.S. residents speaking a foreign language at home reached a record of nearly 67 million. The total number is up seven million since...
Dearborn loose leaf collection to begin Oct. 29
October 26th, 20180 DEARBORN — Collection of leaves raked into the street begins the week of Oct. 29. Leaves will be collected in each area’s trash day each week through the week of Dec. 10. Residents whose trash day is Monday will have leaves scheduled to be picked up on Monday and will follow through the rest of the week for each trash...
Basic requirement for green card has changed — and it helps legal immigrants
October 26th, 20182 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has updated a key requirement to obtain a green card effective Nov. 1. The policy changes announced this week will affect the medical and vaccination examination for immigration purposes, which makes sure there are no health issues that would deem the applicant inadmissible to...
Hamtramck to install new stop sign at busy intersection
October 22nd, 20180 HAMTRAMCK - The city will install a new stop sign at the intersection of Gallagher and Belmont, creating a three-way stop. The city plans to place traffic signs and flags along both Gallagher and Belmont to alert drivers of the new stop sign. “This intersection is heavily travelled, especially during the school year,” said...
Here is why U.S. courts abruptly tossed 9,000 deportation cases
October 22nd, 20180 Liliana Barrios was working in a California bakery in July and facing possible deportation when she got a call from her immigration attorney with some good news. The notice to appear in court that Barrios had received in her deportation case hadn’t specified a time or date for her first hearing, noting that they would be determined...
October is Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Month
October 22nd, 20180 DETROIT, Michigan — The leading contributor to infant mortality is Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). SIDS is the unexplained death of a seemingly healthy baby, usually occurring during sleep among infants less than 1-year-old. As part of its Infant Mortality Reduction Plan, Michigan is promoting reducing sleep-related infant deaths...
Wayne State University celebrates 150th anniversary
October 22nd, 20180 DETROIT — Wayne State University will celebrate its 150th anniversary along with the completion of its Pivotal Moments fundraising campaign with a celebration on campus. The Pivotal Moments campaign, which raised $170 million from almost 84,000 donors, was launched in 2014, reaching its goal in early July of 2018. The event,...
Bill Ford cancels plan for Saudi investor event following Khashouggi’s disappearance
October 19th, 20180 NEW YORK — JP Morgan & Chase Company Chief Executive Jamie Dimon and Ford Motor Company Chairman Bill Ford canceled plans to attend a Saudi investor conference, the companies said on Sunday, the latest such high-profile announcements after the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The cancellations could add...
It’s National Cybersecurity Awareness Month
October 19th, 20180 October is spooky enough with its ghouls and goblins. National Cybersecurity Awareness Month is here to remind us how to stay safe and secure from real (and maybe even scarier) threats — malware and scammers. Help us celebrate by joining a Twitter chat we’ll be participating in on October 18 at 3 p.m. EST. In this chat, you’ll......
How sleep deprivation could be affecting your performance, work
October 19th, 20180 EAST LANSING — New U.S. research has highlighted some of the ways sleep deprivation can decrease our ability to complete tasks, leading to mistakes at work that can range from basic errors to costly and possibly even dangerous mistakes. Conducted by researchers at Michigan State University, the new research is the largest...
AAPAC issues across-the-board endorsements as Election Day approaches
October 19th, 20181 DEARBORN – Several key races are brewing that could alter the course municipalities and the state take as they face challenges like improving public education, fixing dilapidated infrastructure and lowering insurance premiums. After interviews and deliberations on October 17, The Arab American Political Action Committee (AAPAC)......
Will Khashoggi disappearance bring down Saudi’s crown prince?
October 19th, 20180 Saudi Arabia and especially its young crown prince – who has been variously portrayed as naïve, venal and blood-thirsty – appear to have vastly misjudged the reaction to the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi, the journalist who opposed the new heir’s unchecked efforts to reshape the kingdom and the entire Middle East region with...
How Khashoggi’s disappearance could affect Middle East politics
October 16th, 20180 The disappearance and possible murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi has cast a long shadow over Saudi Arabia’s global image. If the Saudi government did in fact kill or kidnap him, the crime would have significant implications for Middle East politics. Turkish authorities believe he has been killed and his body, possibly...
‘FBI’ star Zeeko Zaki on the importance of playing an Arab American protagonist
October 16th, 20180 Reflecting that his résumé leans "toward the terrorist side of things", Egyptian American actor Zeeko Zaki couldn’t be happier with his role as FBI special agent Omar Adom "OA" Zidan on Dick Wolf’s latest crime drama FBI. Seeing someone like himself — Arab American and Muslim — as "a protagonist in law enforcement is definitely...
California school district has contract with firm linked to ICE
October 16th, 20181 A small school district in affluent Marin County in California, serving about 2,000 youngsters in the bucolic West Marin towns of Fairfax and San Anselmo, has contracted with Thomson Reuters — a firm linked to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) — to check on the residential status of its students. Ross Valley School......
Trump won’t halt Saudi arms sales over journalist disappearance
October 16th, 20180 President Trump said on Thursday that he saw no reason to cut off arms sales to Saudi Arabia because of the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, possibly setting up a clash with the U.S. Congress. Trump also said the U.S. may be closer to finding out what happened to Khashoggi, a prominent critic of Saudi policies who...
Henry Ford College hosts public career expo
October 16th, 20180 DEARBORN — The Henry Ford College (HFC) Office of Career Services (OCS) will host its seventh annual career expo on Thursday, Oct. 18, from 2 to 4 p.m. in the gymnasium of the Athletic Memorial Building (Building H) on the main campus. The career expo is free and open to the public. Professional dress is encouraged for all who......
Michigan Truth Tour stop in Dearborn to show “Michigan Divided” documentary
October 16th, 20180 DEARBORN — The League of Women Voters Dearborn-Dearborn Heights and the American Association of University Women will present a Michigan Truth Tour stop in Dearborn on Saturday, Oct. 20 at Christ Episcopal Church. The Center for Michigan and Bridge Magazine created the Michigan Truth Tour with the goal of informing Michigan...
Dingell leads House Democrats in calling for transparency in Khashoggi’s disappearance
October 15th, 20180 WASHINGTON, DC - On Friday, October 12, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) led 27 of her Democratic House colleagues in calling for the Saudi government to support an independent investigation into the whereabouts of Jamal Khashoggi, a U.S.-based Saudi journalist and writer who went missing after entering the Saudi Arabian consulate......
