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Ali Ramlawi wins Fifth Ward Ann Arbor City Council race
August 11th, 20180 ANN ARBOR – Challenger Ali Ramlawi defeated Chuck Warpehoski in the Fifth Ward Ann Arbor City Council race on Tuesday, with about 51 percent of the vote. Ramlawi, owner of the Jerusalem Garden restaurant in downtown Ann Arbor, made his second run for City Council within the past year. After almost defeating Chip Smith, the other...A historic election for Arab and Muslim Americans
August 10th, 20180 Michigan voters set a new record of involvement this historic primary election thanks in large part to the candidacy of Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, the Progressive Movement led by Senator Bernie Sanders, and in a twisted way thanks to President Trump and his racist rants. Energy could be felt everywhere in this election. Rashida Tlaib’s...Charlottesville confronts identity one year after clashes
August 10th, 20180 CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — For many residents of Charlottesville, Virginia, last year’s White nationalist rally shattered the city’s carefully curated reputation as a progressive, idyllic place to live. But for Nikuyah Walker, an activist who was elected mayor just three months later, the violent clashes only underscored deep racial...No arrests after 66 shot, 12 killed, in weekend Chicago gun violence
August 8th, 20180 Chicago police have made no arrests tied to the shootings of 66 people over the weekend, 12 of them fatal, but dozens were taken into custody on gun charges, the city’s police chief said on Monday. Police Superintendent Eddie T. Johnson said additional officers had been deployed to prevent retaliatory shootings, leading to the...Rouhani dismisses Trump call for talks on eve of new sanctions
August 6th, 20180 Iranian President Hassan Rouhani dismissed a U.S. call for talks on Tuesday, the eve of the imposition of new sanctions that follows Washington’s decision to pull out of an agreement over Iran’s nuclear program. The United States is due to impose new sanctions against Iran on Tuesday intended to cripple its economy, implementing...Car dealer deceived consumers and falsified information
August 6th, 20180 Shopping for a car can be exciting. But wading through ads and promotions from car dealers, and deciding how to pay, can make it stressful. If you decide to finance the car, you have two options: Get a loan from a bank, credit union or finance company, or get dealership financing. Either way, the financing application requires an...Detroit Motor City Match program celebrates three years
August 5th, 20180 DETROIT — The Detroit Economic Growth Corporation’s Motor City Match Program recently celebrated three years of interacting with businesses in 29 Detroit neighborhoods. The program leveraged a $33 million investment in Detroit’s small business community and commercial corridors. “Motor City Match is having a tangible impact on...Teen creates website to help children of deportees
August 5th, 20180 HARTFORD, Conn. — A 16-year old high school student designed a website with resource intended to help immigrant children and teenagers understand and prepare for the possible deportations of their parents or guardians. Jody Bell said she came up with the idea after hearing some of her own close friends’ concerns about...Dearborn swears in two new firefighters, no Arab Americans
August 5th, 20180 DEARBORN – The Dearborn Fire Department recently held swearing-in ceremonies for two firefighters at the Dearborn Administrative Center. Mayor Jack O’Reilly, Jr. was accompanied by Fire Chief Joseph Murray and the Deputy Fire Chief Joey Thorington in welcoming Firefighter William Querfeld to the department on May 24. On July...Dearborn Historical Museum holds second annual Trunk Sale
August 4th, 20180 DEARBORN—Vendors from all over the area will be selling anything from antiques to modern trinkets right out of the trunks of their cars at the Dearborn Historical Museum’s second Trunk Sale on Saturday, Aug. 11 from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the McFadden Ross House on Brady Street. The museum is holding 60 spaces for interested vendors...Seventy U.S. lawmakers urge for immediate humanitarian aid for Gaza
August 4th, 20180 GAZA — Seventy members of the U.S. Congress are urging the Trump administration to immediately reinstate U.S. aid in order to alleviate the growing humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip. Meanwhile, Israel has seized a boat and detained almost two dozen people as they were trying to reach Gaza by sea with a cargo of medical...Arab and Chaldean Festival celebrates unity
August 4th, 20180 By Tamara Ajjour The Arab American News DETROIT — The 47th annual Arab and Chaldean Festival, which highlighted Middle Eastern culture through live dabke performances, a hookah stand, Arabic food, an art gallery and more, saw a significant increase in attendance from previous years, according to event organizer Jacob...Russia to deploy military police on Golan Heights frontier
August 4th, 20180 MOSCOW — Russia will deploy its military police on the Golan Heights frontier between Syria and Israel, its defense ministry said on Thursday, after weeks of mounting volatility in the area. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s sweeping away of rebels in southwestern Syria has worried Israel, which believes it could allow his......
Israel’s false, Apartheid “democracy”
August 3rd, 20181 By Mohamed Mohamed Since its inception, Israel has been a discriminatory state, posing as a (false) democracy. This is not a matter of opinion; it is a fact and there is plenty of evidence to back it up. On Thursday, July 19, the Israeli Knesset passed the “Israel as the Nation State of the Jewish People” bill into...Our endorsements for August 7 primary elections – Part 2
August 3rd, 20180 Last week The Arab American News editorial board issued endorsements for eight key races in the upcoming August 7 primary elections, including Democrat Abdul El-Sayed in the Michigan gubernatorial primary; incumbent U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich); incumbent U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell, (D-Dearborn) for U.S. representative in the 12th......
Here’s why some people get bitten by mosquitoes more than others
August 3rd, 20180 Do mosquitoes like you? It's nice to be liked, but with a few exceptions. Most people are more than happy to be unpopular with rodents and bugs. But, despite emitting stay-away-from-me vibes, some people get bitten by mosquitoes more often than others. As it turns out, your body could be giving off cues (without your knowledge) that...SANA: Syrian air defenses destroy hostile target near Damascus
August 2nd, 20180 BEIRUT - Syrian state media said late on Thursday that air defenses had destroyed a “hostile target” west of the capital Damascus. “Our air defenses confronted a hostile target and destroyed it west of Damascus,” the state news agency SANA said, quoting a military source. Forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad have...Facebook says it identifies campaign to meddle in 2018 U.S. elections
August 2nd, 20180 Facebook said on Tuesday it had identified a new coordinated political influence campaign to mislead its users and sow dissension among voters ahead of November’s U.S. congressional elections. It said it had removed 32 pages and accounts from Facebook and Instagram, part of an effort to combat foreign meddling in U.S....Police raids places in Dearborn and Detroit for stolen goods, five arrested
August 1st, 20180 DEARBORN - The Dearborn Police Department and Canton Police, with support from Michigan State Police, have raided various locations in Dearborn and Detroit. The search warrants were issued for storage units, a warehouse and residential locations following a four-month investigation of an alleged criminal enterprise. As of now, five......
Saudi Arabia arrests two women’s rights activists
August 1st, 20180 Saudi Arabia has arrested two more women’s rights activists, the latest to be swept up in a government crackdown on activists, clerics and journalists, an international rights group said on Wednesday. Human Rights Watch (HRW) said authorities arrested Samar Badawi and Nassima al-Sadah in the past two days. More than a dozen...Head of Revolutionary Guards says Iranian president will never meet Trump
July 31st, 20180 TEHRAN - The head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on Tuesday dismissed President Trump’s tentative offer of talks with Tehran, saying the Islamic Republic was not North Korea. Trump said on Monday he would be willing to meet Iran’s leader without preconditions to discuss how to improve ties after he pulled the United States out......
Trump says he is willing to talk to Iran’s leader without preconditions
July 30th, 20181 WASHINGTON - President Trump said on Monday he would be willing to meet Iran’s leader without preconditions to discuss how to improve ties after he pulled the United States out of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, saying, “If they want to meet, we’ll meet. “I’d meet with anybody. I believe in meetings,” especially in cases...Ahed Tamimi freed from Israeli prison pledge to continue resistance
July 30th, 20180 WEST BANK - Ahed Tamimi, a Palestinian teenager released by Israel on Sunday after completing a prison term for kicking and slapping an Israeli soldier said she wanted to become a lawyer so she could continue her struggle against the occupation of her country. Tamimi, 17, became a hero to Palestinians after the incident last December......