Eman Jassem
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Arab American health and awareness group launched to benefit the community
November 12th, 20180 DEARBORN — Starting as an organization co-founded by sisters Mariam and Marwa Ayyash, the Arab American Health Initiative (AAHI) highlights healthcare needs, including reducing health disparities and fighting stigma within the Arab American community. The AAHI was first established in October 2016 and officially launched as a...
Do Arab Americans of Dearborn know of ‘World Mankousheh Day’?
November 5th, 20180 While there are many national and international days dedicated to appreciating a certain food, a great initiative known as World Mankousheh Day was added to the World International Days, presented by Zaatar w Zeit. Zaatar w Zeit, a well-known Lebanese food service with multiple chains internationally, chose November 2 to celebrate...
Run and walk added to Dearborn high schools’ food drive event
November 3rd, 20180 DEARBORN— Dearborn Public School’s three high schools, Fordson, Edsel Ford, and Dearborn High School, are again collecting food for a local charity. For the first time, this year’s drive will kick off with a family friendly one- or two-mile run at Ford Field Park. The drive runs from Nov. 12 to 16. The goal is to collect...
Secretary of State candidate Jocelyn Benson reiterates campaign pledges at Dearborn town hall
October 21st, 20180 DEARBORN — On Tuesday, October 16, State Rep. Abdullah Hammoud (D- Dearborn) and U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D- Dearborn) joined Jocelyn Benson, the Democratic candidate for secretary of state, for a town hall meeting at the Henry Ford Centennial Library. Hammoud and Dingell both made opening remarks. Benson said she believes...
Mayor O’Reilly talks about representing Arab America
October 21st, 20180 DEARBORN — Over the past few decades, Dearborn has become the United States’ most densely concentrated Arab American city. One defining metaphor is a “melting pot” of immigrants from around the globe, but what does it mean to city officials to represent American Arabia? Mayor Jack O’Reilly has represented the largest Arab...
Will the Arab Festival return to Dearborn?
October 21st, 20182 DEARBORN — Between 1995 and 2012, thousands of people visited the capital of Arab America for a taste of their homelands' cultures and a grand celebration. The three-day Arab festival has been called the largest gathering of Arab Americans; it drew in three times Dearborn’s population of nearly 90,000. It was also a kind of...
Man arraigned in attack on Dearborn psychologist
October 19th, 20180 DEARBORN — A suspect has been arrested in the Oct. 10 beating and stabbing attack on a Dearborn psychologist. On October 10, the Dearborn Police Department received a call from the wife of Dr. Mel Hoberman, asking them to check on her husband, who had not come home from work that evening. Officers then responded to the area of Grindly...
Alligator found and rescued while swimming in Lake Michigan
October 12th, 20180 LAKE MICHIGAN — A four-foot alligator has been found and rescued in Lake Michigan after someone reported it swimming near Waukegan, Illinois. The alligator, with its mouth taped shut, was found Monday morning. It is unclear how the alligator was caught in the chilly waters, but with the help of the Waukegan Police Animal Control...
Michigan college campuses have protocols to ensure student and faculty safety
October 5th, 20180 DEARBORN — Curious about how often students at Michigan’s colleges are robbed or busted for drug and alcohol abuse? While those may seem like primary problems to deal with, colleges are also taking many safety precautions to maintain student and faculty safety. Safety escorts Many campuses like Henry Ford College (HFC) and the...
El-Sayed launches PAC to support progressive candidates, causes
September 26th, 20180 LANSING — On Monday, September 24, former Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed announced that he'll launch a state-based political action committee to boast liberal candidates and progressive causes in Michigan. El-Sayed’s new group, SouthPaw MI PAC, will emphasize grassroots organizing and provide financial support to...
A side of both worlds: What it means to be an Arab American in Dearborn
September 22nd, 20180 DEARBORN — Arab? Arabic? Immigrant? Native born? Is American Arabia a counterculture of America? The Statue of Liberty stands tall and high in New York, symbolizing freedom and enlightenment and is aimed towards sealing friendship. One defining metaphor known in the United States is a "melting pot" of immigrants around the globe,...
Dearborn Public Schools’ Arabic classes focus on culture as well as language
September 16th, 20180 DEARBORN — The Dearborn Public Schools have been expanding the number of students learning a different language and Arabic has become one of the district’s fastest growing foreign languages since the late 90s. All high schools and the vast majority of middle schools within the district offer Arabic; and community members and...
Reception hosted in honor of Palestinian college students visiting Michigan
September 10th, 20180 ANN ARBOR — On Tuesday, September 4, Global Ties Detroit and U of M’s Muslim Student Association (MSA) hosted a welcome reception in honor of the students from Palestine Polytechnic University (PPU) in the Michigan League University Avenue building in Ann Arbor. Global Ties Detroit, in partnership with the University of Michigan...
Palestinian college students take part in educational programs in Detroit and Ann Arbor
September 8th, 20180 ANN ARBOR — For the first time, students from Palestine Polytechnic University (PPU) were able to have the opportunity to be a part of the abroad Entrepreneurial Education Program taking place in Ann Arbor and Detroit. Global Ties Detroit, in partnership with the University of Michigan (U of M) and the Arab American Women’s...
Environmental health summer program empowers students to take action
September 3rd, 20180 DEARBORN — The number of Dearborn students becoming involved in more activism and learning development committees is increasing each year and the Environmental Health Research-to-Action (EHRA) Academy under Healthy Dearborn has empowered Dearborn high school and college preparatory students to take action in the health concerns facing......
Dearborn group works to improve environmental quality with research and activism
September 3rd, 20180 DEARBORN — The Environmental Health Research-to-Action (EHRA) project under Healthy Dearborn is the first step in a long-term community-academic partnership to address environmental health disparities experienced by residents in Dearborn's Southend, a predominantly Arab American community. This program, which ran from July 23 to August...
Public colleges requiring new students to complete sexual assault prevention training
September 2nd, 20180 LANSING — The state of Michigan recently established new legislation which mandates public universities to require in-person sexual assault prevention training for all new students by August 31. For its part, colleges and universities have increased their sexual assault prevention and education programs as the national conversation......
How libraries remain relevant in the digital age
August 26th, 20180 DEARBORN – For as long as they've existed, libraries have provided information and services to their patrons. In the past, those services have centered primarily around providing books and other written materials, but today's libraries help visitors navigate a wide variety of information, both physical and digital. Julie Schaefer,...
Arab American Women’s Business Council host networking get-together
August 24th, 20180 DEARBORN — The Arab American Women’s Business Council (AAWBC), a nonprofit organization that addresses the needs of Arab American women professionals and business owners, held a Women of Wisdom event at Mint 29 in west Dearborn on August 22. The AAWBC, which was founded in 2007 in Dearborn, also helps cater to the needs of young...
How do Dearborn residents feel about voting in the primaries?
August 12th, 20180 DEARBORN — During the primary election on Tuesday, Aug. 7, many residents expressed the importance of voting, with some saying that casting their vote would make a difference. “My role is to speak out and choose who is going to be helpful to the people,” a woman who voted at William Ford Elementary School told The AANews. “I...
Dearborn Homecoming Festival 2018 celebrates culture and diversity
August 11th, 20180 DEARBORN — The Dearborn Homecoming Festival, which began on Friday, August 3 and ran through Sunday, August 5, celebrated its 39th anniversary at Ford Field Park in west Dearborn with fireworks, children’s carnival activities, live music, food booths and trucks, crafts for kids, community fundraising, art and more. The music acts......
Sam Baydoun celebrates primary victory in Wayne County Commission race
August 10th, 20180 DEARBORN — Long-time real estate associate broker Sam Baydoun won the Democratic primary election for Wayne County Commissioner in the 13th District on Tuesday, August 7 and will run unopposed in November. Baydoun, 54, sought the seat being vacated by Commission Chairman Gary Woronchak, who mounted an unsuccessful run for State...
Groups work to improve education, quality of life in Detroit
August 4th, 20180 DETROIT — While it may seemed too good to be true, the industrial population of Detroit grew very dramatically over the course of a century. However, starting in the 1950s, population in the city that had been a magnet to both European immigrants and Southern migrants experienced a rapid decline— holding it back. Schools that......
Shadow Supplements store now open in East Dearborn
July 30th, 20180 DEARBORN — On Saturday, July 21, Amine Zriek held a grand opening for his shop, Shadow Supplements, which he said is all about promoting health within the community. The company, located at 15010 W Warren Ave, Suite 211 in East Dearborn, began as a family-owned online business, providing users with nutritional material and gym...
Henry Ford College to ask voters for millage renewal in November
July 29th, 20180 DEARBORN — The Henry Ford College (HFC) board of trustees began preliminary discussions on a ballot proposal at its board meeting on July 16. Dearborn residents will be asked to vote in the November election on a five-year millage renewal for the college. A millage is a taxation rate expressed in mills per dollar. A school millage......
