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U.S. Postal Service to Issue new priority mail and priority mail express stamps
December 26th, 20190 WASHINGTON, D.C — The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has revealed two additions to the 2020 Stamp Program: Big Bend and Grand Island Ice Caves. Both stamps will be released on Saturday, Jan. 18. There will be no national first-day-of-issue ceremony for these stamps. Details on obtaining first-day-of-issue cancellations will be announced in...
Trump manipulates civil rights protections to crack down on BDS on college campuses
December 26th, 20190 WASHINGTON, D.C – In an extraordinary move that flies in the face of civil rights protections, President Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday to interpret Judaism as a nationality. The order expands Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protections against discrimination to prosecute cases of perceived anti-Semitism on...
DACA beneficiaries could stay in the U.S. for years
December 26th, 20191 LOS ANGELES — While hundreds of thousands of immigrants with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) permits await the decision of the Supreme Court on the future of the program, lawyers and immigrant advocates argue that the vast majority of them have sufficient legal rights to remain in this country for several years and maybe...
Zenna Faraj Elhasan appointed to Michigan Civil Rights Commission
December 21st, 20190 LANSING — Governor Whitmer announced several new commission appointments on Wednesday, including one for former Arab American Political Action Committee (AAPAC) Vice President Zenna Faraj Elhasan. She will be serving as a commissioner on The Michigan Civil Rights Commission beginning in January. Elhasan and her family are...
After Whitmer’s visit, Benson’s trip to Israel is another slap in the face
December 21st, 20190 This week, another prominent member of the Michigan government, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, a Democrat and public figure who has shown support for the Arab American community, with the community reciprocating that support, took a publicized trip to Israel. After the outrage sparked by last month’s Israeli trip by Governor...
10 people from Dearborn, Dearborn Heights indicted in federal court for pharmaceutical fraud scheme
December 21st, 20190 DEARBORN – 10 residents of Dearborn and Dearborn Heights have been indicted under the Eastern District Court of Michigan for defrauding pharmaceutical companies in an elaborate scheme involving co-pay assistance reimbursement claims. The indictment alleges that the 10 conspirators worked together to defraud pharmaceutical...
WDET names Mary Zatina new general manager, effective January 2
December 18th, 20190 DETROIT — The city's NPR station, WDET (101.9 FM), has a new general manager, who is coming home to the station after a distinguished career in greater Detroit. Mary Zatina, a former assistant general manager of WDET and an alumna of Wayne State University, will now lead operations for the 48,000-watt station. Her appointment is...
Mayors to address public on the state of the community at annual chamber luncheon
December 17th, 20190 Dearborn — Dearborn Mayor Jack O’Reilly and Dearborn Heights Mayor Daniel Paletko will address local business leaders and the public at the Dearborn Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual “A Tale of Our Cities” Business Builder Series luncheon on Tuesday, January 14, from 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. at the Warren Valley Golf...
Mourning the passing of former judge Anthony Mansour
December 17th, 20190 FLINT — The Arab American community lost one of its beloved and honored leaders last week. Former Genesee County Circuit Court Judge Anthony Mansour passed away on December 10 at the age of 93. The Arab American Heritage Council (AAHC) of Flint was deeply saddened to announce the passing away of one of their founders, long-time...
Hassan Mohamad Ahmad elected president of the Dearborn Area Board of Realtors
December 13th, 20190 DEARBORN — Hassan Mohamad Ahmad has received the 2019 Realtor of the Year award and is now president-elect 2020 of the Dearborn Area Board of Realtors (DABOR). The honor was bestowed upon him during a sold out gala. Ahmad was also presented with a special tribute from Gov. Whitmer, presented by State Rep. Abdullah Hammoud...
House passes resolution supporting a two-state solution to Israel-Palestinian conflict
December 13th, 20190 WASHINGTON, D.C — Congress approved a resolution supporting a two-state solution for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict last Friday, December 6. The vote was 226-188. The resolution, “H.Res.326 — Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding United States efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through...
Dearborn rebranded: A promotional logo stirs up controversy
December 13th, 20193 DEARBORN — The city of Dearborn unveiled a new look this week. Reactions from Dearbornites to their city’s new image ranged from utter disappointment, confusion and complete ambivalence to positive reactions to the fledgling and diverse new rebranding project. Much was made of the city’s introduction of its new, more modern...
Wayne County Prosecutors Office appeals dismissal of charges in Ibrahim Aljahim sexual assault case
December 13th, 20190 DETROIT — The Wayne County Prosecutor's Office is appealing the dismissal of charges of criminal sexual conduct against Yemeni community leader Ibrahim Aljahim. A claim of appeal was filed in the Wayne County Third Circuit Court on Thursday. Wayne County prosecutors will have to submit a brief 28 days after it receives notice from...
Violence in Baghdad as protests continue amid political uncertainty in Iraq
December 8th, 20190 BAGHDAD —Fears of infiltration by unknown groups grew in Iraq on Thursday after 13 people were stabbed in Baghdad’s Tahrir Square. The stabbings caused no fatalities in the area of Iraq’s capital that has been the home of recent protests against the country’s government. Protesters gathered in Tahrir shouting slogans in...
Michigan Heartbeat Coalition meets with Metro Detroit Muslims to promote Heartbeat Bill
December 6th, 20190 DEARBORN — Representatives from the Michigan Heartbeat Coalition, which is seeking to make abortion illegal in Michigan if a heartbeat is detected in an unborn baby, met with a committee of Muslim leaders from around Metro Detroit last week. The groups met in Dearborn last Wednesday, November 27, during a regularly scheduled......
Dems push hard for impeachment, saying Trump left them with “no choice”
December 5th, 20190 WASHINGTON — Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Thursday that House Democrats must move swiftly to draw up formal articles of impeachment against President Trump. Democrats seem poised to push House votes as early as Christmas. Pelosi warned that Trump would continue to corrupt the democratic process if left in power and that his...
Oakland County’s Democratic commissioners overwhelmingly back David Coulter
December 5th, 20190 Oakland County – On Thursday, Oakland County Executive David Coulter announced the support of nine of Oakland County’s Democratic commissioners for his 2020 campaign. Coulter said the wide support for his campaign underscores the confidence his colleagues have in his leadership. “In just three short months, working together, we......
Community rallies to spare the life of Dearborn Heights immigrant Median El-Moustrah
December 4th, 20190 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — On a cold Monday morning, community leaders stood with the family and friends of Dearborn Heights resident Median El-Moustrah, who is slated for deportation to Lebanon despite the country’s inability to treat his many serious health conditions. Hours before Thanksgiving Immigration and Customs Enforcement...
The Star International Academy expands to Canton/Wayne-Westland Area
December 4th, 20191 CANTON — Hamadeh Educational Services (HES) and Star International Academy (SIA) announced the official groundbreaking of Star International Academy Canton (SIAC), an expansion of SIA, on December 3 at 10 a.m. at 45081 Geddes Road. The new 12-acre campus will house a technologically equipped facility with a modernistic...
Loose leaves collection, as well as bagged collection, continues until Dec. 9-13
November 29th, 20190 DEARBORN – The city of Dearborn is reminding its residents that loose leaf collections will continue through the week of December 9-13. The last pickup for every neighborhood is scheduled on the trash day for that neighborhood that week. The city is advising that weather conditions may change the schedule. Note that it is...
ICE arrests 90 more students in its fake Farmington Hills university sting
November 29th, 20190 FARMINGTON HILLS — News came out this week that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has now arrested about 250 students of a fake university set up by the Department of Homeland Security in Farmington Hills. The number has increased from 161 students in March. The fake university was set up to lure students primarily from......
Paralyzed man walks again thanks to Arab American doctor’s innovative procedure
November 29th, 20190 Rochester, Minnesota — A historic medical trial lead by Dr. Mohamad Bydon, a neurosurgeon and spine specialist at the Mayo Clinic, has yielded miraculous results for a patient who was paralyzed from the neck down due to a spinal cord injury. Chris Barr told ABC’s Good Morning America that he had given up hope after the prognosis...
Dearborn Heights family pleads for father’s life after ICE issues deportation order
November 27th, 20192 DEARBORN HEIGHTS - Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) plans to deport a very ill Dearborn Heights resident to Lebanon, an act which can potentially mean a death sentence for the beloved 49-year-old husband and father of three. Median El Moustrah has been diagnosed with multiple serious medical conditions, including diabetes,......
New report shows Facebook and Google’s pervasive surveillance poses threat to human rights
November 26th, 20190 LONDON — A new report by the human rights organization Amnesty International says tech giants Facebook and Google’s surveillance of billions of people poses a serious and systematic threat to human rights. The report, titled “Surveillance Giants: How the business model of Google and Facebook threatens human rights”, lays out...
Dearborn Public Schools representatives accept national Blue Ribbon Award
November 26th, 20190 DEARBORN — Representatives from Charles A. Lindbergh Elementary and Dearborn Public Schools visited Washington, D.C. earlier this month to accept the school’s national Blue Ribbon Award. Lindbergh was named an award winner in September and on November 15 received the award from the U.S. Department of Education during a special......
