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Three teenagers arrested in fatal shooting of Saja Al-janabi
September 12th, 20190 DEARBORN — Three teenagers are in custody in connection with the September 6 fatal shooting of 29-year-old Iraqi American Saja Al-janabi in Dearborn. The Arab American News was first to break the news in a Facebook alert on Wednesday night when it learned from multiple sources that a 14-year-old was arrested as a suspect in the...
Islamophobic events in Bloomfield Hills church cancelled
September 10th, 20191 BLOOMFIELD HILLS - Two events slated to be held at the Bloomfield Hills Baptist Church on the anniversary of 9/11 have been cancelled. The Arab American News confirmed the cancellation with the church on Tuesday after the Freep reported that it had gotten a one-line email from the church announcing it will no longer hold the...Lawmakers condemn planned anti-Muslim events at Bloomfield Hills church
September 7th, 20190 BLOOMFIELD HILLS - U.S. Reps. Debbie Dingell (D-Dearborn) and Andy Levin (D-Bloomfield Township) have issued a joint statement condemning two anti-Muslim events that are planned to take place at the Bloomfield Hills Baptist Church on Wednesday and Thursday. One event, named "9/11 Forgotten," will host a talk by Pastor and former...
Arab American delegation discusses “terrorist watchlist” with federal officials in Washington
September 7th, 20190 WASHINGTON, D.C. – In an ongoing effort to address concerns over the use of a so-called terrorist watchlist for individuals, many of whom are disproportionately Arab American, suspected of being national security hazards, U.S. Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) organized a meeting with representatives from both the Arab American community and...
Judge rules federal government’s terrorist watchlist is unconstitutional
September 7th, 20190 ALEXANDRIA, VA – A judge in the Eastern District Court of Virginia has sided with 23 Muslim Americans who brought a class action case against federal officials and argued that the government’s Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB), or watchlist, violated their constitutional rights. The ruling was published on Wednesday. Judge...
Gov. Whitmer bans flavored e-cigarettes in Michigan
September 4th, 20190 LANSING – Michigan is now the first state to ban flavored electronic cigarettes, thanks to an emergency rule issued by Governor Whitmer on Wednesday. Retailers, including those selling candy and fruit flavored vaping products online, have 30 days to comply with the new ruling and take the products off their shelves. Tobacco flavored...
AG Nessel orders Brooklyn at-home sexual assault kits company to cease operations in Michigan
September 4th, 20190 LANSING – Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has issued a cease and desist order to the Brooklyn, New York-based company “MeToo Kits”, telling it to stop engaging in unlawful and potentially harmful business practices. In a statement published on Thursday, Aug. 29, Nessel said her office learned of the company’s marketing...
Political, community and religious leaders unite against hate in Dearborn
September 1st, 20190 DEARBORN – U.S. Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-Detroit), Debbie Dingell (D-Dearborn), Andy Levin (D-Warren) and Solicitor General Fadwa Hammoud joined members of community and non-profit associations to unite against hateful rhetoric on Thursday. The rally was hosted by Take On Hate, a non-profit organization, and was organized and...
Owner of Detroit Tigers farm team in Connecticut chairs Islamophobic organization
August 31st, 20192 NORWICH, CT – The Council on American Islamic Relations in Connecticut (CAIR-CT) was recently informed that the owner of the Connecticut Tigers in Norwich, Miles Prentice, is the chairman of the rightwing organization Center for Security Policy (CSP). The CSP is designated by the Southern Poverty Law Center is an anti-Muslim hate...
Iraqi immigrant brings innovative mobile barber business to Metro Detroit
August 31st, 20190 Dearborn – Iraqi immigrant and businessman Jasim Sakban Alezerej can be seen driving his innovative new business on four wheels around Dearborn and parts of greater Metro Detroit. Named Ethereal Mobile, the barber shop is housed within a Mercedes Sprinter van. Alezerej, who also goes by the handle Jayy Cutz, came up with the...
Arab American community on high alert after overdose reports
August 24th, 20190 DEARBORN – Recent unofficial reports of drug overdoses among Arab Americans in Dearborn have raised concerns over the prevalence of substance abuse and addiction. Opioid addiction has been recognized as a public health crisis in Michigan and the Arab American community has been directly affected for some time. According to...
Girl, 9, dies after being mauled by dogs in Detroit; community mobilizes to lend support
August 21st, 20190 DETROIT – Emma Hernandez, a 9-year-old girl, was attacked and killed by three dogs in an alley on Detroit's west side while on her bike on Monday. The neighborhood is south of West Warren and east of Lonyo. According to the Detroit News, neighbors came out to help after they heard the girl screaming. They hurled bricks at the...
Tlaib and Omar hold press conference about Netanyahu’s travel ban
August 19th, 20190 Minnesota – U.S. Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and Ilhan Omar (D-MN) held a press conference today at the Minnesota State Capitol Building in St Paul to discuss recent travel restrictions placed on them by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Omar made opening comments in which she clarified that, contrary to information by recent...
Trump encourages Netanyahu barring Tlaib and Omar from traveling to Israel
August 15th, 20190 JERUSALEM – Outspoken U.S. Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-Detroit) and Ilhan Omar (D-MN) have been barred from entering Israel ahead of a planned visit to the country. News came Thursday shortly before President Trump said Israel would show weakness by allowing the two representatives from visiting. “They hate Israel and all Jewish...
Trump administration threatens poor and working immigrants with new ruling, advocates speak out
August 13th, 20190 WASHINGTON, D.C.— Several advocates for immigrant families spoke out this week against a new Trump administration regulation that aims to prevent millions of families from accessing health care and other programs by denying them lawful permanent status in the United States. A person seeking entry into the U.S. or applying for a green......
Dearborn Schools seeks $240 million bond in November vote
August 10th, 20190 DEARBORN — The Dearborn Public Schools Board of Education recently approved language to be placed on the November 5 ballot, asking residents to approve a $240 million bond proposal for the district. According to a statement by the school district, the $240 million is the amount of money that can be added to the current bond debt...
Two women, one wearing a hijab, stabbed in Pittsburgh
August 9th, 20190 PITTSBURG — Two women, one wearing a hijab, were stabbed at a bus stop in downtown Pittsburgh on Thursday in what appears to be a random act of violence. A Pittsburgh police officer was patrolling the area just before noon when he noticed a woman sleeping at a bus stop. As the officer stopped to check on her, a man came up from......
2020 Elections: Tulsi Gabbard firm against U.S. instigating costly regime changes and policy towards Iran
August 9th, 20192 DETROIT – In a teleconference last Friday, U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) spoke to reporters from five ethnic media outlets about her presidential campaign, the importance of diplomatic relationships and other issues. The conference was the second in an ongoing series of communications facilitated by Ethnic Media Services. It came...
Hamtramck City Council candidates react to Tuesday’s dramatic primary election results
August 9th, 20190 HAMTRAMCK – In a dramatic turn, four Muslim candidates are now among six of the top vote-getters in the 2019 Hamtramck City Council elections. Results came in from Wayne County late Tuesday night, with in-person counts reported earlier in the night followed by absentee totals. There was a total of 2,136 votes cast, 988 of which...
Dearborn Heights City Council overturns three mayoral vetos, resolves to appeal court’s decision
August 3rd, 20190 DEARBORN HEIGHTS – In a third regular meeting of the Dearborn Heights City Council on Tuesday, Council members resolved to keep the second version of the retainer agreement with the outside law firm a majority of the Council wants to hire. They also voted to appeal last month’s Wayne County District Court decision in favor of...
Councilman Dave Abdallah talks career, economic development and service ahead of election
August 3rd, 20190 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — With the clock counting down on next week's Dearborn Height's City Council primary elections, The Arab American News caught up with Councilman and Century 21's real estate whiz Dave Abdallah to talk about his background and political ethics. Abdallah moved with his family from Lebanon to Dearborn in 1976 as a......
Six Muslims among nine candidates competing for three seats on Hamtramck City Council
August 3rd, 20190 HAMTRAMCK — Nine Hamtramck City Council candidates, including six Muslims, will face off on Aug. 6 for three seats, with the top six vote getters going on to compete in the November 5 general elections. The six Muslim candidates are Nayeem Choudhury, Mohammed Alsomiri, Anam Miah, Abu Musa, Saad Almasmari and Mohammed...
Exclusive: Arab American employee files discrimination lawsuit against Beaumont Hospital in Dearborn
August 3rd, 20190 DEARBORN — A lawsuit filed by former Beaumont Hospital employee Ali Saleh alleges that he faced discrimination based on his national origin and that he was forced to resign when he attempted to investigate and report a series of violations by hospital employees. The lawsuit was filed in the Wayne County Third Circuit Court on July......
Kym Worthy charges Detroit man for two Hamtramck assaults
July 31st, 20190 DETROIT - On Friday, July 26, Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy charged Marcus Maxwell Ross, a 32 year old Detroit man, in connection with two separate incidences of assault and robbery in Hamtramck. Jos Campau and Casmere sexual assault On July 14, at approximately 11:30 p.m., a 16-year-old girl was walking in the area of Jos...
When boycotts work: Israeli franchise Burgerim won’t open its new location near Dearborn
July 29th, 20191 DEARBORN – The owner of the controversial Israeli burger franchise Burgerim, slated to operate on the border of Detroit and Dearborn, is abandoning his plans to open its new location. Sam Zahr, a Lebanese American and Dearborn resident, decided to open the restaurant after the success of the franchise in another Metro Detroit......
