Nick Meyer
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Mayoral candidates, City Council members preparing for tightly contested elections in Inkster
October 27th, 20190 INKSTER — On Nov. 5, Inkster Mayor Byron Nolen will face off against challenger Patrick Wimberly. The winner will take over the top post for the city, which is bordered by Dearborn Heights and Garden City and has a population of 24,453, according to 2017 U.S. Census estimates. Nolen, 50, has been a trial attorney for 23 years...
Protesters locally, nationally rally in solidarity with Lebanese seeking reform, ousting of corrupt government
October 27th, 20190 DEARBORN/ANN ARBOR —Protesters from Michigan to California and everywhere in between have rallied in support of demonstrators in Lebanon this past week, sending the message that large-scale change is needed now, and long overdue. On Wednesday at the University of Michigan, a crowd of nearly 200 people chanted, “The people want the...
Free kidney health screening to be held in Dearborn Heights
October 27th, 20190 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — A free kidney health screening will take place on Saturday, November 2 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Islamic Institute of America, 26305 Ford Road in Dearborn Heights, 48127. The event, which is being put on by the Institute and the Kidney Disease Screening and Awareness Program, will include a free kidney health...
Jordanian soccer team huddles around opposing player during game so she can fix her hijab
October 25th, 20191 AMAN, JORDAN — A Jordanian soccer team is garnering praise for their sportsmanship after they formed a human shield to give privacy to a member of the opposing team whose hijab started to slip off her head. The event happened in Aman at a 2018 Jordan Football Association Final Women's League game, but the story has been picked up by...
Several homes in Dearborn Heights flooded with raw sewage
October 24th, 20190 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Multiple families in Dearborn Heights have been dealing with the aftermath of flooding this past week, a familiar problem in the city that has been the subject of discussion among candidates in November 5's upcoming election. “We wake up and all of our belongings were floating,” said Dearborn Heights resident...
Wayne State pledges free tuition program for Detroit residents, calling it “a life-changer”
October 23rd, 20190 DETROIT — Incoming freshmen from Detroit will receive a large financial break if they want to earn a college degree at Wayne State University, a report from The Detroit News said. The university announced it will provide free tuition for some of its semesters and discounted rates to other high school graduates in Detroit as part of...
National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week 2019: What You Need to Know
October 21st, 20190 This week, October 20-26, marks the observation of National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, a call to bring together individuals, organizations, industry, and state, tribal and local governments to increase lead poisoning prevention awareness in an effort to reduce childhood exposure to lead. Lead can be found both inside and outside...
Pence: Turkey and Syria agree to five-day cease-fire in northeast Syria after hours of talks in Ankara
October 18th, 20190 ANKARA — A five-day cease-fire has been agreed upon in northeast Syria to allow for the withdrawal of Kurdish forces, Vice President Pence said on Thursday. “Today the United States and Turkey have agreed to a cease-fire in Syria,” Pence told a news conference after more than four hours of talks at the presidential palace in...
Facebook deletes oldest Palestinian news site’s page, which had more than 5 million fans
October 18th, 20192 The Palestinian Information Center's Facebook page was deleted on Wednesday in a move that is being called part of a war on Palestinian content on social media networks. No prior warning was provided by Facebook prior to the deletion, the site's management team said. The page, which had nearly five million followers, was deleted...
Michigan community organizations hosting largest of its kind immigration conference this weekend
October 18th, 20190 DETROIT — The Michigan United Organization, along with the Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services (ACCESS) and the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center (MIRC), is hosting The National Immigrant Integration Conference on Sunday, October 20 through October 22 at the TCF Center (formerly the Cobo Center). The conference is...
Thousands protest in Lebanon over proposed new taxes, dire economic conditions
October 18th, 20190 BEIRUT — Thousands of people demonstrated in Beirut on Thursday against the government's management of a dire economy in what was one of the country's biggest protests in years, leading the Cabinet to pull a proposed new levy on WhatsApp calls. Roads across Lebanon were blocked with burning tires, broadcasts showed. It was the...
Attorney General Nessel issues statement on injunction blocking the state from enforcing its vaping ban
October 16th, 20190 LANSING — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued a statement today after a judge on the Court of Claims issued a preliminary injunction blocking the state from enforcing its emergency vaping rules, which banned he sale of flavored vaping nicotine products among other measures to protect public health. “We are resolute in our...
Wayne County offering lead-reducing water filters to eligible low-income households in Garden City
October 16th, 20190 DETROIT — In response to lead found in drinking water provided by the Garden City Department of Public Works, the Wayne County Department of Health, Human and Veterans Services Public Health Division is providing lead-reducing water filters to low-income households in Garden City with children or pregnant women, a press release...
Number of executions in Saudi Arabia reaches 134 people, UN report reveals
October 15th, 20190 GENEVA, SWITZERLAND — A total of 134 people have been executed this year alone in Saudi Arabia, with six of those killed being children at the time of their arrest, figures revealed at the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva showed. The figures emphasized the systematic torture of detainees and grossly unfair trials culminating...
Wayne County Department of Public Services hosting job fair
October 15th, 20190 BROWNSTOWN TOWNSHIP — The Wayne County Department of Public Services is hosting a job fair to fill nearly 40 positions on Wednesday, October 16 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Sibley Maintenance Yard. Job seekers will receive on-the-spot interviews and candidates chosen to move forward will begin the necessary paperwork that can......
More people in the Arab World are identifying as “not religious”, BBC poll reveals
October 15th, 20190 LONDON — More people in the Arab World are saying they are no longer religious, according to the largest and most in-depth survey undertaken of the Middle East and North Africa, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) revealed this summer. The survey also touched on a wide range of issues, including women's rights, migration and...
Former Macomb County Health and Community Services director files whistleblower lawsuit alleging retaliation
October 15th, 20190 DETROIT — Rhonda Powell, the former director of the Macomb County Department of Health and Community Services, is suing County Executive Mark Hackel and Deputy County Executive John Paul Rea in a whistleblower lawsuit alleging that her firing occurred in retaliation for her efforts to investigate employee complaints of racial......
Arab American Civil Rights League hosts eighth annual gala, honors congresswoman who stood against Israeli abuse of Palestinian children
October 12th, 20190 DEARBORN — The Arab American Civil Rights League held its eighth annual “Fight for Justice” Gala on Thursday, October 10 at the Ford Community & Performing Arts Center, honoring those who fight for justice locally and nationally. Locally, the Courage in Public Service Award was given to Fadwa Hammoud, who became the...
Dearborn Heights City Council candidates discuss the issues, prepare for Nov. 5 general elections showdown
October 12th, 20190 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Six candidates will vie for three seats on the Dearborn Heights City Council in the November 5 elections, as the three incumbents will face three challengers. The city had a population of 57,774 as of the 2010 U.S. Census, and includes a growing number of Arab American residents, many of whom are small business...
“Dearborn Girl” podcast hosts successful event to promote second season, including episode on mental health
October 9th, 20191 DEARBORN — The Arab American National Museum hosted a watch party for the “Dearborn Girl” podcast's second season on Wednesday, September 25, featuring the show's hosts and a Q&A session with recent “CNN Hero” awardee Najah Bazzy. The podcast, which is available on Youtube, Apple Podcast, Spotify and Stitcher, also...
Eleven individuals, including Dearborn Heights man, charged in health care scam
October 8th, 20190 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — A local man was among those named in federal indictments involving a Medicare fraud scheme. Eleven individuals in total from the Metro Detroit area were named in the unrelated schemes, during which the defendants are accused of pocketing tens of millions of dollars. The charges, announced this past Friday, were......
Rep. Ilhan Omar files for divorce from her husband, Ahmed Hirsi
October 8th, 20190 MINNEAPOLIS — United States Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) has filed for divorce from her husband, citing an “irretrievable breakdown” of her marriage. Omar, who became the first Muslim American woman to serve in the House of Representatives along with U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Detroit), filed for divorce from Ahmed Hirsi...
Secret tapes of Khashoggi murder emerge as Erdogan pushes for justice against “Shadow State” in Saudi Arabia
October 6th, 20190 ISTANBUL — Several new developments emerged this week in the ongoing case of the murder of Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi, as Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan insisted on Monday that Turkey will continue pushing for the truth in the case. This past June, U.N. special rapporteur on extrajudicial executions Agnès......
Museum exhibit “History is Not Here: Art and the Arab Imaginary” celebrates diversity of Arab culture
October 6th, 20190 MINNEAPOLIS, MN — The Arab World consists of 22 different countries and boasts far more diversity of viewpoints, opinions, ethnicities and other aspects than it is often given credit for in the media, especially in the world of art. Now, a new fall exhibition at the Minnesota Museum of American Art is hoping to showcase aspects of...
Opioid crisis continues to worry community as organizations search for solutions
October 6th, 20190 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — The nationwide opioid addiction crisis has been a source of pain and hardship in both the state and the local community in recent years, prompting organizations to rally and offer support. In the time period spanning from 1999 to 2016, a 17-fold increase in opioid prescription drug-related deaths was recorded......
