Sarah Kominek
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Wayne State University research examines Muslim response to Trump administration
December 8th, 20180 DETROIT — Wayne State University’s Department of Communication presented research Tuesday Nov. 27 that examines the effects of the Trump administration on North American Muslims. At the presentation, Dr. Stine Eckert of WSU’s journalism program introduced three doctoral candidates and contributors to the studies, Jade...
New infrared technology women-only gym opens in Dearborn Heights
November 30th, 20180 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Red Effect Infrared Fitness opened a new women-exclusive location on Ford Road in Dearborn Heights on Friday Nov. 23, the first of its kind for the chain with more than 300 franchises sold and in development. Allie Mallad, owner of Red Effect, said he came up with the idea two years ago just after he began the...
For Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy every case should be treated with the same gravity
November 24th, 20180 DETROIT — Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy, the first African American woman in Michigan to serve as a county prosecutor, internationally recognized for her work and a contributor to the award-winning HBO documentary “I Am Evidence”, was inducted into the Michigan Women’s Hall of Fame on Oct. 18. Worthy told The AANews that...
City Hall Artspace Lofts in Dearborn announces new arts and technology lab
November 19th, 20180 DEARBORN — Artspace, the national arts nonprofit developer, and four partners recently celebrated the development of the City Hall Artspace Lofts in Dearborn. On Nov. 13 they announced a new Arts & Technology Learning Lab inside the Connector building and memorialized a community leader, Russell J. Ebeid. The William Davidson...
Dearborn business owner encourages residents to visit future Detroit park
November 10th, 20180 DEARBORN— A partnership of business owners are set to begin designing a new Detroit city park on the corner of Warren and Grand River Avenues. Prince Concepts, a real estate development company and sponsor of the project, has selected Julie Bargmann, the founder of D.I.R.T. Studio, a landscape design practice, to design the quarter...
Jones throws monkey wrench into 13th District Congressional race
November 2nd, 20180 DETROIT — Detroit City Council President Brenda Jones filed paperwork with Wayne County Friday to run as an independent candidate against former State Rep. Rashida Tlaib to replace U.S. Rep. John Conyers Jr. Jones lost to Tlaib in the August primaries but won a special primary election to represent the district for the seven-week...
Hamtramck water test finds elevated lead levels
October 29th, 20180 HAMTRAMCK — Elevated lead levels in tap water tested in two homes in the city called for educational outreach to customers in the city. Every three years the city of Hamtramck tests tap water in homes for lead and copper as required by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ). Over the summer the city collected...
District judge unseals ICE documents over Iraqi detainees
October 28th, 20180 DETROIT — Per the request of the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan, U.S. District Judge Mark A. Goldsmith ordered U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to unseal secret documents that show ICE’s prior statements to the court. ACLU attorneys appeared before Judge Goldsmith on Wednesday, Oct. 24 to argue for...
AAPAC honors community leaders, promotes candidates at annual dinner
October 26th, 20180 DEARBORN — The Arab American Political Action Committee (AAPAC) hosted its 21st annual banquet dinner on Oct. 24 at Byblos Banquet Center in Dearborn. AAPAC President and attorney Mona Fadlallah highlighted the committee’s role in empowering women and encouraging their participation in politics. “There has been a...
OneHamtramck develops mural featuring Bangladeshi culture
October 19th, 20181 HAMTRAMCK ― An organization promoting cultural visibility in Hamtramck is sponsoring another mural highlighting the vast diversity of the city's neighborhoods. A mural dedicated to the Bangladeshi community of Hamtramck appeared this week, painted by the Boston-based Mexican American artist Victor Quinonez, also known as...
Successful Fordson High School football players hope to lead their community
October 19th, 20180 DEARBORN — The Fordson High School Football team has seen much success so far this season. “I’m proud of the hard work they’ve put in,” said Fordson Football Coach Fouad Zaban. “As far as the season we’ve just got to keep working and try to peak at the right time. That’s going to take more effort.” According to...
WCCCD celebrates diversity with performance by Syrian opera singer
October 15th, 20181 TAYLOR - Lubana Al Quntar, a Syrian classical Arabic and western opera singer, will perform “A Celebration of Arabic Classical and Folk Music” at Wayne County Community College District’s Heinz C. Prechter Educational and Performing Arts Center on Sunday Oct. 21 at 6 p.m. Al Quntar studied Western opera and became the first...
Michigan civil engagement organizations get ahead of voter registration deadline
October 8th, 20180 DEARBORN — With the deadline for voter registration coming up on Tuesday Oct. 9, political action committees and nonprofits are working to increase voter education and awareness in Michigan, especially in Arab, Muslim and other minority communities. Muzammil Ahmed, who sits on the executive board of the Michigan Muslim Community...
Rashida Tlaib, Abdul El-Sayed arrested at Fight for $15 rally in Detroit
October 2nd, 20180 DETROIT — During a pro-labor rally in Detroit Tuesday afternoon, Rashida Tlaib, the expected replacement for former U.S. Rep. John Conyers and Abdul El-Sayed, former Democratic candidate for governor, were arrested on Tuesday, October 2, with 16 other protesters. The protest, part of a national walkout of fast-food workers organized...
Iraqi Dearborn family mourns tragic loss of only son
October 1st, 20180 DEARBORN — An Iraqi family is still mourning the loss their only son, 24-year-old Badri Hashim, to a car accident in Toledo at the end of July. He was a passenger in a pickup truck that crashed into a traffic light pole at 3 a.m. on July 29. He died at the scene. Police contacted 76-year-old Sahib Hashim on Monday, July 30 to......
Arab American mother still seeks help for terminally-ill son
September 24th, 20180 ANN ARBOR — An Arab American mother of four continues her search for support for her family and terminally-ill son while spreading awareness of his rare condition. In May, The AANews met with Azeza Kasham and her 15-year-old son Haitham Breadiy, whom doctors had diagnosed with a genetic form of progressive myoclonus epilepsy...
Wayne State University offers counseling for Muslim women on campus
September 23rd, 20180 DETROIT — Wayne State University’s Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) is offering a new service to muslim women on college campuses. The new group, which will meet weekly, aims to provide a place for women to identify and discuss the issues and struggles of being a muslim woman on a college campus. Kaifa Alsoofy,......
Emgage hosts gerrymandering town hall meeting
September 22nd, 20180 DEARBORN — On Thursday, Sept. 20, Emgage, an organization which encourages muslim Americans to engage in local and national politics, hosted a town hall meeting at the Arab American National Museum’s Annex to educate the community on gerrymandering. Voters Not Politicians, a nonpartisan group working to pass Proposal 2 on...
Comerica Park to host first Arab American night
September 15th, 20180 DETROIT—Comerica Park will holds its first-ever Arab American night on Saturday, Sept. 22 as the Detroit Tigers face the Kansas City Royals. “To the best of our knowledge, it’s the first of its kind in all of baseball at least,” said Jim Cleary, a sales executive for the Tigers, who came up with the idea for the event in...
CAIR-MI files civil rights complaint on behalf of Muslim boxer
September 14th, 20180 FARMINGTON HILLS — On Thursday, Sept. 13, the Michigan Chapter of Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) announced the filing of a Michigan Department of Civil Rights complaint against USA Boxing in support of 18-year-old Michigan boxer Basheer Abdur, a Muslim who was barred from competition because of the beard he believes he...
Dearborn School District to offer free breakfast and lunch to all students
September 14th, 20180 DEARBORN — On Wednesday, Sept. 12, the Dearborn Public Schools announced an expansion of its free lunch program. Celia Nasser, a Dearborn Public Schools board member, told the AANews she was informed by Thomas Wall, executive director of business and operations at the district, that the state changed its percentage of “qualified,......
Whitmer campaigns at Dearborn town hall with El-Sayed
September 1st, 20180 DEARBORN — At a town hall meeting on Monday Aug. 27 at the Arab American National Museum (AANM) in Dearborn, Democratic gubernatorial nominee Gretchen Whitmer and her running mate, Garlin Gilchrist, joined forces with Abdul El-Sayed, the runner-up for the nomination, to speak with Arab Americans and Metro Detroit community...
Dearborn Heights father fights for accurate diagnosis for autistic daughter
August 26th, 20180 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Mohammed Janny, a father of five children, spent his summer fighting for an accurate diagnosis on his special-needs daughter's individualized education plan (IEP) at Riverside Middle School. Janny said his 15-year-old daughter Fatima was diagnosed by a medical doctor with autism spectrum disorder in August of......
Muslim Arab American woman travels the world solo
August 25th, 20180 DEARBORN — A Lebanese American and Dearborn native hopes to travel to a long list of international destinations and has already checked many off her list. 31-year-old Malak Ouza said when she isn’t working as a case manager for a health insurance company, she travels internationally two to four times a year and has now been to 18...
ICE detains Brighton father and business owner
August 18th, 20180 DETROIT — The Detroit branch of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) has detained a Brighton-area father and business owner for the last two weeks. Fanta Doumbia told The AANews that her father, Banny Doumbia, originally from Ivory Coast, West Africa, was detained at his regular check-in at ICE on Friday, Aug.......
