July 28th, 20180NEW YORK— An Arab American immigrant will play a leading role in the upcoming CBS series “FBI”, created by Dick Wolf — best known for the “Law and Order” franchise.
Zeeko Zaki, who plays Agent Omar Adom Zidan in the show, emigrated from Egypt at just 1 month old in 1990. He grew up primarily outside of Philadelphia in...
July 21st, 20180HAMTRAMCK — On Thursday, July 19, the Hamtramck Historical Museum held an official dedication of the “Coming to Hamtramck” mural installed inside the museum’s main gallery walls.
The 150-foot-long by 6-foot-high mural was made possible by a grant from the Michigan Humanities Council amounting to $15,000.
Since Hamtramck's...
July 14th, 20180
DEARBORN— Henry Ford Community College (HFC) President Russell Kavalhuna and his wife, Courtney, attended a dinner at Habib’s Cuisine on Tuesday, July 10, with community leaders celebrating his appointment.
Osama Siblani, publisher of The Arab American News, gave the opening remarks at the event, welcoming Kavalhuna...
July 6th, 20180FLINT — Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, known as the primary whistleblower in the Flint water crisis, documented her personal experience of seeking proof of lead poisoning in Flint’s children in her book “What the Eyes Don’t See.”
The book not only describes her struggle bringing the Flint Water Crisis to the public, but includes...
July 6th, 20180DETROIT — The 26th annual Concert of Colors, Detroit’s diversity festival, begins events on Wednesday, July 11 and runs through Sunday, July 15.
The five day festival is free to the public and held at various venues in Detroit and Dearborn, including the Detroit Institute of Arts and the Arab American National Museum.
The...
June 29th, 20180SOUTHGATE — Peter Thabet, a recent graduate of Southgate Anderson High School, was honored with WXYZ-TV’s 39th annual academic achievement award, Detroit’s Brightest and Best High School Graduates, which recognizes accomplished graduates from 10 Michigan counties.
He was among hundreds of students recognized at a special...
June 24th, 20180LANSING — The Medicaid work requirements bill passed by the Michigan House of Representatives on June 6 received wide criticism from local organizations, community members and public figures.
The bill, Senate Bill 897, had previously passed in the State Senate on April 19 and requires “able-bodied” adults enrolled in the Healthy...
June 22nd, 20181DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Many of Crestwood High School's graduating class achieved high grade point averages and received praise from their school's staff for their efforts in planning for their futures.
"I consider myself so fortunate to work with such a talented, intelligent, driven group of students," said Yusra Hamadeh, counselor to...
June 16th, 20180DETROIT - On Wednesday, June 13, Assad Turfe was promoted by Wayne County Executive Warren C. Evans to become his chief of staff.
“Assad epitomizes what a public servant should be: Selfless, hard-working and committed to getting things done with integrity,” Evans said. “He’s been instrumental to the success we’ve had over...
June 15th, 20180DEARBORN — Noor Fakih, a recent Fordson High School graduate, worked through a learning disability diagnoses during her last two years of high school and finished with offers from many top schools.
Fakih recently found out she’d been accepted to Stanford University, where she plans to pursue a bachelor’s degree in computer...
June 8th, 20180By Sarah Kominek
The Arab American News
ANN ARBOR — Azeza Kafham spends her days at home with her four children. She keeps up with her 2-year old son, Thayer, helps her 13-year-old, home-schooled daughter, Sophie, with homework and provides sole care for her immobile 15-year-old son, Hiatham, who just months before being...
June 8th, 20180Sarah Kominek
The Arab American News
MONTREAL — Lebanon's men's national hockey team is in the beginning stages of starting a women's team.
"It's official we're going to have a women's team," said Charles El-Mir, executive vice president of the Lebanese Hockey Association, who added that former Dearborn resident Sally...
May 25th, 20180By Sarah Kominek
DEARBORN— During the holy month of Ramadan, merchants and community organizations in Dearborn are motivated to be charitable, but they also help the less fortunate throughout the year.
Local merchants deal with the infrequent occurrence of begging, which happens year round, not just during Ramadan.
Danya Saed,...
May 25th, 20180By Sarah Kominek
DEARBORN - Maya Audi, a 15-year-old sophomore at Dearborn High School, has her eyes set on becoming an author.
In April 2016, Audi and her mother entered her story “The Raven Gem” in the National Endowment for the Arts’ (NEA) Big Read Dearborn, hosted by the Dearborn Public Library.
In partnership with...
