September 3rd, 20170NOVI — On August 8, a Muslim family was accosted in the parking lot of Twelve Oaks Mall by a White man in his 30s who hurled epithets and derogatory slurs at them. The mother, out of fear for her two children, called the Novi Police Department.
After driving past the family, the assailant parked his car and approached the family...
August 25th, 20170DEARBORN – Fouad Ashkar, community outreach manager for DTE Energy, is retiring on Aug 31. Ashkar’s position may not be known to many, but its influence is felt by every DTE customer.
For the last 18 years, Ashkar has been given the tools by DTE to build a relationship with city councils, mayors and many more organizations across...
August 18th, 20177DEARBORN — On August 7 and 8, Christian missionaries from California visited Hemlock Park in East Dearborn. In the span of two days, workers face-painted with children, handed out prizes and shared their faith. A number of the parents who were in the park allowed their children to venture into the event unaware of the religious...
August 11th, 20170DEARBORN — An Arab American tent made its debut at the 38th annual Dearborn Homecoming festival, held at Ford Field Park the weekend of Aug. 4-6.
The tent, which featured both food and music, came about through the auspices of the Arab American National Museum and ACCESS.
"In 2015 and 2016, the AANM and ACCESS had the pleasure of...
August 11th, 20170HAMTRAMCK — Even though 33 percent of Hamtramck's residents are Yemeni, only one Yemeni candidate— Mohammad Al-Somiri— made it to the general elections this year.
Yemeni American Councilman Saad Almasmari said the community was hoping educator Akil Al-Halemi would make it through the City Council primary race because of his high...
August 8th, 20170HAMTRAMCK- So far, a low number of voters showed up at the Hamtramck precincts for this year’s primary.
According to City Clerk August Gitschlag, there are 1385 registered voters in precinct 1, 2076 in precinct 2, 1635 in precinct 3, 2738 in precinct 4, 1131 in precinct 5, 1099 in precinct 6 and 1421 in precinct 7.
A total of...
August 4th, 20170DEARBORN — On August 1, the Dearborn Police Department partnered with Target to host a "National Night out on Crime" event, described as a neighborhood crime and drug prevention effort in a city newsletter.
Hundred attended the event, which utilized every inch of the police department's east parking lot to show the community the...
July 21st, 20170DEARBORN — The 2017 National Championships for U.S.A. Taekwondo took place at the Cobo Center in Detroit from June 30 to July 6. This marked the first time in nine years that the championships took place in Michigan. Athletes from the Dearborn-based Koubeissi Taekwondo School brought home two silver medals and one bronze.
Yara...
July 14th, 20170DEARBORN HEIGHTS — On July 10, a vigil was held at Star International Academy's football field to honor Mohammed Wutwut. Wutwut, 15, drowned on July 8 in Cass Lake, according to authorities.
The vigil was scheduled to begin at 9 p.m., but attendees came early to console one another. Family, friends, and community members gathered in...
