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Columbia settles with Israeli student suspended for using “fart spray” on pro-Palestinian protesters
November 15th, 20240 NEW YORK CITY — Columbia University has agreed to pay $395,000 to one of two Jewish students who were suspended in January after spraying student demonstrators with a foul-smelling substance during a pro-Palestine campus protest. The incident occurred during a Jan. 19 rally organized by Columbia University Apartheid Divest, a...
Arab American lawyer convinces U.S. jury to award $42 million to former abused Abu Ghraib Iraqi prisoners
November 14th, 20240 On Tuesday, a U.S. jury awarded $42 million to three former detainees at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison, who were tortured and mistreated while detained two decades ago. This marks a first, as a federal jury in Virginia has ordered a U.S. company to compensate individuals who suffered abuse in a foreign prison. The plaintiffs were not...
Dearborn Heights Police investigate late night shooting resulting in one injury
October 23rd, 20240 DEARBORN HEIGHTS – Police Officers responded to a Wednesday night shooting incident in the city’s South end that left one injured. At approximately 11:30 p.m. on October 23, officers responded to a report of shots fired near the area of Hazel Street and Powers Avenue. On arrival, they found a single victim who was transported to a...
Detroit Police Chief James White named CEO of the Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network (DWIHN)
October 18th, 20240 DETROIT – The Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network (DWIHN) Board of Directors, in a unanimous vote with one abstention, has named James White as the organization’s new president and CEO. White will lead the organization in its mission of providing exemplary behavioral healthcare services and support to more than 123,000 people in...
DHS offers protections for Lebanese nationals currently in the United States
October 18th, 20240 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is announcing new actions to provide temporary immigration reprieves to eligible Lebanese nationals currently in the United States and allowing them the opportunity to request work authorizations. Included in the announcement are details related to the Deferred Enforced...
CAIR-MI files federal complaint over leaked audio of U of M admitting response to Islamophobia on campus is unbalanced
October 14th, 20240 CANTON — The Michigan chapter of Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) announced that it is filing a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights asking for an investigation into whether or not the University of Michigan is in compliance with its obligations under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act...
Wayne County Airport Authority raises more than a quarter million dollars for Leaders Advancing and Helping Communities
October 4th, 20240 DETROIT – The Third Annual DTW Golf Classic recently raised more than $280,000 for Leaders Advancing and Helping Communities (LAHC). The Wayne County Airport Authority (WCAA) held the event on Friday, September 6 at Eagle Crest Golf Club in Ypsilanti. “One of my goals is to make a positive impact in our community and the DTW Golf...
Wayne County Treasurer Eric R. Sabree elected president of Michigan Association of County Treasurers
September 14th, 20240 DETROIT– Wayne County Treasurer Eric Sabree has been elected president of the Michigan Association of County Treasurers (MACT) at the association’s recent conference in Thompsonville. Sabree has served as Wayne County Treasurer since 2016. “I am honored and humbled to have been elected to serve as the president of MACT,”...
Dearborn Police investigating armed robbery at local jewelry store
August 17th, 20241 DEARBORN – The Police Department is seeking assistance identifying individuals involved in an armed robbery of a jewelry store on the city’s east side on Wednesday, Aug. 7 at approximately 5:30 p.m. Police responded to the 7000 block of Schaefer on reports of an armed robbery that had just occurred. An investigation revealed two...
Travelers in Lebanon attempting to leave the country, airlines halt flights to Beirut amid rising tensions
August 10th, 20240 LEBANON — As tensions rise in the Middle East and an anticipated attack from Iran looms, Lebanese natives and foreigners attempt to evacuate the region at Lebanon's Rafic Hariri airport. Following Israel's strike in Beirut's southern suburbs that killed Hezbollah's second in command as well as Israel's strike in Tehran that killed...
Harris pivots to convincing Arab American voters of her leadership
August 2nd, 20241 By Joey Cappelletti - Associated Press DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Osama Siblani’s phone won’t stop ringing. Just days after President Biden withdrew his bid for reelection and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for the Democratic presidential nomination, top officials from both major political parties have been asking the...
White House grants deportation reprieve to Lebanese, citing Israel-Hezbollah tensions
August 2nd, 20240 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The White House will offer deportation relief and work permits to an estimated 11,500 Lebanese nationals already in the U.S., due to conflict between Israel and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, President Biden said in a memo on Friday. The measure, under an authority known as Deferred Enforced Departure, will allow...
Senator Peters introduces bill to reform redress process and improve travel screening practices
July 26th, 20240 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, introduced legislation to reform the traveler redress process and improve screening practices at airports and ports of entry that repeatedly affect individuals who may pose no danger to national security. The...
Former Crestwood School Board Trustee Nadia Berry awarded resolution
July 19th, 20240 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Former Crestwood School Board Trustee Nadia Berry has been recognized for her service to the community as a trustee for seven and a half years. Berry, who received an honorable resolution from Wayne County Commissioner David Knezek, leaves a lasting imprint on the Crestwood School District. In 2016, she...
Secretary Mayorkas announces extension and redesignation of Yemen for Temporary Protected Status
July 13th, 20240 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas recently announced the extension and redesignation of Yemen for Temporary Protected Status for 18 months, from September 4 to March 3, 2026, due to country conditions in Yemen that prevent individuals from safely returning. After consultation with interagency......
SMART unveils bus wrap dedicated to Arab American leaders
June 28th, 20240 DETROIT — In honor of Arab American Heritage Month, the Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART), is unveiling an empowering bus wrap featuring notable Arab American individuals who have made significant contributions across various fields. "Honoring the Arab American community's contributions is essential to...
Summer property tax bills to include corrected school levies
June 14th, 20240 DEARBORN —While Dearborn Public Schools is only collecting 2.3352 mills of its recently reapproved operating millage, some property owners in Dearborn and Dearborn Heights will see higher rates this summer after it was discovered that the tax was left off some bills last year. For the 2024-25 tax cycle, the district’s operating......
Dearborn Public School Trustee Jim Thorpe appointed to volunteer state board
June 12th, 20240 DEARBORN - Dearborn Public School Trustee Jim Thorpe has been appointed to help govern a statewide organization for school board members. The Michigan Association of School Boards appointed Thorpe to its Board of Governors as a representative for District 8. His fellow trustees on the Dearborn Public Schools Board of Education had...
Aetna donates $60,000 to support culturally-informed services for diverse communities in Southeast Michigan
June 4th, 20240 DETROIT — Aetna Better Health of Michigan, a CVS Health® company, announced that Aetna made donations totaling $60,000 to ACCESS (the Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services) and Centro Multicultural La Familia to provide culturally-informed services, workshops and resources for under-resourced communities in Southeast...
Next Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission virtual town hall meeting to explain proposed Senate maps
June 4th, 20240 WHO: The Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission (MICRC) will host another virtual town hall meeting on Thursday, June 6 to provide details about election district maps for the Michigan Senate. WHAT: Commissioners will share insight about how 12 draft maps for Senate districts 1, 3, 6, 8, 10, and 11 were drawn. In...
U.S. Customs and Border Protection offers helpful travel tips ahead of Hajj travel
June 4th, 20240 DETROIT – The U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) Office of Field Operations reminds travelers preparing for their pilgrimage to the Hajj to be aware of important travel tips to help ensure a smooth return into the United States. Travelers should familiarize themselves with current money reporting requirements and be......
Progress Michigan opposes DTE Energy rate hike amid persistent power outages
May 31st, 20240 LANSING — On Wednesday, Progress Michigan voiced its firm opposition to the recent proposal by DTE Energy for its nearly half-billion dollar rate increase highlighted in Bridge Michigan. This comes at a time when Michigan already ranks among the top three states for both the frequency and duration of power outages, despite residents...
Veteran State Department official resigns: The Biden administration “twisting the facts” on Gaza
May 31st, 20240 A career State Department official has resigned from her post under the Biden administration on Tuesday after disagreeing with a U.S. report that concluded Israel was not impeding on aid flow into Gaza. Stacy Gilbert, who served as the senior civilian-military advisor to the State Department's Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration......
University of Michigan graduates walk out during commencements protesting for Palestine
May 24th, 20240 ANN ARBOR — Graduates at the University of Michigan walked out during the commencement ceremony, displaying their support for Palestinians. Students at institutions across the nation have engaged in forms of protest on their c0llege campuses over the last several weeks. The protesting graduates wore kaffiyehs and mortarboards and...
Former state employee sentenced for using state vehicles for personal use
May 24th, 20240 LANSING – Last Friday, Rufus Chappell, 64, of Farmington Hills, was sentenced before Judge Mariam Bazzi in Wayne County's Third Circuit Court to three years’ probation and restitution in the amount of $47,214.85 to the Unemployment Insurance Agency after a jury found the former state employee guilty of embezzlement in April,......
