Zeina Jaafar
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MMA fighter Abe Alsaghir achieves first pro title, winning the Lights Out Championship
June 19th, 20241 Dearborn Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter Abe Alsaghir achieved a pivotal win in his latest fight. The Lights Out Championship, fought by Alsaghir against Jimmy Sandlin, took place at Hype Athletic Center in Wayne. The fight was scheduled for five rounds. Alsaghir stopped the fight in the second round due to a technical knockout...
UNICEF finds 9 out 10 children in Gaza lack necessary food for growth
June 15th, 20240 UNICEF has found that nine out of 10 children in Gaza do not have enough food necessary for growth and development. "In the Gaza Strip, months of hostilities and restrictions on humanitarian aid have collapsed the food and health systems, resulting in catastrophic consequences for children and their families," UNICEF said in a...
Dearborn Heights student earns nearly $10 million in scholarship money
June 7th, 20240 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Star International Academy student Ahmed Jawad has a set a new record for the amount of scholarship money earned in the district. Jawad earned $9,926,344 in scholarships. "We are incredibly proud to announce that Ahmed Jawad, a distinguished senior at Star International Academy, has achieved an...
Police break up protest and encampment on Wayne State University campus
June 1st, 20240 Police broke up a pro-Palestinian encampment at Wayne State University and arrested 12 people. Tents and fences were previously set up on the lawn outside the Wayne State undergraduate library. Police in riot gear removed the fences and broke down the tents constructed last week, following several warnings issued, according to...
Dr. Ghada Beydoun: a trailblazer in the field of dentistry
June 1st, 20240 DEARBORN — Dr. Ghada Beydoun has embodied the American Dream, which fills the hearts of immigrants all over the world looking to build better lives for themselves and their families. The daughter of Lebanese immigrants, she is a first-generation American and the first in her family to attend college. She told The Arab American...
AI Image “All Eyes on Rafah” goes viral on Instagram with 45 million shares
May 31st, 20240 An AI-generated image bringing attention to the attack on Rafah has gone viral, with nearly 45 million Instagram users sharing the image on their accounts. Celebrities, including Gigi and Bella Hadid, Dua Lipa and Nicola Coughlan, also shared the post. The AI image read "All Eyes on Rafah" in large letters surrounded by what seems to be...
Dartmouth College students speak out about their pro-Palestinian protests; city of Hanover passes ceasefire resolution
May 17th, 20240 Several protests on Dartmouth College's campus have sparked, with a more recent one leading to 90 arrests, including students, faculty and community members. The university, located in Hanover, New Hampshire, has seen student protesters' presence grow on campus to voice their support for the Palestinians and call for...
Henry Ford College student Soliman Touelh awarded national Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship
May 17th, 20240 DEARBORN — The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation (JKCF) has announced that Henry Ford College (HFC) student Soliman Touelh (pronounced "Twee-la") has been awarded the Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. “I was between classes at the HFC Honors Hub when I found out I was selected,” Touelh, of Dearborn Heights, said in a press...
A West Bloomfield doctor is stuck in Gaza after completion of medical mission
May 17th, 20240 A doctor from West Bloomfield is trapped in Gaza after completing a medical mission at the European Hospital in Al-Fakhari, about seven miles from Rafah. Dr. Ammar Ghanem, a critical care and pulmonary physician and father of three, is currently stuck in a region destroyed by war. Trapped among desolation, he and an international team...
Former Dearborn Qahwah House employee opens new location in Ohio
April 26th, 20240 COLUMBUS — Abdelrahman Yasen, a former employee of Qahwah House in Dearborn, has opened his own franchise in Columbus, Ohio with his brother Abdalziz, expanding the franchise to a new state. Located at 189 E Main Street, Columbus, Ohio, the coffee shop will be open to the public in roughly four weeks. Yasen, a Palestinian who...
University of Michigan students protest in support of Palestinians, call for divestment
April 26th, 20240 ANN ARBOR — Roughly 40 University of Michigan student protesters set up an encampment at the Diag, a large open space on the campus, as part of a pro-Palestine protest. Reports state that the earliest protesters appeared around 6 a.m. on Monday, April 22. The encampment included tents and Palestinian flags as well as signs with...
Lola Elzein, owner of Venture Title, celebrates 10 years in business
April 26th, 20240 DEARBORN — Lola Elzein, owner of the Dearborn-based Venture Title Agency, is celebrating 10 years in business. Venture Title Agency is located in the heart of West Dearborn at 22300 W. Village Drive. Starting on Griswold in the Ford Building in Detroit, Elzein has taken her women-led business to extraordinary heights while...
USC cancels graduation speech by valedictorian who has supported Palestinians
April 19th, 20240 The University of Southern California canceled the graduation speech from this year's valedictorian, Asna Tabassum, a biomedical engineering major and first-generation American of South Asian descent. According to reports, the school said this decision was made due to security concerns because of warnings of a plan to disrupt the...
More than 100 arrested in pro-Palestine protest on Columbia University’s campus
April 19th, 20240 NEW YORK — Police officers arrest more than 100 people following a pro-Palestine protest at Columbia University. According to law enforcement officials, protesters were arrested on a preliminary charge of criminal trespass. They'd camped on the lawn in efforts to stand as the "Gaza solidarity Encampment", according to reports. Mayor...
A shooting at an Eid event in West Philadelphia left three people injured
April 12th, 20240 PHILADELPHIA — At least three people were injured and hundreds fled the scene following a shooting at an Eid al-Fitr event in West Philadelphia. Police said about 1,000 people attended the celebration. The annual Eid al-fitr event took place in the Parkside neighborhood at the Clara Muhammad Square. The event came to an abrupt......
White House cancels Iftar dinner after Muslim American leaders decline invite
April 6th, 20240 WASHINGTON D.C. — The White House canceled an iftar dinner after Muslim American leaders declined the invite due to President Biden's support for Israeli war on Gaza. Due to the invitees' rejection, the White House held a smaller dinner with a meeting on administration policy. Wa'el Alzayat, leader of a Muslim Advocacy...
World Central Kitchen aid workers killed in Israeli strike in Gaza
April 6th, 20240 Seven World Central Kitchen (WCK) aid workers were killed by an Israeli attack in Gaza. They were delivering aid when their convoy was hit. Chef Jose Andres, founder of the WCK charity group, said he had communication with the Israeli military, and that they knew the aid workers' locale. Some of the workers killed included Lalzawmi......
New naturopathic clinic opens in Dearborn
March 19th, 20240 DEARBORN — A new naturopathic clinic has made its way to Dearborn with the inception of Tribal Wellness opened by Dearborn native Dr. Ahmad Ali Anani, ND. Located in the heart of West Dearborn at 22022 Michigan Avenue Suite #27, this clinic offers naturopathic consultations to discern the root causes of health issues and imbalances....
New development with Chick-fil-A, Topgolf, Portillo’s and a hotel proposed in Canton Township
January 12th, 20240 CANTON — A new commercial development with Chick-fil-A, Topgolf, a hotel and a Portillo's restaurant could be opening in Canton township, according to the Planning Commission. The roads bordering the 55-acre development site are Ford Road, North Lotz Road, Warren Road and is east of I-275. Reports state that the Planning...
Henry Ford College and Corewell Health announce new and unique Nurse Immersive Clinical and Employment program
December 15th, 20230 DEARBORN — Henry Ford College (HFC) and Corewell Health have announced a partnership with the inception of their new program that guarantees HFC nursing students who meet the requirements a job at Corewell Health upon graduation. This guaranteed-employment educational partnership will generate a pipeline of qualified and...
Alsaghir brothers making their mark in the world of the MMA
October 10th, 20230 DEARBORN — MMA fighter Abe Alsaghir has recently completed fight number nine of his entire MMA career, leaving him undefeated. This is his third fight of his professional career standing at 3-0, holding a continued undefeated streak of 9-0 overall throughout his professional and amateur career. Alsaghir successfully completed the......
Rania Succar, Syrian American and driven philanthropist, to be awarded the Outstanding Arab American Philanthropist of the Year Award
August 25th, 20230 Rania Succar, a Syrian American and esteemed business leader, will be awarded the Outstanding Arab American Philanthropist of the Year Award by the Center for Arab American Philanthropy (CAAP) at its Threads of Giving Gala this September for her extensive work in philanthropy. The gala celebrates Arab American philanthropy and their...
12-year-old Dearborn native Aaminah Abdrabboh makes history, brings gold home
July 29th, 20230 DEARBORN —12-year-old Aaminah Abdrabboh recently made history by becoming the first hijabi female to win gold at the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF) Pan Kids Tournament. The tournament took place in Kissimmee, Florida from July 21 to July 23 and is the world's largest kids' Jiu-Jitsu tournament. With 2,700......
Professional MMA fighter Abe Alsaghir wins latest fight, currently undefeated
July 3rd, 20230 DEARBORN — Dearborn Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter Abe Alsaghir has won his latest professional fight, leading to his current undefeated standing at 2-0. Alsaghir recently fought Ohio's 11th ranked pro lightweight fighter, Kobe Woodall, at Hype Athletic Center in Wayne, Michigan. This is Alsaghir's second fight of his...
Dearborn-based Arab American-owned businesses expand their services into Canton
July 3rd, 20230 CANTON — Dearborn-based Arab American-owned business are continuing to spread into surrounding Metro Detroit cities. The Papaya Supermarket and Qahwah House coffee shop have made their way into Canton in recent months. Canton Township's supervisor, Anne Marie Graham-Hudak, told The Arab American News that these new businesses add an......
