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Dearborn man convicted of aiding ISIS in Syria
February 3rd, 20230 DETROIT — A Dearborn man who was captured on a Syrian battlefield in 2018 has been convicted on charges of providing support to ISIS and attending one of the group's training camps, prosecutors said. A federal jury convicted Ibraheem Izzy Musaibli, 32, on Monday of charges of providing and attempting to provide material support to...
Dearborn Heights Mayor Bill Bazzi holds meeting to explore ways to strengthen the city’s small businesses
February 3rd, 20230 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Mayor Bill Bazzi held a meeting with representatives of the U.S. Small Business Administration and the Dearborn Area Chamber of Commerce to traverse ways their organizations can help strengthen the health and competitiveness of the city's small businesses. SBA District Director Laketa Henderson, outreach and amp...
Wayne County Sheriff’s Office is recruiting men and women to join its team
February 1st, 20230 DETROIT — The Wayne County Sheriff's Office is currently looking for individuals to join its workforce as there is a 25 percent vacancy among its staff. This struggle to hire workers has been an ongoing nationwide issue, and the Wayne County Sheriff's Office is aiming to tackle this matter by recruiting men and women to step into...
New “Middle Eastern or North African” checkbox proposed for U.S. Census forms in 2030
January 27th, 20230 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Biden administration is proposing major changes to forms for the 2030 Census and federal government surveys that would transform how Latinos and people of Middle Eastern or North African descent are counted in statistics across the United States. A new checkbox for "Middle Eastern or North African" and a...
Oakland County Executive Dave Coulter names Madiha Tariq as deputy executive to oversee health, housing and criminal justice
January 21st, 20230 PONTIAC — Oakland County Executive Dave Coulter announced that he is appointing Madiha Tariq as a deputy county executive. In that role, she will oversee the Health and Human Services and Public Services departments, two of the biggest departments in Oakland County, with more than 1,000 employees. Tariq will be the first Muslim...
Dearborn Police responded to more than 82,000 calls, doubled speeding tickets in 2022
January 20th, 20230 DEARBORN — The Dearborn Police Department has released its "year in review" statistics for 2022. The infographic it released displays an increase or decrease in each category for 2022 in comparison to 2021. The categories include service calls, arrests, crashes and citations for speeding and stop sign and traffic signal...
Mona Makki appointed to the Corewell Health East Board of Directors
January 19th, 20230 DEARBORN – Mona Makki has been appointed to Corewell Health East's Board of Directors to help direct and lead the organization. Corewell Health was formerly known as Beaumont Health. Makki is the director of the ACCESS Community Health and Research Center in Dearborn. She served on the Beaumont Hospital Dearborn Community Advisory...
U.S. Attorney Dawn Ison talks commitment to civil rights, close relationship with Arab American community
January 14th, 20230 DETROIT — Dawn Ison, nominated by President Biden to serve as U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, says she knows the value of community engagement. The Detroit native is the first African American woman to serve in the position. Her office currently employs approximately 221 persons in three locations — Detroit,...
Amanda Atwy hired as a prosecutor for the city of Dearborn
January 13th, 20230 DEARBORN — Attorney Amanda Atwy has been hired as one of the prosecutors for the city of Dearborn. She attended Cooley Law School and started working for Dearborn's legal department as a law clerk in her second year of law school. She also completed her required externship in law school at the 19th District Court. There she worked...
Gov. Whitmer appoints attorney Nabih Ayad to Detroit Wayne Port Authority Board
January 7th, 20230 LANSING – On December 22, Gov. Whitmer appointed attorney and civil right advocates Nabih Ayad to the Detroit Wayne County Port Authority Board. Ayad, of New Boston, is an attorney and has been in private practice at Ayad Law for 22 years. He received his Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Wayne State University and his Juris...
Judge Sam Salamey appointed chief judge of the 19th District Court
December 29th, 20220 DEARBORN – The Michigan Supreme Court has appointed Judge Sam Salamey as chief judge of the 19th District Court, the second largest district court in Wayne County. The appointment is effective Jan. 1. Chief judges are responsible for caseload management, delegation of judicial workload and development of the court’s vision and...
Family, lawyer of mentally ill man who was shot dead by Dearborn police are looking for answers
December 23rd, 20220 DEARBORN – An Arab American man with a history of mental health problems was shot dead by Dearborn Police last Sunday after he stormed the department's headquarters with a stolen handgun. While investigations are still underway to determine the circumstances of the deadly shooting incident, the victim's family hired a legal counsel...
Chokr’s lawyer asks court for mental evaluation of his client: Not fit for trial
December 23rd, 20220 BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — Hassan Yehia Chokr appeared before the 48th District Court in Bloomfield Hills on Monday, facing charges of ethnic intimidation and anti-Semitism after he had an argument on December 2 with the residents and security guards at Temple Beth El, a synagogue that includes a kindergarten. After listening to the...
Businessman Nasser Beydoun announces U.S. Senate exploratory committee and statewide tour
December 23rd, 20220 DETROIT – On Thursday, businessman, author and small business advocate Nasser Beydoun announced the Beydoun for Senate Exploratory Committee and Statewide Listening Tour to explore the feasibility of a primary candidacy for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Senator Debbie Stabenow. “As I embark on this venture, I have decided...
U.S. court decision against Lebanon’s banks gives hope to depositors
December 20th, 20220 A U.S. court of appeals determined this week that cases against Lebanese commercial banks can be tried outside Lebanon, paving the way for more cases by depositors seeking to unlock their frozen funds. The court decision, issued on Thursday in a case brought by Lebanese depositors against leading lender Bank Audi, overturned a federal......
Tlaib introduces Restaurant Workers Bill of Rights to improve the lives of restaurant workers nationwide
December 20th, 20220 WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Monday, U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Detroit) introduced House Resolution 1528, the Restaurant Workers Bill of Rights, in partnership with worker members of the Restaurant Opportunities Centers (ROC) United, recognizing restaurant workers’ rights to thriving wages, healing, rest, a safe and dignified working...
How to protect yourself from winter weather hazards as a snow storm targets the Midwest
December 20th, 20220 How to protect yourself from winter weather hazards
Resilient Neighborhoods: East Side nonprofit seeks to highlight businesses hurt by streetscaping
December 19th, 20220 By David Sands Detroit's streetscape program is aimed at reinvigorating commercial corridors across the city, but for business owners like Denise Moore, the construction involved has brought some short-term frustrations. Moore is the owner of ZAB Cultural Collective, a co-working space and art gallery located on East Warren...
Sendwave app: Send money to loved ones in Lebanon without charging them fees!
December 17th, 20220 By Eric Schloeffel Sending money to Lebanon traditionally includes fees on both sides: You pay a fee to send and your loved one pays a 2 percent fee to receive. But the app from Boston-based company Sendwave has disrupted the U.S.-Lebanon transfer market by eliminating fees for recipients in Lebanon while also offering......
Poll: Michiganders want people, lower prices to be top priorities for next legislative session
December 16th, 20220 LANSING – Looking ahead to the 2023-24 state legislative term, Michiganders are expecting lawmakers to focus on matters that improve their daily lives, like lowering the price of necessities and supporting schools. A poll conducted by EPIC-MRA on behalf of the State Innovation Exchange (SiX) examined opinions on a number of issues that...
Mayor Hammoud welcomes Lawrence Technological University President Dr. Tarek Sobh to Dearborn
December 16th, 20220 DEARBORN — Dr. Tarek Sobh, president of Lawrence Technological University, attended a meet and greet reception event on Tuesday, December 13 at Fairlane Banquet Center in Dearborn with Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud. This event was an informal reception allowing attendees to directly communicate, connect and build relationships......
Dearborn Schools unveiled first electrical school bus in Michigan
December 16th, 20220 DEARBORN — Dearborn Public Schools held the unveiling of its first electric school bus on Thursday, December 15 at the Fairlane Estate. The bus is a Blue Bird All American RE electric school bus and the first in Michigan. Electrical school buses are useful in reducing the greenhouse gas emissions that diesel buses emit. Dearborn...
Resilient Neighborhoods: These three nonprofits are working to keep East Side Detroiters in their homes
December 10th, 20220 By David Sands Daisy Jackson, a community organizer and caregiver who lives in Detroit's Islandview neighborhood, found something unexpected when she ran a title check on her house. Someone had placed a lien on the home, the three-story Foursquare-style residence on Field Street where she's lived for more than 50 years.......
