Reuters/Ipsos poll: Harris widens lead over Trump
August 30th, 20240 Democrat Kamala Harris leads Republican Donald Trump 45 percent to 41 percent in a Reuters/Ipsos poll published on Thursday that showed the vice president sparking new enthusiasm among voters and shaking up the race ahead of the Nov. 5 election. The 4 percentage point advantage among registered voters was wider than a 1 point lead...
Harris campaign hires Egyptian American lawyer for Arab American voter outreach
August 30th, 20240 Kamala Harris' campaign for president has hired an Egyptian American lawyer and former Department of Homeland Security official to help lead outreach to Arab American voters who hold sway in some states that could help decide the Nov. 5 election, the campaign said on Wednesday. Brenda Abdelall would be tasked with shoring up support...
Democratic National Convention denies request for Arab American speaker, allows parents of hostage to speak
August 23rd, 20240 The Democratic National Committee declined a request from the "uncommitted" delegates for a member of the Arab American community to speak at the party convention in Chicago. “The answer is no,” Michigan uncommitted delegate Abbas Alawieh told journalists outside the United Center. “I said, 'No is unacceptable. No is...
Harris’ speech in support of Israel fails to win over Arab American and Muslim support
August 23rd, 20240 Disappointed Pro-Palestinian activists said Kamala Harris' speech to close the Democratic convention in Chicago failed to demonstrate any break from the status quo, after a week in which the most divisive issue facing the party was mostly ignored. Under pressure to respond to critics of U.S. support for Israel's war in Gaza, the vice...
Trump says he told Netanyahu to end Gaza war, but criticizes ceasefire call
August 17th, 20240 On Thursday, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said he told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during their last meeting in July to quickly end Israel's war in Gaza, but the former president also criticized ceasefire demands. "He knows what he's doing, I did encourage him to get this over with," the former...
State Rep. Alabas Farhat wins heated primary campaign and is poised to represent Dearborn for another two years
August 10th, 20240 DEARBORN – After Democratic primary on Tuesday, Arab American State Rep. Alabas Farhat is now poised to continue representing Dearborn in Lansing for an additional two-year term. This comes after a heated election campaign against Ziad Abdulmalik. Farhat, who represents District 3, a historically Democratic district, will face...
Dearborn voters reject city charter revisions by 912 votes
August 9th, 20240 DEARBORN – On Tuesday, Dearborn voters rejected a ballot referendum to amend the city charter with 53.8 percent of the total votes, a disappointment for most local institutions and officials who supported the package of revisions proposed by the Charter Commission earlier this year. According to...
Incumbent Michigan U.S. representatives win primaries, advance to the general elections in November
August 9th, 20240 The primary elections for Michigan's 13 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives varied in intensity, resulting in all current representatives winning their respective elections on Tuesday. Competition significantly decreased in districts with Arab American candidates. The 13th Congressional District was the most contentious, with...
Wayne County voters renew their confidence in current officials and pass two proposals by a comfortable margin
August 9th, 20240 DETROIT – Voters in Wayne County renewed their confidence in Democratic officials in Tuesday's elections, alongside approving two proposals on the ballot: The renewal of the property tax (millage) dedicated to funding public parks and amendments to the county's auditing provisions. Wayne County has a population of approximately 1.74...
Slotkin and Rogers sweep primary elections for U.S. Senate seat; November face-off to determine control in the Senate
August 9th, 20240 The results of the primary elections held on Tuesday have set the stage for the U.S. Senate race in Michigan, with both Democratic U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin and former Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers advancing after defeating their opponents in the primaries. Slotkin, a resident of Holly, decisively won the Democratic primary race...
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...
Will the U.S. elect a woman president? Mexico did
July 26th, 20240 Claudia Sheinbaum made history in June when she became the first woman elected president of Mexico. What will it take for a woman to become president of the United States? I think we will eventually elect a woman president. There is no shortage of highly qualified women in politics. Women have shown, time after time, that they can...
Three Democratic candidates compete to succeed Aiyash in the Michigan House of Representatives
July 26th, 20240 HAMTRAMCK – District 7 of the Michigan House of Representatives, which includes the cities of Hamtramck and Highland Park and parts of East Detroit, is witnessing a heated primary race among three Democratic candidates vying to succeed the current representative for the district, Arab American Abraham Aiyash. Aiyash has decided not......
AAPAC announces list of endorsed candidates for the August 6 primary elections, urges Arab American voters to turn out in large numbers
July 26th, 20240 AAPAC urges Arab American voters to turn out in large numbers to make their voices heard amid the country’s turbulent political conditions On the eve of the Aug. 6 primary election, the Arab American Political Action Committee (AAPAC) released a list of candidates its members endorsed in the U.S. Congress race, the Michigan House of...
Local officials, activists urge Dearborn voters to approve City Charter revisions on August 6
July 26th, 20240 Officials and civil activists are urging Dearborn voters to turn out in large numbers for the Aug. 6 primary election to pass a referendum revising the city charter. The charter defines the powers, responsibilities and duties of the local government and the City Council, as well as the authorities granted to......
In the August 6 primary election, vote for the anti-war Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, Hill Harper
July 19th, 20240 By Dr. Muzammil Ahmed The 2024 primary election for the U.S. Senate in Michigan is a critical contest, with two prominent candidates vying for the Democratic nomination: Hill Harper and Elissa Slotkin. The race is critical, but not because it is close; Slotkin is favored by the establishment to win. The race is critical because it is...
Trump shooter Thomas Crooks leaves behind pile of mysteries
July 19th, 20240 Thomas Crooks was pacing next to a warehouse building outside the Butler Farm Show grounds as a crowd gathered for one of former President Trump's signature outdoor rallies. Crooks had already been flagged as suspicious by law enforcement. By the time two police officers walked over to check him out, he was on the roof, belly...
Michigan State Representative Alabas Farhat seeks re-election in the Democratic primary on August 6 for District 3, which includes Dearborn and part of Detroit
July 19th, 20240 DEARBORN – Democratic Michigan State Representative Alabas Farhat, an Arab American, is seeking to retain his seat for State House District 3, which was redrawn last year to include most of Dearborn and limited neighborhoods in the Warrendale area of Detroit. Currently serving his first term in Lansing, Farhat seeks to win a second...
Biden is isolated at home as top Democrats urge him to drop out of the race
July 19th, 20240 Democrats at the highest levels are making a critical push for President Biden to rethink his election bid, with former President Obama expressing concerns to allies and Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi privately telling Biden the party could lose the ability to seize control of the House if he doesn’t step away from the 2024......
Mixed reviews for Trump’s acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention
July 19th, 20240 MILWAUKEE – For four nights at Donald Trump's nominating convention in Milwaukee, a roster of speakers attempted to give one of the most divisive politicians in recent U.S. history a makeover, describing him as a loving and caring family man whose near-assassination at a rally on Saturday had changed him. Early in his speech on...
Assassination attempt on former President Trump marks a significant and troubling event in American politics
July 14th, 20240 BUTLER, Pennsylvania – In a dramatic turn of events, former President Trump survived an assassination attempt while speaking at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13. The assailant, identified as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, opened fire, hitting Trump in the ear. Trump was swiftly evacuated by Secret Service agents......
Arab American Rasha Demashkieh seeks a seat on Wayne State University Board of Governors
July 13th, 20240 Arab American and Wayne State University Alumna Rasha Demashkieh is running for an eight-year term on the Wayne State Board of Governors in the Nov. 5 election. Demashkieh, a Syrian immigrant who graduated from WSU’s College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in 1979, said the university played a special role in her life and she...
Arab Americans for Trump aiming to flip community votes in Michigan
July 13th, 20240 Frustrated with President Biden’s support for Israel, Bishara Bahbah, Ph.D., founded Arab Americans for Trump to rally support for former President Trump in Michigan and Arizona. “The Arab and Muslim American communities will not, in any way, form or shape, ever vote for Biden,” Bahbah said. “Biden is complicit in the genocide......
