Study finds Michigan schools lack in special needs services
LANSING - A new study commissioned by the state legislature in 2015 has discovered that Michigan schools need to spend more money helping students with special needs. The findings were presented to the Board of Education this week, the same day the Board discussed a statewide initiative to make Michigan a Top 10...
Sterling Heights officials thought mosque petitioners could be terrorists
August 10th, 20160 STERLING HEIGHTS — While the Sterling Heights planning commission denied a mosque project last year because of technicalities, anti-Muslim protesters celebrated the decision as a triumph. Bias was also prevalent inside city government, emails obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request revealed. Although petitioners for the...Family of woman fatally shot By Dearborn Police file $10 million lawsuit
DEARBORN – A $10 million wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against the City of Dearborn and an officer who was involved in the fatal shooting of a 31-year-old woman in January. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of the family of Janet Wilson, the 35-year-old who was shot by an officer during a pursuit. Wilson was killed Jan....
Dearborn by the numbers: Passions, tenstion dominates the democratic process
August 5th, 20160 DEARBORN — The long primary season is finally over. The draining campaigning was not always positive. It escalated into personal attacks and animosity in the community. However, the passion, which turned into rage that bordered on madness, did not trickle down to the polling locations on Tuesday. Despite...
State report highlights immigrants’ contributions: Snyder calls for immigration reform
August 5th, 20160 Imad Mohamad at his naturalization ceremonyLANSING — At a time when nativism is on the rise and politicians are calling for building walls and shutting our doors to newcomers, a report by the state of Michigan reiterated that immigrants help move the economy in the right direction. The Michigan Office for New Americans and the...
Attorney General Lynch: Due process on Terrorist Watch list stalls
August 5th, 20160 DEARBORN — As Arab American community organizations and activists grow more frustrated over the ineffectiveness of talks with federal leaders about systematic discrimination, they reached out to top Justice Department officials for a helping hand. On Wednesday, U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch made a special appearance at a...Dearborn man upstages soccer game with message about Islam
Hussein Aljabali rushes the field at an International Champions Cup at Michigan Stadium.DEARBORN — A 19-year-old resident is receiving massive attention after rushing the field with a positive message about Islam written on his body at the International Champions Cup, hosted at Michigan Stadium on Saturday, July 30. While soccer fans...Yemeni American wrestling champ talks virtues of athletics
MELVINDALE — To Faisal and Ameer Munassar, wrestling is more than a sport; it is a passion, a lifestyle. It represents a bond between a proud father and an industrious son, a dedicated coach and a victorious champion. Ameer Munassar, 19, of Melvindale, a Downriver community of 10,500 people, "got hooked" on wrestling when he...Eric Sabree elected Wayne County treasurer
Eric Sabree.DETROIT — Eric Sabree became the first African American Muslim to be elected Wayne County treasurer after winning the Democratic primaries for the seat on Tuesday. He will be unopposed in the general election in November. Sabree defeated challenger Beverly Kindle-Walker by more than 10,000 votes. He carried Dearborn,...Former County Executive Ficano among finalists for judges
DETROIT — After winning only six percent of the votes in his bid for reelection in 2014, the political career of then- Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano seemed to have come to an end. But Ficano appears to be making a comeback to public service after he placed among the top eight vote getters in the race for Wayne County Circuit...Wrestler Rhyno wins Republican state rep. race in Dearborn
DEARBORN — Donald Trump is not the only celebrity-turned-politician earning GOP votes. In Dearborn, Republican voters, who favored Trump in March, chose WWE wrestler, Rhyno (Terrance Gerin), in the state rep primaries on Tuesday. Rhyno, 40, will face off against Democrat Abdullah Hammoud in November. Despite the wrestler's physical...
Abdullah Hammoud: We did it for Dearborn
August 4th, 20160 Hammoud embraces his mother after the resultsDEARBORN — There were screams; there were cheers, plenty of hugs and an abundance of joyful tears.As Abdullah Hammoud’s campaign manager burst into the Lebanese American Heritage Club announcing his victory, the hall erupted with chaotic excitement.Hammoud, 25, won the Democratic race for...
Hunt and Dabaja advance to the general election
August 3rd, 20160 Dabaja celebrating with supporters at LaPita.DEARBORN — Attorney Gene Hunt and City Council President Susan Dabaja will be advancing to the Nov. 8 general election in their bids to become a 19th District Court judge, following the primary results on Tuesday. On Tuesday's primary election, Hunt came in first place,...
FBI agents arrest Detroit man with explosives
August 2nd, 20160 A photo on a Facebook account that possibly belongs to the suspectDETROIT — Federal counter terrorism agents have arrested a 29-year-old Detroit man accused of illegally purchasing an arsenal of explosives and other devices capable of mass casualties, according to a criminal complaint filed this week.Sebastian Gregerson, a Detroit...
“Hijabi” bank robber hits Dearborn
August 2nd, 20160 A woman wearing a hijab robbed a DFCU bank in DearbornDEARBORN — A woman wearing a hijab robbed a DFCU bank in Dearborn on Monday. The suspect entered the bank, located at 21551 Oakwood, and handed the teller a threatening note demanding cash, police said.A suspect in an Islamic headscarf had robbed a bank in Taylor in June. Police......
Arabs and African Americans: A complicated relationship between solidarity and bigotry
July 29th, 20160 Arab and black activists discuss ideas to increase solidarity, July 11DETROIT — Arabs and African Americans appear to have a common struggle against white supremacy.But when former State Rep. Rashida Tlaib participated in a protest demanding accountability for the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man by a Dearborn police officer in...Everything you need to know about Election Day
DEARBORN – The primary election held on Tuesday, August 2nd will determine the fate of candidates in a variety of races, including Congressional, state Legislative, county, and judicial contests. In addition, voters will be asked to renew 3.5 mills to continue funding Dearborn city services. Also on the......
Community extends a hand to the Detroit Regional Chamber
Siblani and Baruah engage with community membersDEARBORN — According to Detroit Regional Chamber President Sandy Baruah, the Chamber's number one job is to attract capital, talent and business investment into the 11 counties in southeast Michigan. "Through our efforts and other partners we work with at the state and local level, we...
Muslim-ish: Secular Muslims in America
July 29th, 20160 Ibrahim Abdallah PHOTO: Alishba Zarmeen/Purple Canvas Photography TorontoNEW YORK — "Take your shoes off and come in, brother," said a warm, reverent man as he gestured past the gates of the mosque on 33rd Street. Cab drivers, pharmacists, teenagers and mothers, among others, had just risen from their last kneeling in prayer. On this...Michigan auto insurance rates set to increase
LANSING- This upcoming October, approximately 2 million Michigan drivers will pay an additional $40 per vehicle for their auto insurance. Auto Insurers believe the rate increase on the elimination of an $80 million tax credit from the state’s 2016-2017 budget is the cause. State lawmakers explained that the...
Outside the DNC: An Arab American perspective
July 29th, 20160 Sanders' supporters and the #FreePalestine movement rally outside the convention center. PHOTO: Wihad Al-TawilPHILADELPHIA — Local Arab Americans partook in the unprecedented discord that transpired outside of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) this week. Tensions reached a boiling point just hours before the kick-off of......
Arab American receives basketball scholarship to Madonna University
Mohamed Bazzi graduates high school as a scoring leader on the basketball team.LIVONIA — Mohamed Bazzi, 17, a graduate of Star International Academy in Dearborn Heights, will be attending Madonna University this fall on a basketball scholarship. While at Star, Bazzi had become a renowned basketball player. In his freshman year,...Taekwondo Master Hameed Dakroub places top 3 in the U.S.
Hameed in blue following his victory.DEARBORN- On July 7, Master Hameed Dakroub, longtime student at Koubeissi Tae Kwon Do School, competed in the USA Tae Kwon Do National Championships in Richmond, Virginia, where he placed in the top three in the country. Dakroub did not expect to make it this far because of his busy......
Inside the DNC: An Arab American perspective
July 29th, 20160 Fay Baydoun with Senator Debbie StabenowPHILADELPHIA — Local Arab Americans were among party leaders and legislators who were inside an unusually tense Democratic National Convention held from July 25-July 28. Fay Baydoun, executive director of the American Arab Chamber of Commerce, attended the DNC for the fourth time. This year,...Transgender woman assaulted at West Dearborn bar
A screengrab from the victim's video/ Post BarDEARBORN — Police are investigating an assault on a transgender woman at a bar in West Dearborn in the early hours of Wednesday morning. They have not ruled out the possibility of a hate crime. Around 1:50 a.m., an argument started after a Post Bar patron made derogatory comments......
