Muslim family attacked while shopping at Dearborn Kroger
February 13th, 20150 DEARBORN - A Muslim man and his family were attacked inside of the Dearborn Kroger located at 15255 Michigan Avenue, at the corner of Greenfield Rd., while they were grocery shopping on Thursday, February 12.The incident occurred around 5:45 p.m. when the Arab man and his children were inside of the store purchasing ice cream. Two...
Hamtramck community leader Dr. Abdul Algazali dies
February 13th, 20150 Dr. Abdul AlgazaliHAMTRAMCK — Former Hamtramck councilman and mayoral candidate Dr. Abdul Algazali died on Friday, at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. He was suffering from cancer.Algazali was a chiropractor and a businessman, who owned commercial properties. He was a prominent leader in the Yemeni American community and founded a...
Muslim community emotionally torn by Chapel Hill murders
February 13th, 20150 DEARBORN — In the wake of the murders of three Muslims in a quiet neighborhood in North Carolina, national and local organizations quickly released statements claiming the incident was a hate crime. “We reach out to the families of the victims and the communities in and around Chapel Hill to express our heartfelt sorrow for...
AK Steel fire renews pollution concerns about air monitoring data
February 13th, 20150 Black smoke from the fire could be seen in Dearborn's Southend neighborhoods. DEARBORN — Thick black smoke was spotted coming out of AK Steel’s Dearborn Works facility in the city’s Southend Monday, after a fire broke out. In a statement released exclusively to The Arab American News, Barry Racey, a spokesman for AK Steel,...
Hookah lounge ordinance passes at city council, ‘herbal’ debate surfaces
February 13th, 20150 DEARBORN — The City Council approved a new smoking lounge ordinance this week that will require a state tobacco exemption for businesses to operate within city limits and also enforces a strict 18 and over age limit among several other policies. The council approved ordinance No. 15-1455 at the meeting on Tuesday, February 10, by...
City of Dearborn Heights addresses lack of snow plowing, flood complaints
February 13th, 20150 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — The city of Dearborn Heights is responding to complaints from residents who told The Arab American News that they were disappointed with lack of snow plowing services during the snow emergency that took place on February 1. Mayor Dan Paletko’s office told The Arab American News that it believes the city’s...
Attorney sues Iraqi government on behalf of refugees forced into exile
February 13th, 20150 Iraqis attending the informational session on Jan. 31 at the Chaldean Educational Center to learn more about how to join the lawsuit.DETROIT — A large number of Iraqi refugees have resettled in metro-Detroit following the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. The region is home to the largest concentration of Iraqi refugees in the...
Rachel Corrie remembered at PCRF-Toledo dinner
February 13th, 20150 Cindy and Craig Corrie with PCRF organizers.TOLEDO, Ohio — On Sat., Feb. 7, the Toledo chapter of the Palestine Children Relief Fund (PCRF) held its annual dinner and honored the memory of activist Rachel Corrie, who was killed by an Israeli bulldozer while trying to protect a Palestinian home from demolition in 2003. At the start of...Organizations offer free citizenship workshop
CLINTON TWP. — A free citizenship workshop will be held Saturday, February 28 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Robert A. VerKuilen Building located at 21885 Dunham Road, Clinton Township, MI 48036. Several organizations will participate in the free regional citizenship workshop, including the New Americans Campaign, Welcoming...
Longtime City Councilman Doug Thomas dies
February 13th, 20150 BONITA SPRINGS, FLA. — Former Dearborn City Councilman and Dearborn native Doug Thomas passed away Feb. 6. He was 82. Thomas served on the city council for a total of 21 years. He was first elected in 1981, holding his seat until 1985 when he made an unsuccessful run for mayor. He was reelected to the council in 1989,...
County to repave section of Warren Ave. in Dearborn Heights and Detroit
February 13th, 20150 DETROIT — The Wayne County Commission voted 14-0 Feb. 5 to approve a five-year intergovernmental agreement with the city of Dearborn Heights for more than $1.4 million in improvements to Warren Avenue, between Telegraph Road and Outer Drive West in the city’s north end. The Dearborn Heights City Council approved the...
Home Depot to hire 1,500 in metro Detroit
February 13th, 20150 DETROIT — Home Depot stores in metro Detroit are expected to hire 1,500 new employees. The home improvement retailer has plans to hire about 80,000 people nationwide as the spring season draws near. Most of the positions are temporary or part time, while others are permanent. Home Depot pays above minimum wage. You can apply online...
Reportedly missing 19-year-old Dearborn student is in jail
February 13th, 20150 Hassan Alfatlawi.DEARBORN — After reports that a 19-year-old Henry Ford College student was missing circulated on social media for hours on Thursday, The Arab American News learned that the man is actually in the Calhoun County Jail. Sources at Dearborn's 19th District court told The Arab American News that Hassan...Teen reading series explores Muslim cultures at Dearborn library
DEARBORN — The Dearborn Public Library has been invited to participate in a second round of the Muslim Voices program for teens by the Michigan Humanities Council and the New York Council for the Humanities. The Library was a pilot site for the teen program of Muslim Voices last April, before it was launched nationwide. Muslim...
Arab community commemorates life of Jordanian pilot murdered by ISIS
February 13th, 20150 LIVONIA — Hundreds attended a commemoration ceremony honoring the life of 26-year-old Jordanian pilot Lt. Muath al-Kaseasbeh on Sunday, Feb. 8 at the St. Mary’s Cultural Center. Al-Kaseasbeh was burned alive by “Islamic State” terrorists last week. He was placed in a cage in an orange jump suit drenched with a flammable......
False report of jewelry robbery could land a man in jail
February 12th, 20150 Fairlane MallDEARBORN—Dearborn Police responded to Fairlane Mall to investigate a robbery that allegedly just occurred in the parking lot, on Feb. 12, 2014 A jewelry merchant, Yakov Aminov, reported to responding officers that he was just assaulted and robbed by two unknown males. Aminov reported that he...Duggan: Detroit on track for first balanced budget in 13 years
DETROIT—Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan said the post-bankruptcy city will record its first balanced budget since 2002 when the current fiscal year ends on June 30. "We still have to run a very tight budget every single week in order to stay on track," Duggan cautioned in his state of the city address on......
Longtime City Councilman Doug Thomas dies
DEARBORN, Mich. – Former Dearborn City Councilman and Dearborn native Doug Thomas passed away Feb. 6 in Florida, where he was a resident of Bonita Springs. He was 82.Thomas served on council for a total of 21 years. He was first elected in 1981, holding his seat until 1985 when he made an unsuccessful run for...
Wayne County investigation clears Ficano, Elder and Mullin
February 9th, 20150 Azzam ElderDETROIT - The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced on Monday the conclusion of the Wayne County government investigation. The federal government will not seek additional charges in the case.U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan Barbara McQuade thanked county officials who participated in the investigation,...
Colon cancer prevention program provides Arabs with services and education
February 6th, 20150 ACCESS associates from the Community Health and Research Center (L-R) Hoda Eldaou, Hiam Hamade, Ghada Aziz and Suhir Abdulghafoor.DEARBORN — Hiam Hamade, the supervisor of the ACCESS Chronic Disease Prevention Program, helps organize up to three educational seminars a month on colon cancer prevention. The seminars, hosted...
Brother of ALS patient urging community to sign petition for groundbreaking drug
February 6th, 20153 From (L-R ) Belal Majed, Jehad Majed, and Wissam Majed, who suffers with ALS.DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Local resident Jehad Majed is looking to raise awareness about Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), a disease that has severely impacted his brother, who was told by doctors he only has two to five years to live. ALS is a progressive......
Deadline for Obamacare open enrollment Feb. 15
February 6th, 20150 MICHIGAN — The deadline for open enrollment in the Affordable Care Act for 2015 is Feb. 15. This is true both inside and outside the marketplace. So, no matter how you plan to get private coverage for yourself or your family you'll need to sign up before open enrollment ends. If you aren’t covered by health insurance in...
235 snow emergency tickets issued in Dearborn, residents grow weary of services in Dearborn Heights
February 6th, 20150 A family in Dearborn Heights allege that DPW trucks dumped snow in front of their home and blocked them in.DEARBORN — The Detroit metro area appeared to be well prepared for the snowstorm that impacted the area on Sunday, February 1 and Monday, February 2 and has since gone on record as the third largest recorded snowfall to hit the......
Walled Lake teacher named Elite 40 under 40 winner
February 6th, 20150 OAKLAND COUNTY — Melody Saroki Arabo was named Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson’s Elite 40 under 40 2015 winner. Arabo, 35, is a third grade teacher at Keith Elementary School in Walled Lake, where she has been employed since 2002. Oakland County Executive’s Elite 40 Under 40 program celebrates its fourth year...
Pope Francis grants Royal Oak church honorary title of ‘minor basilica’
February 6th, 20150 ROYAL OAK — Pope Francis has granted the title of minor basilica to the National Shrine of the Little Flower Church in Royal Oak. Shrine is now one of 82 churches in the United States — and only the second church in Michigan — to hold the title of minor basilica. The Basilica of St. Adalbert in Grand Rapids was named a minor......
