Detroit NAACP celebrates a century, recognizes challenges that lie ahead
May 11th, 20120 (Left) NAACP Detroit Branch President Rev. Wendell Anthony, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, Detroit NAACP Executive Director Donnell White and ACRL Chairman Nabih Ayad who received the Great Expectations award. Photo courtesy of NAACPDETROIT — This year's Detroit NAACP 57th Fight For Freedom Fund Dinner was pivotal as it marked the...Fordson High School raising money for new courtyard
DEARBORN — Fordson High School is raising money to develop a new courtyard through the sale of personalized, permanent bricks, with a fundraiser that ends on May 31. The garden and courtyard will include an outdoor classroom, courtyard seating and plants, water feature, and a large Fordson "F" topiary design. Sizes are 4x8 to 12x12...
Jordanian and Arab American students unite through ‘Global Passage’ program
May 11th, 20120 A group of 17 students from Jordan’s Modern System School (MSS) are visiting the state of Michigan in a collaborative effort with charter schools run by Global Educational Excellence (GEE), who also sent students to Jordan last month with their own program titled “Global Passage: Destination Jordan.” The Jordanian students’...Racial fight at Edsel Ford results in the suspension of seven students
DEARBORN — Last Friday a fight broke out at Edsel Ford High School in what many had described as a “racial war” between Arab American and African American students. In total seven students had been suspended from the school for being involved in two separate altercations that had taken place. The exchange of verbal remarks led to...Former Miss USA gets probation, community service
This week Rima Fakih, the 2010 Miss USA was ordered to complete six months of probation, 20 hours of community service and pay a $600 fine by a Highland Park judge. Fakih, 26, is the first Arab American to be crowned Miss USA. She was arrested months ago after driving at high speeds in the 6 Mile and Woodward area in a black 2011 Jaguar....
Welcoming Michigan celebrates the contributions of immigrants
May 8th, 20120 DETROIT– Several recent projects including Global Detroit, Detroit 20/20 on WXYZ-Channel 7, and the New Economy Initiative have celebrated and spotlighted immigrants at a time when Michigan needs their contributions more than ever. On Monday, May 7, supporters of the new Welcoming Michigan project gathered at Detroit’s...
‘Rejecting Islamophobia’ counter-conference overshadows bigotry
May 4th, 20120 The counter-conference, titled ‘Rejecting Islamophobia: A Community Stand Against Hate,’ outdrew the Geller conference by a solid margin on short notice. PHOTOS: Natasha Dado/TAAN DEARBORN — Speaking at the Hyatt Regency Hotel on Sunday, anti-Islam blogger Pamela Geller slammed a counter-conference titled 'Rejecting...
Michigan Peace Team banquet celebrates ‘Women of Conscience & Courage’
May 4th, 20120 DEARBORN – A year after a speech from Cindy Corrie, the mother of young American activist Rachel Corrie, who was killed while demonstrating against a house demolition in Gaza, the Michigan Peace Team hosted three similarly inspiring women at its 2012 annual banquet 'Women of Conscience & Courage, Women Who Challenge' at Greenfield...
Hundreds march with Occupy Detroit on ‘May Day’ for international workers
May 4th, 20120 DETROIT – The Occupy Detroit movement returned to Grand Circus Park on Tuesday, May 1 just over five months since their permit to camp out expired in late November 2011. About 400 people participated in marches across the city that eventually reached the McNamara Federal Building and then proceeded to Grand Circus Park near...
Consistent quality, the driving force behind Al-Ajami’s success
May 4th, 20120 Keeping an Arabic restaurant thriving in Dearborn is especially hard, considering the number that neighbor each other in parts of the city. From left: Al-Ajami co-owner Ali Ajami, head waiter Naji Alassri, and restaurant employee Asam Alnakula. While Dearborn is nationally known for its large concentration of Arab Americans, its Arabic...American Muslim coalition from Detroit builds bridges with teachers union
WASHINGTON — A delegation of American Muslim leaders from areas including Metro Detroit visited with the American Federation of Teachers this past week in an effort to build a coalition with the national group.The trip was paid for by the AFT according to Victor Ghalib Begg, the senior adviser and chairman emeritus for the Council of...Nakba 64 commemoration featuring former CIA analyst set for May 20
DEARBORN — The Palestinian Cultural Office of Michigan and friends will present the Nakba 64 commemoration on Sunday, May 20 at the Dearborn Hyatt Regency, featuring keynote speaker Ray McGovern, a former CIA analyst, as well as singer and songwriter David Rovics. Nakba is an Arabic word meaning “Catastrophe” and refers to the...Report: Former State Rep. Polidori has advanced prostate cancer
DEARBORN – Gino Polidori, a state representative and former Dearborn Fire Chief and City Councilman, has advanced prostate cancer according to a report from the Dearborn Press & Guide. The information came from a TV news report in Indiana. Polidori is reportedly taking part in a University of Michigan health study and using...FBI: No Hizbullah camps in Metro Detroit
DETROIT — Speaking this week at a law enforcement conference in West Bloomfield, Michigan, FBI Special Agent Todd Mayberry, the head of "counter-terrorism" operations inside Michigan, insisted that there are no known active Hizbullah training camps in metro Detroit.Though there doesn't seem to have been any good reason to imagine this...
U.S. diplomats honored at ACCESS dinner as Arab Americans of the Year
May 3rd, 20120 Selwa “Lucky” RooseveltDETROIT — Ambassadors Selwa “Lucky” Roosevelt and Edward M. Gabriel accepted awards as 2012 Americans of the Year last Saturday. ACCESS, the largest Arab American human services nonprofit in the United States, bestowed the awards on the former diplomats in front of nearly 2,000 supporters at the......
Bint Jebail Cultural Center holds annual scholarship reception
May 3rd, 20120 A total of 60 scholarships were given out this year by the center, which has given over $500,000 total to deserving winners over the years. PHOTOS: Nafeh AbuNab/TAAN DEARBORN — The Bint Jebail Cultural Center held its 18th Annual Scholarship Ceremony on Friday April 27 where 60 high school students were given scholarship awards of...
Preliminary hearing rescheduled for Dearborn Heights hit-and-run case
May 2nd, 20120 DEARBORN HEIGHTS - The preliminary hearing for Natalie Hassan, the 23-year-old Dearborn Heights woman who allegedly ran over another local woman with her 2001 Chevy Malibu after a dispute, has been rescheduled by Dearborn Heights Judge David Turfe in a mutual agreement involving all parties. The incident which occurred on April......
Community holds farewell reception for Lebanese Consul General to Detroit
Dearborn Mayor Jack O’Reilly gives a city coin as an award to Diab (L) as LIBC President Nassib Fawaz looks on. PHOTO: Nafeh AbuNabDEARBORN – The Lebanese International Business Council (LIBC) held a farewell event for Lebanese Consul General Houssam Diab, whose term as Lebanese Consul General in Detroit will end on May 19....Holocaust survivor, Palestinian activist recalls thousands of heartfelt letters barred from Gaza
Hedy Epstein, an American political activist and Holocaust survivor known for her support of the Palestinian cause knows firsthand just how moving children's drawings can be. After all it was children's drawings that stood out to her the most among thousands of American written letters that never reached Gaza. EpsteinEpstein was on...Community urged to email CBS on 60 Minutes segment about Palestinian Christians
This past week, something rare happened: A major U.S. media outlet actually showed the effects of the Israeli occupation on Palestinians. But the candid reporting by '60 Minutes,' America's most respected news program, has unleashed a furious response from major pro-Zionist groups. According to the Jewish Voice for Peace Detroit chapter...Emergency managers ballot denial sparks heated emotions, appeal
LANSING — A petition drive that received 40,000 more signatures than necessary in order to allow citizens to vote on whether to keep Michigan's controversial emergency managers in November was shot down on Thursday as the state's Board of State Canvassers reached a 2-2 deadlock.Despite more than 203,000 signatures in support of Public......
Hit-and-run leaves local woman in a coma
April 27th, 20120 Community searching for answers Achkar (left) is still fighting for her life at Oakwood Hospital’s intensive care unit; her friend Nancy Faraj (right) suffered bruises. DEARBORN HEIGHTS — A hit-and-run altercation that left one Dearborn Heights woman critically injured on Wednesday April 18 at an apartment complex on Garling Dr off...
Qana victims mourned at commemoration of twin massacres against Dearborn’s sister city
April 27th, 20120 Consul General of Lebanon to Detroit Houssam Diab speaks: “The only thing that will deter Israel is our perseverance in pointing out the truth about the war crimes committed and that are still being committed against our people,” Diab said. PHOTOS: Nafeh AbuNab/TAAN DEARBORN — Remembering even a single innocent murder......
Dearborn Police arrest two in donation box theft case
April 27th, 20120 DEARBORN — Dearborn Police caught the man spotted stealing an Al-Mabarrat charity donation box on camera from Al-Basha Subs of Dearborn Heights earlier this month. He was arrested at his home here last Saturday, where he confessed to stealing a total of five of the charity's donation boxes. Then Monday night the thievery...
Global Educational Excellence celebrates re-opening of two Detroit charter schools
April 27th, 20120 DETROIT — Global Educational Excellence (GEE) celebrated two grand re-openings on Tuesday for Detroit Charter schools White Academy and Edmonson Academy, bringing optimism to two schools whose futures were in limbo last year when they were about to be closed by the city as a result of students performing below the state level. GEE......
