Gas station re-opens with lower prices, protests after killing
DETROIT – The gas station where a 24-year-old Michael Hayes was shot and killed, allegedly by store clerk Ibrahim Kassim Saleh, 23 on March 10, has re-opened with new prices about 40 cents below the state average according to WXYZ Detroit. Protesters have rallied outside the station after the killing of Hayes since the re-opening,...Heights Councilwoman named to county bench
DEARBORN HEIGHTS – Margaret Van Houten of the Dearborn Heights City Council was named to the 3rd Wayne County Circuit Court bench in Detroit on Monday by Gov. Rick Snyder. Van Houten fills the vacancy of Mary Beth Kelly, who was appointed to the state Supreme Court. Van Houten's term ends January 1, 2013, but she will have to run...Investigation launched into Michigan profiling incident
LIVONIA – An investigation will be launched into the actions of a policofficer who pulled over a U.S. citizen of Mexican descent in Livonia who was allegedly threatened with deportation and bodily harm.The ACLU sent a letter on behalf of the man, Tiburcio Briceno, 41, from Grand Rapids who said he was also handcuffed for hours at a...Bridge of Knowledge Radio show hosts fundraiser April 14
LIVONIA — In commemoration of its 15th anniversary, the Bridge of Knowledge Radio Program on WNZK 690 AM will host a fund raising event with a portion of the proceeds supporting the Michigan human service organization 'Gift of Life' and its multicultural outreach programs. The event will be held on April 14 at 7 p.m. at St. Mary...YABA elects new executive committee and board members
DEARBORN — The annual election meeting for the Yemen American Benevolent Association were held on Sunday, March 25, with new executive committee and board members elected by the group. Guests and comments were welcomed by Fahd Saleh, YABA's president, with presentations given by Ali Baleed Almaklani, Adel Nasser Alsoofi, and...Detroit Public Schools open to community as part of March 31 All-Schools Open House
• More than 100 schools open for information, tours from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.• Culturally-diverse schools offer robust ESL programs to serve multilingual learnersDETROIT — This year Detroit Public Schools is offering more choices, earlier than ever, including unique programs for multilingual learners, during a new Open...
Trayvon Martin case: Massive rally held at Detroit’s Hart Plaza
March 27th, 20120 Hart Plaza in Detroit was the site of a massive rally on Monday, March 26 in support of Trayvon Martin, a 17-year-old black teenager who was shot and killed by a neighborhood watch volunteer in Sanford, Florida. The rally was part of several held that included thousands of people at cities from coast-to-coast. In Detroit, hundreds...
Attorney Harb appointed 19th District Magistrate in Dearborn
March 22nd, 20120 DEARBORN– On Wednesday, March 21, it was officially announced that 19th District Chief Judge Richard Wygonik has appointed Dearborn criminal and family law attorney Adel A. Harb to serve as Magistrate for the court.Harb, a 1990 graduate of the Thomas M. Cooley School of Law, is widely respected family law mediator, arbitrator,...Arab Student Union hosting Congressman Kucinich at 7th Annual Banquet in Dearborn
DEARBORN — The Arab Student Union of Michigan-Dearborn has become one of the most active and energized Arab American organizations in Michigan, and the group will host one of the state’s largest student events of the year on March 23. Kucinich (right) visiting war-torn Lebanon following the 2006 bombings by Israel. The ASU...Celebration held in honor of International Women’s Day
Guests enjoy a traditional Arabic dance, the debke. PHOTOS: Nafeh AbuNab/TAAN DEARBORN- The American Arab Women's Community Network hosted an event for International Women's Day on Sunday, March 11 at Byblos Banquet Hall, punctuated by Arabic orchestra music, singers and awards for deserving honorees.The event celebrated the spirit...
In your face, Chase: Occupy Detroit forecloses on popular bank
March 17th, 20120 DETROIT — At the origin of Detroit’s main boulevard, about 200 people gathered below the Spirit of Detroit statue and set off on a two-block procession to deliver a document to JPMorgan Chase Bank — and it wasn’t a birthday card for chairman and chief executive officer Jamie Dimon.It was something Chase Bank is too...Committee proposes new plan to keep Dearborn pools open
DEARBON — The Outdoors Pool Committee met with Dearborn city officials last week at city hall to discuss plans of maintaining local neighborhood pools in an effort to keep them from closing down. Last year budget cuts resulted in the closing of two local pools, Hemlock and Whitmore Bolles. Despite the mayor’s announcement that no...Crestwood School Board: Extra funds allocated to ESL program
DEARBORN HEIGHTS —The controversy surrounding Crestwood School District’s ESL program is far from over. At a school board meeting Monday Arab Americans continued voicing their concerns about the program, and demanded answers to questions posed at the previous meeting.There’s currently only one certified ESL teacher in the entire...
BP gas station owner plans on reaching out to victim’s family in wake of recent fatal shooting
March 16th, 20120 DETROIT — The owner of a BP gas station that attracted media coverage this week after one of its clerks shot and killed a customer over a dispute about the cost of condoms is reaching out to the victim’s family. Michael Haynes IIThe incident came as a complete surprise to the owner, and is not something he ever imagined happening at...Dearborn appoints fifth Civil Service Commissioner
DEARBORN — The city of Dearborn announced on Thursday that Mohamad I. Chehab has been appointed to Dearborn's Civil Service Commission. The four current commissioners, under the Dearborn City Charter, appointed Chehab.The voluntary board is responsible for setting policies in hiring, promoting and terminating certain city employees.......
Dearborn School Board gives high schoolers flexible hours; plan raises some concerns
Dearborn — Last week the Dearborn Public School Board of Education passed a new schedule that will give high school students from the schools of Fordson, Dearborn High and Edsel Ford an option of starting and ending the school day one hour later. The decision has received both positive and negative reactions, but Dearborn Public School...
Lebanon Central Bank Vice Governor addresses students, meets local leaders
March 16th, 20120 DEARBORN — On Tuesday, March 13, 2012 Vice Governor of the Central Bank of Lebanon Raed Charafeddine visited the University of Michigan-Dearborn campus to give a speech on the economic status of the Middle East a year after the Arab uprisings. The event was sponsored by the economics faculty and the Students Economic Club of UM-D. The......
Local Arab American attorney represented former U.S. marine in high profile case
The case of former U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich made national headlines for years. Wuterich’s defense attorney was Haythem Faraj, who has an office based in Dearborn, Michigan. Attorney Haythem FarajOn Nov. 19, 2005 Wuterich, a squad leader then, ordered his marines “to shoot first, ask questions later” as they raided two...
Ayad & Associates: The go-to firm for civil liberties cases
March 16th, 20120 As a prominent civil rights attorney, Michigan Civil Rights Commissioner, and the founder of the new Arab American Civil Rights League in Dearborn, Michigan, attorney Nabih Ayad is one of the leaders of the movement for equal rights and protections for Arab Americans and people of all backgrounds."To me, civil rights runs through my...Dr. Chad Audi: The Detroit homeless community’s ambassador
Dr. Chad Audi never thought his professional career would be spent giving the homeless hope, and an opportunity to get back on their feet, but once he saw how the Detroit Rescue Mission Missionaries changed the fate of one poverty stricken woman, there was nothing else he could imagine doing. “I didn’t know that I was...
Donor drives being held for two local women
March 15th, 20120 Donor drive being held for local woman with Stage IV CancerDEARBORN — The National Marrow Donor Program’s North Central Region will be holding a donor drive in honor of Amal Fawaz, a 26 year old single mother of two who is suffering from stage IV cancer, the most severe stage of lymphoma. In this stage, tumors spread to organs such......
Muslim Students Association celebrating 10 years of unity on March 17
DEARBORN — The Muslim Students Association of the University of Michigan-Dearborn's annual dinner has become one of the signature campus events of the year, and this time around, the organization will celebrate 10 years of achievements and building relationships. Almost 750 tickets have already been sold for this year's...U.S. senators push to extend temporary living status of Syrian nationals
Six U.S. senators are urging President Obama to extend the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) of Syrian nationals currently residing in the country. In a letter issued last week the senators called on Obama to take the action in order protect Syrians from returning to their homeland, since it remains unsafe following the unrest that......
IRS offering new penalty relief, expanded installment agreements
WASHINGTON – The Internal Revenue Service last week announced a major expansion of its “Fresh Start” initiative to help struggling taxpayers by taking steps to provide new penalty relief to the unemployed and making Installment Agreements available to more people. Under the new Fresh Start provisions, certain taxpayers who have...‘Syria Bleeds:’ University of Michigan panel discussion
ANN ARBOR — Seeking to bring some clarity to an emotionally-charged issue, the University of Michigan's Students Allied for Freedom and Equality and Muslim Students' Association hosted a panel discussion entitled 'Syria Bleeds:An In-Depth Analysis Into the Uprising in Syria' this past Wednesday.A crowd of about 150 people attended......
