October football scuffle leads to questionable assault charges for four teens
January 20th, 20120 Motion to dismiss expected to be filed as parents, officials attempt to grasp situation DEARBORN — The physical, competitive nature of football leads to several on-field confrontations between players in most games, from the professional level on down to high school action. Hamadeh Educational Services Founder and CEO Nawal...
Freight forwarder company ‘Seastar’ implements unique business model
January 20th, 20120 Fida Mourtada and his wife Zainab have been married almost as long as they have been in the transportation business together. Today, Mourtada and his wife run Seastar, a freight forwarding company that specializes in ocean, inland & air transportation. While the couple has been able to successfully manage their own business, the road...
Occupy Detroit meets local Arab leaders to discuss Jan. 25 Egyptian solidarity protest
January 20th, 20120 Occupy Detroit organizers discussing the upcoming rally. PHOTO: Nafeh AbuNabDEARBORN - On Thursday Jan. 19 members of the Occupy Detroit movement and Arab community met at the Lebanese American Heritage Club to discuss plans for a protest expected to take place Jan. 25 starting 4:30 p.m. at Grand Circus Park in downtown...Obama administration brings undocumented residents relief with new policy changes
DETROIT — Recently the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced changes that will allow the undocumented spouses and children of U.S. citizens who are eligible for a green card to file their applications for family unity in the United States and stay in the country while they are processed. Ascencio and his family...Judge David Allen to receive prestigious award
Judge David AllenDEARBORN — Friends and family of the Honorable Kaye Tertzag will host the third annual Tertzag Tribute Dinner in his honor on Thursday, February 23, 2012. Judge Tertzag passed away on February 4, 2009, having established a legacy of integrity and service to the state of Michigan. Arab American judge David Allen...Wayne County to lay off 44 employees
DETROIT – On Monday, the Wayne County Executive’s Office announced a round of 44 layoffs, with the Health & Human Services Department among the departments affected.The cuts will save the county about $6 million over the next 20 months according to local reports. “I am still committed to making whatever cuts are necessary...Henry Ford Community College offers free Computer Numerically Controlled training course
DEARBORN — Henry Ford Community College is offering a free, six-week Computer Numerically Controlled programmer training course from Feb. 6 to March 16, 2012.In the course, students will gain knowledge and experience in C.N.C. machinery, which includes various computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) systems, 2D programming, Solid Works...Dearborn Stars announce Sam Piraine as new head coach
DEARBORN — The Dearborn Stars Soccer Club announced the hiring of its new Head Coach Sam Piraine on Tuesday, Jan. 10. Piraine becomes the Stars' seventh head coach in the club's 30-year history. Sam PiraineThe Dearborn Stars Board of Directors led by its president, Dr. Ned Fawaz, held a thorough search. Piraine has been...
Sterling Heights company helps build tanks for Egyptian military as part of $395 million contract
January 12th, 20120 As the first anniversary of the beginning of the Egyptian Revolution in Tahrir Square approaches, international focus has shifted to the country's struggle to maintain the democratic virtues its citizens thought it had wrested from the hands of ex-President Hosni Mubarak.Hundreds of thousands of people have returned to the square...
Two “All-American Muslim” cast members detained for marijuana possession
January 12th, 20120 DETROIT – Two reality TV show personalities from the TLC show “All-American Muslim” were detained at the Ambassador Bridge on New Year's Day after they were allegedly caught with marijuana in the trunk while trying to cross into the U.S. from Windsor.According to local reports, the unidentified cast members had 9 grams of marijuana...Lebanese American Billionaire ‘Matty’ Moroun jailed
DETROIT — Eighty-four-year-old Lebanese American billionaire Manual 'Matty' Moroun was ordered to jail by Circuit Judge Prentis Edwards Thursday morning. His top aide Dam Stamper was also imprisoned. They are being forced to comply with Edwards' order of completing the building of ramps connecting the Ambassador Bridge...MPAC applauds those who helped prevent attack
On Jan. 9 a Tampa, Fla., man was arrested on charges that he was planning an attack using guns and bombs on multiple locations. As in numerous previous cases, the suspect, Sami Osmakac, was apprehended following a tip from local Muslims.The Muslim Public Affairs Council commends the vigilance of citizens and public officials in their...Deportation of Detroit mom stopped by Feds after rally
DETROIT — A local woman who was scheduled to be deported was released by immigration officials after a rally urging the government to stop their plans.Leslie Hernandez was expected to be deported to Mexico before the decision was changed. She came to the U.S. as a child, has a clean record and three kids, and has lived in America...Activists hold “Free Syria” flash mob at local mall
PHOTO: Nafeh AbuNab/American Elite StudiosNOVI — About 50 Syrian American activists joined at Twelve Oaks Mall in Troy on Sunday, Jan. 7 for a flash mob-style demonstration for freedom for Syrians from the country's current regime.Demonstrators against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad held signs showing victims of the violence...
Detroit protesters join worldwide movement to close Guantanamo
January 12th, 20120 Hundreds imprisoned, likely tortured since 2002, facility still open despite only six convictions Protesters gathered on January 11, 2012 outside the McNamara Federal Building in downtown Detroit. DETROIT – Braving freezing temperatures and blustery winds, protesters joined a worldwide movement as part of the Wednesday, Jan. 11......
Rally planned in solidarity with Egyptian Revolution
DETROIT - As part of the Occupy Detroit movement, a rally is scheduled to be held at Grand Circus Park in Detroit in solidarity with the Egyptian Revolution on January 25, the movement's one-year anniversary. The event will begin at 4:30 p.m. at Grand Circus Park in Detroit and will be followed by a march to the McNamara Federal...
Republican Snyder woos immigrants to refill depopulated Michigan
January 12th, 20120 LANSING (Bloomberg) — Michigan Governor Rick Snyder calls himself the most pro-immigration governor in the country, and he's out to prove it. The governor says immigrants should get green cards if they can pay $500,000 to start a business and create five jobs. The current requirement is $1 million and 10 jobs, or $500,000 in depressed......
Internet gambling could be legalized in Michigan
LANSING — The United States Justice Department recently reversed a prior decision and has legalized placing bets on the Internet. The 1961 Interstate Wire Act was reversed, meaning that online poker could be available at Detroit locations and Lotto tickets could soon be bought on the web. The Gov. Rick Snyder administration...On Jan. 20, take a stand against domestic violence
DEARBORN — Kendall thought she would never be able to survive on her own. Jeannie had to hide her bruises.Cattie's husband told her almost daily that she was "stupid" and "dumb." Those are some of the stories these former victims of domestic violence told The Arab American News for an article last fall.Kendall, Jeannie and Cattie are...
Azzam Elder files lawsuit against Ficano, two county commissioners
January 11th, 20120 DETROIT — Azzam Elder, the former Wayne County Deputy CEO is suing two county commissioners and the county’s executive Robert Ficano. Elder resigned from his position with the county in November following a controversial severance payment the county's chief economic development director Turkia Awada Mullin received after...Michigan swimmer Bachrouche Olympic-bound after record performances for Team Lebanon
At the conclusion of their college careers, many athletes ride off into the proverbial sunset, content to put their degrees to use and to hang up their cleats, or in the case of Katya Bachrouche, her swim cap. Above: Bachrouche is draped in the Lebanese flag at the Pan-Arab Games this past December. Bachrouche was able to join......
Listeria concerns lead to Green Cedar Dairy recall
DEARBORN — Two cheese products from the city's Green Cedar Dairy were recalled on Dec. 27 because of possible contamination by listeria bacteria. The affected products are All Natural Ackawi Cheese and All Natural Chives Cheese, with sell dates up to July 1 of this year. Two cases of exposure are currently being...Locally-sold and imported apricot candies from Baraka recalled
DEARBORN — Apricot candies made by the company Baraka and distributed through U.B.C. Food Distributors of Dearborn have been recalled because they have been found to contain undeclared sulfites as preservatives. The Lebanon-imported candies were found to contain high sulfite levels in a routine product sampling by the state of New......
Arab American Beauties calendar premieres; proceeds to HYPE
DEARBORN - The new Arab American Beauties 2012 calendar, created by Nafeh AbuNab of American Elite Studios with proceeds benefiting Hype Athletics of Dearborn, is now available at over 100 metro Detroit stores, and at www.arabamericanbeauties.com. On Dec. 27, a holiday kickoff event was held at Byblos Banquets that included...Boutique provides trendy, modest Islamic wear
While metro Detroit is home to several Muslim clothing stores that cater to the region's high concentration of American Muslims, it's hard to imagine there could be one trendier than Hija.Bee of Dearborn Heights. The boutique primarily focuses on stylish garments for young women. Its customers say they're relieved the store......
