Suspect charged in second assassination attempt against former President Trump
September 20th, 20240 Former President Trump was the target in what the FBI believes to be an attempted assassination. While Trump was golfing at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida on Sunday, Secret Service agents fired shots at a man after seeing his rifle in the bushes of the Trump International Golf Club. Trump was reported unharmed and safe....
Poll: American Muslims in Michigan prefer Green Party candidate Jill Stein over Harris and Trump
September 14th, 20240 A new poll conducted by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) showed a surprising rise in popularity for Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein among Muslim voters in Michigan. The poll found that 40 percent of Muslim American voters in Michigan support Stein, compared to 18 percent for Republican candidate...
The intensity of the race to the White House strengthens the electoral voice of Arabs and Muslims in Michigan
September 13th, 20242 ARAB AMERICAN VOTERS' CHOICE IN NOVEMBER As the intensity of the race to the White House increases following the first debate between the Republican candidate, former President Trump, and the Democratic candidate, Vice President Harris, on Tuesday, the electoral significance of Arab and Muslim American votes in Michigan and other swing...
Reuters/Ipsos poll: Harris widens lead over Trump
August 30th, 20240 Democrat Kamala Harris leads Republican Donald Trump 45 percent to 41 percent in a Reuters/Ipsos poll published on Thursday that showed the vice president sparking new enthusiasm among voters and shaking up the race ahead of the Nov. 5 election. The 4 percentage point advantage among registered voters was wider than a 1 point lead...
Democratic National Convention denies request for Arab American speaker, allows parents of hostage to speak
August 23rd, 20240 The Democratic National Committee declined a request from the "uncommitted" delegates for a member of the Arab American community to speak at the party convention in Chicago. “The answer is no,” Michigan uncommitted delegate Abbas Alawieh told journalists outside the United Center. “I said, 'No is unacceptable. No is...
Harris’ speech in support of Israel fails to win over Arab American and Muslim support
August 23rd, 20240 Disappointed Pro-Palestinian activists said Kamala Harris' speech to close the Democratic convention in Chicago failed to demonstrate any break from the status quo, after a week in which the most divisive issue facing the party was mostly ignored. Under pressure to respond to critics of U.S. support for Israel's war in Gaza, the vice...
Harris pivots to convincing Arab American voters of her leadership
August 2nd, 20241 By Joey Cappelletti - Associated Press DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Osama Siblani’s phone won’t stop ringing. Just days after President Biden withdrew his bid for reelection and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for the Democratic presidential nomination, top officials from both major political parties have been asking the...
Trump shooter Thomas Crooks leaves behind pile of mysteries
July 19th, 20240 Thomas Crooks was pacing next to a warehouse building outside the Butler Farm Show grounds as a crowd gathered for one of former President Trump's signature outdoor rallies. Crooks had already been flagged as suspicious by law enforcement. By the time two police officers walked over to check him out, he was on the roof, belly...
Biden is isolated at home as top Democrats urge him to drop out of the race
July 19th, 20240 Democrats at the highest levels are making a critical push for President Biden to rethink his election bid, with former President Obama expressing concerns to allies and Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi privately telling Biden the party could lose the ability to seize control of the House if he doesn’t step away from the 2024...
Mixed reviews for Trump’s acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention
July 19th, 20240 MILWAUKEE – For four nights at Donald Trump's nominating convention in Milwaukee, a roster of speakers attempted to give one of the most divisive politicians in recent U.S. history a makeover, describing him as a loving and caring family man whose near-assassination at a rally on Saturday had changed him. Early in his speech on...
Assassination attempt on former President Trump marks a significant and troubling event in American politics
July 14th, 20240 BUTLER, Pennsylvania – In a dramatic turn of events, former President Trump survived an assassination attempt while speaking at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13. The assailant, identified as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, opened fire, hitting Trump in the ear. Trump was swiftly evacuated by Secret Service agents...
Arab Americans for Trump aiming to flip community votes in Michigan
July 13th, 20240 Frustrated with President Biden’s support for Israel, Bishara Bahbah, Ph.D., founded Arab Americans for Trump to rally support for former President Trump in Michigan and Arizona. “The Arab and Muslim American communities will not, in any way, form or shape, ever vote for Biden,” Bahbah said. “Biden is complicit in the genocide...
Biden flubbed names, insists he is staying in the race, mixes Harris with Trump
July 13th, 20240 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Joe Biden failed another test on Thursday that he was trying to avoid so far this year — a solo news conference with questions from the White House press corps. The news conference was meant to reassure an increasing disheartened group of Democratic lawmakers, allies and persuadable voters in this year’s......
Biden’s approval deteriorates among Democrats after poor performance in first presidential debate
July 5th, 20241 The Democratic camp experienced a wave of disappointment, confusion, shock and disorder following President Biden's poor performance during the first presidential debate against former Republican President Trump on June 27. Many Democratic-leaning commentators and analysts are calling for Biden to bow out of the race, so the...Trump turns to his Lebanese son-in-law’s father to woo Arab American voters in Michigan
June 21st, 20240 A report published by the Associated Press highlighted the growing role of Lebanese American businessman Massad Boulos in swaying Arab voters in Michigan to vote for former President Trump in the upcoming presidential election. This effort is amid their strong dissatisfaction with President Biden's policies towards the brutal Israeli war......
Mayor Hammoud’s young age prevents his nomination for vice president by Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein
June 7th, 20240 DEARBORN – The young age of Dearborn’s mayor, Abdullah Hammoud, has prevented his nomination for U.S. vice president by the Green Party in the Nov. 5 presidential elections. Had it not been for this age restriction, Hammoud, of Lebanese descent, would have been the first Arab and the first Muslim to run for vice president in U.S....
Poll: Biden’s support continues to plummet among Arab Americans amid Gaza war
May 31st, 20240 Forty percent of Arab Americans in key U.S. swing states, including Michigan, say they are "not enthusiastic at all" about November’s election. WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Biden’s support among Arab American voters in critical swing states has plummeted during the war in Gaza, a new poll found, in the latest sign that the United...
Michigan Bureau of Elections declares nine Michigan Congressional candidates’ primary ballot petitions invalid
May 31st, 20240 LANSING – Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson's Office declared that nine Congressional candidates failed to submit enough valid petition signatures to make the primary ballot in August, according to reports released Friday afternoon, May 24. The determinations, if confirmed by the Board of State Canvassers next week, could whittle...
Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein visits Dearborn, meets with community
March 8th, 20241 On Thursday, The Islamic House of Wisdom in Dearborn Heights hosted Dr. Jill Stein, the Green Party presidential candidate, for an evening of community discussion. Stein, 73, a three-time Green Party presidential candidate, said as president she would immediately call for a ceasefire in Gaza. “The president can make a phone......
Trump, Biden march toward rematch after dominating Super Tuesday contests
March 8th, 20240 President Biden and former President Trump swept to victory in statewide nominating contests across the country on Tuesday, setting up a historic rematch in November's general election despite low approval ratings for both candidates. Trump won the Republican votes in 14 of 15 states — including delegate-rich California and Texas...
The Muslim vote: An overlooked “swing factor”
March 8th, 20240 By Selen Ozturk At a Feb. 22 briefing held by Houston Ethnic Media, AJ Durrani — treasurer of Emgage Texas and the first Muslim American to serve on the Democratic National Committee — highlighted record national and state-level increases in the Muslim vote, and its impact in light of the 2024 elections. Expanding the Muslim......
Poll: Voters support the U.S. calling for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and conditioning military aid to Israel
March 1st, 20240 A new survey from Data for Progress asked likely U.S. voters about various foreign policy issues, particularly related to the ongoing war on Gaza. When asked if they approve or disapprove of the way Joe Biden is handling the Israel-Palestine conflict, voters disapprove by a -21-point margin, with 57 percent disapproving and 36 percent...
On Feb. 27: Punish Biden, VOTE “uncommitted.” But, VOTE YES for the schools and college millage proposals
February 24th, 20241 Michigan's presidential primary elections on February 27 constitute an exceptional milestone, as they include very important decisions for the Arab American community. Next Tuesday, Democratic and Republican voters will select their respective presidential candidates to face off in the November general election. This is an important......
