Arab Americans show strength at Democratic nomination convention, urge unity at polls
April 27th, 20180 DETROIT – It’s no secret that the 2016 presidential election cultivated an electrified wave of progressive activism and swaths of candidates from minority communities running for office. In Michigan, where President Trump was victorious, increasingly polarized Democrats and Republicans are gearing up for contentious races to...
August 7 primaries: Record number of Arab Americans compete in several races
April 27th, 20180 DEARBORN — Now that the April 24 deadline to file nominating petitions for elected office has passed, Michiganians have an “un-official” look at candidates in the August 7 primary elections. That list will be finalized once the deadline to withdraw passes on April 27. In the race for governor, two Libertarians — John J. Tatar...
Man who hit Muslim woman at Dearborn hospital found not yet competent for trial
April 25th, 20180 DEARBORN – When John Salvatore Deliz, 57, did not show up in 19th District Court on April 24 for assaulting an Arab American woman in an emergency room on Feb. 10, Judge Mark Somers issued a bench warrant for failing to appear. Police found Deliz the next day and he appeared before Judge Somers. According to Somers, Deliz hadn’t...
Supreme Court appears ready to uphold Trump’s travel ban
April 25th, 20180 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Supreme Court’s conservative majority appeared poised to hand President Trump a huge legal victory, signaling on Wednesday it was likely to uphold his contentious travel ban targeting several Muslim-majority countries. Conservative justices including Chief Justice John Roberts and Anthony Kennedy, a frequent...
Trump and France’s Macron seek new measures on Iran
April 24th, 20180 WASHINGTON, D.C. ― President Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron pledged on Tuesday to seek stronger measures to contain Iran, as Trump considers whether to ditch an international accord meant to prevent Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. At a joint news conference after lengthy talks, Trump did not repeat threats to...
Public can drop off unwanted prescription drugs April 28 at the Dearborn Police Department
April 24th, 20180 DEARBORN – The Dearborn Police Department, in partnership with the federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), will participate in National Drug Take-Back Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 28. Residents are encouraged to bring their unused, unwanted or expired prescription medications to the Dearborn Police Station on...
State Police organize 13 semis on I-696 freeway to save suicidal man
April 24th, 20180 DETROIT - The lanes of Interstate 696 near Detroit were closed Tuesday morning, April 24, as Michigan State Police and members of the trucking community organized in an unique and awesome way to help a man threatening suicide on a highway overpass. Just before 1 a.m., a call came in about an unarmed man on the bridge, Fox 2 reports....
Trump launches effort to boost U.S. weapons sales abroad
April 23rd, 20180 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump administration rolled out a long-awaited overhaul of U.S. arms export policy on Thursday aimed at expanding sales to allies, saying it will bolster the American defense industry and create jobs at home. The White House aims to speed up arms deal approvals and increase the role of senior U.S. officials,...
HYPE Athletics celebrates 17 years of helping youth, community
April 23rd, 20180 We have been able to help more than 100 kids in the community with drug addiction DEARBORN HEIGHTS — On Friday, April 13, HYPE Athletics celebrated its 17th anniversary with a dinner at its Dearborn Heights location that drew 750 attendees, including Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed. What started as a...
Dearborn among finalists of Governor’s Fitness Awards
April 23rd, 20180 DETROIT — The cities of Dearborn, Flint and Grand Rapids were among the finalists for the 2018 Active Community Award, one of the categories in the Governor's Fitness Awards. The three cities were honored at the State Capitol the morning of April 19. A gala event subsequently followed that evening at Cobo Center. The Governor's...
Judge Mariam Bazzi to receive Distinguished Service Award at HFC commencement
April 23rd, 20180 DEARBORN — Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Mariam Bazzi will receive the 2018 Henry Ford College Distinguished Service Award at HFC's afternoon commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 5. The ceremony will take place at the Ford Community & Performing Arts Center at 1:30 p.m. Bazzi is a former member of the HFC Board of...
EnvisionTEC reveals world’s longest 3D printed chain
April 23rd, 20180 DETROIT — On April 20, Dearborn-based EnvisionTEC unveiled a 328-foot chain of groundbreaking new material in the world's longest chain printed from a 3D printer. The chain was printed over the course of 99 hours unattended and required a computer with extreme processing power. The chain took more than two weeks to design and...
People ask: Is strike against Syria justified?
April 23rd, 20180 By Farah Harb The Arab American News "Assad either didn't carry out the chemical attack or he "is the dumbest dictator on the planet Earth." -Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) DEARBORN — The U.S. and its European allies carried out airstrikes on Friday, April 13, in retaliation for a suspected but unconfirmed chemical attack on April 7 in...
Lebanese consul general assures voters: Head to polls with no reservations
April 23rd, 20180 By Farah Harb The Arab American News DEARBORN — In a town hall meeting at the Byblos Banquet Hall in Dearborn on Wednesday, April 18, Suzan Mouzi-Yassine, the Lebanese Consul General of Lebanon in Detroit, joined with other speakers in addressing Lebanese Americans on the process of voting in the upcoming Lebanese...
LAHC gives awards, $100,000 in scholarships at 30th annual gala
April 23rd, 20180 DEARBORN — Few could have anticipated that a cultural and heritage club that formed to accommodate a young local Lebanese American community would become a vital social service organization serving Metro Detroit. Its initial relationship with the community's youth was through a sports program, but 30 years later, the Leaders......
Push for ‘Dreamer’ immigration bill gains steam in House of Representatives
April 19th, 20180 WASHINGTON, D.C. — A bipartisan majority of the House of Representatives on Wednesday urged Speaker Paul Ryan to schedule debate on bills to protect young undocumented immigrants from deportation, in a move aimed at reviving a push that sputtered in the Senate in February. Backers said they had 240 House members on board so far...
Senator Sanders introducing bill targeting opioid manufacturers
April 17th, 20180 WASHINGTON,D.C. — Senator Bernie Sanders will introduce a bill on Tuesday that would fine opioid drug manufacturers for deceptive marketing and implement the harshest penalties yet on drugmakers found responsible for contributing to the drug epidemic. Sanders, an independent who ran for the Democratic presidential nomination in......
Dearborn alleys scheduled for reconstruction
April 13th, 20180 DEARBORN — A number of alleys throughout the city are scheduled to be improved this year. Scheduled repairs include pavement at 650 locations and sidewalk repairs at approximately 200 locations. Construction will begin in the spring. Some alley locations are scheduled to be inspected. These alleys are east of Schaefer between...
Hamadeh Educational Services to host inaugural scholarship gala on 20th anniversary
April 13th, 20180 Advertorial DEARBORN HEIGHTS – They say it takes a village to raise a child, but effective avenues to accomplish that are few and far between. Hamadeh Educational Services (HES), will do just that by holding its inaugural Scholarship Gala on Friday, April 20 at the Edward Hotel in Dearborn. Proceeds from the event will...
House Speaker Ryan to quit, shaking Republicans as elections near
April 13th, 20180 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan will not seek re-election and will leave his post at the start of 2019, dealing a blow to fellow Republicans and President Trump ahead of fast-approaching Congressional elections. By triggering a House leadership struggle when the party should focus on defending its...
Michigan State student sues, claims school ignored rape by basketball players
April 13th, 20180 DETROIT — A Michigan State University journalism student sued the school on Monday, claiming she was raped by three basketball players and that she was discouraged by counselors from reporting the 2015 attack to police. Identified as Jane Doe in the U.S. District Court lawsuit, the student, who was 18 at the time, claims MSU had a......
Community hosts fundraiser for Michigan Supreme Court justices
April 13th, 20180 By Farah Harb The Arab American News DEARBORN — Several community members, including fellow judges, were present Tuesday at a fundraiser for Justices Kurtis T. Wilder and Elizabeth T. Clement, hosted by Published Osama Siblani at La Pita. Both justices are running for reelection this year. Last year, Gov. Snyder...
Flint free from state oversight
April 13th, 20180 FLINT — When Flint’s oversight moved to a receivership transition advisory board, Governor Snyder stated that city officials worked hard to reverse the financial emergency that led to state-appointed emergency managers from November 2011 to April 2015. Flint’s emergency manager changed the city’s water source in 2014 in an......
How could the citizenship question on 2020 Census impact Dearborn?
April 13th, 20180 DEARBORN – Even as the city looks to a new dawn of economic prosperity with a wide range of major investments, it could be dealt a blow two in two years. Residents, city officials and community advocates are anxious about the implications of a proposed question on the 2020 Census that would ask people if they’re citizens. They...
After Parkland shooting, states shift education funds to school safety
April 13th, 20180 NEW YORK – Before the ink could dry on Florida Governor Rick Scott’s signature last month, critics cried foul over the bill he signed into law to spend $400 million boosting security at schools across the state following February’s Parkland mass shooting. School officials, local sheriffs and Democrats opposed different......
