Federal agents raid Dearborn clinic
April 13th, 20180 DEARBORN – FBI agents conducted a raid April 12 on Detroit Visiting Physicians, a clinic owned by Dr. Fares Yasin, removing boxes of evidence. Yasin has been accused of overprescribing opioids as well as other drugs. Agents also raided Yasin’s home and six cars before visiting the Michigan Ave. clinic. “There'd be lines...
Congress zeroes in on Facebook
April 13th, 20180 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg navigated through his first congressional hearings On Tuesday and Wednesday without making any further promises to support new legislation or change how the social network does business. During nearly five hours of questioning by 44 U.S. senators on the first day,...
Local pharmacists and doctor charged with insurance fraud
April 13th, 20180 DETROIT – Four pharmacists, a doctor and a patient recruiter have been charged by the U.S. Attorney's Office in connection with a scheme to bill insurance companies for medicine that was not given to patients. Pharmacists Samir Berri of West Bloomfield, Anthony Cole of Wyandotte, Shamimur Rahman of Clinton Township, Ghassan Hamka...
Facebook CEO Zuckerberg starts testifying in Senate hearing
April 10th, 20180 WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO ―Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg started testifying before Congress on Tuesday as he looks to fend off the possibility of new regulations as a result of the privacy scandal engulfing his social network. The 33-year-old internet mogul faces tough questioning from a joint hearing of the U.S....
Flint school children to be screened for effects of lead after agreement
April 10th, 20180 LANSING ― School children in Flint will receive screening and in-depth health assessments to measure the effects of lead-tainted drinking water on their ability to learn, under a more than $4 million legal agreement reached on Monday. The agreement partially settled a federal lawsuit related to a water crisis in Flint that drew...
Tailor charged with criminal sexual misconduct
April 6th, 20180 LIVONIA – A 57-year-old tailor is facing criminal sexual misconduct charges for allegedly inappropriately touching two of his customers. Majed (Mark) Mohamad Wazni, a Dearborn resident, was charged on March 28 with two counts of fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct by Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy. The charges involve...
Bills under consideration to make registering to vote easier
April 6th, 20180 LANSING — Legislation before the Michigan House of Representatives is expected to make it easier for citizens with driver’s licenses or state identification cards to register to vote. The bill was passed by the Senate unanimously. “Our online services already allow for changes in address for both driver’s license and voter...
Trump to order National Guard to protect border with Mexico
April 6th, 20180 WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Trump, unable to get Congress or Mexico to fully fund his border wall, will post National Guard troops along the Mexican frontier, officials said on Wednesday, in a move that was likely to escalate tensions with a key U.S. ally. The Trump administration was working with the governors of the four...
Mayor’s Arts Awards ceremony takes place April 10
April 6th, 20180 DEARBORN — The 30th annual Mayor’s Arts Awards Ceremony will take place inside studio A at the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center on Tuesday, April 10. The awards, which are open to the public at no charge, are presented by the Dearborn Community Arts Council and the mayor’s office. “The DCAC looks forward to...
Forum on ‘Orville Hubbard and contemporary struggles in and beyond Southeast Michigan’ held at UM-Dearborn
April 6th, 20180 DEARBORN – Students of Joshua Akers’ Introduction to Urban and Regional Studies class put together a forum on March 29 to discuss the statue of former Dearborn Mayor Orville Hubbard and to have a broader discussion of racism in and beyond Southeast Michigan. The standing-room-only forum, which Akers moderated, was held in a...
On Imam Ali’s birthday, Rev. Wendell Anthony urges Muslims to ‘stand up’ for justice amid rising Islamophobia
April 6th, 20180 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — On March 30, a day that marked the birth of Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib and the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, Rev. Wendell Anthony, president of the Detroit Branch NAACP, spoke to a diverse, capacity crowd about "the voice of human justice" at the Islamic Institute of America. Anthony commemorated Imam Ali’s legacy of...
Lane closures announced for section of Ford Road
April 6th, 20180 DEARBORN — The Michigan Department of Transportation announced that lanes on Ford Road between Telegraph Road and Inkster Road will close for construction beginning April 6. Two lanes will be open in both directions during morning and afternoon rush hours. While during off-peak times, nights and weekends, only one lane will be open...
Ghada Abdallah appointed to Detroit Wayne Mental Health Authority board
April 6th, 20180 By Farah Harb The Arab American News Abdallah took the fight against substance abuse as a personal mission one month after she lost her 38-year-old cousin to addiction. DETROIT – After being the first Arab American and Muslim woman appointed to the Michigan Pharmacists Association in 2016 and a member of the Detroit Wayne...
Poll: Support for Trump’s immigration stance slips among supporters
April 6th, 20180 While people who voted for President Trump are still largely supportive of his immigration policies, their approval has eroded somewhat since he took office, according to Reuters/Ipsos polling. As Trump plans to send troops to the U.S.-Mexico border, some key findings from an ongoing Reuters/Ipsos immigration poll are that while about...
Dearborn student sues Beaumont for not preventing ER attack
April 6th, 20180 An emergency room nurse and two administrators at Beaumont in Dearborn told The AANews they had not heard about the incident or received any notification from the hospital until after the lawsuit was filed. DEARBORN – She went to the ER for a possible broken jaw and was punched in the face. A 19-year-old college student was......
Former Arab American Ford engineer awarded $16.8 million in discrimination suit
DETROIT – A federal jury in the Eastern District of Michigan has found in favor of former Ford engineer Faisal G. Khalaf, ruling that his superiors discriminated against him — based on his heritage and accent— and fired him after he’d attempted to come forward about what had happened to him. Khalaf, who was awarded $16.8...
Ex-Ford engineer wins $16.8M discrimination lawsuit
April 5th, 20180 DEARBORN – A former Ford employee has been awarded $16.8 million after successfully suing the automaker and two of its supervisors for creating a hostile work environment and discrimination based on the employee's Arab background. Following an 11-day trial, a federal jury in the Eastern District of Michigan ruled on March 28 in......
Dearborn Heights swears in two new police officers, one firefighter
April 2nd, 20180 Dearborn Heights — The police and Fire Departments recently celebrated the addition of new employees during swearing-in ceremonies at the Dearborn Heights City Hall. Two new Police Officers were sworn in at a March 19 ceremony, and one new firefighter was sworn in at a March 26 ceremony. Police officers: Ahmed Alhalili, a 4-year...
The Arab American Health Initiative hosts health seminars in Dearborn
March 30th, 20180 DEARBORN — The Arab American Health Initiative (AAHI) will introduce health seminars to the community on Saturday, March 31 from 1-3 p.m. Attendees will gain hands-on experience in using an AED machine and performing bystander CPR. They should also be able to learn to recognize emergency medical conditions such as heart attacks,...
Trump ‘stands in solidarity’ with Orange County on California sanctuary law
March 30th, 20180 WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Wednesday, President Trump praised a major California county for joining his administration's legal challenge to the state's new limits on how much local police and sheriff's departments support his rigorous deportation policy. "My Administration stands in solidarity with the brave citizens in Orange County...
Lawmakers: Gun control movement pushing Congress to act
March 30th, 20180 NEW YORK — The youth-led gun control movement that flexed its public muscle with huge weekend rallies has already nudged Congress to enact minor firearms changes, but must remain active if it hopes to win more meaningful regulations, lawmakers said on Sunday. The movement that erupted after the Feb. 14 mass shooting at Marjory......
Residents and activists speak out against DTE permit proposal
March 30th, 20180 DEARBORN — A crowd of about 75 Dearborn residents, activists and elected officials met at Edsel Ford High School on March 27 to voice their concerns to the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality about a proposed permit submitted by DTE Dearborn CEP LLC. DTE is requesting a new combined heat and power plant to be constructed...
Two national gun control movements in our midst – What happens next?
March 30th, 20180 By Farah Harb The Arab American News DETROIT — On Saturday, March 24, thousands of people — the majority of them students — filled downtown Detroit, carrying signs and chanting for tighter gun control laws at the biggest “March for Our Lives” in southeast Michigan. These individuals joined in solidarity with......
Dearborn Board of Education selects new HFC president
March 30th, 20180 DEARBORN – Russell A. Kavalhuna, an associate dean at Western Michigan University and a former federal prosecutor, has been selected to become the new president of Henry Ford College (HFC). On March 28, the Dearborn Board of Education, which overseas administration of the city’s public schools and the college, voted 6-1 after a...
Local basketball star joins professional Lebanese team
March 30th, 20181 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Mohamed Bazzi stood on his former high school's basketball court, dribbled a ball, studied the hoop, aimed and rejoiced as the ball effortlessly whipped through the net. A yellow and blue banner with his name and scoring achievement of 1,436 points in the 2015 season hanging from the ceiling next to the basketball......
