ACC holds 38th annual Civic and Humanitarian Awards gala
November 3rd, 20170 By Farah Harb The Arab American News – intern DETROIT — The Arab American and Chaldean Council held its 38th annual gala under the theme “Promoting Drug-Free Communities” at the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center on Oct. 27. The annual ACC gala celebrates the organization’s anniversary and honors individuals...
Community celebrates political strides, weighs challenges at AAPAC’s 20th anniversary gala
November 3rd, 20170 DEARBORN – The Arab American Political Action Committee’s (AAPAC) 20th anniversary gala was a celebration of political successes. Six days before the Nov. 7 municipal elections, Arab Americans packed a large dinner hall at the Bint Jebail Cultural Center in Dearborn and reflected on two decades of achievements and looking forward...
Women’s Convention in Detroit attracts more than 5,000 attendees
November 3rd, 20170 By Afaf Humayun and Stephen Martin DETROIT—“We have no time, there are people counting on us,” said Linda Sarsour in the opening session of the Women’s Convention in Detroit at Cobo Hall on October 27. “People’s literal survival lies in our hands to protect those among us that are the most marginalized.” Sarsour is a...
Dearborn couple charged after child shoots two others in unlicensed daycare
November 3rd, 20170 DEARBORN— A couple has been charged with several counts after their 3-year-old son shot two other toddlers in the face and shoulder on the morning of September 27. Timothy Eubanks, 32, and Samantha Eubanks, 32, are parents to six children. According to police, the couple was running an unlicensed home daycare, located on Harding...
No left turns allowed at three intersections on Michigan Avenue
November 3rd, 20170 Dearborn—Construction of Wagner Place on October 28 has made left turns onto Mason, Monroe and Oakwood prohibited from east or west Michigan Avenue. According to the city of Dearborn, the Wagner Place construction is a project for Ford Motor Company that aims to transform two blocks of old buildings, which are approximately 150,000...
Dearborn Heights diversifies its police force one step at a time
November 3rd, 20170 DEARBORN HEIGHTS— Back in May, The AANews spoke to Dearborn Heights Police Chief Lee Gavin about the lack of Arab American interest in the police force. At the time, Gavin said that they barely apply. "We've had meetings ," he said. "Right now, in all the law enforcement agencies in the area, there are a total lack of...
Beech Daly water main replacement project to begin next week
November 1st, 20170 DEARBORN HEIGHTS— Next week, residents and drivers along Beech Daly Road will experience a partial closure due to a water main construction project. The project is scheduled to start on November 6 and will require closing the right-hand lane of southbound Beech Daly between Hass and Ford Roads. Work will be put off during the...
Henry Ford College to host international student information session
November 1st, 20170 DEARBORN— On November 8, Henry Ford College (HFC) will host an international student information session for future F-1 visa students from 6 to 7 p.m. in the Welcome Center Building. The session aims to inform international students or their local relations about the process of coming to the United States on an F-1 visa to attend...
White nationalist Richard Spencer requests to speak at University of Michigan
October 31st, 20170 ANN ARBOR ― The University of Michigan has received a request to have white nationalist speaker Richard Spencer speak on campus. On Tuesday, Oct. 31, Cameron Padgett, a representative from Spencer's National Policy Institute, sent the university an email request seeking to reserve a venue, U of M Spokesman Rick Fitzgerald...
Ex-Trump campaign chief indicted on conspiracy, money laundering charges
October 30th, 20170 WASHINGTON ― Paul Manafort, a former campaign manager for President Trump, and an associate were indicted by a federal grand jury on 12 counts including conspiracy against the United States and money laundering, the federal special counsel’s office said on Monday. The charges were the first arising from the investigation by Justice...
Restaurant providing a taste of Italy in the Southend for a half century
October 27th, 20170 DEARBORN – In the Southend of Dearborn, across the street from the first mosque constructed in Michigan, a restaurant hangs a United States flag above a red, white and green flag. Although it may surprise some, the flag is not Lebanese, Jordanian or Palestinian. It’s Italian. “Our cultures aren’t very different,” Robert...
Van Born corridor to be redeveloped
October 27th, 20170 DEARBORN HEIGHTS —The area between Dearborn Heights and Taylor will be redeveloped. Ford Motor Company is moving into the former Masco Corp. and the Super Kmart buildings on Van Born Road in Taylor, spurring on redevelopment of the whole area. “It’s a tale of two cities,” Dearborn Heights Mayor Dan Paletko said. “We’re...
Beaumont offering help enrolling in Health Insurance plans
October 27th, 20170 ROYAL OAK— Beaumont hospital will be hosting several Health Insurance Marketplace events at each one of its eight hospitals and other locations in November and December. The events will be open enrollment and are an effort to, “assist those in need of health care coverage or those looking for a new plan”, according to a press...
ACRL opposes bill banning local funding to undocumented immigrants
October 27th, 20170 DEARBORN— On Thursday, October 26, the Arab-American Civil Rights League (ACRL) as well as the governmental and law enforcement community, held a press conference in opposition to the passage of bill HB 5053, which bans all local funding that supports or assists undocumented immigrants. The bill was introduced in the Michigan...
Teens charged with second degree murder after rock thrown kills father of four
October 26th, 20170 Genesee County, MI – Five teens were charged with second degree murder after throwing a heavy rock at a man named Kenneth White that broke his skull, damaged his brain and cut his chest--- killing him. According to WXYZ, the teens were arraigned on Tuesday morning in Flint court and are denied bond. They are charged with second......
U.S. widens surveillance to include ‘homegrown violent extremists’
October 26th, 20170 WASHINGTON ― The U.S. government has broadened an interpretation of which citizens can be subject to physical or digital surveillance to include “homegrown violent extremists,” according to official documents seen by Reuters. The change last year to a Department of Defense manual on procedures governing its intelligence activities...
New school in Lebanon offers education for Syrian refugee girls
October 24th, 20170 BAR ELIAS, Lebanon ― A new girls’ school for Syrian refugees in Lebanon’s poor Bekaa region is aiming to give girls from conservative backgrounds the chance at a formal education. Gaining access to education in general is difficult for Syrian refugees in Lebanon, but for girls from socially conservative families who disapprove of......
Detroit approves $125 million of bonds to revitalize neighborhoods
October 24th, 20170 DETROIT - The Detroit City Council on Tuesday approved nearly $125 million of bonds to finance road and other projects aimed at revitalizing neighborhood commercial corridors. The 9-0 vote sends the borrowing to the Detroit Financial Review Commission, a state oversight board created as part of the city’s bankruptcy exit plan, and...
Meijer recall, listeria contamination
October 23rd, 20170 DEARBORN--A recall has been issued by Meijer Inc. for over 30 packaged produce items dating from September 27 through October 20. The items listed below may have been contaminated with listeria, and the items will are getting pulled from Meijer stores immediately. Also in October, Trader Joe's recalled a salad item, and Walmart had...
The Fordson incident: Hazing or sexual assault?
October 20th, 20170 While the school district, community and police look for answers, here are some professional perspectives. DEARBORN — Last week, Dearborn Public Schools officials informed the community about an alleged afterschool hazing incident involving several of Fordson High School's junior varsity football players in the locker...
SAFE holds inaugural fundraising dinner
October 20th, 20171 DEARBORN — every day, 91 Americans die from an opioid overdose, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Rabih Darwiche has avoided being one of those statistics for 15 months. On September 18, at the inaugural fundraising dinner for the nonprofit SAFE Substance Abuse Coalition, Darwiche received the first......
Dearborn’s Iris Becker Elementary honored as blue ribbon school
October 20th, 20170 By Farah Harb The Arab American News - intern DEARBORN — The U.S. Department of Education recently recognized Iris Becker Elementary School as a 2017 Blue Ribbon School. The school, one of 13 out of 342 nationwide to be so honored, is the first from Dearborn to receive the award. "Here at Becker, we set the bar very high,...
Blankets of Hope event aids young cancer patients
October 20th, 20170 By Dalia Sukari The Arab American News - intern DEARBORN — On Friday, October 13, the United Network of Islam (U.N.I) hosted a Blankets of Hope event at the Islamic Center of America on Ford Road. The U.N.I's mission is to foster faith, unity and leadership within the community by drawing inspirational lessons from important......
Family of dead Muslim recruit sues Marines for $100 million
October 18th, 20170 TAYLOR, MI — The family of a Muslim Marine recruit from Taylor who died in a fall at boot camp last year after allegedly being hazed and abused is suing the government for $100 million for his death, claiming "negligence on multiple levels of command." The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Detroit claims the Marines...
Study: Refugees contributed $295M to Michigan’s economy and provided hundreds of jobs in 2016
October 18th, 20170 WEST BLOOMFIELD, MI - Refugees in Wayne, Oakland, Macomb and Washtenaw counties are contributing to the region's economy and helping grow its population, according to a new study released Tuesday. The study by Global Detroit and the University of Michigan's School of Public Policy said, over the past decade, about 21,000 refugees......
