Trustee Hussein Berry sues district over colleague’s appointment
June 30th, 20170 DEARBORN — A member of the Dearborn Board of Education is suing the board and its president over the appointment of the newest trustee. Trustee Hussein Berry announced the lawsuit during the June 26 board meeting after the new trustee, Celia Nasser, was sworn in by 19th District Court Chief Judge Sam Salamey. The lawsuit comes on...
Bald man steals several boxes of Rogaine from Dearborn pharmacy
June 29th, 20170 DEARBORN ― A bald man stole seven boxes of Rogaine from a pharmacy on Warren Avenue near Wyoming Avenue in Dearborn on June 22, according to a Dearborn Police press release. Employees told officers that the suspect, a 30-40-year-old Black man, entered the store, placed seven boxes of the items in a shopping bag, and left in...
Dearborn Fire Department awarded $773K grant
June 28th, 20170 DEARBORN – On Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D- Dearborn) announced that the Dearborn Fire Department will be awarded a $773,637 vehicle acquisition grant through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. “It is critical that local firefighters and first responders have the...
Michigan Supreme Court examining hookah tobacco mixing case
June 28th, 20170 DETROIT— Michigan’s Supreme Court is examining the case of Samer Shami, a Detroit area man who blends his own tobacco for hookahs. Investigators accused Shami of producing his own tobacco without a license. A Wayne County judge expelled the charge, claiming that mixing tobacco does not equate with manufacturing it. However,...
State sues Flint over failing to approve long-term water deal
June 28th, 20170 FLINT- Michigan sued the city of Flint on Wednesday in federal court over its failure to approve a long-term drinking water source for residents. Flint switched its water supply in 2014, sparking a crisis that was linked to an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease and at least 12 deaths, as well as exposure of residents to dangerously...
Suspect in Michigan airport stabbing to make court appearance
June 28th, 20170 FLINT- A man charged with stabbing an airport police officer in an attack federal investigators are probing as an act of terrorism is expected to appear in a Michigan federal court on Wednesday. Amor Ftouhi, 49, of Quebec, Canada, was charged in federal court with violence at an international airport for stabbing officer Jeff Neville...
U.S. judge halts deportation of Iraqis nationwide
June 27th, 20170 DETROIT- A federal judge halted late on Monday the deportation of all Iraqi nationals detained during immigration sweeps across the United States this month until at least July 10, expanding a stay he imposed last week. The stay had initially only protected 114 detainees from the Detroit area. U.S. District Judge Mark Goldsmith...
Supreme Court revives travel ban
June 26th, 20170 WASHINGTON ― The Supreme Court on Monday handed a victory to President Trump by reviving parts of his travel ban on people from six Muslim-majority countries and refugees and agreeing to decide its legality later this year in a major test of presidential powers. The justices narrowed the scope of lower court rulings that had...Flint stabber is Tunisian from Canada
June 25th, 20170 FLINT — Bishop International Airport was evacuated on Wednesday after Lieutenant Jeff Neville of the airport Department of Public Safety was stabbed in the neck in what a government official familiar with the situation said was being investigated as a possible act of terrorism. According to David Gelios, special agent in charge of...
Dearborn high school graduates awarded millions of dollars in scholarships
June 23rd, 20170 DEARBORN — Last week, 1,369 students of diverse ethnicities and backgrounds graduated from the Dearborn Public School District on one path— success. Superintendent Glenn Maleyko said he's proud of the overall 93 percent graduation rate. "All of our high schools have been recognized for preparation of students for college and...
Dearborn police cracking down on reckless driving
June 23rd, 20171 DEARBORN — Reckless driving has escalated in Dearborn, but police say not for long as they crack down on speeding and drag racing by boosting both patrols and ticketing. Dearborn police have been tackling the issue for years — writing more than 40,000 tickets annually — but the recent motorcycle accident that killed two youth...
Iraqi Americans seek answers and justice during Detroit rally
June 23rd, 20170 DETROIT — Loud voices chanted outside the U.S. District Court in Detroit Wednesday, June 21, in protest against the detention last week of 114 Americans of Iraqi origin by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials. "Love not hate, makes America great!", "The people united will never be divided" and "no deportation" were...
Detroit City Council approves $34.5 million for Pistons move
June 23rd, 20170 DETROIT— The Detroit City Council has approved $34.5 million in public funding bonds toward modification of the Little Caesars Arena that would permit the Detroit Pistons to play there in the fall, despite pleas from residents to abandon the deal or reconsider. The 7-2 measure passed after six months of negotiations between the city...
Dearborn School Board appoints new trustee despite bitter process
June 23rd, 20171 DEARBORN — The process to appoint a successor to replace former Dearborn Board of Education President Mariam Bazzi, who resigned on May 22 after she was appointed by Gov. Snyder as a Wayne County Circuit Court Judge, took a dramatic turn Monday night. At the beginning of a packed meeting held at Henry Ford College, Board President...
Video of killing released after Minnesota officer acquitted of manslaughter
June 22nd, 20170 Video footage of the fatal shooting of a black motorist by a Minnesota police officer released on Tuesday showed how quickly the incident unfolded but shed no light on whether the victim had reached for the gun he told the officer he was carrying. The video footage is from the dashboard camera of the police cruiser of St. Anthony......
FBI investigating Flint airport stabbing as terror attack, suspect shouted ‘Allahu Akbar’
June 21st, 20170 FLINT ― The FBI is investigating an attack at a Flint airport Wednesday as an "act of terror," after a man stabbed a police officer in the neck while he shouted "Allahu Akbar." The suspect, identified as Canadian resident Amor Ftouhi, is charged by the U.S. District Court with committing a violent act in an airport after allegedly...
Officer stabbed at Flint airport
June 21st, 20170 FLINT ― Bishop International Airport in Flint, Michigan, was evacuated on Wednesday after a police officer was stabbed in the neck in what a government official familiar with the situation said was being investigated as a possible act of terrorism. All passengers were safe, the airport said in a brief statement on its Facebook page.......
Journalism, history and war: Sit, type and bleed
June 19th, 20170 The typical newsroom set-up, where journalists chase after news headlines dictated by some centralized news gathering agency — often based in some Western capital — does not suffice any more. In the case of the Middle East, the news narrative has been defined by others and dictated to Arab journalists and audiences for far too...
Dearborn Heights City Council votes to buy golf course
June 19th, 20170 DEARBORN HEIGHTS—The Dearborn Heights City Council voted 6-0 on Tuesday, June 13, to have the city buy the Warren Valley Golf Course for $1.8 million. The decision follows a four month long standoff between residents and county officials who wanted to sell the land to developers to build a subdivision of luxury homes on the...
Dearborn launches downtown bike share program
June 19th, 20170 DEARBORN — On Tuesday, the city launched a new bikeshare program in partnership with Beaumont Health and Zagster Inc. — a provider of bike-sharing systems countrywide— installing 50 bikes across 10 stations in the city's east and west downtown areas. "Bike sharing is another great way for visitors to experience Dearborn, either...
Non-Muslims reflect on fasting during Ramadan
June 18th, 20170 DETROIT — Each Ramadan, many non-Muslims admire their friends, neighbors and co-workers' willingness to fast. The communal effect fasting has on Muslim populations is another dimension of Ramadan to which many have become attuned. Even Hyundai CEO Mong Hyun Yoon, amazed at his Muslim workers' ability to abstain from food and......
Fasting across faiths: Seasons of reflection and growing closer to God
June 18th, 20170 DEARBORN — The practice of fasting may differ across the Abrahamic religions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam, but these faiths share a bond at their spiritual core— their efforts to grow closer to God. A few months before the holy month of Ramadan started this year, Christians of various denominations observed their own season...Anti-sharia law rallies in Michigan draw counter-protests
LANSING — Around 100 people gathered in south Lansing and about 200 rallied in Southfield on Saturday morning as part of the national protest planned by ACT for America called the "March Against Sharia." However, not all in attendance came for that reason. In Lansing, police placed a partition between two groups of protesters as......
Students’ art on display at local gallery
June 18th, 20170 By Stephen Martin The Arab American News intern DEARBORN — Artwork from local students, ranging from kindergarten to high school, are on display alongside art from the Artists Society of Dearborn at the Padzieski Art Gallery throughout the month of June. The students' artwork is chosen from the annual Dearborn Public Schools...
Dearborn native to become Navy commander
June 18th, 20171 By Adeeje Chamas CHESAPEAKE, VA — Lieutenant Commander Houssain "Sam" Sareini of the U.S. Navy has been selected to command his own ship by the year 2020. Born and raised in Dearborn to Lebanese parents, Sareini graduated from Fordson high school in 1993 and decided to join the Navy a year later at 18-years-old. He said he was......
