Palestinian activist Rasmea Odeh accepts plea deal with no jail time
March 23rd, 20170 CHICAGO-Rasmea Odeh, a Chicago based former Michigan resident, recently accepted a plea deal with the U.S. Attorney General's Office, according to Bill Goodman, her local attorney. The agreement involved Rasmea leaving the country in exchange for no jail time. "Rasmieh is 69 years old," Goodman said. "Her trial was grueling and...
Police find missing Dearborn boy
March 22nd, 20170 DEARBORN- Dearborn police have found Lukas Brown,the 14-year-old Dearborn boy, who ran away from home after school on Friday. Police asked for people's help after Brown's mother reported him missing on Saturday. At around 8 p.m. Tuesday, he was located in Dearborn near Carlysle Street and Monroe. Police officers took him...Dearborn 14-year-old missing
March 21st, 20170 Dearborn — A 14-year-old of Dearborn, Lukas Brown, is reported missing after not returning home from school on March 18. Brown's mother describes him as a white male, 5’3” inches tall, weighs approximately 130 pounds and has brown hair and brown eyes. It is unknown what Lukas was last wearing. Police say Brown has messaged...
Asylum seekers long for freedom from ‘traumatizing’ immigration actions
March 20th, 20170 DETROIT — It was a full house on a March afternoon at Freedom House Detroit. Through the window, you can see the historic St. Anne's Catholic Church; beyond, the Ambassador Bridge connecting Detroit to Canada seems within reach – a prime location for the Customs and Border patrol vehicles that comb the neighborhood. In the...
Big win for automakers as Trump orders fuel economy standards review
March 17th, 20170 DETROIT — On Wednesday, President Trump ordered a review of tough U.S. vehicle fuel-efficiency standards put in place by the Obama administration, handing a victory to auto industry executives and provoking criticism from Democrats and environmental groups. In a move widely seen as a preamble to loosening fuel standards, Trump told...
State Rep. Abdullah Hammoud introduces bill to make Fairlane mall safer
March 17th, 20170 LANSING — On Thursday, State Rep. Abdullah Hammoud (D-Dearborn) introduced a bill that yields additional authority to security guards who have gone through supplementary licensing and training at Fairlane Town Center in an effort to back local police. Hammoud told The AANews that the Dearborn mall would meet the requirement to have...
Undercover missionaries alarm Dearborn Muslims
March 17th, 201711 DEARBORN —Having the highest concentration of Arab Americans, primarily Muslims, in the country has brought Dearborn to the attention of Christian missionaries, not all of whom declare their intentions openly. The city's annual Arab International Festival, a three-day family event celebrating Arab culture, attracted both...
Dearborn educator’s sudden death shocks community
March 17th, 20170 DEARBORN— Imad Fadlallah, a passionate educator and former Principal of Forsdon High School, died suddenly on Monday, March 13 at his home. Fadlallah, who'd just been released from Henry Ford Hospital following major open heart surgery, died early in the morning, among family members. Survived by his wife, Sawsan Berry, and four...
Councilman Mike Sareini and mother attacked at funeral service
March 15th, 20170 DEARBORN— As Dearborn City Councilman Mike Sareini and his mother left the funeral service for his friend, former Fordson High School principal Imad Fadlallah, at the Islamic Institute of Knowledge on Monday, two men verbally and physically attacked them. The incident took place about 7:30 p.m. “I want to make it clear that I...
Man sentenced to max of 40 years in prison in baby’s death
March 15th, 20170 BATTLE CREEK— A man who admitted to killing his girlfriend’s 2-month-old baby almost three years ago was sentenced to 18 to 40 years in prison on Monday. Manuel Hernandez, 28, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the Aug. 7, 2014 death of Isabella Dawn Smith. "It is every parent's worst nightmare," Calhoun County Circuit...
Sterling Heights residents respond to mosque settlement with lawsuit
March 14th, 20171 STERLING HEIGHTS ― The city was thought to have put an end to contentious legal battles after it resolved to settle a lawsuit to allow the building of an Islamic center a few weeks ago. At its heavily attended council meeting on Feb. 21, attendees reacted to the City Council's decision to settle Justice Department lawsuit with...
Sentencing rescheduled for Dearborn Heights man accused of supporting ISIS
March 14th, 20170 DEARBORN HEIGHTS- On Monday, the sentencing for Khalil Abu Rayyan, a Dearborn Heights man accused of supporting ISIS, was postponed after Detroit’s federal courthouse was ordered closed due to harsh weather. At 4 p.m., an hour into sentencing, U.S. District Judge George Caram Steeh declared that the U.S. District Court was ordered...
Arab American reporter plans to tell community’s rich stories
March 10th, 20170 DETROIT—WXYZ reporter/anchor Ameera David, born to a Lebanese-Syrian father and Palestinian mother, never thought of becoming a journalist as a child, but her love for Arab culture, activism and writing evidently played a role in her pursuing that career. “My parents were activists in the community, so anywhere they were, I tagged...
Dearborn City Council approves resolution opposing travel ban
March 10th, 20170 DEARBORN— On Wednesday, Feb. 15, the City Council passed a resolution introduced and authored by Councilman Mike Sareini, opposing President Trump’s executive order and welcoming all law abiding persons to Dearborn— irrespective of race, creed, nationality or religion. Sareini’s resolution resists the order Trump...
Random acts of kindness trump hate
March 10th, 20170 DETROIT— Over the weekend, protests by non-Muslim and Muslim Americans alike erupted all over the country. These citizens joined together in resisting President Trump’s executive order that prohibits immigrants from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States for three months. Attending the protest and......
Local woman starts sign campaign to welcome Arab neighbors
March 10th, 20171 I would invite them to spend the day with me and my family and take a tour of my neighborhood, take a tour of downtown Dearborn, go to East Dearborn, visit a mosque with me. Come meet my neighbors… see that they’re no different… Then you’ll never want to leave. DEARBORN — At first, local resident Jessica Woolley, 31, wanted...
Activists reject repackaged Muslim ban
March 10th, 20170 DETROIT— In a frantic attempt to salvage any attempt at positive PR following the chaotic and complicated fallout of President Trump's January 27 executive order, the president issued a revised travel ban, "Executive Order Protecting The Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into The United States", omitting Iraq from the list and......
Senator Gary Peters: Revised executive order just as divisive
March 10th, 20170 WASHINGTON– On March 6, U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) released a statement disapproving President Trump’s revised executive order that temporarily bans people from six Muslim-majority countries from getting visas and suspends the country's refugee program. The 90-day ban on citizens of Sudan, Syria, Iran, Libya, Somalia and...
High winds leave 1 million without power
March 10th, 20170 DETROIT — Utility crews reinforced by teams from several states scrambled on Thursday to remove fallen trees and repair downed electric lines strewn across Michigan the day after a record windstorm that claimed two lives and left about 1 million customers without power. Wednesday's severe weather event, described as unprecedented in...
Dearborn couple shares impact of inclusivity
March 10th, 20171 DEARBORN — If there's one policy people can learn from a couple living in Dearborn for more than 30 years, it would be inclusivity. John and Carol Bodary got married in 1984, the year Carol moved to Dearborn. However, John has been living in the city since he was born in 1930. Carol was born in 1937. "We both got a lot of...
High winds cause 600K to lose power in Metro Detroit
March 8th, 20170 DETROIT— According to DTE and Consumers Energy, high winds in Metro Detroit have reached more than 60 mph’ causing 600,000 customers to lose power. DTE Spokeswoman Stephanie Beres told The Detroit News that more than 400,000 DTE Energy customers lost power by Wednesday afternoon, while Consumers Energy Spokeswoman Deb Dodd said......
Dial down your bills, not your comfort
March 6th, 20170 DETROIT - As temperatures fall, the price of energy bills can climb. While Michigan winters are harsh, the impact on your wallet doesn't have to be. DTE Energy has some tips for how to save energy and keep you comfortable all winter long: • Install a programmable thermostat and set it at 68 degrees or lower – the...
Rep. Dingell seeks answers about increased ICE activities
March 6th, 20170 ANN ARBOR — U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Dearborn) is asking Department of Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly for answers about an increase in immigration enforcement activity. Dingell said she is following up on concerns she heard from community representatives, state and local elected officials, law enforcement officers and......
Local car dealership makes inroads region-wide
March 6th, 20170 DEARBORN — Selling cars in Detroit is a paradox – it's not easy keeping up with demand in the Motor City's highly competitive market. Planted in the heart of the automotive industry's birthplace, one dealership among a cluster established decades ago has ranked among the region's highest in sales and service, standing victorious...
Plymouth clerk resigns amid probe into anti-Muslim remark
March 6th, 20170 PLYMOUTH ― Linda Langmesser, Plymouth's longtime city clerk has suddenly resigned amid an investigation into her alleged anti-Muslim Facebook comment this week. City officials were looking into the comments Langmesser reportedly posted on the Conservative Daily’s Facebook page, referring to a Atlantic article about a Muslim......
