AAPAC rallies the vote, awards leaders at 19th annual banquet
October 28th, 20160 AAPAC members and community leaders gather at the podium.DEARBORN — 'Community' was the focal point of the Arab American Political Action Committee (AAPAC)'s 19th annual banquet dinner on Wednesday, October 26 at the Bint Jebail Cultural Center. Hundreds of community leaders, elected officials, and professionals gathered to...
Islamic Center, ACCESS organize domestic violence awareness campaign
October 28th, 20160 DEARBORN — The Islamic Center of America, with ACCESS' help, organized a domestic violence awareness campaign, asking Muslims to break the stigma that haunts victims in the community by wearing purple on October 21 for Friday prayer. Mirvat Kadouh, Ladies of the ICA chairwoman, said many women come to the mosque in need of...Community looks for representation on Crestwood School Board
Crestwood School Board Candidate Nadia BerryDEARBORN HEIGHTS — It is estimated that more than half of the student population in the Crestwood School District is of Arab descent, yet not a single Arab is on the School Board. Arab American candidates have had a long history of competing in the district, only to come up short of...Dearborn one of the best cities to trick-or-treat
DEARBORN — According to SmartAsset — a personal finance technology company in New York —Dearborn placed fifth for trick-or-treating out of 252 of the largest cities in the U.S. The number of children under 15, the typical weather and crime rates played a role in rankings, according to SmartAsset.com, the company's website....Federal judge suspends Michigan’s ‘ballot selfie’ ban
LANSING — Those who wish to take a selfie with their ballot in the upcoming presidential election might just be able to. U.S. District Judge Janet Neff ruled Monday that Michigan's ban on photographing one's own ballot violates the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, directly infringing upon a person's free...
Concerns grow as fatal Dearborn Police shooting cases remain in limbo
October 27th, 20160 DEARBORN — On Monday, October 17, African American community leaders held a press conference asking the Department of Justice to investigate the Dearborn government corruption. A few days later, a lawsuit revealed that police shot an unarmed man nine times. The Dearborn Police Department has been under fire since the fatal shooting...
U of M-Dearborn’s diverse population fosters understanding and unity
October 27th, 20160 DEARBORN — Human nature has a way of dividing people. Differences in skin color, beliefs, cultural backgrounds and pure selfishness can all contribute to dissension, but despite the passionate hate crimes the mainstream media often reports, not everyone has an agenda of harm. The rise of terrorist groups like ISIS and Boko Haram has...
Viral YouTube video attacks Dearborn-Dearborn Heights Muslim community
October 27th, 20160 DEARBORN — The Muslim community in Dearborn and Dearborn Heights was scrutinized and misconstrued in a viral YouTube video produced by radical filmmaker and political commentator Dennis Michael Lynch.In the video, Lynch roams the streets of Dearborn and Dearborn Heights with a longtime local resident named...$10 million lawsuit reveals man was shot by Dearborn officer 9 times
DEARBORN - A lawsuit has revealed that a Dearborn police office shot an unarmed man 9 times last year during a foot pursuit last year that led to a slaying. The Relatives of 35-year-old Kevin Matthew have filed a $10 million wrongful death lawsuit against the officer and city. The lawsuit alleges the officer used excessive force and...Local attractions provide kid-friendly Halloween activities
Greenfield VillageDEARBORN — Family-friendly Halloween events can sometimes be a challenge to find when many activities are geared towards teens or young adults, like haunted houses and spine-chilling movies. Fortunately, a number of kid-friendly attractions in Dearborn and surrounding communities provide a safe outlet for...Gov. Snyder appoints Paul Sophiea to Michigan Board of Medicine
LANSING — Gov. Snyder appointed Dearborn resident Paul Sophiea to the Michigan Board of Medicine on Wednesday, Oct 12. Sophiea will serve the remainder of Cindy Pasky's four-year term, ending on Dec. 31, 2017. The board, which is comprised of 10 doctors, one physician's assistant and eight public members, "is responsible for making...Michigan LCV honors two Arab American doctors
(L-R) U.S. Senator Gary Peters, Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha and Wozniak.DETROIT — The Michigan League of Conservation Voters' fourth annual Innovation in Conservation Gala honored Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha and Dr. Abdul El-Sayed last Thursday by distinguishing their work in protecting the health of Flint and Detroit families. "Michigan LCV...Michigan GOP: Trump is accurate about election outcome
LANSING — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump was right in Wednesday's presidential debate when he refused to say whether he would accept the results of the Nov. 8 election, Michigan Republican Chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel said. "I will look at it at the time," Trump said, dodging the question posed by moderator Chris...
Local Yemenis protest Saudi-led strikes: “Saudi is ISIS”
October 21st, 20160 Women holding signs depicting slain children from Saudi Arabian air strikes.DEARBORN — The strife in Yemen has been brought to the forefront after a handful of prominent organizations and activists condemned the massacre, by Saudi Arabian forces, of at least 150 mourners and the injury of about 700 more from an airstrike during a...
Signs of mental disorders in children not always a phase
October 21st, 20160 DEARBORN — To this day, some parents in the Arab American community consider mental illness taboo and regard signs in children as part of a "phase" that will pass. But what if it doesn't? The consequences of parents not checking up on their child's behavior, emotions and reasoning when they notice something unusual can cause much......
‘Designated Survivor’ smeared Dearborn and no one cared
October 21st, 20160 DEARBORN — Many local residents fear that a day may soon come where in a Trump world, government officials will "round up all the Muslims" as a preventive measure to stop terrorism. But On ABC's new scripted series "Designated Survivor", that day is already here. During the second episode of the Kiefer Sutherland-led drama,...
Khodr Farhat aims to break barriers with School Board bid
October 21st, 20160 Khodr FarhatDEARBORN — When Khodr Farhat emigrated to the U.S. from Lebanon in 2009, he was blind and didn't know a word of English. But today, the 23-year-old Dearborn School Board candidate is using his disability to bring attention to a challenge often plaguing the community–lack of awareness of special needs. "The......
Hussein Berry aims for a comeback on Dearborn School Board
Berry (left) with his dad Ali Berry.DEARBORN — Longtime resident Hussein Berry is looking forward to going back to his passion in public service – on the Dearborn School Board. Berry, 53, had been a trustee for one term, at one point serving as the president of the board. But in 2014, he left the board to launch an unsuccessful run...
Five questions for the Dearborn judge candidates
October 21st, 20160 Dabaja and Hunt.DEARBORN — The 19th District Court judge race has perhaps been the most heated one in the city's history. On November 8, Gene Hunt and Susan Dabaja will square off to replace Judge William C. Hultgren, who finishes his tenure at the end of the year. The AANews sent five questions to both candidates. Below are their...
Middle East and North Africa category expected on 2020 Census forms
October 21st, 20160 DEARBORN – Decades of efforts by organizations representing Arab American and North African communities are paying off, as the U.S. Census Bureau affirmed its support earlier this month for the possible addition of a category that counts residents of Arab and North African Origins (MENA) on the 2020 census.Now that the Office of...State graduation rate lower than U.S. average
LANSING — High school seniors in Michigan are graduating, yet the statewide rate is still lower than the national rate. The Great Lakes State's rate is 79.8 percent for the school year of 2014-2015, which increased 1.21 percentage points from the year before. On Monday, the federal Department of Education declared that it is 3.4......
Michigan unemployment below national rate
LANSING — On Wednesday, Governor Snyder stated that Michigan's unemployment rate is still 4.6, which is below the national rate of 5 percent, after the announcement that an extra 11,000 residents were employed in September. "More Michiganders are joining the labor force again to look for jobs, demonstrating the strength of our...Hamtramck High School evacuated following bomb threat
HAMTRAMCK, MI (WXYZ)- Hamtramck High School is closed for the day due to bomb threats against the school. A heavy police presence could be seen at the school. Bomb-sniffing dogs and the bomb squad responded as a precaution. Hamtramck police, Detroit police and Highland Park police were also on scene. After the......
Local Yemenis express grief and anger after funeral massacre in homeland
October 14th, 20160 DEARBORN – Yemeni Americans are divided over the events unfolding in their homeland, but after a Saudi-led air strike claimed as many as 140 people at a funeral in Sanaa, they came together in condemning the attack.Yemen is facing a humanitarian and political crisis because of the ongoing war that intensified after an Arab coalition,...
Resident threatens to bomb newly announced Dearborn Heights mosque
October 14th, 20160 DEARBORN HEIGHTS- This week, Imam Hassan Qazwini, the former leader of the Islamic Center of America in Dearborn, announced plans to build a mosque in Dearborn Heights, in the spot of a previous Baptist church.But that news was quickly overshadowed by a threat that was made on social media that police are......