FBI Director: Rise of Islamophobia is a ‘concerning issue’
April 5th, 20160 DETROIT – During a visit to Detroit, FBI Director James Comey said that the rise of Islamophobia has been a concerning issue to the government agency. “It worries me,” Comey said. "What we tell folks is that if you think something is going on, then tell us. It’s a huge part of our...Congresswoman Dingell seeking answers in the death of Muslim Marine recruit
Raheel SiddiquiDEARBORN — Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-Dearborn) sent a letter to U.S. Marine Corps Commandant General Robert B. Neller seeking further clarification on the circumstances surrounding the death of Marine Private Raheel Siddiqui of Taylor.Siddiqui died on March 18, after arriving at Parris Island for boot...
Worthy: Ethnic intimidation law is poorly written
April 4th, 20160 Worthy (top right corner) addressing The Arab American News staffDEARBORN — Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy criticized Michigan's ethnic intimidation law, saying it makes it difficult to charge and convict people of hate crimes.Worthy met with The Arab American News staff and community leaders at the newspaper's office on Monday to...Police arrest four home invasion suspects
Lawrence KellermanDEARBORN — One adult and three juveniles were arrested on April 1 in connection to a home invasion in west Dearborn. The police received a call around 7:15 a.m. about three males exiting from the window of a home near Outer Drive and Cherry Hill. The suspects ran through backyards and attempted to flee on...Breaking: Missing student found
Family and friends hold a vigil for Mossa Salleh Almasmari, April 5WARREN — Yemeni American student Saad Almasmari has been found. ...Community holds fundraising event for Debbie Dingell
Osama Siblani, Dibbie Dingell and Mayor Jack O'Reilly.DEARBORN — The Dingells have had an unbreakable bond with the Arab and Muslim community here in Dearborn. And that notion was displayed at U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell's (D- Dearborn) fundraising event on Wednesday, March 30 at Byblos Banquets. Titled "Arab Americans for Debbie...Some local Arabs eager for a President Trump
DEARBORN — Since he announced his candidacy for president, real estate mogul Donald Trump has garnered both considerable support and extreme opposition due to his proposed polices on immigration and foreign affairs. Although most Arab and Muslim Americans and their allies heavily condemn Trump's campaign for repeatedly spewing...
Chains cater to Arabs, but locals prefer community grocers
April 1st, 20161 Fresh vegetables at Greenland Market on Miller.DEARBORN — The city's markets and grocery stores are unique in the region, if not the nation. Lined with signs adorned in Arabic, streets like Warren Avenue offer an assortment of Middle Eastern shops that captivate taste buds from near and far. Goods, spices and sweets found mainly in...Dearborn man sentenced over assault
Hamdan (L) and his lawyer sit as Kobeisi testifies.DEARBORN — A Dearborn man was sentenced to two years of probation for assaulting a former friend at a barber shop over a personal dispute. Rabih Hamdan had pleaded no contest to the incident that took place last May. He was also ordered to four days of community service and an anger...Local FBI chief: The Bureau does not target communities
Gelios with our staff.DEARBORN — At a meeting with The Arab American News staff on Monday, FBI Special Agent in Charge for the Detroit division, David Gelios, discussed civil rights and public safety concerns with the newspaper, mostly off the record. Asked on the record if there are any special surveillance or policing...
Community weighs in on growing violence at local businesses
April 1st, 20160 Dearborn Police review footage of a violent encounter at a hookah bar. DEARBORN — On Saturday, March 26, at around 1 a.m., Dearborn Police responded to gunshots being discharged at Warren Ave. and Chase Road. Those involved in the incident were reportedly leaving a local hookah bar. It marks the latest in a string...
Fox News report on Hamtramck sparks violent comments
April 1st, 20160 A man featured in the video who complained about the growing Muslim populationHAMTRAMCK — Fox News viewers are calling for bombing Michigan Muslims.Again.The cable news channel re-aired a segment about Hamtramck's Muslim population after the Brussels bombings last week; its right wing audience responded in typical fashion.Last...Taylor man’s family questions suicide at Marine base
TAYLOR - A family from Taylor is shocked over the death of their 20-year-old son, Raheel Siddiqui, who according to military officials, committed suicide at a Marine base last week.Siddiqui had long wanted to join the military. In early march he finally traveled to Parris Island to receive training at a Marine Base.But just 11 days...
Ex-Marine to Michigan Arab teenagers: I killed your kind in Fallujah
March 31st, 20160 A screengrab from the video showing the alleged ex-Marine COLDWATER — A white man who claimed to be an ex-Marine told Arab American teenagers in Coldwater, Mich, "I've been in Fallujah; I've killed your motherf***ing kind." A video of the incident, which took place on March 27, went viral on social...14 Detroit school principals have been charged in a massive kickback scheme totaling nearly $1 million
DETROIT — Federal officials on Tuesday charged 13 current and former Detroit Public School (DPS) principals with engaging in a long-running kickback scheme in which prosecutors said they submitted fraudulent invoices to a vendor in exchange for prepaid gift cards, cash and checks that totaled more than $900,000.The charges come a month......
Muslim hate graffiti discovered at University of Michigan campus
March 31st, 20160 ANN ARBOR – Anti-Muslim graffiti was discovered on the campus of the University of Michigan on Wednesday, March 30, 2016.A group of Arab-American students contacted the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee Michigan Regional Office (ADC-Michigan) after the hate graffiti was discovered on the...
Abu-Rayyan’s attorney demands court release all evidence
March 30th, 20160 Screenshots from the exchange the undercover agent (UC) and Abu-RayyanDETROIT — The attorney of Khalil Abu-Rayyan, a Dearborn Heights man accused of supporting ISIS, is demanding the court release all correspondence between his client and an FBI undercover agent.Abu-Rayyan is charged with illegal firearm and marijuana possession, but......
Dearborn woman trades Twitter name for water donation to Flint
March 29th, 20160 Diana HusseinDEARBORN — When Diana Hussein started a Twitter account in 2009, she named her handle after a can of Diet Dr. Pepper on her desk. Seven years later, she turned what was inspired by one soda can into more than 40,000 water bottles for the people of Flint. Hussein, a communications specialist for Unite Here, gave up...
Arabic speaking officer stops Chase Bank robbery
March 26th, 20160 Wally BeydounDETROIT - An off duty Wayne County Sheriff's certified reserve officer stopped a robbery at a Chase bank on Saturday afternoon. Wally Beydoun entered a Detroit Chase Bank at 17733 W Warren Ave., near Southfield Freeway around 1:15 p.m. on Saturday during his personal time, when he noticed suspicious activity was...
Melvindale’s Arab Americans settling in well
March 25th, 20161 Arab Americans sharing a traditional Yemeni meal in Melvindale MELVINDALE — There is not much going on here. An influx of new Arab residents has largely gone unnoticed.A mosque was built without opposition. No creeping Sharia, no bigotry, no problems.It is kind of boring, but the people love it.The city of 10,000 south of Detroit is...HFC donates new car to student after Jeep was stolen
Margaret Heit with the donated car.DEARBORN — Henry Ford College nursing student Margaret Heit did not expect to see her car on the news after it was stolen from her home in Southgate last month. Heit's 1999 Jeep Cherokee was involved in a tri-county high-speed chase down I-96 on Feb. 29. The chase, which exceeded 90 mph and was......
Family of woman killed by Dearborn Police file lawsuit
DEARBORN — It has been more than two months since the death of 31-year-old Janet Wilson, who was shot by Dearborn Police during a pursuit near Fairlane Town Center. Now, her family is taking extra measures to get some answers from the police department. The attorney representing Wilson's family has filed a Freedom of Information...Businesses to replace homes behind Dearborn Heights’ richest street
A view of multi-million dollar houses next to a smaller home on Doxtator Street.DEARBORN HEIGHTS — A drive down Doxtator Street will literally turn heads, as it is lined with towering mansions only seen in the most affluent cities in Michigan. Running parallel to Ford Road near Beech Daly, an intersection known to be among the......
Community packs Trustee Fadwa Hammoud’s fundraiser
Fadwa HammoudDEARBORN — Dignitaries and community members packed Byblos Banquet Hall on Wednesday, March 23 for Dearborn Trustee Fadwa Hammoud’s campaign fundraising event. Hammoud was appointed to the Dearborn Public School Board last year, following the vacancy of Aimee Schoelles, who resigned after accepting a job in...100 Arab American women donated $8,000 for cancer research
One hundred Arab American women fundraised $8,000 for cancer research.TROY — The Foundation for Women’s Cancer was awarded $8,000 to fund cancer research by The Center for Arab American Philanthropy (CAAP). One hundred Arab American women gathered at the Michigan Design Center to pool funds to donate to an organization that works......
