UMD fraternity to hold fundraiser for Dearborn Police Explorers Program
DEARBORN - TKE-Rho Tau’s resolution for the New Year was to make a noticeable difference in the community.That’s why the fraternity is looking to raise funds for the Dearborn Police Department Explorers Post 1177. The Dearborn Explorers Program is a community service based group established in 1967...
Wayne County Amnesty Program aims to relieve misdemeanor warrants
March 24th, 20160 INKSTER - Residents with outstanding civil infraction and misdemeanor warrants have the opportunity to appear in court without getting arrested, under the Wayne County Amnesty Program.The program, which runs from March 28-April 29, could impact hundreds of people who have warrants out in surrounding cities and...Police arrest second Arab American News break-in suspect
The suspectsDEARBORN — DEARBORN — The second suspect in The Arab American News break-in attempt turned himself in to the police on Monday.Kawayne Powell, 22, of Taylor, appeared in front of Judge William Hultgren on Tuesday. He was charged multiple felonies, including breaking and entering and malicious destruction of property....
Ted Cruz calls on law enforcement to patrol “Muslim neighborhoods”
March 22nd, 20160 Ted CruzWASHINGTON — Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz called on law enforcement agents to "patrol and secure" Muslim neighborhoods after the Brussels bombings that claimed more than 30 lives on Tuesday morning. Cruz, the second-placed presidential hopeful in the GOP race, also urged rejecting refugees from countries...
Arab Americans looking to raise presence as Detroit recovers
March 18th, 20160 DETROIT — Arab American business owners pride themselves on having stayed in Detroit when others left. They argue that they have weathered the storm and stuck with the city during its decline, so they want to be a part of its future as it recovers. But the Arab influence in Detroit is already expanding beyond small stores.Mayor...Missing Dearborn man’s body found after two months
DEARBORN — A missing Dearborn man's body was discovered last week near the Detroit River after authorities had been searching for him for more than two months. Sajjad Almayali, 24, went missing on January 5 after he was last seen at Belle Isle Park. A day later, his family discovered that he had parked his vehicle there. Almayali...Dearborn High junior breaks state record at national track race
Riad Rababeh at the Michigan Speedway Track on Nov. 7, 2015.DEARBORN — Riad Rababeh, a 17-year-old 11th grader at Dearborn High, recently broke the state record as a junior for indoor track, having completed a 5,000 meter run in just 15:16:6. Rababeh nabbed the victory last week in New York at the New Balance Nationals. His feat...
Young hijabis: Empowered or oppressed?
March 18th, 20160 DEARBORN — For many Muslim women, wearing the hijab is a crucial part of their religious identity – a badge of maturity and a remarkable devotion to God. Culturally and Islamically, family members often encourage the undertaking of the hijab among young girls, usually leading up to or when they reach puberty. While many see...State Rep. candidate Zeidan seeks to represent the community she knows best
Jackie Zeidan.DEARBORN — Representing a community in the state legislature is no easy task, especially when it's a city like Dearborn that's constantly in the spotlight for its complex and diverse history and culture. It takes someone who knows the community's "heart and soul" to give it a voice in government, said Jacklin Zeidan, an...Arab American college student dies of self-inflicted gunshot
Nader Hage AhmadLIVONIA — A 23-year-old Arab American college student died of a self-inflicted gunshot on Monday, March 14.Nader Hage Ahmad's uncle said he believed the 23-year-old's death was an accident."We don't know, yet. We are waiting for the police report," Mohamad Hage Ahmad said.However, weeks later, a woman who claimed to be...Snyder raked over the coals at Congressional hearing
WASHINGTON — During a voluntary testimony before the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, several Congress members pressed Gov. Snyder on the Flint water crisis on Thursday, calling on him to reign. Snyder told the committee that the man-made catastrophe was the result of government failure at all levels —...
Dearborn resident’s Android apps turn profitable
March 18th, 20160 Ayman Suleiman.DEARBORN — When Ayman Suleiman created an Android app called Tablified Market a few years ago, he didn't think that it would be successful enough to pay off his first year of medical school. But the 27-year-old Dearborn resident was able to do just that with his innovative idea. Suleiman, a...
Dearborn police implement ‘Hijab Policy’ without telling anybody
March 18th, 20160 ADC-MI Executive Director Fatina Abdrabboh.DEARBORN — A Dearborn woman who accused the police department of forcing her to remove her hijab has dropped her lawsuit amidst a policy change. Maha Aldhalimi, 44, originally filed the lawsuit last year with the backing of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee of Michigan...
Dearborn City Council will restrict smoking in parks
March 18th, 20160 DEARBORN — The City Council approved the first reading of an ordinance that would restrict smoking in parks at its meeting on Tuesday. The resolution would make it illegal to smoke near playing areas. A blanket ban against smoking in parks failed to pass last year after backlash from community members who argued that such regulation...
Arab American News break-in suspect charged with multiple felonies
March 17th, 20160 Deandre Bey was arraigned on Thursday afternoonDEARBORN — A 20-year-old man suspected of an attempted breaking and entering into The Arab American News office in the early hours of March 11 was charged with four larceny-related felonies. Deandre Bey was arraigned in front of Judge Mark Somers, who set the suspect's bond at......
Organizations mobilizing to register students to vote
DEARBORN — As young people become more involved in this year’s presidential elections, some organizations are doubling down to make sure the youth of Dearborn and neighboring cities are registered to vote. The League of Women Voters, an organization dedicated to increasing participation in government, visited a handful of schools...Dingell calls on Budget Committee to meet “moral obligation” to Flint
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Dearborn), a member of the House Budget Committee, asked her colleagues on Wednesday to take one nonpartisan vote to meet a "moral obligation" to the people of Flint. But the Republican majority rejected Dingell's proposal by a vote of 22-14.Dingell called on members of the committee to......
Grosse Point South High School students suspended for N-word on Instagram photo
Photo from TwitterEven in 2016, high school millennials at an affluent town can be racist. Six students at Grosse Pointe South High were disciplined for posting a photo on Instagram with their shirts up, revealing the n-word written on their stomachs.Offended students took to Twitter to share the photo. African American senior Tia...
Two men attempt to break into The Arab American News office
March 11th, 20160 The back door of the paper's office after the attempted break inDEARBORN — Two men attempted to break into The Arab American News Office early Friday morning.The majority of the staff was at the office, finishing this week's issue when multiple bangs were heard coming from the back of the building at 2:33 a.m.Staff members originally...Dearborn Library seeks community’s help as Arabic collection expands
Arabic books at Henry Ford Centenniel Library.DEARBORN — From Arabic restaurants and hookah cafés that line the streets to the schools erected by Arab Americans generations ago, one does not have to go to great lengths to experience the diversity and rich culture that Dearborn offers. Boasting a large and comprehensive international...Wayne State student earns prestigious journalism fellowship
Charlie KadadoDETROIT — Wayne State University student Charlie Kadado has been named the 2016 reporting fellow for UNITY Journalists for Diversity, an organization advocating for fair and accurate coverage across newsrooms nationwide. The broadcast journalism major was selected out of a competitive group of applicants to represent......
Detroit school unions issue warning over payroll shortfall
DETROIT — About 47,000 students will be shut out of their classrooms if the city's cash-strapped public school district cannot fully cover worker salaries earned next month, school labor union officials said on Wednesday. The unions were reacting to comments by the district's state-appointed transition manager Steven Rhodes, who...Dearborn resident sentenced for identity theft, food stamp fraud
DETROIT — A Dearborn woman has been sentenced to almost six years in prison for theft of public money and identity theft following an investigation into trafficking of food assistance benefits. Pamela Tribby, 53, of Dearborn, was sentenced to 70 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Corbett O’Meara, U.S. Attorney Barbara L.......
Number of unemployed fell to less than 5 percent in January
March 11th, 20160 Assembly line at the Ford Rouge Assembly Plant - The Arab American News.LANSING – Michigan's unemployment rate in January dropped below 5 percent for the first time in 15 years, after a 19,000 job increase in the manufacturing, financial, leisure and hospitality sectors in the state. The hike in job creation led to a two-tenths of a...
Arab American DMC surgeon urges doctors to invest in community
March 11th, 20160 Hussein Darwiche.DETROIT — Hussein Darwiche, a long-time surgeon at the Detroit Medical Center (DMC), has been appointed the chief surgeon of joint replacement at the DMC, making him one of the first Arab Americans to take on such a leadership position. Darwiche said that while he is honored to take on the responsibility, the......
