Taekwondo Master Hameed Dakroub places top 3 in the U.S.
Hameed in blue following his victory.DEARBORN- On July 7, Master Hameed Dakroub, longtime student at Koubeissi Tae Kwon Do School, competed in the USA Tae Kwon Do National Championships in Richmond, Virginia, where he placed in the top three in the country. Dakroub did not expect to make it this far because of his busy...
Inside the DNC: An Arab American perspective
July 29th, 20160 Fay Baydoun with Senator Debbie StabenowPHILADELPHIA — Local Arab Americans were among party leaders and legislators who were inside an unusually tense Democratic National Convention held from July 25-July 28. Fay Baydoun, executive director of the American Arab Chamber of Commerce, attended the DNC for the fourth time. This year,...Transgender woman assaulted at West Dearborn bar
A screengrab from the victim's video/ Post BarDEARBORN — Police are investigating an assault on a transgender woman at a bar in West Dearborn in the early hours of Wednesday morning. They have not ruled out the possibility of a hate crime. Around 1:50 a.m., an argument started after a Post Bar patron made derogatory comments...Lincoln Park man dies at Dearborn car dealership
Police cars outside the dealership. Photo: WXYZDEARBORN — A 59-year-old Lincoln Park man died after being pinned between two trucks while at work at Fairlane Ford dealership in Dearborn. A preliminary investigation revealed that the victim had been in the process of moving new vehicles as part of his daily duties, police said....
Peters, Dingell stand with Michigan Muslims as Trump clinches GOP nomination
July 22nd, 20160 Peters and DingellDEARBORN — Donald Trump kicked off his election campaign by calling undocumented immigrants rapists in his announcement speech. Over the course of the primaries, he mocked a disabled New York Times reporter, failed to immediately condemn a KKK leader and infamously proposed to ban Muslims from entering the United...
Detroit blight removal plan tears down 10,000th vacant house
July 22nd, 20160 DETROIT — On Tuesday, the city tore down the 10,000th vacant building under Mayor Mike Duggan's substantial plan to wipe out blight as Detroit continues to deal with empty properties after the population decline. An excavator tore down a two-story house on Marlowe Street on the northwest side that had been vacant for 20...‘Southpaw Prince’ aims to become first Iraqi-American boxing champ
DETROIT — Eighteen-year-old Gheith Karim is now one step closer to fulfilling his childhood dream of fighting for a big title boxing championship.Karim, born in Iraq and raised in Dearborn, was victorious in the "Detroit Brawl", held at the Masonic Temple on Saturday, July 16. The boxing community has already dubbed him...
SAFE coalition holds overdose training seminar
July 22nd, 20160 Ghada Abdallah and other SAFE members lead a training seminar on Naloxone.DEARBORN — Local residents debuted the SAFE Substance Abuse Coalition earlier this year with an objective to alert the community about a rising epidemic that's killing young adults. And people seem to have gotten the memo. In recent months, discussions have...
From Homs to Grand Rapids: The daring journeys of Michigan’s Syrian refugees
July 21st, 20160 Syrian immigrants. Photo by Dave LeinsGRAND RAPIDS — Reunited at last. As the sun fades beneath a rosy sky and among calm roads, friends and family with a fragmented but inescapable past unearthed tales of their journeys far from home. Home is a new place now — a refuge in a land once thought foreign. Innocent curiosity sets on...
Kids in chronic pain use martial arts to kick fear, anger and pain away
July 21st, 20160 Photo by Laurie Tennent Photography. SOUTHFIELD — Children grow up to realize their parents' worrisome nature is an instinct once they have to raise and protect their own. When they are young, it is quite difficult to understand, especially if they suffer from diseases like cancer, asthma, diabetes, autoimmune...Judge blocks ban on straight-ticket voting
DETROIT — A federal judge ruled against Michigan's elimination of straight-party voting, arguing that the bill signed by Gov. Snyder in January hinders voting rights, especially for African Americans. The Republican-controlled Legislature passed the measure, which would bar voters from choosing all the candidates of a political...
Detroit ranked as the country’s most stressed city
July 21st, 20160 DETROIT — Detroit is now recognized as America’s most stressed city by Wallethub.com, using a ranking system made up of five categories and 27 different metrics. The categories are work, money, family, health and safety concerns, and coping abilities. Each category had a possible high score of...
U.S. judge: Arab-American family can sue JPMorgan
July 21st, 20160 DETROIT - An Arab-American family whose business and personal bank accounts were closed in 2014 without explanation can sue JPMorgan Chase for racial discrimination, a federal judge in Detroit has ruled. Filed in February, the lawsuit by Najah Manni, his wife Kathy and their two children says the largest U.S....
26-year-old Dearborn man dies
July 20th, 20160 Ali HazimeDEARBORN — A 26-year-old man died Wednesday after he was found unresponsive in his east Dearborn home in the early morning. Ali Hazime was pronounced dead at a local hospital in the late afternoon.He was poised to get married to his pregnant fiancee in August, according to a neighbor.The cause of death remains...
Questions loom in murder of man at Detroit gas station
July 19th, 20161 Ahsan Al-watan.DETROIT – Family and friends remain puzzled over the fatal shooting of a 26-year-old Iraqi man at a Fuel Depot gas station located at 18142 W. Warren. No suspects have been captured following the incident that took place around 11:30 p.m., on Suday, July 17, when Ahsan Al-watan was shot......
1 man dead, 1 hospitalized following Detroit gas station shooting
DETROIT - Police seek assailants after a gas station shooting on Detroit's west side left one man dead and another injured. The AANews has learned that the victim was a 26-year-old Detroit man named Ahsan Alwatan, an Iraqi immigrant. The second man shot has not been identified, but he is 26 years old and of Yemeni descent. He...Judicial candidates answer questions at forum
Judicial candidates for the 19th District court - Photo by The AANewsDEARBORN — In the midst of a shifting political culture around Arab Americans that has placed Dearborn on the national stage, residents have an increased personal stake in both the portrait and legislative affairs of their city.Dearbornites will help set the city's......
State Rep. candidates discuss issues at League of Women Voters forum
State Rep. candidates participate in a forum at the Dearborn Administrative Center - Photo by The AANews.DEARBORN — In the midst of a shifting political culture around Arab Americans that has placed Dearborn on the national stage, residents have an increased personal stake in both the portrait and legislative affairs of their city. A...Take On Hate meeting explores Arab-Black solidarity ideas
Asha Noor writes down actionable ideas for solidarityDEARBORN — Black America has been traumatized by the shootings of Alton Sterling and Filando Castile. The chilling videos of the two men's deaths served as a reminder of racial disparities across the nation. Black Lives Matter protesters took over the streets in major cities across...Officials warn immigrant communities of scams
DETROIT — No Nigerian prince has a business opportunity for you. The IRS never calls taxpayers to collect money on the spot. And it is illegal for financial institutions to charge you money in advance for a loan or credit card. Federal officials met activists and ethnic media reporters in Detroit Thursday to spread awareness about...Michigan State Police to pick five counties for roadside drug testing
LANSING — The new "Barbara J. and Thomas J. Swift Law" requires the Michigan State Police to run a one-year pilot program for roadside drug testing in five counties of their choice. "We expect the counties to be finalized this summer with a pilot to begin sometime later in the year," state police spokeswoman, Shanon Banner......
Michigan spending on prisons more than public education
LANSING — According to a report released by the Department of Education, Michigan increased spending on prison improvements more than five times as quickly as it did on public education over the last three decades— like six other states in the country. "Budgets reflect our values and the trends revealed in this analysis are a...Former Dearborn resident sues Baton Rouge police in aftermath of black man’s death
LOUISIANA — The owner of a Louisiana convenience store in front of which a black man was killed by police sued the city of Baton Rouge and members of its police force on Monday claiming he was illegally detained and that police took his surveillance video after the shooting. Triple S Food Mart owner Abdullah Muflahi said in the......
Dearborn elections take a ‘dark’ turn
July 15th, 20160 DEARBORN — Local campaigns have taken quite the negative turn just weeks ahead of the August 2 primary. Robocalls targeting candidates in the 19th District Court race, 15th District State Rep. race and the Dearborn School Board race have been making their way around the city. Multiple campaigns have also complained that their lawn...Homeless fed in memory of late State Rep. Julie Plawecki
Julie Plawecki's siblings letting go of balloons.DETROIT — A giving woman has perished, but her honorable work continues. On Sunday, a homeless man in front of a Detroit shelter eulogized the late Julie Plawecki, while her siblings eyed the balloons they'd just released into the heavens in her honor. To the needy who received a......
