ACC honors community leaders, highlights refugees at annual gala
October 12th, 20150 Nidhal Garmo (L) was among the award recipients at the ACC galaDETROIT – The Arab American and Chaldean Council recognized humanitarians and political leaders last week for helping the community and supporting refugees. At its 36th annual Civic and Humanitarian Awards Gala, held at the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center...
Rev. Wright to Keynote ADC-MI gala
October 12th, 20150 "Please remember, Jesus was a Palestinian." -Rev. Jeremiah WrightDEARBORN— President Obama's former pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, will be the keynote speaker at the 33rd annual gala of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee Michigan Office (ADC-Michigan), on Friday, Nov. 13.Wright rose to national prominence after videos of...
Dearborn elementary school teacher aids student during crisis
October 11th, 20150 DEARBORN - Henry Ford Elementary Teacher Rhonda Hassan is being applauded for her quick actions after one of her students was choking in her classroom. Gasping for air, 4th grader Ali Saleh, 9, ran to Hassan for help while in class after he choked on a grape. "I was feeling like I was going to die," he said. Hassan told...Transcript: Auday Arabo at the 36th ACC Gala
Below is the full transcript of Auday Arabo's speech at the ACC's 36th Annual Civic and Humanitarian Awards Gala, on Saturday, Oct. 10:Thank you, thank you. All praise and honor and glory goes to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and that very statement in the Middle East and many parts of northern Africa, I’d be beheaded or shot in...
Anti-Muslim protest in Dearborn draws small crowd
October 10th, 20150 Residents speak to armed anti-Muslim protester. Photo: Hassan KhalifehDEARBORN — The small anti-Muslim protest at the Henry Ford Centennial Library came to an unlikely conclusion on Saturday, Oct. 10. The protesters and Muslim residents agreed on the need for cooperation to end radicalism in all religions and ideologies. There...
Mayor O’Reilly to community: Ignore the bigots
October 9th, 20150 Dearborn Mayor Jack O'ReillyDEARBORN - Mayor Jack O'Reilly sent a letter to residents, urging the community to ignore the anti-Muslim bigots, who are planing are protest in front of the Islamic Center of America on Saturday, Oct. 10.The mayor also slammed Fox News for its segment that "mischaracterized" Dearborn.O'Reilly added...
Local sex offenders list dominated by Arab and African American males
October 9th, 20150 DEARBORN — According to Michigan State Police, 184 sex offenders reside in the cities of Dearborn and Dearborn Heights. In Detroit, a whopping 3,131 sex offenders are registered. Accessible to the public, the list gives an exact location of where they can be found in a local neighborhood, allowing parents to take precautionary...
HYPE community center expands, opens new location
October 9th, 20150 WESTLAND — Hype Athletics, a Dearborn Heights community center dedicated to engaging the community through physical and educational programs, has opened a second location in Westland. "The idea is to take the brand of Hype, with its programs and services, and offer them to different communities in that area," said Ali Sayed,...
Community reading program focuses on Edgar Allan Poe
October 9th, 20150 DEARBORN — The Big Read Dearborn is underway. The community-wide reading initiative launched Thursday, Oct. 8 with an introduction to the 19th-century poet and mystery and macabre writer Edgar Allan Poe. The Big Read Dearborn encourages children and adults to read for pleasure and aims to engage them with community activities...
Gov. Snyder: Flint will reconnect to Detroit water system
October 9th, 20150 FLINT — The city of Flint will reconnect to the Detroit water system and stop using the Flint River as its water source amid concerns about lead contamination. Gov. Snyder announced the plan Thursday, which involves paying for nine months of water from the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department. The department will treat water...
Dearborn fighter wins world Jiu-Jitsu championship
October 9th, 20150 Mohamed Hoballah DEARBORN — Mohamed Hoballah lived in five countries by the time he was a sophomore in high school. Chased away by war and economic conditions, the Kuwait-born Lebanese American found his passion in wrestling as a teenager after settling in Michigan.At 26 he joined a martial arts gym. And two weeks ago, Hoballah, 30,...
Local concert honors Lebanese diva Sabah
October 9th, 20150 DEARBORN — The Lebanese American Heritage Club honored the late iconic diva Sabah with a concert by renowned Syrian singer Rouwaida Attieh at the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center on Tuesday night. A sellout audience, including activists and elected officials, attended the event. Sabah, who passed away at age 87 last...
Rep. Dingell to hold community forum on TPS
October 9th, 20150 "This event will provide important information and guidance necessary to apply for TPS." -Congresswoman DingellDEARBORN — U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Dearborn) will hold a community forum where she will answer questions about the Temporary Protected Status granted to Yemenis in the United States. Community members are invited...
Islamic House of Wisdom holds memorial for Hajj victims
October 9th, 20150 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — On Sunday, October 11, the Islamic House of Wisdom held a commemoration of the lives of the victims who died during Hajj in Mina Speakers included Mohammad Ali Elahi, the spiritual leader of the Islamic House of Wisdom; Osama Siblani, publisher of The Arab American News and Dawud Walid, executive director of the...Michigan drivers can now show insurance on phones
LANSING — Michigan drivers will soon be able to show proof of their auto insurance on a phone or other mobile device during traffic stops, instead of providing a hard copy. Gov. Snyder signed legislation allowing the digital proof on Wednesday. The law will take effect in three months. Snyder said the law is intended to modernize......
ACRL awards anti-discrimination leaders at fourth annual Fight for Justice gala
October 9th, 20150 At its fourth annual Fight for Justice Gala, the Arab-American Civil Rights League awarded Hilary O. Shelton, the NAACP's Washington Bureau director and senior vice president for advocacy, the Ahmed and Rehab Amer Lifelong Pursuit of Justice Leadership Award. Shelton, the keynote speaker at the event, which took place Oct. 1 at...
Harassment at airports takes center stage at BRIDGES meeting
October 9th, 20150 BRIDGES meeting at the LAHC office in Dearborn. DEARBORN — Community activists and heads of organizations complained at a BRIDGES meeting on Tuesday to federal officials about the treatment of Arab and Muslim Americans at border crossings and airports. Building Respect in Diverse Groups to Enhance Sensitivity (BRIDGES) was formed......
Community urged to ignore anti-Muslim protesters
October 9th, 20150 DEARBORN — Police urged Arab and Muslim Americans to ignore the anti-Muslim protest that is scheduled to take place on Saturday, Oct. 10, in front of the Islamic Center of America. Dubbed "Global Rally for Humanity: Dearborn, Michigan", the anti-Muslim demonstration is a part of a national effort to gather with weapons in front of...
Michigan’s senators sign letter to increase aid to refugees
October 7th, 20150 "We can and must do more to address the plight of Syrian refugees."WASHINGTON — Both of Michigan's senators signed a letter urging the Senate Appropriations Committee to increase aid to Syria's refugees by providing additional humanitarian assistance and raising the capacity of refugee admission to the United States. Senators...
Right wing social media users call for bombing Dearborn after Fox report
October 7th, 20150 A screenshot from the Fox News videoDEARBORN — A woman was stoned in Dearborn last year, an unidentified man said on Fox News' top rated show. If you did not hear about the incident, it is because it never happened. The claim was one of many false allegations in a Fox report on Arabs and Muslims in the city. The video segment...
Former Congressman John Dingell hospitalized
October 6th, 20150 DETROIT — Former Congressman John Dingell is back in the hospital and will undergo a heart procedure, his wife, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell, D-Dearborn, said in a press release on Tuesday.The 89-year-old former congressman is currently being treated at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit after being admitted Monday.This marks......
Judge denies plea bargain for Birmingham doctor who performed unnecessary surgeries
October 2nd, 20150 Dr. Aria Sabit, the Birmingham neurosurgeon who plead guilty to performing unnecessary spinal surgeries on patients to the tune of $11 million; was in court today with his attorney asking for a plea agreement that Judge Borman denied. Victim impact statements have not been fully assembled, though more than a dozen victims came to...
Snyder appoints U of M attorney to state supreme court
October 2nd, 20150 LANSING — On Wednesday, Gov. Snyder appointed Joan L. Larsen, a University of Michigan attorney, to the Michigan Supreme Court. Larsen, who has experience in both the U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Justice Department, fills the vacancy created by the resignation of Justice Mary Beth Kelly. “Joan is a superb attorney who brings......
House of Wisdom to hold memorial service for hajj victims
October 2nd, 20150 Imam Elahi.DEARBORN HEIGHTS — The Islamic House of Wisdom is holding services to commemorate the lives of the victims who died during hajj in Mena, outside Mecca, last week. The public is invited to the event, which will take place at the Dearborn Heights religious center on Sunday at 11 a.m. Mohammad Ali Elahi, the spiritual...
Young Entrepreneurs Academy teaches students to become CEOs
October 2nd, 20150 Students in the 2014-2015 Young Entrepreneurs AcademyPhoto: Dearborn Area Chamber of CommerceDEARBORN – Before he’d cast a ballot in a national election or graduated from high school, Ahmed Beydoun became the CEO of his own company at 17.Beydoun secured the title when he was a senior at Fordson High School and a student in the Young......
