Gov. Rick Snyder makes initial appointments to Middle Eastern American Affairs Commission
June 12th, 20150 LANSING, Mich. – Gov. Rick Snyder today announced initial appointments to the Middle Eastern American Affairs Commission.Established by Executive Order 2015-6, the 15-member commission was created to act in an advisory capacity to the governor and the director of the Department of Civil Rights.“The Middle Eastern American...
Reports expose multi-million dollar Islamophobia network
June 12th, 20150 DETROIT — Widely-read reports from the Center for American Progress (CAP) and the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) expose the multi-million dollar network inciting Islamophobia in the United States. According to CAP’s in-depth investigation, “Fear, Inc. The Roots of the Islamophobia Network in America”, a...
EnvisionTEC CEO named Entrepreneur of the Year
June 12th, 20150 Ali Siblani. DETROIT — Al Siblani, the president and CEO of Envision TEC, was named Entrepreneur of the Year on Thursday at Cobo Center. “To all my friends, family members and all the EnvisionTEC customers and employees across the globe, I say thank you,” Siblani said. Siblani was one of 25 finalists for Entrepreneur of the...
U.S.-Iraqi Youth Institute promotes interfaith unity at peace conference
June 12th, 20150 DEARBORN — Hundreds attended the United States-Iraqi Youth Institute’s (USIYI) peace conference on Thursday, June 4. The objective of the conference was to denounce the association of religion with terrorist organizations. The conference was held in the wake of the emergence and rise of ISIS in Iraq. USIYI is a...
Final two candidates selected for Dearborn Superintendent
June 12th, 20150 DEARBORN – This week, the Dearborn Board of Education held interviews with four candidates for the superintendent position and selected the final two Thursday evening. The board came to a decision that Executive Director of Staff and Student Services Glenn Maleyko and Associate Superintendent at...Rasmea Odeh defense files brief to appeal conviction and sentencing
DETROIT — On Tuesday, June 9, Palestinian activist Rasmea Odeh’s lead defense attorney, Michael Deutsch, filed a brief with the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals to appeal her conviction and sentencing. The appeal urges the court to reverse the conviction, arguing that Odeh was denied her right to present her complete...
Bill Saad appointed to Underground Storage Tank Authority Board
June 12th, 20150 Saad.WOODHAVEN — Gov. Snyder has appointed Bill Saad, CEO of Michigan Fuels Inc., a leading brand wholesaler for ExxonMobil and Marathon Oil Company, and five others, to the newly created Underground Storage Tank Authority Board (USTAB). Established by Public Act 416 of 2014, the six-member board will oversee the creation of a...
ACC awards 26 scholarships to high school seniors
June 12th, 20150 WEST BLOOMFIELD — During its 13th annual Golf Outing and Scholarship Awards Dinner on June 2, The Arab American and Chaldean Council (ACC) distributed 26 scholarships to high school seniors who plan on attending college this fall. The event took place at the Shenandoah Country Club. Many of the scholarship recipients had grade point...
Crime levels in Dearborn lower than expected
June 12th, 20150 DEARBORN— While many people here feel that crime is on the rise, it has actually remained steady.Since 2013, crime in Dearborn has been relatively level, although there has been an increase in property crimes.Police Chief Ron Haddad said larceny from cars is what drives the numbers up, with a 30 percent increase since 2012. He...
Educare Student Services receives special tribute
June 12th, 20150 DEARBORN — On Friday, June 5, State Sen. David Knezek (D- Dearborn Heights) presented the tutoring company Educare Student Services with a special tribute. Knezek presented Educare founder Hussein Hachem with a plaque during a private reception at the company’s new office in West Dearborn. The plaque was signed by...
Children playing in the streets, a growing concern
June 12th, 20150 DEARBORN – As school is officially out for summer break this week, the season kicks into full swing with children enjoying daily outdoor activities. But a growing concern has been looming over the local Arab American community’s children – they have turned the city’s neighborhood streets into their very own playground. With...
Coalition of international broadcasters combating piracy and copyright infringement
June 11th, 20150 DEARBORN — On Monday, June 8 the International Broadcasting Coalition Against Piracy (IBCAP), an organization of leading international broadcasters, announced actions it is taking to combat piracy and copyright infringement during a press conference at the Regency Dearborn Hotel and Convention Center. The coalition, which...
Dearborn man identified as “Detroit serial rapist”
June 10th, 20150 Ali Nasser Alriashi.DETROIT - The local community was shocked to learn about the arrest of Dearborn resident Ali Nasser Alriashi, 31. the alleged serial rapist in connection to several cases in Detroit.Following months of growing concerns that a serial rapist was targeting local women in the southwest region of the city, police were...
Group accuses Sterling Heights mayoral candidate of being anti-Muslim bigot
June 10th, 20150 STERLING HEIGHTS—The Council on American Islamic Relations of Michigan is concerned about mayoral candidate Paul Smith's history of spewing anti-Muslim rhetoric. Smith has been slammed for an anti-Muslim email and comments in 2010 during the Park 51 Community Center controversy, in...
Local boy left injured following intentional hit-and-run
June 9th, 20150 12-year-old Rumzey Maatouk, days after sustaining injuries from an intentional hit-and-run. DEARBORN - A local 12-year-old boy was intentionally hit by an on coming vehicle when he was trying to cross the street on his bicycle in an east Dearborn neighborhood. Rumzey Maatouk was riding his bike with a friend near Oakman Elementary......
Proposed second span of Ambassador Bridge raises concerns in the community
June 5th, 20150 DETROIT — Residents are concerned about the negative environmental impacts from the proposed construction of a second span adjacent to the Ambassador Bridge. The city-owned Riverside Park, a piece of land needed to build the second span, was reported by billionaire Manuel “Matty” Moroun, owner of the Ambassador bridge, as...
Fatina Abdrabboh first Arab American to serve on Harvard alumni council
June 5th, 20150 DEARBORN — Fatina Abdrabboh, director of the ADC-Michigan, was recently selected to join the alumni council at Harvard University for a three- year term. The university selects council members thorough a vetting process and appointments are subject to confirmation by university officials. As a leading academic center,......
ACCESS seeks Civil Rights Commission’s support of ‘Take on Hate’ campaign
June 5th, 20150 DEARBORN — Violent hate crimes and hate and bias against Arab and Muslim Americans is at an all-time high, Rana Abbas, director of communications for ACCESS, the country’s largest Arab American Non-Profit Organization, told the Michigan Civil Rights Commission. Abbas spoke June 1, at a presentation at the Arab American National...
Patients turn out in droves to receive free dental services
June 5th, 20150 DEARBORN — On Saturday, May 30, Contemporary Dentistry hosted its fourth annual free dental service day, with more than 100 locals turning out to receive free cleanings, extractions and fillings. The event was an opportunity for local residents with no insurance to see an oral hygienist at no cost. Contemporary Dentistry staff and...
Rise of bigoted speech against Muslims on the web is alarming
June 5th, 20150 DEARBORN — If the Internet's virtual reality is a true reflection of our society, then America has major issues with xenophobia, particularly anti-Muslim bigotry. Social media, which brought the power of storytelling to every American with access to the Internet, are filled with hate-mongering against Muslims. Controversial stories...
ACLU-MI launches mobile app to record police abuse
June 5th, 20150 DETROIT — The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan announced on June 3 the launch of Mobile Justice MI, a free downloadable mobile-device application that allows users to record and quickly report police misconduct. The app provides content in English, Arabic and Spanish. Released amid mounting statewide concern about......
Students and families toured the Middle East at Becker Elementary’s “Cultural Fest”
June 5th, 20150 DEARBORN — Students and parents took a tour through the Middle East at Becker Elementary School's "Cultural Fest" on Thursday, May 28. The PTA coordinated the event, which was open to students, parents and community members after school hours. With the assistance of the school's two Arabic-bilingual teachers, six classrooms...
Student wants to educate people about the blind community’s abilities
June 4th, 20150 DEARBORN—Twelve-year-old Firas Abueida was born with leber’s congenital amaurosis, a rare inherited eye disease that appears at birth. Abueida, a sixth grade student at Lincoln Park Elementary School, is blind and wants to educate people about the visually impaired and their abilities. “I just want everyone to know the......
Dearborn Heights man shoots and kills his neighbor
June 4th, 20150 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — A 66-year-old man is in police custody after reportedly shooting and killing his 60-year-old neighbor. The incident occurred in the 6000 block of Fairwood on Wednesday, June 3 around 7 p.m. Dearborn Heights Police say they had received calls from both men previously. The...
Midwest Recycling donates $25,000 to American Red Cross
June 3rd, 20150 DETROIT—On Tuesday, June 2 Midwest Recycling donated $25,000 to the American Red Cross in celebration of National Giving Day. Midwest Recycling was founded by businessman Abe Hachem. Last year Midwest recycling donated $10,000 to the American Red Cross. Midwest Recycling is partnering with the American Red......
