Man threatens to kill a 7-Eleven clerk because he is Muslim
May 7th, 20150 James TreeTROY — A 53-year-old man allegedly attacked a 7-Eleven clerk and manager in Troy on Friday, May 1, hurling anti-Muslim insults on them, police said.James Tree, Farmington Hills, threatened to kill the clerk while attempting to buy a pack of beer, according to police. The manager ordered Tree to leave the store, but the...
Earthquake felt throughout Michigan
May 2nd, 20150 Kalmazoo- At 12:24 Saturday afternoon, a 4.0 earthquake, according to the United States Geological Survey, struck about 5 miles southeast of Galesburg, Michigan, which is just east of Kalamazoo.In metro Detroit, residents have reportedly felt the earthquake as well. There are no immediate reports of damage, and a quake of this size on...
Walsh resigns after controversial remarks on Baltimore riots
May 1st, 20150 WalshDETROIT—Teana Walsh, assistant Wayne County prosecutor resigned today after making controversial remarks about the Baltimore, Maryland riots in a Facebook post. “This afternoon Assistant Prosecutor Teana Walsh called Prosecutor Kym Worthy to announce that she is voluntarily resigning her...
Prosecutor Worthy: We don’t know what happened in Kroger case
May 1st, 20150 DEARBORN — In an interview with The Arab American News, Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy discussed her decision to not move forward with charges in the Dearborn Kroger incident that occurred on February 12. Last week, Worthy’s office announced that no charges would be made against two White men who allegedly attacked 61-year-old...
ACCESS honors distinguished Arab Americans at annual dinner
April 30th, 20150 DETROIT — ACCESS honored Drs. Jack Shaheen and Khaled Mattawa with the "Arab American of the Year" Award at its 44th Annual Dinner on Saturday, April 25. Community members, activists and elected officials attended the dinner at the Renaissance Center. Mattawa is a renowned poet and academic who received the MacArthur Foundation...
New splash pads aim to revive traffic at neighborhood parks
April 30th, 20150 Splash pads at Hemlock Park open May 16.DEARBORN — Splash pads being launched at Hemlock and Crowley parks this summer could bring some much needed traction to Dearborn's neighborhood parks after years of pool closures and dwindling services. The city announced May 16 as the launch date for the splash pads at the two parks. Crowley...
Yemeni Americans hold anti-Houthi demonstration in Dearborn
April 30th, 20150 Anti-Houthi protest in front of Dearborn's Centennial Library, April 25.DEARBORN — A group of Yemeni Americans gathered in front of Dearborn's Henry Ford Centennial Library on Saturday, April 25, to condemn the Houthi militias and the forces of former President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who have taken over most of Yemen. Houthi...
ADC-MI’s annual scholarship dinner holds true to Dr. King’s legacy
April 30th, 20150 DEARBORN – Farris Barakat, brother of Chapel Hill murder victim Deah Barakat, delivered a powerful speech at the closing of the American Arab Anti Discrimination of Michigan (ADC-MI) 16th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Award Dinner. Barakat, who flew in from Chapel Hill with family members to attend the dinner and...
EnvisionTEC CEO named finalist for Entrepreneur Of The Year
April 30th, 20150 Siblani DETROIT—Ali Siblani, the president and CEO of EnvisionTEC, is one of 25 finalists for Entrepreneur of the Year, a global business awards program formed by the consulting firm Ernst & Young. Eight of the business executives are based in Detroit and another 17 in the suburbs. There are...
Entrepreneurs encourage healthy lifestyle through meal preparation
April 30th, 20150 DEARBORN HEIGHTS—“This will really push you to eat healthy,” said Fatme Amin, the co-founder of PrepUpMeals2Go. Amin started the meal prep company with co-owner Howraa Bazzi in March, but the list of clientele is already growing. PrepUpMeals2Go’s menu consists of low sodium and low fat options that...
National Arab Orchestra annual gala May 8
April 29th, 20150 DETROIT—See Detroit come alive in one of the largest cultural and musical events of the year. Artists from around the nation are coming to town for the National Arab Orchestra’s (NAO) 4th annual gala concert at the Masonic Temple on May 8. Internationally acclaimed Arab music composer and vocalist Salah Kurdi and...
Community turns out in droves for The Arab American News’ 30th anniversary dinner
April 24th, 20150 DEARBORN—The approximately 800 people who attended The Arab American News’ 30th anniversary banquet Thursday, April 23 at the Bint Jebail Cultural Center serves to demonstrate the degree of the admiration, respect and love the community has for the publication. The event— emceed by Dearborn Public Schools Board of Trustee...
Rep. Dingell urges State Department to take action to protect Americans in Yemen
April 24th, 20150 WASHINGTON—U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D- Dearborn) is urging the State Department to take increased steps to protect American citizens stranded in Yemen. In a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry, Dingell urged the State Department to prioritize the evacuation of American citizens living in Yemen and to...
Prosecutor Worthy announces no charges to be made in Kroger incident, Muslim man says children are seeking therapy
April 24th, 20150 Kroger, located on Greenfield and Michigan Ave.DEARBORN – Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy announced on Friday, April 24 that she would not press charges in an incident that took place at a Dearborn Kroger earlier this year, involving a 61-year-old Arab-American Muslim man and two Caucasian men. The February 12 incident...
Dearborn Police announce department promotions
April 24th, 20150 Police Chief Ronald Haddad (front row, from left), Lt. Richard Conrad, Capt. Issa Shahin, Lt. Andreas Barnett, O’Reilly. (Second row, from left): Cpl. Christopher Brayman, Sgt. Andrea Danak and Sgt. Tim Stacy. (Third row, from left): Sgt. Madou Bazzi, Sgt. Donald Kozlowski, Sgt. Jonathan DeKiere and Sgt. Steven Faith. (Top row, from......
Arab Americans to participate in VisionWalk for the blind
April 24th, 20150 MILFORD — Khodar Farhat, a blind Lebanese American, is participating in the VisionWalk Michigan team’s One Spirit One Dream on Saturday, May 9 and encouraging others to join the effort. “The goal of this walk is to collect money that will be used to fund the research on the blind and hospitals who treat people who...
Community commemorates Qana at ICA
April 24th, 20150 DEARBORN — Nineteen years ago, the Israeli army shelled a United Nations compound that was sheltering civilians in Qana, south Lebanon, killing 106 people, including two children from Michigan. Almost two decades later, the memory of the victims has not faded; community members gathered at the Islamic Center of America on......
Stout Middle School production aims to revive creative arts programs district-wide
April 24th, 20150 Stout Middle School students.DEARBORN — Stout Middle School hosted its first musical production in 15 years on Tuesday, April 21, triggering a much needed musical program comeback in the Dearborn Public Schools. "School House Rock, Live! Jr.", led by stage director Rashid Baydoun and musical director Jim Walters, included a cast and...
Diversity in American media critical as cultural shift grows
April 24th, 20150 Panelists included (L-R) FOX News investigative reporter, M.L. Elrick; Osama Siblani, publisher of The Arab American News; Chuck Stokes, editorial/public affairs director for WXYZ TV 7; Jackie Headapohi, managing editor, Detroit Jewish Newsand Bankole Thompson, editor of the Michigan...
Muslim father confronts hate protester with message of love
April 22nd, 20150 Dr. Houwari next to the anti-Muslim protester, Ann Arbor, April, 17 ANN ARBOR — Maybe the demonstrator who held an anti-Muslim sign in front of the Islamic Center of Ann Arbor was trying to provoke a negative response to reaffirm her misconceptions about Islam. Instead, she received nothing but love. "I serve a RISEN savior...
Dearborn woman in need of kidney donor
April 22nd, 20150 DEARBORN — resident Zeinab Atwi is in need of a kidney donor. She has been on dialysis for more than 10 years. Atwi has type B blood. A suitable donor may have type B or O blood. She is a student at Dorsey School in Dearborn and plans on pursing a career in the medical field. “She wants to work at......
How the paper helped mold the community’s social and political landscape
April 17th, 20150 DEARBORN — The Arab American News is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a community dinner at the Bint Jebail Cultural Center in Dearborn, on Thursday, April 23 at 6:30 p.m. The bilingual (Arabic - English) weekly newspaper is the largest and oldest Arab American publication in the country. "It has been a long, difficult but...
The Armenian genocide: Remembering pain and celebrating survival
April 17th, 20150 Armenian civilians, escorted by armed Ottoman soldiers to a prison, April 1915.DEARBORN — It has been a century since the Ottomans massacred 1.5 million Armenians and drove hundreds of thousands out of their ancestral homeland in what is today Turkey. But 100 years after the tragedy, Armenians are still holding on to the culture and......
Speaker at NRA annual meeting claims “no-go zones” exist in Dearborn
April 17th, 20150 DEARBORN — According to a report on thinkprogress.org, during the National Rifle Association’s annual meeting in Nashville, Tennessee this month, author Steve Tarani said he has witnessed the alleged “no go zones” – areas where police cannot enter— while shadowing a friend who serves on the “Detroit Metro SWAT Police”...
Michigan Muslims participate in food drive to honor Chapel Hill victims
April 17th, 20150 DEARBORN – Michigan Muslims are taking part in a national food drive campaign entitled “Feed Their Legacy”, created to honor victims of the Feb. 10 Chapel Hill, North Carolina shootings. The victims, Deah Barakat, Yusor Abu-Salha, and Razan Abu-Salha, were shot execution-style at their home and their neighbor, a......