Students for Islamic Awareness host “Ask a Muslim Day”
October 10th, 20140 "Ask a Muslim Day" participants.DEARBORN — The University of Michigan-Dearborn’s (UM-D) Students for Islamic Awareness (SIA) hosted “Ask a Muslim Day” on Monday, Oct. 6. The purpose of the event was to answer questions students have about Islam and clear up misconceptions about the faith. The event took place at the...
ACC honors elected representatives at annual dinner
October 10th, 20140 (L-R) ACC CEO Haifa Fakhouri State Rep. Klint Kesto, ACC board chairman Abe Munfakh.DETROIT — The Arab American and Chaldean Council (ACC) celebrated its 35th annual Civic & Humanitarian Awards Gala at the Renaissance Center on Saturday, Oct. 4. The council honored founding members, businesspeople and elected officials during the...
AAPAC announces endorsements
October 10th, 20140 DEARBORN — The Arab American Political Action Committee has announced its endorsements in the Nov. 4 general election.While the list of endorsements includes both municipal and state-wide races, the organization has delayed its endorsement for governor for an additional week. The Arab American News will announce that endorsement in...
More than 1,500 arrests made in ‘Operation Blue Light’ initiative
October 10th, 20140 DEARBORN — More than a dozen Wayne County Police agencies have collaborated on a joint sweep initiative which saw the arrests of hundreds of fugitives between Sept. 15 and Sept. 30. The police departments that participated in the "Operation Blue Light" initiative included Dearborn, Dearborn Heights, Detroit, Livonia, Redford,...
Should Muslims have to apologize for extremists?
October 10th, 20140 DEARBORN — There are nearly 1.6 billion Muslims worldwide and the overwhelming majority do not condone the acts of terrorism being carried out by extremists in the name of Islam. Should the majority be apologetic and take responsibility for the actions of the small minority of self-proclaimed Muslims who are part of terrorist...
Byblos Cafe holds grand opening for new location in Redford
October 10th, 20140 REDFORD — Byblos Cafe and Grill celebrated its new location in Redford with a grand opening on Tuesday Oct. 7, in the presence of city officials officials and community leaders and the owners' friends and family. The celebration coincided with the 10th anniversary of the business."It's only getting better. We'll keep going...Veteran diplomat Maksoud celebrates memoir at Arab American National Museum
DEARBORN — Veteran Lebanese diplomat Dr. Clovis Maksoud advocated Arab unity at a ceremony celebrating the release of his memoir, "From the Corners of Memory" at the Arab American National Museum, on Saturday, Oct. 4. Maksoud, 85, was the Arab League chief representative in the United States and the United Nations until submitting...
City of Dearborn moves in to new Administrative Center
October 3rd, 20140 The DAC building.DEARBORN — The industrial-looking offices of the Dearborn Administrative Center (DAC) appear as efficient as an assembly line. City employees work in an open space, where representatives of different departments stand behind a u-shaped front desk to assist residents. In the middle of the main lobby, a concierge desk...
Dearborn Heights boy murdered in Yemen
October 3rd, 20140 Hundreds attended the burial on Thursday.DEARBORN HEIGHTS — On Wednesday, family and friends of Jayzon Mosed gathered at the Verheyden Funeral Home in Detroit to attend the viewing for the 13-year-old who was killed in Yemen. Several hundred people attended his burial on Thursday. Mosed’s uncle, Tarek Mosed, said his nephew...
Judge denies motion to drop charges against Rasmea Odeh
October 3rd, 20140 DETROIT — A federal judge denied the motion to dismiss the indictment against Rasmea Odeh, a Palestinian American woman accused of lying on her naturalization application about a conviction in an Israeli military court decades ago.The defense demanded the judge drop the charges because the investigation of Odeh was selective and...
Muslims react to the penalty NFL player received for praying after scoring a touchdown
October 3rd, 20140 Kansas City Chiefs Safety Husain Abdullah, after entering the end zone sliding on his knees, bowed forward and prayed with his head on the turf during Monday's game.MICHIGAN — Kansas City Chiefs Safety Husain Abdullah made international headlines this week after being penalized by a referee for entering the end zone sliding on his...
Bankruptcy Judge says he has no authority to stop water shutoffs
October 3rd, 20140 Rhodes.DETROIT — Federal Judge Steven Rhodes, who is overseeing Detroit’s bankruptcy, said Monday that he has no authority to stop the water shutoffs impacting thousands of low-income families in the city. While reading the ruling in court, Rhodes said, “Chapter 9 strictly limits the courts’ power in bankruptcy...
Hijab attire and behavior: community clashes between ‘modest’ and ‘modern’
October 3rd, 20140 DEARBORN — Is it haram for a woman in a headscarf to dance in public? Is it haram for her to wear fashionable jeans or paint her face in colorful make-up? Or should she just stay at home altogether, while some of her Muslim peers freely indulge themselves in westernized culture? Western Muslim communities have long debated the...
University of Michigan-Dearborn at center of Arab American higher education
October 3rd, 20140 Suehaila Amen, UM-D recruitment events coordinator and admissions counselor.DEARBORN — In recent years, the administration at the University of Michigan-Dearborn (UM-D) has made greater strides to attract out-of-district students to accompany the campus’ new dormitory complex. But while the housing on campus has been a...
Dearborn Heights resident seeks seat on the Crestwood Board of Education
October 3rd, 20140 Zaineb Hussein.DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Resident Zaineb Hussein is campaigning for a seat on the Crestwood School District’s Board of Education. Hussein is employed by the Michigan Department of Human Services and had previously worked with the city of Dearborn Heights’ Economic and Community Development Program. Hussein earned a......
County cracks down on “Cloud 9” synthetic drug after multiple high school students hospitalized
October 3rd, 20140 DEARBORN — The Wayne County Department of Public Health has issued an emergency order declaring the synthetic drug "Cloud 9" and a similar product named "Hookah relax" illegal and an imminent danger to society.Cloud 9 is a clear liquid that has been used with alcoholic beverages, smoked with an e-cigarette, hookah or with marijuana....Local Yemenis renounce violence in homeland
DEARBORN — Local Yemeni Americans urged unity and dialogue in their homeland, as sectarian and political tensions boil in the country after Houthi Rebels took over the capital last week. Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi warned of civil war in the aftermath of the Houthi militants’ move into Sanaa.Houthis, who are Shi'a,......
Dearborn ordinance raises building permit renewal fee 4,000 percent
October 3rd, 20140 DEARBORN — The City Council passed an ordinance last week raising the fee for renewing the permit to build a new house from $25 to $1,000, a massive hike that a representative of the Home Builders Association described as illegal.Before the ordinance was passed on Tuesday, Sept. 23, building licenses in Dearborn were good for six...
August flood victims urged to register for relief
October 3rd, 20140 WARREN – Michigan residents affected by flooding Aug. 11-13 may now call or go online to register for disaster assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), according to state and federal officials. Aid is available to eligible applicants in Macomb, Oakland and Wayne counties.Individuals, including those who...
UM-D Islamic student groups host unity event
October 3rd, 20140 DEARBORN — The University of Michigan-Dearborn’s (UM-D) Muslim Student Association (MSA) and Students for Islamic Awareness (SIA) held an event on campus Monday, Sept. 29 to promote unity between students who adhere to the two sects of Islam.During the event, entitled “Sushi: Bridging the Gap Between Sunni and Shi’a”,...Essay contest offering law school students $10,000 grand prize
MICHIGAN — The legal firm 1-800-LAW FIRM is offering a $10,000 grand prize to the winner of an essay contest it started to hear ideas from future lawyers about how to improve the ways peoples’ rights are protected. In at least 1000 words, applicants are being asked to discuss the innovative and highly impactful way in which they......
Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon discusses safety, Detroit and community partnership
September 26th, 20140 Napoleon (right) is interviewed by TAAN reporters.DEARBORN — Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon said his department can play a greater role in ensuring the safety of Detroit and its surrounding communities.In an interview with The Arab American News, Napoleon, Wayne County Deputy Chief Mike Jaafar and Press Director Paula Bridges,...
Remembering Riad Shatila, a hard-working dreamer
September 26th, 20140 DEARBORN — Ford Motor Company is not the only internationally-renowned Dearborn-based business. Shatila Bakery's sweets have become a prominent feature of the city and its growing Arab American community. The bakery's products are shipped and consumed across North America and its store is a “must” destination for Dearborn's......
Officials plead not guilty to charges related to failed Wayne County jail project
September 26th, 20140 Wayne County's failed jail project.DETROIT — Two former Wayne County officials, Carla Sledge and Steven Collins, pled not guilty this week to charges related to the failed Wayne County jail project. Sledge served as the former chief administrator for the building authority overseeing the jail’s construction and Collins worked as...
Syrian opposition activist set to appear at panel discussion denied entry into U.S.
September 26th, 20140 Dr. Haytham Manna.FLINT — American immigration officials at the Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris denied Syrian opposition activist Dr. Haytham Manna entry into the United States, even though his visa that does not expire until 2017.Manna was scheduled to appear on Wednesday on a panel discussion about the Syrian crisis at the......
