Local scientist wins environmental award for research on birth defects in Iraq
March 6th, 20150 Dr. Mozhgan Savabieasfahani ANN ARBOR — Local scientist Dr. Mozhgan Savabieasfahani won the prestigious Rachel Carson Prize for her work on the effects of war on public health, particularly the rise of birth defects in Iraq, because of pollution from bombs dropped during the war. The Rachel Carson Prize is awarded annually in...
West Bloomfield officials accused of racism face recall efforts
March 6th, 20150 Oram.WEST BLOOMFIELD — Three members of the West Bloomfield Township board of trustees are facing a recall effort over allegations that they discriminated against Chaldeans. Resident Charlene Mitchell Rodgers filed recall petitions to get Clerk Catherine Shaughnessy and trustees Lawrence Brown and Howard Rosenberg removed from...
UM-Dearborn deer cull ends
March 6th, 20150 DEARBORN — The recent deer cull at the University of Michigan-Dearborn ended this past Sunday. Hunters were initially called in to kill about 50 deer near the campus on Feb. 24 to reduce the animals’ population. Last year an aerial study revealed 57 deer in the area. By this January, their numbers had increased to 76. The...
Sterling Heights cultural exchange taking place March 13
March 6th, 20150 STERLING HEIGHTS — The city of Sterling Heights and its Ethnic Community Committee will hold its 2015 Cultural Exchange on a new date this year, Friday, March 13, from 6 to 10 p.m. in the Senior Center. The public is welcomed and encouraged to attend this celebrated event. Free overflow parking and shuttle service is available...
Urban League to honor Dr. Haifa Fakhouri
March 6th, 20150 DETROIT — Dr. Haifa Fakhouri, president and CEO of the Arab American and Chaldean Council, will be honored at the Urban League of Detroit and Southeast Michigan’s 36th annual Salute to Distinguished Warriors Dinner. The event will take place Thursday, March 26 at the Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center Hotel. Other honorees will...
Dearborn council addresses negative attention following Chapel Hill murders
March 6th, 20150 City Council meeting on Tuesday, March 3.DEARBORN — At the city council meeting on Tuesday, March 3, council members addressed negative media attention that has been directed at the city following the murder of three Muslim students in Chapel Hill, N.C. In a resolution by Councilman Mike Sareini that was supported unanimously...Southend residents encouraged to call for clean air March 11
Residents from Dearborn’s Southend are encouraged to join others living in Wayne County’s heavily polluted ZIP codes on March 11 for a meeting about harmful SO2 emissions in Wayne County at River Rouge High School, 1460 W. Coolidge Highway, River Rouge MI 48218. A portion of Wayne County is failing to meet and state federal...Court to decide whether Bible Believers’ lawsuit can move forward
DEARBORN—The U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati, Ohio is expected to hear arguments today about whether a lawsuit by the Bible Believers can proceed against Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon and two deputies. The Christian evangelist group from California claims the Wayne County sheriff’s...
Prosecutors to seek death penalty for Chapel Hill shooter
March 3rd, 20150 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — North Carolina prosecutors will seek the death penalty against the Chapel Hill shooter who gunned down three young Muslims in a suspected hate crime, which his defense claims was about a parking dispute.Craig Hicks, 46, is charged with three counts of first-degree murder in the Feb. 10 shooting deaths of a...
Residents, civil rights groups concerned about Kroger investigation
February 27th, 20150 DEARBORN — The investigation of a violent altercation involving a 61-year-old Muslim man and two White men at a local Kroger earlier this month is of growing concern to residents and local civil rights groups. The incident at the Kroger on Michigan Ave. and Greenfield took place just three days after the murders of three Muslim...
Local seniors hopeful following article about food stamp cuts
February 27th, 20150 DEARBORN — A local senior citizen said she's received some assistance following a story The Arab American News published last week that cited drastic food stamp cuts that were made by the state last year. Hala Anne Brown, who resides at the Normandy Apartments on Michigan and Telegraph, said that since November, the state cut her...
Department of Human Services employees protest understaffing
February 27th, 20150 DHS employees protesting in front of the department's branch on Greenfield and Joy Road, Feb. 25.DETROIT — About 50 employees of the Michigan Department of Human Services (DHS) protested in front of the DHS branch at Greenfield and Joy Road, on Wednesday, Feb. 25, demanding more workers, better computers and better...
League of Women Voters marks 95 years
February 27th, 20150 Betsy Cushman, president of the LWV-DDH.DEARBORN — The League of Women Voters of Dearborn and Dearborn Heights (LWV-DDH) celebrated the League’s 95th anniversary on Thursday, Feb. 19 at Byblos Banquet Hall with hundreds in attendance, including state, national and local leaders. The event, entitled “Empowering Democracy”,...
Arab boxer excites crowd, community in professional debut
February 27th, 20150 DETROIT — Raw strength, a tenacious spirit and an unrelenting drive are all traits memorable fighters have in common– qualities quite evident in Mohamed “The Hawk” Adam, the emerging Arab American boxer from Dearborn. Adam took the boxing world by storm at his professional debut Feb. 6– in a fight that ended in a 37...Community leaders file letters in support of Rasmea Odeh
DETROIT — Defense attorneys for Rasmea Odeh, Chicago’s 67-year-old Palestinian community leader, filed a "sentencing memorandum" in a Detroit federal court, arguing that Odeh “should not be sentenced to further imprisonment” following her conviction in November on a single charge of Unlawful Procurement of Naturalization.......
Court of Appeals upholds $1.2 million-judgment against Judge Somers
February 27th, 20150 19th District Court Judge Mark Somers. DEARBORN — On Friday, Feb. 13, eight years and a day after Julie Pucci filed suit against 19th District Court Chief Judge Mark Somers, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued an opinion affirming a judgment in her favor. “I had all these emotions. I felt complete...
Henry Ford College to host Women’s Recognition Luncheon
February 27th, 20150 DEARBORN — Four women leaders will serve on a speakers’ panel at Henry Ford College’s (HFC) 42nd annual Women’s Recognition Luncheon – “Women Leaders: Driving Our Future” – on Friday, March 27, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The event will take place at the Student and Culinary Arts Center, located on the main campus.......
Dave Abdallah Team honored by Century 21
February 27th, 20150 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Real estate agent Dave Abdallah was honored at the Century 21 Global Conference in Washington D.C. this week. Abdullah accepted two awards during the conference on behalf of his staff. The Dave Abdullah Team earned two of the company’s most prestigious awards: the Number One Team in the USA award and the...
Target denies report of “Sharia Law” policy in Dearborn Heights
February 27th, 20150 Target, located on Ford Rd. and John Daly in Dearborn Heights DEARBORN HEIGHTS— Last week a false and misleading article published by a right-wing website titled "Target surrenders to Sharia law in this sickening way" caused an uproar on social media.The website routinely relies on pro-Christian and anti-Muslim propaganda to...
State of the City: Mayor O’Reilly discusses Dearborn’s progress
February 26th, 20150 Dearborn Mayor Jack O'Reilly, Feb. 25DEARBORN— In his eighth State of the City address, on Wednesday, Feb. 25, Mayor Jack O'Reilly Jr. focused on the city’s progress and recovery from the recession. Department heads, county commissioners, judges and prominent community figures attended the mayor's speech at the new Dearborn...
Detroit mayor and city council join Arab American anti-bigotry campaign
February 25th, 20150 DETROIT—Mayor Mike Duggan and the City Council publicly pledged their support of the Campaign to Take On Hate on Feb. 24, in an announcement dubbed "historic" by the campaign's organizers.During a City Council meeting, Council Member Raquel Castañeda-López introduced a resolution to officially join the......
Dearborn: Kroger incident is not a hate crime
February 20th, 20150 DEARBORN - The city has issued a press release stating that an incident that occurred at a Kroger last Thursday, February 12, 2015 involving two white males from Taylor who attacked a Muslim father while he was shopping with his children does not classify as a hate crimeIn a press release the city said;"All of the facts have been...
Muslims concerned for their safety after Chapel Hill shootings
February 20th, 20150 Michigan legislators joining the campaign to Take on Hate, Feb. 17.DEARBORN — Floods of bigoted online comments, right-wing blogs and blatantly anti-Muslim remarks by politicians and national media figures have long been indicators of the growing anti-Muslim sentiment in the United States. But over the past two weeks,......
Panel discusses Detroit’s challenges and media bias
February 20th, 20150 (L-R) Osama Siblani, Nolan Finley and Stephen Henderson. DETROIT — As Detroit emerges from bankruptcy, state and regional leaders are focusing on other problems that prevent the city from moving forward. The Arab American News’ publisher, Osama Siblani; Detroit Free Press editorial page editor, Stephen Henderson and Detroit...
Two Taylor men questioned in Dearborn Kroger hate crime, ADC-MI raises concerns
February 20th, 20150 Kroger located at Michigan Ave. and Greenfield Rd. DEARBORN — Police and federal authorities are questioning two men from Taylor about their involvement in a possible hate crime that occurred at a Dearborn Kroger last week. Mayor Jack O'Reilly told The Arab American News Wednesday morning that the city is still conducting an......
