Immigration proposal draws praise, caution among minority communities
Michigan Gov. Rick Synder’s proposal to jump start Detroit’s economy by bringing 50,000 immigrants to the city on work visas over the next five years was met with praise and caution by ethnic and minority publishers. They welcomed a more diverse Detroit, but stressed city services and safety must improve and immigrants must not face...
Court to make decision on local man detained for suspected Hizbullah ties
March 28th, 20140 DETROIT — Details unraveled this week at the U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Michigan during a two day probable cause hearing for Mohammad Hassan Hamdan, a 22-year-old Dearborn Heights man who was detained by the FBI on Sunday March 16 at Detroit Metro Airport for allegedly planning to fly to Lebanon to join...City of Dearborn: New garage ordinance in effect to promote public safety and welfare
DEARBORN – The City of Dearborn, with an eye on public safety and the preservation of appealing neighborhoods, on March 4 adopted a new ordinance clarifying the legal use of residential garages.The new law slightly expands the potential uses of garages over the city’s previous ordinance, but still states that the primary...
Fulbright Association hosts cultural tour for international scholars and students in Dearborn
March 28th, 20140 DEARBORN — On Saturday, March 22, over 50 participants, many of whom are currently in the U.S. on a fulbright, took a cultural tour in Dearborn hosted by the Michigan Chapter of Fulbright Association.The tourists, ranging from scholars to fellows, traveled to Dearborn from major universities in the state that included the University...
Arab American female leaders deliver moving speeches at ASU gala
March 28th, 20140 DEARBORN — The University of Michigan-Dearborn's Arab Student Union held its ninth annual “Empowering the Youth” banquet Friday, Mar. 20 at Bint Jebail Cultural Center."I am incredibly proud of the Arab Student Union from all three chapters: University of Michigan-Dearborn, Fordson High School, and Wayne State University,” said...
Journalists from United Arab Emirates visit Dearborn
March 28th, 20140 DEARBORN — As part of the U.S. Dept. of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs International Visitor Leadership Program, journalists from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Sharjah Media Corp. visited Henry Ford Community College on Mar. 19.The purpose of this visit was for the UAE delegates to learn about HFCC, its diverse...
Fordson High School receives several awards at annual Michigan District Key Club Convention
March 28th, 20140 DEARBORN — The 63rd annual Michigan District Key Club Convention took place in Grand Rapids, Michigan earlier this month. The theme was "The evolution of service." Key Club members, adult advisors and distinguished guests attended a weekend that included workshops, hours of community service and award presentations.Key...
Leaders hold BRIDGES meeting at LAHC, discuss concerning issues
March 28th, 20140 DEARBORN — On Wednesday, March 26, community leaders and government officials gathered at the Lebanese American Heritage Club to hold the first public BRIDGES meeting of 2014. Building Respect in Diverse Groups to Enhance Sensitivity (BRIDGES) was formed shortly after 9/11, in an effort to gather government agencies and local...Need help becoming a U.S. Citizen? Naturalization workshop being offered by New Americans Campaign
CANTON — There is only month left before the citizenship application is extended to 21 pages on May 5. The current application is 10 pages long. Nationally, there are approximately 8.8 million immigrants currently eligible for citizenship. Immigrant rights activists are encouraging people to apply for their citizenship within the...Detroit Demographic Report on foreign born residents
DETROIT — Last week, Global Detroit re-released its demographic report of Metro Detroit’s foreign-born populations. It provides the most comprehensive geographic picture of Metro Detroit’s immigrant groups ever. The 35,076 foreign-born residents of Detroit rank it 138th nationally in the size of its immigrant population. As...
CSG votes down divestment resolution at U of M
March 27th, 20140 ANN ARBOR — After a prolonged debate that lasted until the early hours of Wednesday, March 26, the Central Student Government (CSG) at the University of Michigan voted against the resolution to divest from companies that profit from the Israeli military, after repealing last week's motion to postpone the resolution indefinitely.More...
Dearborn man files class action lawsuit against GM
March 21st, 20140 DEARBORN (WXYZ) — A Dearborn man on Wednesday filed a class-action lawsuit against General Motors over the company's defective ignition switches that led to a massive recall.Attorney Kassem Dakhlallah filed the suit in federal court on behalf of 60-year-old Adnan Jawad, who says he hasn't driven his 2007 Chevy Cobalt since the...
Spray painted rock overshadows SJP’s apartheid week
March 21st, 20140 DEARBORN — The Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) at the University of Michigan-Dearborn (UM-D) held an Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW) last Monday.The week included various events in which a rock was spray-painted on campus in honor of IAW. One side of the rock exhibited a Palestinian flag and the other side read “Free...
Dearborn Police Chief Ron Haddad: Larceny is a problem in Dearborn
March 21st, 20140 Dearborn Police Chief Ron Haddad.DEARBORN —Police Chief Ron Haddad distributed a letter last week describing current crime trends in Dearborn among minors and young adults in hopes of reaching out to local parents and legal guardians to educate them on possible consequences.In the letter, Chief Haddad noted that overall crime rates in...Calley signs supplemental budget to fix roads, support mental health services, fund other programs
LANSING — Lt. Gov. Brian Calley recently signed a mid-fiscal year 2014 budget supplemental, dedicating nearly $330 million to help fix winter road damage, fund vital mental health services, and to support the Office for New Americans, among other programs.“While Michigan is still in need of a comprehensive road funding and......
Traffic lanes affected by construction on Schaefer from Ford Road to Warren Avenue
DEARBORN — Schaefer Road in Dearborn will be under construction between Ford Road and Warren Avenue from now until the end of September, and traffic lanes will be affected.As of March 17, traffic has been shifted to the east half of Schaefer Road and is limited to one lane in each direction. No left turns are allowed from Schaefer. The...
FBI arrests local man for alleged Hizbullah ties, family speaks out
March 21st, 20140 Mohammad Hassan Hamdan, minutes before getting detained. DEARBORN HEIGHTS — The community was startled this week after news broke that the U.S. government had detained a local Dearborn Heights man who allegedly planned to fly to Lebanon to join the militant group Hizbullah. 22-year-old Mohammad Hassan Hamdan was arrested on......
U.S. to close Syrian consulate offices in Troy and Texas, operations at embassy in Washington also suspended
March 21st, 20140 A local rally in 2011 supporting Assad’s regime.TROY — The United States on Tuesday suspended operations of the Syrian Embassy in Washington and its consulates. It also told diplomats and staff who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents to leave the country. Texas and Michigan are the only two states in the country that have...
Community mourns death of prominent religious leader, human rights advocate
March 21st, 20140 Saliba, a Lebanese American, led the Archdiocese of All North America for nearly 50 years.MICHIGAN — The Arab American community is mourning the death of prominent religious leader Philip Saliba, the Archbishop of New York and Metropolitan of All North America for the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese. He died Mar. 19 at...
South End residents frustrated over proposed changes to Severstal factory
March 21st, 20140 Over 250 frustrated Dearborn residents attend a public hearing on Wednesday. DEARBORN — More than 250 people attended a public hearing Wednesday, Mar. 19 at Henry Ford Community College’s Michigan Technical Education Center regarding proposed changes to Severstal’s factory in Dearborn. The steel company’s facility is...Legal corner: Changes are coming to overtime pay rules
Last week, President Barack Obama signed a presidential memorandum telling the Department of Labor to develop new overtime rules that would make more workers eligible for time-and-a-half overtime pay. The proposed rules would broaden the categories of workers who are eligible for overtime compensation. They would also......
Protests launched against U of M student government for postponing divestment resolution indefinitely
March 20th, 20140 ANN ARBOR- About 80 University of Michigan students on Wednesday, March 19, staged a sit-in at the Chambers Room, where the University's Central Student Government (CSG) meets. The sit-in followed a spontaneous protest on Tuesday, after CSG voted to indefinitely postpone a resolution to form a committee to investigate the human rights...
U.S. halts Syrian embassy, consulate operations in Michigan and Texas, orders diplomats out
March 19th, 20140 TROY-The United States on Tuesday suspended operations of the Syrian Embassy in Washington and its consulates and told diplomats and staff who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents to leave the country. One of the consulates' offices is in Troy, and caters to southeast Michigan's large Syrian community. U.S. special envoy......
Metro Detroit three inches away from breaking snowfall record
DETROIT - After Wednesday's storm, Metro Detroit is less than three inches away from breaking its snowfall record. According to the National Weather Service, 89.8 inches of snow have fallen on the area in the autumn and winter of 2013-14. Metro Detroit's snowiest season on record was in 1980-81, when Detroit and its suburbs received 93.6...
Dearborn enforces snow season rules on residents, businesses
March 14th, 20140 DEARBORN - A long and grueling winter has forced the City of Dearborn to buckle down on enforcing policies for residents and business owners as snow continues to pile up on street, sidewalks and parking lots. At the last few city council meetings, concerns were addressed regarding business owners who are shoveling snow off of......
