Michigan Supreme Court extends Judge Salamey term as Chief Judge
DEARBORN — The Michigan Supreme Court Justices, this week, selected Sam Salamey to serve as the 19th District Chief Judge for another two year term. Salamey.Judge Salamey has already served one full year as Chief of the 19th District Court, replacing former Chief Judge Richard Wygonik. In his first four months in office, Salamey...Retirees react to potential slashing of Detroit pensions
DETROIT — Governor Rick Snyder and Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr are planning severe reductions to city of Detroit retirees’ pensions. Many of the pensions are already below the poverty line and retirees are extremely nervous about the negotiations taking place this week. Some are imagining what it would be like to live on 75 percent...Michigan board approves 30-year Belle Isle lease
DETROIT — A Michigan emergency loan board, on Tuesday, approved a plan for the State of Michigan to lease Belle Isle park from Detroit for 30 years, with possible extensions up to 60 years, rejecting a competing plan from Detroit's city council that would have limited the initial lease period to 10 years. The three-member panel, which...Group wants 10 Michigan women convicted of murder to be freed from prison
MICHIGAN — The Michigan Women’s Justice and Clemency Project believes 10 Michigan women, convicted of murder, should be released because they were victims of domestic violence and didn’t get fair trials. One of the women is a former Farmington Hills fourth grade teacher who killed her husband with a hatchet. The group...Headless burned body found in trash can on Detroit’s west side
DETROIT — According to Detroit Police, a decapitated and burned body was found on the City’s west side at an abandoned school. On Nov. 10 at about 2:30 p.m., a tip led investigators to the body that was discovered inside the former Ruddiman Jr. High School on the northbound Southfield Freeway service drive, just north of Warren...Mother says 2-year-old child was sexually abused at Detroit church
DETROIT — According to a 23-year-old mother, who is not being identified, last July on a Sunday, her two-year-old child was sexually abused at the Detroit Church Grandvale Corps Community Center while parents were attending services and kids were in Sunday school. The church is operated by the Salvation Army. When the mother...Showdown in Motown coming to Masonic on Nov. 15
DETROIT — Knockout heavyweight Detroit sensation Juan “Goodnight” Goode, (5 wins, 0 Losses, 0 Draws, 5 KO) earmarked to become the next heavyweight champion of the world, will co-headline, “The Showdown in Motown” boxing event on Friday, November 15, 2013 at the Masonic Temple in Detroit. Lindy Lindell from Fightnews.com...Artspace advances City Hall project with preliminary tax credit award
DEARBORN — The Artspace development team and its local partners are pleased to announce that the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) has approved low-income housing tax credits for an affordable live/work facility for artists to be located in the current Dearborn City Hall.The Minneapolis-based nonprofit real estate...Dearborn’s Brian Whiston named superintendent of the year in Michigan
DEARBORN — Dearborn Public Schools Superintendent Mr. Brian Whiston has been named the Superintendent of the Year by the Michigan Association of School Administrators (MASA). William Mayes, Executive Director of MASA and Chris Wigent, Superintendent, Wayne RESA, delivered the good news to Whiston at the Monday, November 11 Board of...ICA honors activists, commemorates founder at semi-annual dinner
DEARBORN — The Islamic Center of America (ICA) held its semi-annual Fall fundraising dinner on Sunday, Nov. 3; an event that coincided with the 19th annual commemoration of the passing of the Center's founder Imam Mohamad Jawad Chirri.Robert Brutell, the Chairman of Interfaith Leadership Council; Osama Siblani, the publisher of The...Law corner: Mandatory minimum sentence structures are being revisited by legislatures
Nearly everyone understands that every criminal act has some level of punishment associated with it. People understand that premeditated murder, rape and drug trafficking can land the offender in prison for a very long time. Even toddlers understand that playing with the scissors will land them in timeout. What is not...
Featured on Detroit2020 – Chanel 7: “Detroit Unleaded” enjoys its red carpet premiere and run at the DFT
November 14th, 20130 Nearly 10 years of Rola Nashef’s life are poured into "Detroit Unleaded" the film that will make its Detroit premiere November 13th on the big screen at the Detroit Film Theatre inside the Detroit Institute of Arts. “I call it a slice of life romantic dramedy,” filmmaker Nashef told Detroit 2020. Told from an...Cracks widen in U.S.-Saudi alliance
WASHINGTON — While Monday’s meeting between Secretary of State John Kerry and Saudi King Abdullah may have helped calm the waters, the latest anxieties and anger expressed by Riyadh toward the United States has reignited debate here about the value of the two countries’ long-standing alliance.In fact, a parting of the ways is...Snyder: Muslim community an outstanding illustration of success
LIVONIA — Speaking at the Michigan Muslim Community Council’s (MMCC) Unity Banquet on Nov. 3 at the Burton Manor, Gov. Rick Snyder praised Muslim Americans for their entrepreneurial spirit and success in different professions. “The Muslim community is an outstanding illustration of success, in terms of knowing how to create...Susan Dabaja featured in Time Magazine
DEARBORN — Susan Dabaja, the new city council president elect was interviewed by Time Magazine following her big victory in Tuesday’s general election. Although this was her first time running for office, Dabaja managed to garner the highest number of votes, coming in first place. The articl,e published by Time magazine and......
Tarek Baydoun campaign inspires Arab youth to run for political office
DEARBORN — “He has really inspired me, I want to be just like him one day, and run for office,” said Ahmed Aldhalimi, a 16-year-old Star International Academy student. Aldhalimi is an aspiring attorney and says after helping former city council candidate Tarek Baydoun throughout his campaign, he is now considering running for...
Susan Dabaja makes history, becomes first Arab American city council president
November 8th, 20130 DEARBORN — Emotions, ranging from cheers to tears, had overcome hundreds of local residents at the La Pita restaurant on Tuesday, November 5, after election results revealed that local Attorney Susan Dabaja accomplished a major milestone for the community. Dabaja landed in first place in the race for city council, ahead of five......
Bankrupt Detroit picks Mike Duggan for mayor
November 8th, 20130 A former medical center chief defeated a county sheriff to become the next mayor of financially troubled Detroit, though the job holds little power while the City is being run by a state-appointed emergency manager.Unofficial returns showed Mike Duggan defeating Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon, 55 percent to 45 percent. Napoleon...Red carpet premiere for Detroit Unleaded, Nov. 13
DETROIT — A red carpet premiere gala event for the film Detroit Unleaded will take place Wednesday, Nov. 13 at the Detroit Film Theater (DTF). It is the first Arab American romantic comedy to debut in theaters. The film will also premiere in New York City, Nov. 22 at Cinema Village with additional cities expected to follow. The...Arab American businessman receives highest honor from Salvation Army
DETROIT — The Salvation Army of Metro Detroit gave its highest honor, the William Booth Award, to Edward Deeb, the founder of the Michigan Food and Baverages Association, at its annual Metropolitan Detroit Civic Award Dinner, on Oct. 23. Deeb.The event was held at 42 Degrees North, located inside the Detroit Marriot Hotel at the GM...Publisher to discuss election results on WXYZ’s Spotlight Sunday Nov. 10
SOUTHFIELD — Osama Siblani, publisher of The Arab American News (TAAN), will appear on WXYZ Channel 7’s program, Spotlight Sunday, Nov. 10. Siblani will join Detroit City Council President Saunteel Jenkins, WXYZ Editorial/Public Affairs Director Chuck Stokes, Michigan Chronicle Editor Bankole Thompson and Tim Kiska, a professor at......
Dearborn elections: Average turnout, historic results
November 8th, 20130 DEARBORN — It came down to the last votes, literally. By 10:00 p.m. on Election Day, with 98 percent of the votes counted, both Susan Dabaja and Thomas Tafelski were tied at 9,299 votes. But the voting results from the last reporting precinct gave Dabaja an additional 32 votes to put her on top, making her the first Arab American...Dearborn Heights man kills 19-year-old Detroit woman
McBride.DEARBORN HEIGHTS - Police in Dearborn Heights have sent a request to Wayne County prosecutors for charges to be filed against a man who fatally shot a 19-year-old Detroit woman on Saturday, Nov. 2.Renisha McBride was shot in the back of the head with a shotgun according to reports. She was in a car accident at roughly 2:30 a.m.,......
Michigan mom faces jail timefor letting 9-year-old son drive
WHITMORE LAKE - A Green Oak Township mom is facing charges after she allegedly let her 9-year-old son get behind the wheel of her car over the weekend so he could transport trash over to a dumpster.Witness Gloria Vaughn says she saw the young boy driving the car through the University Mobile Estate neighborhood in Whitmore Lake, while...TAAN publisher meets with Fordson ASU students
DEARBORN — The publisher of The Arab American News (TAAN) Osama Siblani, met with hundreds of students from the Arab Student Union (ASU) at Fordson High School, on Wednesday, Nov. 6.Siblani talked to the students about his own career and the history of TAAN.He stressed on the importance of Fordson, as the alma mater of many......
