New head of ADC Michigan to speak at YMA’s birth of prophet dinner celebration
DEARBORN — Attorney Fatina Abdrabboh, the new head of the American Arab Anti Discrimination Committee’s Michigan office, will be the keynote speaker at the Young Muslim Association’s special dinner celebrating the birth of the Holy Prophet Mohammad.The event will take place at the Islamic Center of America in Dearborn on...Three Dearborn businesses set to close
DEARBORN — Three well known Dearborn businesses will close their doors soon. They are all only one block apart from each other and located on the city's west side.The businesses are Double Olive Cocktail Lounge, Kiernan’s Steak House and Silky’s Martinis & Music.Double Olive Cocktail Lounge has been open for 13 years....Michigan courts seek Arabic speaking interpreters
MICHIGAN — The Michigan Supreme Court announced earlier this month that it is seeking Arabic interpreters to help non-English speakers during court proceedings. It is also in search of interpreters who can speak Spanish, Cantonese, French, Haitian Creole, Hmong, Ilocano, Khmer, Korean, Laotian, Mandarin, Polish, Portuguese, Russian,...Petition in support of U.S. schools recognizing Muslim holidays garners close to 60,000 signatures
A petition urging schools in the United States to recognize Muslim holidays amassed almost 60,000 signatures. Thursday, Jan. 16 was the deadline for the petition to reach its goal of 100,000 signatures. Organizers of the petition urged President Obama to support the effort. They say the move is necessary because it is important to...Arab American Scholarship Foundation seeks applicants
DEARBORN — The Lebanese American Heritage Club (LAHC) boasts one of the largest scholarship assistance programs in southeast Michigan. Over the past 26 years, the Arab American Scholarship Foundation program has awarded over 1,200 students of high academic distinction over $1.3 million in scholarships. The mission of this...ACC hosts free legal clinic on special education Jan. 21
LATHRUP VILLAGE — The Arab American and Chaldean Council (ACC), a premier nonprofit human service organization serving southeast Michigan, will host a free legal clinic in partnership with the Michigan Protection and Advocacy Service (MPAS). The clinic seeks to serve families with children in Detroit Public Schools, Education...Important registration dates/deadlines for HFCC
DEARBORN — Henry Ford Community College’s registration dates for the 12-week session of classes, the second 8-week session of classes, the spring/summer 2014 semester, and the fall 2014 semester are now available. Here are the following important upcoming registration dates at HFCC:• Winter 2014 semester’s 12-week session:...Berry elected Dearborn Board of Education President
DEARBORN — The Dearborn Public School board began the year with a brief organizational meeting to select new officers. Hussein Berry.Hussein Berry was selected as Board President. Trustee James Schoolmaster assumed the role of Vice-President. Thirteen year Board veteran Aimee Schoelles is the new Board Secretary and Trustee Roxanne...Income-qualified Dearborn residents can receive free help preparing tax forms
DEARBORN — Dearborn residents with low to moderate incomes can receive free help from volunteers in preparing tax forms beginning on Feb. 4. Special attention is given to those ages 60 and older. This service is offered by the City of Dearborn’s Senior Services Division.Assistance is available in completing the following 2013 tax...Salina Elementary principal honored at annual conference
DEARBORN — Susan Stanley, the principal at Salina Elementary, was named the Michigan Elementary and Middle School Principal Association (MEMSPA) Region One Principal of the Year.The state of Michigan includes fourteen regions with Region One including all of Wayne County. The honor was bestowed upon Stanley at the...Chilean club creates controversy for featuring historic map of Palestine
A Chilean football team founded by Palestinian immigrants in 1920 refused to apologize for featuring a pre-1948 map of Palestine on their official jersey, an act that has angered the country’s Jewish community.The Jewish community in Chile called on the Palestinian club, known as "Deprotico Palestino" to remove the map.Last week,...Two new local soccer teams established, one for women
DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Dearborn Stars Enterprise has established two new soccer teams, the Michigan Stars Football Club (MSFC) for men and the Motor City Football Club (MCFC) for young women.The announcement was made during a press conference on Wednesday, Jan. 8 at the HYPE Recreation Center in Dearborn Heights. Community leaders and...
Mayor, city council sworn in at inauguration ceremony
January 10th, 20140 DEARBORN — A snow emergency did not stop hundreds of locals from turning out to the Ford Community & Performing Arts Center on the evening of Thursday, January 2 to witness the inauguration ceremony of Dearborn's elected officials.The ceremony comes two months after a historic city election landed first-time city council candidate...
Dearborn Police issue 2,841 parking citations during snow emergencies so far this season
January 10th, 20140 DEARBORN — In the last month, the city officially declared a snow emergency on four separate days, ordering residents to move all parked vehicles off of neighborhood streets in order for plow trucks to undertake their work.However, over 2,800 citations have been given out by the Dearborn Police Department since the city declared its...An in depth look at Dearborn’s plowing operations
According to the Department of Public Works, up to 27 full time employees could be out plowing snow during an emergency, covering 267.56 centerline miles of roads. Mary Laundroche, the Director of Public Information, says the city's goal is to get the plowing completed in a 12 hour period, but sometimes the severity of the snow......
Activist and philanthropist Suheila Ajluni dies at age 79
BLOOMFIELD HILLS — Arab American activist and philanthropist Suheila Ajluni passed away at age 79, on Sunday, Dec. 29.Aljuni, who was born in the Palestinian town of Ramallah on May 20, 1934, immigrated to the United States in 1957, where she dedicated her time and efforts to community service and raising funds for projects that...ACC founding member Father John Badeen passes away at age 86
Acclaimed activist and World War II veteran the Very Reverend Alfred John Badeen, of Beaumont, Texas, passed away at age 86 on Wednesday, Dec. 25. Badeen dedicated his life to community service and helping others. He was born on April 9, 1927, in Damascus, Syria. Badeen was a minister for St. Michael Antiochian Orthodox......
Syrian ambassador to UN speaks to packed house in Livonia
LIVONIA — The focus of the crisis in Syria has shifted over the last few years.Initially, attention centered on addressing massive calls for democracy and human rights, but today Syrians seem to be more worried about fighting terrorism. Since the uprisings first struck Syria in 2011, the power of Al Qaeda linked terrorist groups...HBO documentary chronicles lives of students at Detroit Islamic school
DETROIT — A documentary chronicling the lives of students at Al-Ikhlas Training Academy, an Islamic school based in Detroit, debuted on HBO Monday, Jan. 6. “The Education of Mohammad Hussein” was created by Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady. The pair also produced the documentary “Detropia” that focused on the city’s economic...Call for entries: Dearborn Library to publish short story collection “Animal Tales”
DEARBORN — Dearborn Public Library is seeking submissions of short stories, poems, and essays for publication in a short story collection titled, "Call of the Wild Dearborn: Animal Tales." Submissions should be original work on one of the following themes: Dogs, Nature or the Environment, Wildlife, or Jack...Educator’s new book helps American Muslim children learn Arabic
DETROIT — Hanadi Rashad, a teacher at the Annoor Islamic Center in Clemmons, North Carolina, has written a book that helps Muslim children living in the United States learn Arabic. Rashad says that while in many Arab countries children are taught the Arabic language by professional instructors and speak it in class or at home,......
Residents directed not to store disabled cars or recreational vehicles on property
DEARBORN — With the warm weather season over, the City of Dearborn is reminding residents about the rules prohibiting storage of recreational vehicles, trailers, and boats on residential property.The same rules apply to the long-term storage of cars and trucks that are not working and cannot be driven.In addition, the parking of...Law corner: Marijuana is only kind of legal
Effective January 1, 2014, Colorado became the first state in the country to allow cultivation, possessiond use of marijuana for recreational purposes. Analysts estimate that Colorado will enjoy billions of dollars of increased annual revenue as a direct result of its decision to legalize marijuana. Marijuana is heavily taxed......
Duggan urges Detroiters to wait six months for improvements and not to move out
DETROIT — Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan urged frustrated Detroiters to give his administration six months to make improvements before they consider moving out of the city. Speaking before a crowd of city, county and state leaders who were gathered earlier this week for a investiture ceremony in Detroit, Duggan said, “Maybe your...Brenda Jones is new Detroit City Council president
Jones.DETROIT — Longtime Detroit City Councilwoman Brenda Jones was voted into the council presidency this week. There are four new members of the Council that recently won election in November. The City Council voted 5-4 to elect Jones as president over Saunteel Jenkins, who took on the position after Charles Pugh left the......