Michigan’s new Right-to-Work laws, a huge blow to unions
Michigan’s new Right-to-Work laws, a huge blow to unions LANSING-Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder signed the controversial Right-to-Work bills into law Tuesday after nearly 13,000 people rallied in the state’s capitol against them. The move makes Michigan the 24th Right-to-Work state in the country....IHW elects woman to serve on new board of trustees
DEARBORN HEIGHTS — The Islamic House of Wisdom Board of Trustees elected new officers during its special meeting Wednesday, Dec. 5. The board elected Hajj Dave Abdallah, Chairman, Hajja Vicki Ashkar, 1st Vice Chair and Hajj Tarek Chami, 2nd Vice Chair. The recently formed board is comprised of 17 members, and it presides...The YAC celebrates Yemen Independence Day
DEARBORN - The Yemeni American Committee celebrated Yemen Independence Day recently at Dearborn Manor here with about 100 people present on Nov. 30. The South Yemen declaration of independence from the United Kingdom is held on Nov. 30 every year. While North Yemen had been independent since November 1, 1918, it wasn’t until November...Muthanna Al-Hanooti named new regional director of MLFA
By Natasha Dado The Arab American News SOUTHFIELD- Muthanna Al-Hanooti, the new Regional Director of the Muslim Legal Fund of America’s Detroit Chapter can identify closely with many of the people who turn to the group in search of justice, because he was once in their position. “I’m a beneficiary of the Muslim Legal...Jagx Security team provides wide range of services
DEARBORN - One local security company’s services are continuing to garner widespread support from the community. Jagx Security opened in 2006, and is co-owned by Bassam Eskamraji and Moe Kazam. The company offers security for all occasions including special events, and its guards have been hired to protect prominent...New book chronicles businessman’s ordeal in Qatar
Nasser Beydoun, the former executive director of the Arab American Chamber of Commerce and newly appointed vice president of multicultural marketing for Detroit-based Bassett and Bassett Communication Managers and Counselors is sharing his story about being trapped in Qatar after a business agreement in 2007 with a restaurant chain had...LIBC opens computer center for underprivileged students in rural Lebanon
DEARBORN - The Lebanese International Business Council of the United States, with the help of other various community members in Michigan is proud to announce the establishment of a computer center in Akkar, Lebanon. The center is located in Beit Mallat and is expected to serve over 700 students aon an annual basis. The...Peace activist who lost three daughters to violence gets special tribute
DEARBORN — On Wednesday, Dec. 12, the Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services and the United Auto Workers will pay a tribute to Nobel Peace Prize nominee, peace activist, physician and author Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish. A Palestinian from Gaza, Dr. Abuelaish lost three daughters in 2009 when Israeli tanks shelled his...Plans for improving performance among student athletes at Crestwood High School discussed
DEARBORN HEIGHTS — A meeting among parents, community members and Crestwood High School staff was held at CHS on Wednesday, Nov. 28 to discuss plans to improve the performance of student athletes. Dearborn Heights Community Organization President Hassan Bazzi says parents have wanted to meet with the school's athletic director, and...
Scholars react to UN-Palestine developments: Not a huge leap forward, but a step in the right direction
December 8th, 20120 Last week, the Palestinian people achieved what some might call a historic moment, when the United Nations General Assembly in New York City favored to recognize the state of Palestine as a "non-member observer state," an upgrade from their "non-member observer entity" that they had been classified as since 1974.While the approved...
The Islamophobia Industry
December 8th, 20120 By Joseph Richard Preville Islamophobia is a real problem that needs to be considered in the same light as racism, homophobia and anti-Semitism, says Nathan Lean, the author of ‘The Islamophobia Industry: How the Right Manufactures Fear of Muslims’What is Islamophobia? Who is promoting it? And, how is it a poisonous force in...West Bloomfield Police provide additional protection to Gaza protesters
WEST BLOOMFIELD — The city’s Police Department Lieutenant Tim Diamond told The Arab American News that several police officers were present Nov. 24 during a protest in support of Gaza here to assure people were allowed to demonstrate freely with no problems. The police department provided additional protection after one female police...Right-to-work passed despite protests, Democrats’ walkout
LANSING - The Michigan Senate has passed right-to-work legislation for private sector workers on Thursday, much to the dismay of union activists who were present at the gallery. Tear gas was used to dispense protesters and Democrats walked out of the session Thursday night, saying that a court order to allow more protesters inside the...
Pending legislation grants state controlled board power over Dearborn schools
December 8th, 20120 DEARBORN —Residents are encouraged to act fast in order to prevent what is being called a state take over of Dearborn Public Schools. If House Bill 6004 and Senate Bill 1358 are passed school districts in the state could face drastic changes. Both bills shift control away from school board officials who are elected to serve into...
New police captain position under scrutiny in Dearborn
December 8th, 20120 New police captain position under scrutiny DEARBORN — On Tuesday, the Dearborn City Council voted to approve the creation of a new captain position within the Dearborn Police Department, despite recent cutbacks given to all city employees.The latest measure, approved by the council in a 5-1 vote, will replace an existing......
Arab Americans launch the ‘Bargain Club’ in Westland
WESTLAND — Bargain Club, Michigan’s newest retailer of closeouts, excess inventory, and liquidation merchandise, opened its first store here on Nov. 2. Over forty dignitaries and elected officials joined Westland Mayor William Wild in inaugurating the city’s new retail establishment on Tuesday during a grand opening ribbon cutting...Arab American National Museum’s director retires
DEARBORN — Dr. Anan Ameri, director of the Arab American National Museum (AANM) has announced that she will retire in mid-May 2013. Dr. Ameri, 67, of Ann Arbor, Michigan will return to the museum as a consultant on a project by project basis following a vacation of several months A committee is being assembled to conduct a......
Humanitarian takes fight to help poverty stricken people worldwide
FARMINGTON HILLS — To countless Iraqis she’s known as the American humanitarian who has helped bring relief to their suffering by providing them with medical equipment and supplies following the 2003 U.S. led invasion of what was once deemed one of the most elegant countries in the world.Nidhal Garmo’s humanitarian efforts began...Principal Faraj leads major progression at Maples School
DEARBORN — Principal Fatme Faraj of Maples Elementary School was just recently awarded "The Best Principal Award" by the parents of the 610 students who attend the school on the east side of the city. This is perhaps because since coming to the school three years ago, Principal Faraj and her staff have managed to engage parents into...U.S.-Israel ties at a crossroads
The recently suspended round of organized violence in the Gaza Strip has a depressing familiarity, being similar to other rounds between Israelis and Palestinians. The physical harm inflicted has been as usual enormously disproportionate, with the Palestinian-to-Israeli death ratio being 27-to-one (admittedly, that’s down from about...Logic lacking in U.S. opposition to Palestinian statehood
Personally, I am perplexed as to why the U.S. opposed the UN General Assembly proposal to elevate the status of Palestine from observer to non-member state. I have read the proposed resolution carefully and find it solidly grounded in past positions which the U.S. has supported (some of which we sponsored). These are......
Salamey appointed as Chief Judge of Dearborn by Michigan Supreme Court
SalameyDEARBORN - 19th District Court Judge Sam Salamey, who recently was elected as the first Arab American judge in the city of Dearborn, has been appointed by the Michigan Supreme Court to serve as the Chief Judge in Dearborn's courthouse. The position of Chief Judge, previously held by Richard Wygonik, means Salamey will be...Pro-Palestine rally attacked by pro-Israelis in West Bloomfield
WEST BLOOMFIELD — On Nov. 17 a rally in support of Palestinians eventually led to police intervention here. According to Palestinian American Dr. Daad Bakir Katato, a Jewish man and his daughter confronted some of the protesters. The man stood in front of three female protesters and proceeded to rip signs out of their hands,......
Local family hosts Gaza child seeking medical treatment
DEARBORN HEIGHTS — On Wednesday, 12-year-old Muath Abudaher arrived at Detroit Metro Airport, where he was greeted by Dearborn Heights resident Yasmeen Hamed, who along with her husband and four children, will be hosting his three month stay in the country. Abudaher, who resides in Gaza with his 11 siblings and his father, is...Lebanese Americans celebrate Lebanon’s 69th Independence Day
Mr. Bilal Kabalan, the Consul General of Lebanon to Detroit.BIRMINGHAM - On Monday, November 19, Mr. Bilal Kabalan, the Consul General of Lebanon to Detroit, hosted an event to commemorate the Sixty-Ninth Anniversary of the Independence of Lebanon at the Community House here. Kabalan stressed the importance of staying united in......