Arab youth work to fight water crisis on international scale
DETROIT — The National Student Water Association (NSWA) at Wayne Statue University is helping create awareness, and providing innovative solutions to the world’s water crisis. NSWA President Abess Makki says the group was established by five young Arab American Fordson High School graduates. NSWA educates students...
End to occupation demanded at pro-Gaza rally in Dearborn
November 24th, 20120 DEARBORN — While a cease-fire was announced Wednesday to end the eight day long deadly war between the Gaza Strip and Israel, many people say they’re not satisfied with the agreement between Israel and Hamas and real peace will only come after Israel’s occupation of Gaza ends. During a rally and candlelight vigil outside...
Community gives back on Thanksgiving
November 24th, 20120 DEARBORN-Various organizations in the community came out during the week of Thanksgiving to reach out to families in need. Below is an overview of some of the organizations who helped brighten families Thanksgiving this year. LAHC distributes turkeys to needy seniors DEARBORN — The Lebanese American Heritage Club held a...The Israeli strategy that backfired
This was meant to be Mr. Netanyahu's November surprise ahead of the national elections to secure his victory and yet increasingly it is becoming obvious that this strategy was fraught with huge risks to begin with and has already backfired. As a result, should truce hold and a ground invasion averted, then Netanyahu will likely be the...
Art exhibit depicts horrors of local man imprisoned in Iran
November 23rd, 20120 DETROIT — Amir Hekmati, 29, a former Dearborn and West Bloomfield resident, has been imprisoned in Iran since August 2011 for suspicions of being a CIA spy. Now in an effort from local organizations and Hekmati's family, an art exhibit opened last week in Detroit in his honor, hoping to raise awareness of his dire situation.His older...Leo’s Coney Island partners with PCRF to raise money for underserved children
DEARBORN — College students from the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund were stationed at the Leo’s Coney Island here on Greenfield Road Tuesday to raise money for the PCRF which provides free medical care for sick and injured children in the Middle East. The restaurant agreed to donate 10 percent of every customer’s bill to the...Interfaith unity dinner held at Islamic House of Wisdom
Dearborn Heights — Muslim community members in addition to members of the Christian and Jewish communities gathered at the Islamic House of Wisdom in Dearborn Heights for a unity dinner that included attendance from the interfaith community last Friday.Imam Elahi of the Islamic House of Wisdom and Rev. Bill Gepford of Littlefield...LAHC celebrates Lebanon Independence Day and its 30th anniversary
DEARBORN — More than 100 people gathered at the Lebanese American Heritage Club here Tuesday in celebration of the 69th anniversary of Lebanon’s Independence Day, and the LAHC’s 30th anniversary. On Nov. 22, 1943 Lebanon gained its independence from France. The celebration of Lebanon Independence Day was held early since...ICA raises nearly $200,000 at semi-annual fundraiser
DEARBORN — The Islamic Center of America raised nearly $200,000 Sunday, Nov. 11 at its semi-annual fundraising dinner. There were about 900 people at the ceremony, which included an awards presentation. The fundraiser comes after the ICA celebrated its fiftieth anniversary in May with a black tie themed gala. Since the...Dearborn Heights police urge residents to be cautious after string of home invasions
DEARBORN HEIGHTS — A woman living near Ann Arbor Trail in Dearborn Heights returned home one morning after dropping off her children to school only to find an unfamiliar car parked in her driveway. The woman, Randa Mojhni, entered through the backyard, where she found her back door opened with her flat screen TV, laptop, and camera...New book questions whether Detroit will boom again
DETROIT — "Rising from the Ashes: Engaging Detroit’s Future with Courage," is the title of a nascent book by Bankole Thompson, a widely respected journalist, radio and television analyst and editor of the Michigan Chronicle.The book, a compendium of select interviews and analysis, examines the current state of the city’s...Former Dearborn woman’s husband arrested in connection with her murder
El Cajon, California — On Nov. 9 Kassim Alhimidi, 48, was arrested and booked on one count of murder in connection to the gruesome death of his wife Shaima Alawadi, a former Dearborn woman who was once a worshiper at the Karbala Center on Warren Avenue when she was younger. Since then he has plead not guilty. The victim’s...From Midwest to Mideast, Dr. Fakih gives hope to infertile couples
DEARBORN — To call Dr. Hassan Michael Fakih one of the most renowned doctors in Michigan in the field of Reproductive Medicine might be an understatement, considering Dr. Fakih doesn't only practice in the state. From a clinic out of state as well as practices in the Middle East, Dr. Fakih is very much in demand and it all started here...Civil rights group appoints longtime community advocate as executive director
DEARBORN - The Arab American Civil Rights League (ACRL) announced this week the appointment of Rana Abbas as its new executive director. Abbas, an established community advocate and communications professional, and a resident of Northville, Michigan, is set to take the helm of the organization on November 26, 2012. The...Re-elected Obama’s pluses and minuses
Well maybe, but even peas can vary. Here are some positive differences to consider, which will be followed by some negative similarities to Romney and his conservative advisers. We will start with the bright side:– In terms of probabilities, under Obama the U.S. is less likely to find itself at war with Iran than would be the case with......
MSU Board of Trustee Brian Mosallam scores landmark win for Arab Americans
November 16th, 20120 DEARBORN — Brian Mosallam set a new precedent last week when he was elected by over 1.9 million Michigan residents on the Michigan State University (MSU) Board of Trustees, becoming the first Arab American Muslim to win a statewide election on a Democratic slate. The position couldn't seem more fitting for Mosallam, who was previously...
Paralyzed Arab American put on ‘No Fly List’ without explanation
November 16th, 20120 DEARBORN — The law firm of Ayad and Associates has brought a federal lawsuit against the FBI, U.S. Department of Justice and the Terrorist Screening Center in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan on behalf of an Arab American who’s a U.S. citizen, and being denied access to leave the country by......
Election results by the numbers: Winners and Losers
November 12th, 20120 The Arab American News (TAAN) endorsed several candidates for the Nov. 6 general election. Below are the results for the following selected races. The percentage of votes each candidate earned is listed, and the names of the winners endorsed by TAAN are highlighted in red. Winners that aren’t endorsed by TAAN are highlighted in...
Salamey’s well-executed campaign yields upset victory, a major milestone for local Arab Americans
November 12th, 20120 DEARBORN — The elections of 2012 have become a landmark for the city of Dearborn, as Sam Salamey has officially been elected as the 19th District Court Judge, beating incumbent Richard Wygonik by over 4,000 votes. The victory means that Salamey is now the first ever Arab American judge in Dearborn, where he will be serving on the bench...
Arab Americans come out to vote in droves; Breakdown of votes in key Dearborn races
November 12th, 20120 DEARBORN/DEARBORN HEIGHTS — The presence of Arab Americans at voting precincts in Dearborn and Dearborn Heights on election day was overwhelming, and spoke volumes about the power and influence of the Arab vote, particularly in local races where the fate of many candidates often rests in the hands of Arab Americans. According to...Halal food served to detainees at Calhoun County Correctional Center
Thanks in large part to the Council on American Islamic Relations-Michigan, detainees at the Calhoun County Correctional Center in Battle Creek, who face deportation, now have the option of being served halal meat. The Center is currently the largest detention facility in Michigan for people facing potential deportation.This news......
Shortage of translators, mechanical problems plague local polls
November 10th, 20120 DEARBORN — Election day in Dearborn did bring out a large number of Arab Americans to local precincts, but along with it came several issues that many voters feel need to be addressed. At the Salina Elementary School precinct in the south end...It was the demography, stupid
WASHINGTON (IPS) - Twenty years ago, Democratic pol James Carville immortalized the phrase “It’s the economy, stupid” in explaining how former Arkansas governor Bill Clinton would unseat President George H. W. Bush, who was riding high off his smashing military victory in the first Gulf War.Now, 20 years later, pros in both parties......
Bolder Obama on Middle East, climate in second term?
WASHINGTON - With President Barack Obama winning re-election, foreign policy analysts here are pondering whether his victory will translate into major changes from the rather cautious approach he followed overseas in his first term.For now, speculation is focused primarily on the Middle East, the region that has dominated the...
Chaldean community takes great pride in new state representative’s victory
November 9th, 20120 WEST BLOOMFIELD - New state representative for Michigan’s 39th House District, Klint Kesto, made history Tuesday when he became the first Chaldean American elected to serve on the state legislature. Kesto’s district represents all of Commerce Township, Wixom, the Western half of West Bloomfield Township and Wolverine......
