Delegates from four countries attend education/employment program at HFCC
From L-R: Nidal Ayesh, Ahmed Abdenasser, Eman Azim, Darin Hussein, Redouane Amezoirou, Khaddouj Benkhadra, M’hammed Abbad Andaloussi, Hussam Arman, and Ahmed Abdel-Rahim were nine of the 16-member delegation from Morocco, Egypt, Palestine, and Algeria who attended last week’s Education to Employment Program.DEARBORN – Henry Ford...Snyder only Republican to not sign GOP letter on Medicaid, Obamacare
LANSING - Michigan Governor Rick Snyder refused to sign the Republican party's letter stating its healthcare goals and was the only member to do so. The letter featured a call to reverse new federal reforms for health care. The Republican Governors Association sent the letter, which called for...
Chamber says festival draws record crowd, local business owners debate benefits
June 24th, 20110 The main stage featured performances from local singers and one Yemeni singer along with a singing contest. Photo courtesy of AACCDEARBORN – Warren Avenue on the city's east side was transformed into one of metro Detroit's biggest street festivals yet again last weekend as part of the 16th Arab International...State colleges raise tuition in response to budget cuts
DEARBORN — In response to cuts in Michigan's recently-approved budget, state universities are expecting a wide range of tuition raises next school year, with Oakland University expected to adopt the highest raise at a 7% level. Michigan State's tuition will go up 6.9%, Michigan Tech's 6.95%, Lake...
Last-minute Lapeer Pool closing proposal surprised official, south end residents
June 24th, 20110 Volunteers led by community activist William Ali and Mark Lane of Save Our Pools Dearborn helped refurbish Lapeer Pool on the south end of the city. A proposal to close the pool a day before budget approval caught many off guard but was then rescinded. Photo courtesy of William AliDEARBORN — While most of the talk leading up to June 6...Dearborn Towers complex close to being sold by city
DEARBORN – A purchase agreement for the Dearborn Towers was presented to City Council on Tuesday by Mayor Jack O'Reilly. The selling of the towers, which are large city-owned, senior-living apartment buildings, had already been factored into the budget for 2011 and 2012, a budget that was...Metro Detroit Youth Day adds new event
DETROIT — The 35,000-plus youngsters from the Metro Detroit area will experience new attractions at Metro Detroit Youth Day (MDYD) this year at the colorful event for children during its 29th anniversary being held July 13 at the athletic field on Belle Isle. In addition to its regular menu...Teen pregnancy costs state taxpayers $7.6 billion
LANSING — The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy said that while progress has been made in the past 20 years, the problem persists. The cost to state taxpayers was about $7.6 billion and more than 260,000 teenage girls gave birth in Michigan between 1991 and 2008 according...Full closure of Southfield Road expected after delay
DETROIT – According to WWJ radio the total closure of the Southfield Freeway from I-96 to Ford Road was delayed in order to give crews needed materials to set new bridge beams at the Joy Road overpass. The full closure was expected to begin on June 24 of southbound M-39 (Southfield)....
ADC, Jandali hope to move forward after convention controversy
June 24th, 20110 Jandali expressed a desire to move forward in the best interest of the community.Both the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee and Syrian American composer and pianist Malek Jandali expressed a desire to move on in the best interest of the Arab American community after a recent controversy involving the cancellation of a...
Jones march to festival cut short after scuffle; missionaries cause disturbances
June 24th, 20110 DEARBORN – A planned march from City Hall to the Arab International Festival by extremist Florida Pastor Terry Jones was cut short last Friday, June 17 as Jones found himself in a scuffle with counter-protesters who blocked him from walking down Schaefer Road to Warren Avenue. Dearborn Police...
Wayne County CDC mobile examination center attracts Arab Americans
June 24th, 20110 DETROIT — Arab Americans are visiting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) mobile examination center to participate in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey in Wayne County which is being conducted until the end of July. The CDC's mobile examination center at the...Sold-out audience attends anti-shari’a bill forum on Capitol Hill
Washington — This week, the Muslim Public Affairs Council held a policy forum on Capitol Hill with prominent American Muslim leaders, interfaith allies, and civil rights groups to address the rash of anti-sharia bills being considered in many state legislatures across the country. The event,...Detroit giving 50% discount for those who pay all parking fines
DETROIT – The city announced that people with outstanding parking tickets will receive a 50% discount if they pay up immediately. Detroit still has about $35 million worth of unpaid parking fines that must be collected. The program is being called "All or Nothing Amnesty" meaning all...Pioneering LoanMod.com fights for homeowners in Michigan and beyond
DEARBORN — While the state of Michigan was one of the hardest-hit during the recent U.S. mortgage crisis, many residents have been lucky enough to have one of the leading organizations in the fight to save homes in their backyard. ScheibLoanMod.com, hailed as the first loan modification company......
Supporters, dignitaries turn out to honor new Assistant U.S. Attorney Hammoud
June 19th, 20110 Dearborn Mayor Jack O'Reilly (left) poses with Abed Hammoud at Byblos Banquets.DEARBORN – Almost a month after he was sworn in by Chief Federal Judge Gerald Rosen in Detroit, as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, Attorney Abed Hammoud was back among friends and family again on Tuesday Jun 14th for a...Residents unhappy with proposed Esper Library closing
DEARBORN- Jenan Hachem, 15, walked to the Esper Branch Library on the east side of the city from her house a few blocks away in order to get access to a computer on the afternoon of Tuesday, June 14. She was just one of the many other children who were at the Library on this day. However, many of......
ACC doubles scholarships at annual golf outing awards dinner
Arab and Chaldean Council scholarship donors pose for a picture at the Shenandoah Country Club in West Bloomfield. Not all recipents were present for the event, which was held in conjunction with the ACC's annual golf outing for scholarships. A total of 18 scholarships were given out this year compared with 10 from last year. ...U.S. Agriculture Department: It now costs $226,920 to raise a child
WASHINGTON — The yearly estimate by the U.S. Department of Agriculture has been released, determining that it now costs about $226,920 ($286,860 factoring in expected inflation) for food, shelter, and other necessities to raise a child over a span of the next 17 years for a middle-income...
Dearborn Board of Education votes to lay off 48 teachers as funding issues continue
June 19th, 20110 DEARBORN — The Dearborn Public Schools Board of Education voted in favor of a plan including 48 teacher layoffs on Monday night from several schools and grades as it prepares to submit a balanced budget by its next meeting on Monday, June 27. Dearborn Schools Superintendent Brian Whiston and...NAAMA condemns violence against civilians in Syria
BIRMINGHAM — The National Arab American Medical Association, a non-political professional and humanitarian organization of physicians, has issued a statement concerning the security situation in Syria. The statement says the organization "continues to watch with a heavy heart the......
CAIR-MI welcomes decision on center targeted by anti-Muslim campaign
SOUTHFIELD — The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) this week welcomed a decision of the Farmington School Board to grant approval for the sale of a closed school to be used as an Islamic educational and activity center, despite an anti-Muslim campaign to block...Rally held against racial profiling by Customs and Border Protection
DETROIT – Fifty community members rallied in southwest Detroit June 11 against racial profiling and harassment by agents of Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Testimonies were given by Lidia Reyes, Director of the Latino Family Services agency, and Ramon Morales, a victim of profiling. "Border......
ADC’s incomplete civil and human rights building receives foreclosure extension
DEARBORN — The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee of Michigan has obtained a foreclosure extension on a civil and human rights center it built that was never completed. On June 5 the building was expected to go into foreclosure, but an extension was granted through July 15. Imad Hamad,...Bing warns of drastic changes if budget cut compromise isn’t made
DETROIT – Cuts in city bus services along with hundreds of police and firefighting jobs could be made because of the city council's proposed $50 million in cuts to the 2011-12 budget. Bing had vetoed the cuts earlier but the council overrode it. Bing told the Detroit Free Press that if the cuts......