Shooting suspect Faraj arraigned on first-degree murder charge from basketball shooting
July 15th, 20110 DEARBORN - Shooting suspect Fadi Hussein Faraj, a resident of the city, was arraigned this afternoon in front of Judge Mark Somers in the city's 19th District Court on first degree murder and felony firearm charges. The murder charge, which resulted from the fatal shooting on Wednesday evening of 23-year-old Hassan Zeidan of...
Fatal shooting on Dearborn’s east side shocks community one year after stabbing death
July 14th, 20110 DEARBORN – A year after an 18-year-old man was stabbed to death outside of an ice skating rink on the same date, tragedy struck the local community again as another young man was shot multiple times and killed after a pick-up basketball game near Riverside Academy West on the city's east side. The victim was believed to be...Dearborn offering dry ice, branch collection after storm
The City of Dearborn is distributing dry ice from 10:30 a.m. July 12 until the supply runs out to Dearborn residents only at the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center, 15801 Michigan Avenue. Residents are asked to bring a cooler and proof of residency. Look for signs...Game Headz: Out of the gas station and into the mainstream
Founded in 2003 by Wissam Merhi, who began selling games out of a Sunoco gas station, the Game Headz franchise has made waves in southeast Michigan with five locations in major Detroit suburbs. Merhi has surrounded himself with fellow avid gamers and hopes to expand by 10 franchises in the next two years as his business...Local woman, rights group question hijab removal procedure of Dearborn Police
DEARBORN – A local Muslim woman along with a Council on American-Islamic Relations-Michigan spokesman have questioned the protocol of the city's police department after the woman was forced to remove her headscarf in the presence of male officers during a "facial recognition" procedure. Rachel ChinavareRachel Chinavare said she...Michigan’s new sex offender registry law now in effect
LANSING - Beginning last Friday, many teenagers convicted of having consensual sex with minors will no longer be included in the state of Michigan's sex offender registry database. Young offenders who had sex with partners between the ages of 13 and 16 are exempted, as long as the offender is not more than four years older than the...Dearborn court worker Pucci awarded more than $700,000 in damages
DEARBORN — Julie Pucci, 43, a former Dearborn deputy court administrator, was awarded $732,361 in damages on Thursday of last week after a verdict said she was denied due process after being fired in 2006 in the city's 19th District Court. The result was the second similar award in recent weeks against the court and Chief Judge Mark...Still no response from ICE on complaints of illegal activity by its agents
DETROIT — U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) National Assistant Secretary John Morton attended a meeting with local community leaders in April to discuss reported incidents of illegal activity by the agency. Morton promised a complete investigation into the complaints within 30 days. According to Alliance for Immigrants...Feds unseal indictment against Lebanese born Canadian in Israel bomb plot
DETROIT - Faouzi Mohamad Ayoub, age 44, who also goes by the name Fawzi Ayoub, allegedly tried to use a fake name and U.S. passport to get into Israel in 2000 to carry out a bombing plot, according to reports.The indictment was handed down in August 2009 according to the Detroit Free Press and the passport was under the name Frank...Gov. Rick Snyder and NY Mayor Bloomberg to speak about immigration and the economy at New Michigan Media conference at WSU
DETROIT- Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder will deliver his first major speech on immigration and the regional economy at the New Michigan Media Conference on July 18, 2011 inside Wayne State University’s McGregor Memorial Conference and Community Arts Auditorium. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is expected to speak about the topic as well...Local photo exhibit breaks down Arab stereotypes before 10th anniversary of 9/11
DEARBORN — The Arab American National Museum (AANM) is featuring a photo exhibit created by the first generation of Arab American students who have no memory of time before the devastating events of Sep.11, 2001. Title: Friends (Niveen and Leann)Photographer: Hassan Hammoud, 13 "Niveen Dabaja, 12, and Leann Bazzi, 12, are...Driver still on the loose after Dearborn hit and run
DEARBORN – Police are hoping that someone will help identify and find the driver of a vehicle that struck a 79-year-old man in the city on Sunday, July 3. The man was crossing the street at the south side of Warren Road at Freda Street at 5:30 p.m. when a 1997-1999 light green-colored four-door Ford Escort struck him, sending him...Wayne County’s “NEW ME” program holding Multicultural Obesity Conference July 13
DETROIT — After kicking off its new initiative to fight what's being called an "obesity epidemic" earlier this year at Fordson High School in Dearborn, the Wayne County NEW ME program will hold its first-ever Multicultural Obesity Conference from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 13 at Ford Field, the state-of-the-art football...West Detroit station owner warns others about gas-stealing scheme
DETROIT – A local gas station owner is warning his peers about a new gas-stealing scheme that has already robbed his business of about $45,000.Mohamed Jaber of the Fill & Go station at Schaefer and Jeffries on Detroit's west side said that thieves have been siphoning gas from underground tanks into an unmarked Ford Econoline white...Michigan home foreclosure protections extended by new bill
LANSING – Michigan Lt. Gov. Brian Calley has signed a bill that will extend key home foreclosure protections in a unique move.Typically, the governor signs bills into law, but Snyder was out-of-state at a wedding last week and wanted to make sure that it would be signed before the protections expired on Tuesday.The new law creates......
Detroit budget agreement reached; Bing warns of more layoffs and cuts
DETROIT – After a 7-2 vote, the city council and Mayor Dave Bing reached a budget agreement on Thursday as time wound down on the current fiscal year. Services such as police, fire, the People Mover transportation system and others were kept but Bing has warned that more cuts and layoffs will happen. The city council earlier...Ice cream truck workers apologize for park scare in Dearborn
DEARBORN – Two recent college graduates visited the city's police station last Friday to apologize for any scare they may have caused by documenting their first summer job in an ice cream truck with a camera.The man and woman, both in their 20's, had approached several children at a city park while filming. No charges have been filed ......
MLHS report: Michigan unemployment down but food stamps up
LANSING - A report entitled "Economic Security Bulletin" was released last week showing that the Michigan unemployment rate is dropping in 82 of 83 counties comparing the 2010 first quarter with the 2011 first quarter. The lone county that did not show a drop was Ontonagon in the Upper Peninsula. But the report also shows that every...Smoking ban begins on UM-Dearborn campus
DEARBORN – The campus of the University of Michigan-Dearborn, along with the Flint and Ann Arbor campuses, implemented a smoking ban on Friday after years of careful study. Cars will now be the only place smoking is allowed on the premises as smoking will be banned in parking lots, courtyards, and other areas. Similar...Family and youth workshop to be held at Islamic House of Wisdom
DEARBORN — On July 16th, the Islamic House of Wisdom in collaboration with local mosques and organizations, will hold a one day workshop to tackle family and youth issues that impact the local Muslim community.The workshop will run from 1:30 pm until 7:00 pm and will feature distinguished speakers and activists from the local...Boxer Al-Mashadi continues Kronk’s championship tradition
DETROIT – The world-famous Kronk boxing gym is known for its many champions including heavyweights like Lennox Lewis, Evander Holyfield and more. The 9-year-old boxing prodigy has already won two national tournament championships. But the gym's latest champion comes in a much smaller size. Husam Al Mashadi, age 9, who trains at Kronk,......
Metro Detroit Youth Day set for July 13 on Belle Isle
DETROIT — One of the highlights of summer for more than 37,000 youngsters from the Metro Detroit area is the annual Metro Detroit Youth Day (MDYD). This year (2011) the colorful event for children will celebrate its 29th anniversary on July 13. It is the largest youth event in Michigan. Ed Deeb: "Metro Detroit Youth Day is...
“Fordson” wins over audience, takes Best Documentary Award at Detroit-Windsor Film Festival
July 1st, 20110 Award-winning documentary slated to premiere in Dearborn on September 7DETROIT — The 2010 debut of the trailer for the movie documentary "Fordson: Faith, Fasting, Football," generated a huge amount of buzz among local Arab Americans and Muslims as well as many others eager to see a real-life portrayal of the community on......
Local mosques among several non-profits to apply for federal security grant
July 1st, 20110 DEARBORN — Although non-profits across the United States take advantage of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Non-profit Security Grant Program (NSGP) every year, the Islamic Center of America's interest in it has been misunderstood, officials say. FEMA is an agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security...Michigan Radio wins diversity award for “Muslims in Michigan”
ANN ARBOR — The Radio Television Digital News Association announced that a 2011 RTDNA/UNITY award has been given to the "Muslims in Michigan" series by Michigan Radio. The award honors outstanding television, radio and online journalism focused on diversity. Presented since 1999, the purpose of the award is to encourage......