U CAN-CER VIVE awards more than $450k to Karmanos Cancer Institute radio frequency research to treat cancer
May 2nd, 20250 DETROIT - The U CAN-CER VIVE Foundation, an organization aimed at cancer research in Michigan co-founded by Ryan and Kelley LaFontaine, awarded $459,010 to the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute. Supporting research efforts to treat cancers with radiofrequency electromagnetic fields, the funds will directly help with open clinical...
Resilient Neighborhoods: Neighbors drive development at Brightmoor’s Eliza Howell Park
May 2nd, 20250 By Carole Hawke This past October, Brightmoor resident Marlin Franklin went camping in a unique spot– right in his own Detroit neighborhood at Eliza Howell Park. Accompanying him were his son and two grandchildren, and this was their first camping trip. Franklin, who is the digital manager for Brilliant Detroit and a Boy Scout...
Dearborn Mayor Hammoud launches aggressive traffic safety overhaul
May 2nd, 20250 DEARBORN – As part of a citywide traffic-calming plan set to roll out in the coming months, the city of Dearborn is preparing to install new traffic signals and speed bumps and to redesign the Schaefer–Prospect intersection, considered one of the most dangerous left-turn points in the city, according to Mayor Abdullah Hammoud. The...
Dearborn Public Schools adds electric buses to its fleet
May 2nd, 20250 DEARBORN — Dearborn Public Schools has added 18 new electric school buses to its fleet. In efforts to help create a cleaner environment, these zero-emission buses provide a cleaner form of transportation. “The addition of these 18 electric buses is another example of how our district is leading the way and taking actions that...
Russell Kavalhuna named president of Western Michigan University, leaving Henry Ford College and returning to Kalamazoo
May 2nd, 20251 DEARBORN – Last month the Board of Trustees at Western Michigan University (WMU) elected Russell Kavalhuna, president of Henry Ford College in Dearborn, to become the new president of the public university in Kalamazoo, effective July 1. Kavalhuna, a 2001 graduate of WMU, will succeed current president Dr. Edward Montgomery, becoming...
Hamtramck voters to see four Muslim candidates compete for mayor; crowded City Council race
May 2nd, 20252 HAMTRAMCK – In this year’s municipal elections, Hamtramck is set to elect a Muslim mayor for the second time in its history, following the decision of incumbent Mayor Amer Ghalib not to seek re-election as he awaits confirmation as U.S. ambassador to Kuwait. The race to succeed Ghalib, who is pending U.S. Senate confirmation,...
Dearborn skips August primary for first time in nearly a century
May 2nd, 20250 DEARBORN — For the first time in the city’s nearly 100-year history, Dearborn will not hold primary elections this August for its municipal races. All candidates will automatically advance to the general election on Tuesday, November 4, where voters will decide the next mayor, seven City Council members and the city clerk. According...
Four-way showdown in August for Dearborn Heights mayoral race as Bill Bazzi prepares for diplomatic post
May 2nd, 20250 DEARBORN HEIGHTS – With the filing deadline for municipal elections now closed, four candidates have officially entered the race to succeed Mayor Bill Bazzi. Among them is City Council Chair Mo Baydoun, who will face Councilwoman Denise Malinowski-Maxwell, along with two Arab American candidates, businessman Hussein Anani and real...
Trump marks 100 days back in White House with rally in Michigan: “You haven’t seen anything yet!”
May 2nd, 20250 WARREN, HARRISON TOWNSHIP, MI — President Trump marked the first 100 days of his second term with a public rally, choosing Michigan — one of the country’s industrial heartlands — as the symbolic venue to reaffirm his economic and trade agenda and take aim at his political opponents. Addressing a crowd at Macomb Community College...
Missing teen found in Dearborn Heights; 62-year old man arrested for harboring her without prior relationship
May 2nd, 20250 DEARBORN HEIGHTS – Nearly a month and a half after a 16-year-old girl escaped from a juvenile care center in Dearborn Heights, local police have located her living in a home in the city with a Lebanese national, who has since been arrested and handed over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Authorities discovered that he...
Arab American Civil Rights League files lawsuit alleging religious discrimination at Shelby Township auto dealership
April 25th, 20250 SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Arab American Civil Rights League (ACRL) has filed a lawsuit against Big Jay's Auto Sales on behalf of Eyhab Aljabaly, a Dearborn resident who alleges he was subjected to religious discrimination during a vehicle sale negotiation. According to Aljabaly, the incident occurred in March when he was...
Gov. Whitmer elevates Judge Mariam Saad Bazzi to Court of Appeals, making her the state’s first Arab and Muslim appellate judge
April 25th, 20250 LANSING / DEARBORN – In a historic first for Michigan’s judicial system, Governor Whitmer appointed Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Mariam Saad Bazzi to the Michigan Court of Appeals- First District, making her the first Arab and Muslim American to serve on the appellate court in the state’s history. The historic appointment...
Resilient Neighborhoods: Center offers language, community support for adult learners
April 24th, 20250 By Carole Hawke With a long presence and an expanding footprint, the Siena Literacy Center in West Detroit is a pillar of support for adult learners, including a growing West African immigrant population. “Siena was founded by the Adrian Dominican Sisters, who believe that anyone who shows interest in improving themselves or...
Mayor Abdullah Hammoud highlights progress in second State of the City address: Dearborn among Michigan’s fastest-growing cities
April 18th, 20250 DEARBORN — Mayor Abdullah Hammoud delivered his second State of the City address titled "Destination Dearborn" at the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center on Tuesday, April 15. During the well-attended event, Hammoud highlighted the city's accomplishments and outlined future plans that will continue to elevate the city, addressing...
Resilient Neighborhoods: East Side seniors better equipped to age in place with home repair grants and education
April 18th, 20250 By Allison Torres Burtka Seniors in Detroit often face challenges maintaining older homes. The nonprofit organization U SNAP BAC (which stands for United Streets Networking And Planning: Building A Community), on Detroit’s East Side, created a program to help with home repairs and to address needs that it often sees among the......
Karmanos Cancer Institute recognizes April as Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Month
April 18th, 20250 DETROIT— The Barbara Ann Karmanos Institute and cancer centers and organizations across the nation recognize April as Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Month. Head and neck cancers include: Ear cancer Eye cancer Hypopharyngeal cancer Laryngeal cancer Nasal cavity cancer Nasopharyngeal cancer Oral cavity cancer ...
Dearborn man faces life sentence for arson at Garden City massage center
April 18th, 20250 GARDEN CITY — A 34-year-old Arab American man from Dearborn, identified as Ali Al-Shimary, is facing eight felony charges — including attempted murder and arson — after allegedly setting fire to a massage center in Garden City while two women were inside. The incident occurred around 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 8, when Garden......
CAIR accuses Wayne State University police of discrimination against Arab and Muslim students
April 18th, 20250 DETROIT — The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) has filed a formal complaint with the Michigan Department of Civil Rights (MDCR), accusing Wayne State University (WSU) campus police of racial and religious discrimination against Arab and Muslim students. The complaint follows a pro-Palestinian...
Arab American child struck and killed by ice cream truck in Detroit’s Warrendale neighborhood
April 18th, 20250 DETROIT — A tragic accident in Detroit’s Warrendale neighborhood has left the Arab American community in mourning after Mubarak Walid, a 6-year-old boy, was fatally struck by an ice cream truck Monday evening. According to Detroit Police Department Capt. Shannon Hampton, the incident occurred around 7 p.m. at the intersection of...
Former Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers launches another Michigan Senate run
April 18th, 20250 On Monday, former Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers launched another campaign for the U.S. Senate in Michigan, becoming the first major Republican candidate to jump into one of the most competitive races of the 2026 midterm elections. The Michigan race is expected to be key to the battle for the U.S. Senate, with Republicans looking to...
ACCESS NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC OF FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT
April 14th, 20250 Health Resources and Services Administration NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC OF FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT For Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services (ACCESS) Recovery Center In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act, the Council on Environmental Quality regulations for implementing NEPA (40 CFR Parts......
Michigan civil rights union and immigrant rights center condemns attacks on international students
April 11th, 20250 DETROIT - The ACLU of Michigan and the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center condemn the Trump administration’s continued use of authoritarian tactics to attack international and noncitizen students and our higher education system. Abruptly revoking international student visas of immigrant students at the University of Michigan, Central...
Dearborn attorney detained at Detroit Metro Airport after family vacation; CBP questioned him about clients and attempted to seize his phone
April 11th, 20250 A brief family vacation turned into a harrowing experience for Dearborn-based Arab American attorney Amir Makled, 38, when federal agents detained him at Detroit Metropolitan Airport upon his return from the Dominican Republic. Makled, who specializes in criminal defense and civil rights cases, was subjected to extensive questioning and......
Michigan Supreme Court: Smell of marijuana no longer legal grounds for search
April 11th, 20250 LANSING – Police in Michigan can no longer use the smell of marijuana as a legal justification to search individuals or vehicles, according to a new ruling issued last week by the state’s Supreme Court. The court ruled that because marijuana use is legal in the state, law enforcement cannot justify a search — even if the smell is...
Spitting match turns violent: Gunfire erupts at Southfield gas station
April 11th, 20250 SOUTHFIELD – An Arab American gas station attendant in Southfield is facing charges of assault with a dangerous weapon after firing multiple shots to intimidate an African American customer who spat on him during a verbal altercation earlier this month. The incident occurred at a station on Greenfield Road near 10 Mile. The attendant,......
