Obama’s Muslim envoy to visit Dearborn, breakfast with local Muslims
Rashad Hussain, a 31-year-old special envoy of the U.S. to the Organization of the Islamic Conference, a group of about 57 Muslim countries, will visit the Arab American National Museum on Sunday, August 1 to discuss U.S. foreign policy at a Ramadan iftar hosted by U.S. Rep. John Conyers. The conference acts as an international public...Suspected serial stabber has an Arab-Israeli connection
A cross-country manhunt ended with the arrest of suspected serial stabber Elias Abuelazam on Wednesday at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. Abuelazam, 33, an Israeli native, was attempting to board a flight to Tel Aviv. Police believe that Abuelazam is responsible for 18 attacks in three states with 14 of them taking...Chamber’s director appointed by Bing to Detroit Strategic Framework Plan
Fay Beydoun Detroit Mayor Dave Bing has appointed Arab American Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Fay Beydoun to his Detroit Strategic Framework Plan, a 12-18 month process with the goal of improving various aspects of the city. The plan aims to create a shared vision for the future of Detroit at the scale of...New social security office opens in Livonia
LIVONIA — A new social security office for disability adjudication and review (ODAR) was opened Monday August 9 at 10:00 a.m. at 19575 Victor Parkway, 3rd Floor, Suite 300 in Livonia This office will process reviews of applications for disability benefits for Wayne and Oakland County residents. Until now the average time for...ACC holds E-Bus and Business Expo
The Arab American Chaldean Council has partnered with Fifth-Third Bank to host a Small Business Expo which is scheduled to be held Thursday August 19 at 8:30 a.m at the ACC Youth Recreation & Leadership Center, 62 W. Seven Mile, Detroit, MI. The Expo will feature a continental breakfast and networking hour, a small business expo...Local businessman to teach at Davenport University
Rabih Hamawi, president of The Universe Financial Group in Livonia, has been invited to teach business finance and insurance classes at the Livonia Campus of Davenport University beginning August 25. Hamawi, who is faculty instructor with the National Alliance of Insurance Education and teaches a variety of insurance and risk management...All faiths festival brings Muslims, Jews and Christians together
The Interfaith Clergy and Advocates group held their 2nd annual All Faiths Festival August 7 and 8. The festival began Saturday with a group prayer session and discussion of the histories of each faith and culminated with a picnic on Sunday. "We saw the world going to violence, some getting very extreme, whether from the Christian,...Islamic Center issues statement on fraud charges
DEARBORN — The Islamic Center of America's board of trustees released a statement on Sunday, August 1 in response to accusations from a little-known group that Imam Hassan Qazwini embezzled donation money by sending it to his father's company in California. Imam Hassan Qazwini Following a memorial service for the late Ayatollah...
Views clash over new Helen Thomas statue
August 7th, 20100 The comments Helen Thomas made about Israel May 27 during a Jewish American Heritage Month celebration at the White House have prompted some in the Jewish community to express concern over a statue of Thomas that is expected to be on display at the Arab American National Museum (AANM) in a few months. During the event, a rabbi asked...ACC holds back to school health fair
HAMTRAMCK — The Arab American and Chaldean Council is holding a free "Back to School Health Fair" for the uninsured and underinsured on Friday, August 27, 2010, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Bridge Academy,9600 Buffalo Street, Hamtramck, MI 48212. The following services will be available: - Glucose and blood pressure...CAIR-MI sues state police for info on imam’s death
SOUTHFIELD — The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) has filed a lawsuit against the Michigan State Police for its failure to release information related to the fatal shooting of Imam Luqman Ameen Abdullah last autumn. The Michigan State Police, part of a multi-jurisdictional law enforcement task...Nominations for ADC award being accepted
DEARBORN — The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee is now accepting nominations for the Guardian of Justice Award for the 9th Annual Judges Night Reception which is expected to be held Friday, October 15, 2010 at 6 p.m. The Guardian of Justice Award is presented to judges who have done an outstanding job of upholding...Lebanese festival held in Rochester
ROCHESTER — The fourth annual LebFest Lebanese festival is expected to take place in downtown Rochester at River Square, Friday, Aug. 6, 5-11 p.m., Saturday Aug. 7, 11 a.m. -11 p.m. and Sunday Aug. 8, 12 p.m.-12 a.m. The festival is being presented by the Lebanese American Chamber of Commerce and admission is free. Festival attractions...Families able to locate detainees online
WASHINGTON — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced the launch of ICE's Online Detainee Locator System (ODLS) on July 23, 2010. ODLS is a public, Internet-based tool designed to assist family members and attorneys in locating detained aliens in ICE custody. Previously, the only way to determine a detainee's location...New career institute opens in Dearborn
Above: Sanford-Brown Dearborn President Roger Hosn (L) with Congressman John Conyers. Below: The ribbon-cutting ceremony held on July 16, 2010.DEARBORN — Sanford-Brown Institute - Dearborn hosted students, faculty, and community and business leaders for a campus ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, July 16. Joining Sanford-Brown......
Newspaper recognizes NAACP
DETROIT — Osama Siblani, publisher of The Arab American News, presented a plaque to the NAACP on Tuesday at the NAACP allies' meeting which was held at the Detroit Jobs Corp. The plaque commemorated the 100 year anniversary of the NAACP in 2009. Siblani presents plaque to NAACP Detroit Director Hester Wheeler."I can...Kids design new playground for ACCESS
Volunteers build community playground at ACCESS Youth and Family Services Center. More than 3,200 youth under age 24 live within a one-mile radius of the center. PHOTO: Natasha Dado/TAANDEARBORN — The Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services (ACCESS) Youth and Family office now includes an outdoor playground designed......
Lake Superior State University opens satellite in Dearborn
DEARBORN — The Upper Peninsula-based Lake Superior State University (LSSU) has founded its first satellite campus in metro Detroit in the city of Dearborn with classes set to begin this fall. The new site will be called the Dearborn University Consortium Center and will allow Henry Ford Community College (HFCC) students to complete...Mother races against the clock to save daughter from leukemia
Middle Eastern donors in short supply, local community urged to get tested LOUISVILLE — In the world of motherhood, even a scraped knee or a slight fever in a son or daughter can be a cause for concern. So it comes as no surprise the day Michelle Preston heard from doctors that her four-year-old daughter Yasmeen Elgarmi had leukemia...Dearborn attorney holds rally, defends arrested missionaries
DEARBORN — Around 30 protesters gathered on the steps of Dearborn City Hall Monday July 26 to defend what they called First Amendment violations and to support the four Christian missionaries who were arrested June 19 by the Dearborn police at the Arab International Festival and charged with a misdemeanor of disturbing the peace....Andiamo Restaurant of Dearborn loses round in restaurant workers’ fight
DETROIT — This week, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued an order that Andiamo Restaurant illegally cut the hours of, intimidated, and retaliated against servers and other restaurant workers in seeking to squash workers from participating in a lawsuit and protest against workplace violations at its Andiamo Restaurant in......
Amer bill stuck in state senate for a year without passage
DEARBORN — Ahmed and Rehab Amer are still fighting to pass a law that would give relatives primary consideration when the state is placing children in foster care. The bill, HB 4118, has been dubbed the "Amer Act." The Amers had three children taken from them after Rehab Amer, the mother, was charged with negligence in the death of...Bing forces Detroit Police Chief Warren Evans to resign; Godbee takes over
DETROIT — Detroit Police Chief Warren Evans was forced out from his position on Wednesday, July 21 with Detroit Mayor David Bing saying Evans made a series of decisions over time that "compromised" the city. Bing refused to go into specifics as to why Evans was forced to resign, however. Following the resignation, Bing appointed......
YAA gives 15 scholarships at 13th annual awards gala
DEARBORN — Fifteen high school graduates expected to attend college this Fall were each awarded a $1000 scholarship from the Yemeni American Association (YAA) at its 13th annual scholarship ceremony, Sunday, July 18 at the Byblos Banquet Center in Dearborn. The YAA established its educational commitment to the youth of its community by...University of Michigan student organization hosts AAYSP students
ANN ARBOR— A drive down I-94 west-bound to Ann Arbor, MI, a mere twenty-five to thirty minute commute, reminds members of Doors of Opportunity (DOPP) just how linked the Dearborn and Ann Arbor communities have become. July 16th, 2010 marked the calendars of DOPP members still around for the summer as the AAYSP (American Association for......