Paper featured on Arab station
November 22nd, 20080 DEARBORN — The U.S. government-run AlHurra satellite television network visited The Arab American News office in Dearborn on Monday to film a segment for an upcoming show about Arab newspapers in America. Correspondent Naser Abudiab (left) of the U.S. government's AlHurra satellite television network interviews The...
Dearborn unveils mass transit plans
November 22nd, 20080 DEARBORN — City officials here unveiled detailed plans Tuesday for a rail passenger intermodal station to be a part of the Ann Arbor to Detroit commuter rail line set to be completed by October 2010. Dearborn's proposed intermodal station would accommodate passengers on the Ann Arbor to Detroit commuter rail line planned for...
Duvall students show spirit of season
November 22nd, 20080 DEARBORN —Duvall Elementary School students showed their Thanksgiving spirit this season by collecting hundreds of gift-wrapped shoe boxes filled with goods over two months to give to students of a Detroit school in a very low-income area. Duvall Principal Radewin Awada (L) with students Madelyn Hass, 10, Jordan Lessnau, 10,...
Community celebrates Lebanese Independence Day
November 21st, 20080 DEARBORN — Lebanese Americans throughout the Detroit area are celebrating the 65th anniversary of Lebanon's independence. Consul General of Lebanon in Detroit Bashir Tawk displaying a citation from the state of Michigan signed by Sen. Irma Clark-Coleman recognizing Lebanese Independence Day. Lessening political tensions in the...
Local restaurant offers free Thanksgiving dinner
November 21st, 20080 Leon's employees and volunteers entertain the crowd during a free Thanksgiving dinner celebration at a Leon's restaurant in a past year. PHOTO: George NakadDEARBORN — On Wednesday, November 26th, the day before Thanksgiving, Leon's Restaurant on Michigan Avenue will host a free Thanksgiving dinner open to the public from 2-8 p.m.With...
P.F. Chang’s brings lettuce wraps, big horse to Dearborn
November 21st, 20080 DEARBORN — The big horse has come to Dearborn.Popular Chinese restaurant chain P.F. Chang's opened its first location in Dearborn on Monday, complete with two of its trademark 11-foot tall horse statues at its entrance. Not to mention the restaurant's famous lettuce wraps, wok-cooked traditional entrees and Great Wall of...
CBP searches imam’s laptop, data mysteriously wiped out
November 15th, 20080 Imam Mohammad Ali Elahi, of the Islamic House of Wisdom in Dearborn Heights, who wears the traditional headwear and robe of a Shi'a leader, lost all the information on his laptop after Customs and Border Protection personnel searched the computer at Metro Airport on Oct. 22. Imam Mohammad Ali Elahi He was returning from a...
Will Obama change US foreign policy?
November 15th, 20080 Obama foreign policy may not require clean break WASHINGTON (IPS) — While much of the world and many of his U.S. supporters are expecting a sharp break with his predecessor's foreign policy after President-elect Barack Obama takes office Jan. 20, they may be surprised by the degree of continuity between the two...
Fordson two games away from Ford Field
November 15th, 20080 With their victory over Detroit Cody last week, the Dearborn Fordson football team has done something that the program hasn’t done since 2003. They’ve made it to the third round of the playoffs. The Dearborn Fordson football team will have to play with as much intensity and focus as they did earlier in the year against...Closing for Jewish holidays ends at York U.
For 34 years, Toronto's York University shut down on Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. The University of Windsor Law School also closed for these Jewish holidays. This practice has come to a halt in both institutions. At York, Professor David Noble, himself a Jew, defied the closure and held class on Rosh Hashana. He also filed a complaint...Have we been conned again?
If the change President-elect Obama has promised includes a halt to America's wars of aggression and an end to the rip-off of taxpayers by powerful financial interests, what explains Obama's choice of foreign and economic policy advisors? Indeed, Obama's selection of Rahm Israel Emanuel as White House chief of staff is a signal that...You can stop the foreclosures
It was always happening to them, not us. Hurricanes, tornadoes, factory closings and foreclosures. We paid attention but didn't really care. People who had their sights on retirement have seen their life savings disappear right in front of their eyes, and people who worked for the Big Three, and felt secure, are now running in panic....
International peace activists spotlight Palestinian struggle
November 15th, 20080 DEARBORN — South African, Canadian and American advocates for Palestine addressed two crowds on Thursday at the University of Michigan, Dearborn, and at Byblos Banquet Hall, comparing South Africa's apartheid past to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and imploring people to be more active in pushing for a just...
Blight Busters empowering Detroit in tough times
November 15th, 20080 DETROIT — Blight Busters co-organized Angel's night here this past Halloween, mobilizing thousands of volunteers to patrol Detroit neighborhoods and helping to reduce the number of burnt homes from 327 last year to about 150. Detroit Mayor Ken Cockrel, Jr. held a news conference in front of the spirit of Detroit statue during which he...
Pierce’s persistence pays off
November 15th, 20080 This past election season was unusually long and grueling for many. But for Judge Lynne Pierce, the journey to 3rd Circuit Court started back in 2001. Her 7-year effort to make her name a familiar one throughout Wayne County came to a successful end on Nov. 4, when she was elected to fill one of three open seats on the court, along......
Detroit Mayor, police chief speak at chamber event
November 15th, 20080 Meeting introduces new chamber director Fay Beydoun DEARBORN — Detroit Mayor Kenneth Cockrel Jr. addressed a group of Arab American businesspeople Wednesday during an American Arab Chamber of Commerce (AACC) reception at Byblos Banquet Hall, as the group introduced its new executive director, Fay Beydoun, ahead of its annual banquet...
City agrees to save woman’s home despite lawsuit
November 15th, 20080 DEARBORN — The city has helped a 61-year-old woman keep her home after she claimed she was injured and lost her job when she tripped on an elevated sidewalk slab in April. Dearborn resident Maria Gavrau and her attorney Rick Martin attempt to address City Council on Nov. 3. Martin was prevented from speaking about a pending......
Local Muslims help at end of woman’s life
November 15th, 20080 Tiffany Runyon (R) poses with her young son Gabriel. Runyon passed away due to liver failure. Her two kids are now living with their grandmother. Photo courtesy of Robert Evans Planning a funeral is not something people often talk about, but Connie Yassin and her daughter Tiffany Runyon had discussed it before. They had similar...
Muslim center holds singles nights
November 15th, 20080 Singles nights are events that many different religious institutions hold to give people a chance to meet someone special who shares their beliefs in a positive environment. But when Kathleen Mary Kalil looked around the Muslim community, she didn't see the same opportunities for people to meet each other. That's why she decided to...
Intermodal rail passenger facility proposed for Dearborn
November 15th, 20080 DEARBORN — The city is inviting the public to learn about a proposed intermodal passenger train station during an open house on Tuesday, November 18 at the Ford Community & Performing Arts Center, 15801 Michigan Avenue. The open house will be inside Studio A at The Center and is scheduled for 4:30-7:30 p.m., with a 45-minute...DEARBORN HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS Dearborn High School (7-4) Last week: Lost to Southfield, 20-17 in overtime Dearborn Fordson (11-0) Last week: Beat Detroit Cody, 16-6 This week: Third round of playoffs vs. Detroit Southeastern at home, 7 p.m. Friday...
Health conference draws 700 attendees
DEARBORN — The 5th National Conference on Health Issues in the Arab American Community drew in over 700 people from 15 Arab nations, 20 U.S. states, and 50 cities around the world. The conference discussed many common health concerns in the Arab American community such as the impact of tobacco use and cancer on the health of Arab...
Record turnout among Arab Americans
November 8th, 20080 DEARBORN — Ibtisam Ahmed, 38, voted for the first time on Tuesday. She became a U.S. citizen two years ago. She's been in the country for 18 years. "I felt like I was going to cry. I felt that I could actually do something," she said after voting. Ibtisam Ahmed, 38, enters her ballot for the first time on Tuesday at Woodworth......
Entire AAPAC slate emerges victorious
November 8th, 20080 DEARBORN — It was an historic triumph for the Arab American Political Action Committee (AAPAC) on Election Day as every one of their 19 endorsements emerged victorious. Husband and wife Khaled and Hana Odeh vote at McDonald Elementary School on Tuesday. PHOTOS:...Playgrounds for Palestine: One marathon at a time
My right knee is wrapped. My left ankle is iced. I lost the nail on my right big toe, and I have about 20 blisters and a similar number of bruises on both of my feet. This doesn't even begin to convey half of the story of the punishment that my body has been subjected to in recent months. Why, you ask? Because I will join Susan Abulhawa,......
