Hamtramck Schools Superintendent Jaleelah Ahmed accuses board members of discrimination, conspiracy to get her fired
June 4th, 20220 HAMTRAMCK — Hamtramck Public Schools Superintendent Jaleelah Ahmed, who has been on leave since last October, has filed a lawsuit accusing five board members and the teachers union of conspiring to get her fired. Ahmed is also accusing the parties, which include two board members who, like her, are Yemeni Americans, of...
Police rule out drugs, alcohol in hit-and-run crash that killed 12-year-old Dearborn girl on Belle Isle; sister is in critical condition
June 1st, 20220 DEARBORN — The 16-year-old sister of 12-year-old Ghadir Saleh, who was tragically killed on Belle Isle on Monday from a hit-and-run crash, was in critical condition and required surgery, as of Wednesday evening. A member of the girl’s family told The Arab American News that she had been responsive, but had been undergoing careful...
Dearborn announces free pool admission for children 13 and under
May 31st, 20220 DEARBORN — Mayor Abdullah Hammoud has announced that the city will be waiving all admission fees to its community pools for children 13 and under. The decision is part of a new initiative to expand equity and access to the city’s public pools. The benefit was inspired by access challenges that Hammoud experienced in his own...
Dearborn Heights Rotary names DHPD Officer of the Year
May 29th, 20220 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — The Rotary Club of Dearborn Heights has named Officer Hamze Younis as the 2022 Dearborn Heights Police Department’s Officer of the Year. Younis has been with the Dearborn Heights Police Department for two years and has been a police officer for three years. As the school resource officer in the Crestwood...
Samer “Sam” Jaafar named Wayne County’s director of Homeland Security
May 28th, 20220 WAYNE COUNTY — With a dedication to public service, Samer “Sam” Jaafar has been named Wayne County’s new director of Homeland Security. The appointment is subject to Wayne County Commission approval. Jaafar has served as deputy director of Homeland Security and Emergency Management since February 2011. In his role,...
Dearborn’s new public health dept. gives 500 units of baby formula to area families
May 27th, 20220 DEARBORN - The city's new Department of Public Health (DPH), and its director, got a sort of unveiling at a baby formula food distribution event on Friday. The distribution event, which comes amid a national formula shortage, took place at the west entrance of the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center. Families were able to...
Muslim woman who had her hijab forcibly removed by Ferndale police reaches settlement with city
May 27th, 20220 FERNDALE — A Muslim woman who was forced to remove her hijab and subjected to a cross-gender search by the Ferndale Police Department has won a settlement with the city. Last summer, Helana Bowe, who is African American, was stopped by Ferndale police while she was traveling on Eight Mile road inside the city of Detroit. Police...
Governor’s order bars agencies from cooperating in other states’ abortion prosecutions, asks them to look into increasing reproductive protections
May 27th, 20220 LANSING — As the U.S. Supreme Court gets set to reveal a decision that could overturn the federally established right to abortion access nationwide, states are taking actions to continue those protections on their own. In Michigan, the Democratic officials have taken steps over recent months as the high court presides over a case...
Dearborn government and non profit partners to hold baby formula distribution on Friday
May 27th, 20220 DEARBORN — Dearborn officials are holding an emergency baby formula distribution event on Friday, spurred by a nationwide formula shortage. Mayor Abdullah Hammoud, Public Health Director Ali Abazeed, other city officials and non profit partners will host the event from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday at the west entrance of the Ford...
Michigan friends and families of future students can enter them into $15,000 tuition giveaway
May 26th, 20220 LANSING — The state is giving away 100 tuition prizes to children in a random statewide drawing that family and friends can enter students into. The prepaid tuition prize is worth $15,000 and is in celebration of the Michigan Education Trust’s (MET) 35-year anniversary. Governor Whitmer announced the launch of the MET 35th...
Dearborn Police arrest suspect in relation to felonious assault, ethnic intimidation incident at Westborn Market
May 26th, 20220 DEARBORN — Dearborn Police are investigating a suspected felonious assault and ethnic intimidation incident that occurred on May 13 at Westborn Market. Two African American patrons reported that a White male suspect initiated an encounter with them before making several racial slurs towards them. The suspect then reportedly...
Judge Yvonna Abraham thanks mentors, inspirations, family at investiture ceremony
May 22nd, 20220 DEARBORN – Hundreds of community members, supporters, judges and elected officials were at the investiture ceremony for Wayne County Third Circuit Court Judge Yvonna Abraham on Monday, May 16. The ceremony for Abraham, the first Palestinian American judge in Michigan, took place at the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center in...
Dearborn Police running student safe driving video contest
May 20th, 20220 DEARBORN — The Dearborn Police Department is offering $100 Amazon gift cards for whomever creates the most popular TikTok videos on traffic safety. The contest is asking students to use their creativity and energy to create a TikTok video supporting the #SafeStreetsDearborn. “Join the city of Dearborn to inspire people in the...
Dearborn Public Schools to host Memorial Day events
May 20th, 20220 DEARBORN — All three of the Dearborn Public School District’s traditional public high schools are planning special events to remember fallen soldiers from their schools. All three events will be hosted in the mornings the week before Memorial Day and will honor fallen veterans from their respective schools. Dearborn High...
Wayne County Sheriff Raphael Washington grabs big local endorsements at campaign events
May 20th, 20220 DETROIT/DEARBORN — Wayne County Sheriff Raphael “Ray” Washington received major endorsements at a rally on Tuesday, as he runs to retain his position in this August’s primary election. The endorsement rally took place at the Union Carpenters and Millwrights Skilled Training Center on the city’s west side, a 147,000 square......
Jewish, Muslim and Christian leaders join local community to commemorate the Nakba, ask justice for slain Palestinian journalist
May 20th, 20220 DEARBORN — Hundreds gathered at the Second Annual Metro Detroit March for Jerusalem Palestine rally in Dearborn, commemorating 74 years of the Nakba, last Sunday. The rally, which occurred in front of the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center, was one of two such events in the city last weekend. The rally had been organized...
Federal commission finds that employer discriminated against Michigan woman fired during Ramadan
May 19th, 20220 FARMINGTON HILLS — The federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says a Michigan woman faced religious discrimination during Ramadan in 2019 when she was fired from her job for asking for reasonable accommodations. The woman had filed a federal complaint against her employer alleging she faced religious and gender......
U.S. House passes Tlaib’s bill to rename Grand River post office after Rosa Parks
May 19th, 20220 DETROIT — The U.S. House has passed U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s (D-Detroit) bill to rename the post office on Grand River Avenue in Detroit after Rosa Parks. The civil rights icon lived in Detroit for nearly 50 years and is adored in the 13th Congressional District Tlaib currently represents, and beyond. Tlaib introduced the...
Dearborn Heights libraries honor deceased staff members with commemorative tree planting
May 19th, 20220 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Employees and patrons of the Dearborn Heights library system joined forces to honor former library employees who have passed away. The commemorative tree planting was requested by staff to honor Cyndi Howard, a long time staff member who recently passed away. “In an effort to recognize some other staff that...
Homeless man charged with disorderly conduct after telling Tim Horton’s cashier he had a gun
May 19th, 20220 DEARBORN —On May 14, at about 1 p.m., Dearborn Police were called to Tim Horton’s at 10401 E. Ford Road for an alleged armed robbery in progress. Nine officers were dispatched to the store where they found the suspect, who claimed the incident was a misunderstanding. The suspect, a homeless man, told officers that he was...
Two women assaulted in Big Blue Parking Deck at Metro Airport
May 19th, 20220 ROMULUS — Two women reported being assaulted in less than a week inside the Big Blue Parking Deck at Detroit Metro Airport. On Saturday, May 14, a woman reported that the attacker attempted to sexually assault her inside the parking deck. Around 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 17, a Detroit Metro Airport employee was on the top......
Tlaib introduces congressional bill recognizing, commemorating the Nakba
May 17th, 20221 On Monday, U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Detroit) introduced a resolution in the U.S. House commemorating and recognizing the 74th anniversary of the Nakba this past Sunday. The Nakba, or “catastrophe” in Arabic, refers to the mass expulsion of Palestinian Arabs from British Mandate Palestine to make way for Israel’s creation...
Free citizenship services available to Metro Detroit immigrants
May 17th, 20220 DETROIT — The International Institute of Metropolitan Detroit (IIMD) is offering free citizenship legal services to Metro Detroiters through a grant from the federal government. The institute is encouraging anyone thinking of applying for citizenship to reach out to it. Immigration legal staff will assist people applying for......
“Click It or Ticket” seatbelt enforcement kicks off
May 17th, 20220 LANSING — With the summer months fast approaching, Michigan State Police and local police agencies are cracking down on drivers who aren’t wearing seat belts all across Michigan. The three-week “Click It or Ticket” campaign began Monday. During this period, police across the state will be enhancing their seat belt...
FDA approves Pfizer COVID-19 booster for children
May 17th, 20220 WASHINGTON D.C. — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced expanded approval for Pfizer’s COVID-19 booster shot. Now, children ages 5-11 are now eligible for the COVID-19 booster shot made by Pfizer-BioNTech and which is recommended at least five months after the initial two-dose series of the vaccine. The......
