Livonia welcomes new fertility clinic led by Dearborn native Dr. Ali Bazzi
June 27th, 20250 LIVONIA — Family, community and cutting-edge care were at the heart of the Michigan Fertility Institute’s grand opening celebration this weekend. Founded by Dr. Ali Bazzi, a Dearborn native and reproductive endocrinologist, the state-of-the-art clinic promises a patient-centered and culturally attuned approach to fertility treatment...
WSU students sue over Gaza encampment crackdown, alleging police abuse and constitutional violations
June 27th, 20250 DETROIT — A group of pro-Palestinian students is suing Wayne State University in federal court, alleging that the university violated their constitutional rights during a solidarity encampment held on campus on May 23, 2024, to protest the Israeli war on Gaza and demand divestment from companies tied to the Israeli government. The...
Macomb County teen faces federal charges over child porn and animal torture videos
June 27th, 20250 MACOMB COUNTY — An 18-year-old resident of Macomb Township has been federally charged with distributing child pornography and graphic animal torture videos. According to federal authorities, the suspect’s actions are linked to a violent extremist Discord community known as “764.” Jolyan Raeed Zahrah is accused of having multiple...
Karmanos Cancer Institute continues community education with focus on lung cancer
June 26th, 20250 DETROIT — The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute's Office of Community Outreach and Engagement (COE) continues the 2025 Community Conversations on Cancer series this month. Dr. Ammar Sukari, a medical oncologist, member of the Thoracic Oncology Multidisciplinary Team, member of the Molecular Therapeutics Research Program at...
Dearborn native representing Lebanon in Miss Arab USA
June 24th, 20250 DEARBORN — Dearborn native Mariam Dabaja has been selected as one of the 20 finalists in Miss Arab USA. Representing Lebanon, Dabaja joins contestants across the nation in showcasing advocacy, intellect and cultural heritage. The pageant will take place in Arizona on July 19. Miss Arab USA's mission stated on its website, is to...
Lena Arzouni seeks Dearborn Heights mayoral seat
June 20th, 20250 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Local resident Lena Arzouni has put her name on the ballot as a mayoral candidate in the upcoming local elections. Arzouni, who has lived in the city for more than 20 years and raised her family here, has a degree in business management and has worked in the banking industry for more than 20 years. She credits it...
Councilwoman Nancy Bryer seeks re-election this fall
June 20th, 20250 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — With election time fast approaching, Councilwoman Nancy Bryer is hoping to retain her seat on the council. Bryer was elected in 2021 and seeks to serve another four-year term. Having earned an associate degree in criminal justice from Tacoma Community College in Washington State, she previously served as...
Community celebrates Judge Mariam Bazzi’s historic elevation to the Michigan Court of Appeals
June 20th, 20250 DEARBORN — Before a large gathering of local officials and community leaders, the Bint Jebail Cultural Club in Dearborn hosted an honorary celebration on Wednesday for Judge Mariam Saad Bazzi, recently appointed to the Michigan Court of Appeals. Bazzi, originally from the southern Lebanese city of Bint Jbeil, made history in May as the...
Televised debate brings together top candidates in Detroit mayoral race
June 20th, 20250 DETROIT – On Monday, a televised debate brought together the top four contenders in the race for mayor of Detroit, ahead of the city’s August 5 primary election. Hosted by WDIV Channel 4, the event was held at the Valade Jazz Center at Wayne State University and featured the highest-polling candidates from a field of nine, vying to...
“No war on Iran” demonstration held in downtown Grand Rapids
June 20th, 20251 GRAND RAPIDS – “When Iran is under attack, what do we do? Stand up, fight back!” rang out loud alongside the pounding rain on Rosa Parks Circle in downtown Grand Rapids Wednesday evening. Despite the heavy rain that poured throughout the evening, at least 30 demonstrators among community members and activist groups rallied in an...
Dearborn Police warn against illegal fireworks use during Independence Day celebrations
June 19th, 20251 DEARBORN – On Tuesday, Dearborn Police Chief Issa Shahin issued a public safety message warning about the dangers of fireworks during upcoming Independence Day celebrations on July 4, highlighting stricter security measures and legal penalties, including fines for parents whose children violate fireworks laws. In a video message that...
Dearborn summer packed with community events: Local market, entertainment festival and outdoor movies
June 19th, 20250 DEARBORN – The city of Dearborn is hosting dozens of community events this summer, scheduled across weekends through late August. The lineup includes a summer market, outdoor movie screenings and the annual Dearborn Homecoming entertainment festival, which will take place August 1 to 3. According to city officials, the planned...
DHS shuts down TSA Quiet Skies program criticized for discriminatory surveillance
June 19th, 20250 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced earlier this month that it has officially terminated the Quiet Skies program, a once-secretive TSA passenger surveillance initiative that federal officials now say failed to prevent a single terrorist attack in its 15-year lifespan. Quiet Skies, first launched in...
Dearborn group submits petition to change City Council election system
June 19th, 20250 DEARBORN — A group of activists in Dearborn is pushing to change how City Council members are elected, submitting more than 6,300 petition signatures last week to the city clerk. The initiative aims to place a charter amendment on the November ballot that would shift the current at-large voting system to a ward-based election structure...
Dearborn cracks down on wedding convoys: Arab American man arrested for firing gun from rented Lamborghini
June 15th, 20251 DEARBORN — Amid the festive atmosphere of Eid al-Adha and high school graduation season, the city witnessed a troubling surge in dangerous stunt driving over the past week. In response, Dearborn Police ramped up enforcement against reckless drivers and impounded several high-end sports cars — including one incident involving an Arab......
LAHC awards $60,000 in scholarships to 20 local students, honors Michigan officials with the Excellence Awards
June 15th, 20250 DEARBORN – The nonprofit organization Leaders Advancing and Helping Communities (LAHC) awarded $60,000 in scholarships to 20 high-achieving high school graduates from the Dearborn area and honored several high-ranking Michigan officials during its 42nd Annual Awards Gala, held Tuesday evening at the Henry Hotel in Dearborn. The event...
Dearborn bids farewell to transformative Henry Ford College President Russell Kavalhuna
June 15th, 20250 DEARBORN – On the eve of Henry Ford College President Russell Kavalhuna’s transition to the presidency of Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo in July, The Arab American News Publisher Osama Siblani and longtime community leader and activist Ali Jawad hosted a farewell dinner in his honor, in recognition of his leadership and......
Dearborn to enforce new food truck regulations to address safety and fair competition
June 15th, 20250 DEARBORN – Over the past few years, food trucks have gained widespread popularity in Dearborn, with the city now hosting more than 30 licensed trucks offering a wide range of fast foods, such as shawarma, burgers, fried chicken, tacos, hot dogs and more. However, beginning in early September, the city will begin implementing new...
Students, CAIR slam U of M for covert surveillance, harassment and intimidation of pro-Palestine voices on campus
June 15th, 20250 ANN ARBOR — The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) is demanding an independent and transparent investigation into allegations that the University of Michigan deployed undercover investigators to surveillance, intimidate, and harass pro-Palestinian students on campus. “U of M Ann Arbor being...
State cancels $20 million grant to Fay Beydoun’s “Global Link International”; fate of Initial $10 Million disbursement remains unclear
June 14th, 20254 LANSING — The Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) recently announced the cancellation of a $20 million state grant awarded to Global Link International, an organization headed by Arab American businesswoman Fay Beydoun. The decision came just one day after the agency received a request for information regarding the...
Michigan man faces federal charges after he misses his flight, then made a bomb threat to delay it
June 14th, 20250 ROMULUS — A man in his twenties from Monroe is facing federal charges that could land him in prison for several years after making a false bomb threat in an attempt to delay a departing flight for which he was late. The incident occurred on the morning of Thursday, June 5, when the man called in a hoax about an explosive device aboard......
Dearborn Heights man faces 30 years in prison for alleged sexual assault, harboring of teen girl
June 14th, 20250 DEARBORN HEIGHTS – Wayne County prosecutors filed multiple felony charges against a 62-year-old Arab man from Dearborn Heights last week for allegedly harboring a 16-year-old runaway girl, sexually assaulting her and providing her with marijuana. The teen had reportedly escaped from a juvenile facility in Dearborn Heights in mid-March...
Dearborn man leads Dearborn police on tense chase after alleged domestic violence assault
June 13th, 20250 DEARBORN — Dearborn police responded to a domestic violence incident that escalated into a police chase across two days. The suspect is Dearborn resident Ali Ahmed Zbib, 55. Reports state that after allegedly assaulting a 42-year-old woman at the residence in the 5000 block Argyle Street, Zbib fled the scene. After the incident......
Michigan State University agrees to pay $29.75 million to three students injured in 2023 mass shooting
June 13th, 20250 EAST LANSING — Attorneys for Michigan State University announced on Tuesday that the university has reached a nearly $30 million settlement to compensate three students who survived the mass shooting on campus in East Lansing in 2023. Attorneys Mick Grewal and Scott Weidenfeller of Okemos-based Grewal Law stated that a $14.25 million...Dearborn Summer Market returns with local vendors, live music, food and more
June 12th, 20250 DEARBORN — Mark your calendar- Dearborn's Summer Market returns. On the second Friday of June, July and August, the heart of West Dearborn will buzz with food, fun, music, and community engagement. Located in the heart of West Dearborn at Dearborn PEACE Park West, the market returns this Friday June 13 from 4-8 p.m. The market, free......
