Deliberate hit-and-run in Dearborn shakes community, raises questions over police response
August 29th, 20251 DEARBORN – The Dearborn community has been shaken by a shocking crime in which an Iraqi American man was deliberately struck and in critical condition in the city’s west downtown — just one day after he had filed a complaint with police about threats to his life, a complaint that was reportedly brushed off by authorities, according...
Hussein Berry’s sudden resignation: A “helper” who helps no one
August 23rd, 20250 It had barely been a few days since Dearborn Public Schools Board of Education Vice President Irene Watts resigned, citing her family’s move out of the Dearborn Public School District, when board member Hussein Berry stunned the educational community — and all of the voters in the Dearborn School District — by abruptly submitting...
Papaya Fruit Market expands, opens upscale sixth store in West Dearborn with strong community support
August 23rd, 20250 DEARBORN – Papaya Fruit Market held the ribbon cutting ceremony for its sixth store in West Dearborn on Thursday, with local officials and community leaders in attendance, including U.S. Reps Rashida Tlaib (D-Detroit) and Debbie Dingell (D- Ann Arbor), Wayne County Executive Warren Evans, Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud, Dearborn City...
Dearborn’s Glenn Maleyko among finalists to become Michigan superintendent of public schools
August 23rd, 20250 LANSING – The Michigan Board of Education voted 6–2 on Tuesday to advance Dr. Glenn Maleyko, superintendent of Dearborn Public Schools, along with two other candidates, to the final shortlist for state superintendent. The chosen individual will replace Michael F. Rice, who announced earlier this year that he will retire. Joining...
Mary Sheffield takes commanding lead in Detroit mayoral race with Duggan’s endorsement
August 23rd, 20250 DETROIT – Following the August 5 primary election that reduced the number of candidates for Detroit mayor from nine to just two, City Council President Mary Sheffield has emerged as the clear front runner to succeed outgoing Mayor Mike Duggan, who opted not to run for another term. Sheffield not only dominated the polls with 51...
Wayne State Medical School Dean Dr. Wael Sakr placed on paid administrative leave, reasons unclear
August 23rd, 20250 DETROIT – Wayne State University has placed the dean of its School of Medicine, Dr. Wael Sakr, a Syrian American physician, on paid administrative leave without offering any explanation for the move. The decision, which was announced in an email sent to faculty and staff, has sparked concern and unease among members of the...
Michigan activists push 2026 ballot initiatives on school funding, voting reform and eliminating property taxes
August 23rd, 20250 LANSING – Statewide petition drives are underway to place several referendums on the 2026 general election ballot, including three initiatives seeking constitutional amendments. Under the Michigan Constitution, constitutional amendment petitions must gather signatures equal to 10 percent of the total votes cast in the last...
Dearborn voters to decide on wards system in November ballot showdown
August 23rd, 20250 DEARBORN – The Dearborn City Clerk’s office has confirmed that the Dearborn Wants Wards campaign has submitted enough valid signatures to place a referendum on the November ballot, calling for a change in how City Council members are elected. According to a statement from the campaign, 4,082 of the 8,088 signatures submitted were...
Hamtramck’s Yemeni mural faces uncertain future as City Council weighs new development plan
August 23rd, 20250 HAMTRAMCK – At its upcoming meeting on August 26, the Hamtramck City Council will decide the fate of a massive mural on Joseph Campau Street that celebrates Yemeni culture. A neighboring property owner has advanced plans to build a new structure on an adjacent vacant lot, a move that would block the mural from view. The mural,...
Garden City man arrested after online threat targeting Dearborn’s Arbaeen March
August 23rd, 20250 GARDEN CITY – Police arrested a 27-year-old White male resident of Garden City just hours after he posted an online threat urging violence against participants in Dearborn’s record-breaking “March for Justice” held last Saturday to mark the 40th day of mourning for Imam Hussein. As soon as authorities received a report about the...
KSP, McLaren’s Specialty Pharmacy, recognized as a leader in performance
August 21st, 20250 DETROIT — The KSP, McLaren's Specialty Pharmacy, has been recognized as a 2024 Specialty Pharmacy Pioneer in the Utilization Review Accreditation Commission's (URAC) Leaders in Performance Measurement (LPM) recognition program. According to the Karmanos Institute, KSP offers medications for patients who need high-cost treatments....
Hamtramck Councilmen Mohtasin Sadman and Mohammed Hassan charged with 2023 election fraud
August 15th, 20250 HAMTRAMCK – In the first criminal charges to emerge from ongoing investigations into alleged corruption and fraud involving several city officials, City Councilmen Muhtasin Rahman Sadman, 26, and Mohammed Kamrul Hassan, 57, appeared in court last week on charges of alleged criminal activity from July 7, 2023, to Nov. 7, 2023 a time...
Taylor woman sentenced to 6-15 years for reckless driving that killed Dearborn Dr. Ghada Mustapha
August 15th, 20250 DETROIT – The Wayne County Third Circuit Court has handed down a reduced sentence of six to 15 years in prison to a Taylor woman whose reckless driving caused the death of an Arab American physician from Dearborn in a horrific traffic accident last summer. According to the court documents, the defendant, Felecia Lazo,26, was driving...
Two Arab American men charged with operating chop shop for stolen vehicles
August 15th, 20250 WAYNE – The Michigan Attorney General’s Office has filed multiple criminal charges against two Arab American men accused of operating a chop shop in the city of Wayne to dismantle stolen vehicles and sell their parts. The defendants, Mohamad El-Hadi, 41, of Canton Township, the owner of Hadi’s Cash for Cars, and Dani Mourad, 44,...
Michigan AG charges four men in largest counterfeit goods seizure in state history
August 15th, 20250 LANSING – In what she described as the largest counterfeit goods seizure in the state’s history, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced criminal charges against four men accused of running a network that sold fake perfumes through major online platforms such as Walmart and Amazon. The defendants were identified as Bilal......
Dearborn School Board seeks applicants to fill seat vacated by Trustee Irene watts resignation
August 15th, 20250 DEARBORN — The Dearborn Public Schools Board of Education is accepting applications to fill a vacant seat following Trustee Irene Watts’ resignation. Watts, who served on the board since 2021 and was vice president at the time of her resignation on August 11, stepped down because her family is moving out of the district. The...
From Dearborn’s children to Gaza’s hungry: Rally denounces Israel’s starvation crimes and global silence
August 15th, 20250 DEARBORN – Dozens of Arab American children and their families held a rally on Tuesday evening in solidarity with the hungry children of Gaza, in front of the Islamic Center of America in Dearborn. They carried empty pots and food containers in protest against Israel’s starvation policies imposed on the Strip’s residents since......
Uber launches “Women Rider Preferences” pilot in Detroit and other U.S. cities amid sexual assault lawsuits
August 15th, 20250 DETROIT – Uber has recently announced the selection of the Detroit area, along with San Francisco and Los Angeles, to launch a pilot program called “Women Rider Preferences”, which allows female users to request rides driven exclusively by women. Uber Vice President Camiel Irving said the pilot program will be launched “in the...
Body of Dearborn man Hussein Hassoun recovered from Lake Erie after two day search
August 15th, 20250 MONROE – Authorities in Monroe County have recovered the body of 23-year-old Hussein Afif Hassoun, an Arab American man from Dearborn, nearly 40 hours after he drowned in Lake Erie on Sunday evening. Hassoun disappeared in the lake’s depths after jumping into the water from a boat off the shore of Sterling State Park in Frenchtown...
Whitmer presses Trump to reconsider tariffs hurting Michigan auto industry, warns of budget strains
August 15th, 20250 WASHINGTON, D.C. – In her third meeting with President Trump since his return to the White House for a second term, Governor Whitmer urged the Republican president to reconsider his tariff policy due to the severe harm it is causing to the automotive industry — the very sector Trump says he wants to save. In a private Oval Office...
Adam Alharbi wins decisive Hamtramck mayoral primary; all City Council finalists are Muslim
August 8th, 20250 Arab American candidate Adam Alharbi finished the Hamtramck mayoral primary on Tuesday, August 5, with a decisive victory, far ahead of his closest challenger, City Councilman Muhith Mahmood, with both advancing to the November 4 general election. According to unofficial results from both absentee and in-person ballots, Alharbi, who is......
Mo Baydoun dominates Dearborn Heights mayoral primary, advances with Denise Malinowski-Maxwell to November runoff
August 8th, 20250 DEARBORN HEIGHTS – In a sweeping victory, Dearborn Heights City Council President Mo Baydoun decisively won the mayoral primary race on Tuesday, August 5, finishing far ahead of his closest challenger, Councilwoman Denise Malinowski-Maxwell. Baydoun received more than double the votes for Malinowski-Maxwell, with both candidates...
Key results from the municipal primary elections in Metro Detroit
August 8th, 20250 The Aug. 5 primary elections narrowed down mayoral candidates in seven cities across Metro Detroit and also trimmed down the field for City Council races in several other municipalities. Meanwhile, ballot initiatives related to public safety and school funding produced mixed results. Most cities in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb Counties did......
Dearborn School Board member Hussein Berry launches early bid for Michigan’s Second District Senate seat
August 8th, 20250 DEARBORN – In an unusually early move, Dearborn Public Schools Board of Education member Hussein Berry recently announced his candidacy for Michigan’s Second Senate District, which includes all of Dearborn and Dearborn Heights, as well as parts of Allen Park and Detroit. The district is currently represented by Democratic State...
Dearborn man Jafar Almaarej arrested after alleged kidnapping his daughter in Pennsylvania
August 8th, 20250 After four days of continuous searching, authorities arrested an Iraqi American man from Dearborn on charges of kidnapping his daughter from his ex-wife’s home in Pennsylvania last Sunday. Police had circulated a photo of Jafar Almaarej (39), who was wanted by the Millcreek Township Police Department in Pennsylvania on charges of......
