Far-right agitators target Dearborn, residents and leaders push back against Islamophobia
November 22nd, 20252 On Tuesday, Dearborn witnessed limited scuffles between anti-Muslim demonstrators and some local residents during a march called for by Republican gubernatorial candidate Anthony Hudson, even after he walked back his earlier negative remarks about the city, which he had accused of enforcing Islamic Sharia law, citing stereotypical images...No end in sight to Israel’s wars
November 21st, 20250 In the days after October 7, 2023, then-President Biden cautioned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to make the same mistakes the U.S. made following 9/11. Biden never publicly spelled out his meaning, but it was understood as a warning to Netanyahu: Don’t overreact or overreach, as President George W. Bush had done by...The American people want Congress to do its job
November 20th, 20250 It caught my attention recently when two senators issued a news release about trying to repeal laws that authorize the president to use military force against Iraq. This is a positive effort for several reasons. It deserves support. First, as the senators, Indiana Republican Todd Young and Virginia Democrat Tim Kaine, point out, the...Protest outside U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens’ office in Farmington Hills over millions received from AIPAC
November 14th, 20250 FARMINGTON HILLS — Detroit’s branch of CODEPINK, the national anti-war feminist organization, held a protest on Monday outside the Farmington Hills district office of U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens, a Michigan Democrat, denouncing her decision to place “foreign interests above the interests of her constituents.” The protest centered on...Megyn Kelly and the new conservative revolt against Israel first politics
November 13th, 20250 Megyn Kelly has long been known as a sharp interviewer who occupies the moderate space inside conservative media. She built her reputation on tough questions, cool analysis and an ability to challenge anyone who sat across from her. In recent years, however, her voice has taken on a new charge. She is openly rejecting the political...What Zohran Mamdani’s victory means for the Democratic establishment, and for Trump
November 7th, 20250 A grassroots revolution in America’s most powerful city challenges the old political order from within By Ali MansourThe Arab American News Zohran Mamdani’s stunning and historical election as mayor of New York City is far more than a change in name or a passing victory for a new progressive figure. It is a seismic political...The end of blind loyalty: Why America must reconsider its ties to Israel
November 7th, 20250 The world has become a witness to unimaginable suffering. In Gaza, entire families have been erased from the registry of the living. Children, once filled with laughter, now silenced by hunger, dust and fear, stare blankly from hospital beds that have no medicine in hospitals that no longer have walls. Every explosion feels like an echo...FBI raids in Dearborn spark outrage and doubt in the Arab American community
November 7th, 20250 Three young Arab Americans charged with terrorism-related offenses after alleged ISIS-inspired Halloween plot; community leaders decry “reckless hysteria” and “Islamophobic targeting” DEARBORN — Three young Arab Americans, aged between 19 and 20, are facing terrorism-related charges after being arrested by the Federal...Political violence undermines our democracy
November 7th, 20250 I was in Congress for 34 years. During that time, I attended scores, possibly hundreds of public events. They were held in all kinds of places, in nearly every circumstance that you can imagine. I can recall only one incident of potential violence. There were sometimes heated disagreements, but almost never did people reject the...The recurring struggle for the soul of America
October 31st, 20250 You Have Your America, I Have My America: Lessons from Gibran and the Struggle for Democracy A century ago, Khalil Gibran wrote a love poem to Lebanon, "You have your Lebanon, I have my Lebanon." He spoke of his affection for the Lebanese people’s generosity and hospitality and Lebanon’s beauty in contrast to its bickering...Trump administration tightens U.S. citizenship test requirements
October 24th, 20250 WASHINGTON, D.C. — On October 20 the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) started implementing new changes introduced by President Trump’s administration to the oral portion of the U.S. naturalization test. Under the revised rules for the civics test, which measures green card holders’ knowledge of U.S. history,...Trump pressures Israel to maintain Gaza ceasefire and halt West Bank annexation, while letting it loose in bombing Lebanon
October 24th, 20250 Despite ongoing Israeli violations of the Gaza ceasefire, President Trump’s administration spent the past week showing some seriousness about consolidating the truce and reining in Israel’s far-right, led by Benjamin Netanyahu, not only in Gaza but also in the occupied West Bank, after the Knesset’s initial vote to annex it to...“You cannot fight the world”: The hidden meaning behind Trump’s warning to Israel
October 24th, 20250 A single, candid statement by U.S. President Trump during a Fox News interview on October 9 may illuminate the true calculus behind Israel’s decision for a ceasefire in Gaza, following a relentless, two-year genocidal campaign that has tragically killed and wounded nearly a quarter of a million Palestinians. “Israel cannot fight the...Sharm el-Sheikh summit hails Gaza truce, but “Phase Two” threatens fragile peace
October 17th, 20250 SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt — Led by President Trump and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, the “Peace in the Middle East” Summit convened on Monday, October 13, in the Egyptian resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh, bringing together leaders and representatives from 30 countries to celebrate the signing of the Gaza ceasefire...Lebanese consul general in Detroit urges diaspora to register for 2026 elections by November 20
October 17th, 20250 Charara reassures voters of ballot secrecy and highlights global representation for Lebanese abroad Despite uncertainty surrounding Lebanon’s next parliamentary elections, scheduled for the spring of 2026, and ongoing debate over the electoral law under which they will be held, Ibrahim Charara, Lebanon’s consul general in Detroit,......
Senate confirms Michel Issa as U.S. ambassador to Lebanon
October 10th, 20250 WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate confirmed the appointment of Michel Issa as the new U.S. ambassador to Lebanon, succeeding Ambassador Lisa Johnson. Issa is expected to arrive in Beirut by the end of October to formally begin his duties, according to an official notification delivered to the Lebanese government. Issa —...Would Trump-brokered plan end the Israeli war on Gaza after two years of devastation?
October 10th, 20250 SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt — After several days of negotiations in the Egyptian resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh over the details of U.S. President Trump’s plan to end the devastating war in Gaza — and coinciding with the second anniversary of Israel’s genocidal war launched in response to the “Al-Aqsa Flood” attack on October 7......
How using religious language muddies up politics
October 3rd, 20250 On September 10th, conservative Republican political activist Charlie Kirk was murdered while speaking on a college campus in Utah. The reactions to his death have reflected the deep divisions that plague American society today. While most critics of Kirk’s extreme views on race, women and gender issues were respectful in their...The tide is turning against Israel in America
October 3rd, 20250 For decades the American political establishment has treated support for Israel as an unshakable pillar of foreign policy. Presidents, senators and governors tripped over themselves to prove loyalty to Tel Aviv, while critics were sidelined and smeared. Yet a profound shift is underway. The tide is turning, and Israel no longer enjoys...Grand Blanc Mormon church massacre leaves four dead, eight injured
October 3rd, 20250 GRAND BLANC – A Mormon church in this community was the target of a bloody terrorist massacre during Sunday services, leaving four people dead and eight others injured. The assailant, who rammed his truck into the building before opening fire on hundreds of worshipers and setting the church ablaze, was killed by police. The church was...Trump’s Gaza plan pressures Hamas to disarm, surrender and free hostages, as Israel continues its genocide
October 3rd, 20250 In a move closer to a threat than an offer, President Trump has unveiled his plan to end the war in Gaza — a proposal resembling an upgraded version of his earlier “Deal of the Century.” The initiative aims to disarm the Palestinian resistance and place Gaza under international trusteeship, with Arab states serving as a nominal......
Mayor Abdullah Hammoud confronts an organized smear campaign against Dearborn after clash with “racist” resident
September 26th, 20256 DEARBORN — After a wave of orchestrated criticism exploiting his harsh rebuke of a resident who opposed naming part of Warren Avenue after The Arab American News Publisher Osama Siblani, Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud pushed back against what he described as a smear and sectarian incitement campaign targeting the city over the past...U.S. ends Temporary Protected Status for Syrians, orders 6,000 to leave by November
September 26th, 20250 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has given about 6,000 Syrian nationals living in the United States a 60-day deadline to leave the country after announcing the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS), which had allowed them to remain in the U.S. since 2012, last Friday. Homeland Security Secretary......
Charlie Kirk’s defiance: Conservative firebrand challenged Israel narrative and donors
September 25th, 20250 Charlie Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA, built his reputation as a leading voice in the conservative movement, often stirring controversy but also commanding the loyalty of a large and growing base. In recent months, however, Kirk stepped into territory that few prominent conservative figures are willing to touch: direct criticism...Renaming Defense Department sends wrong message
September 25th, 20250 Congress created the United States Department of Defense in 1949 as part of a comprehensive effort to modernize the military and adapt to the international order that was taking shape after World War II. Now President Trump wants to change its name to the Department of War, its former name. That’s a mistake. National defense is and......


























