October 23rd, 20260Life is a series of stories, but they aren't always clear while you’re busy living them day to day. When you look back, though, you realize how important it is not to miss any of the pieces. If a story isn't remembered and shared, it leaves a blank space.
Let me start with my story before I try to tell everyone else’s. This is the...
October 9th, 20261DEARBORN — The local community in the Dearborn area was devastated by the death of Hezam Hussein, a 19-year-old Arab American who died late last Saturday night while attempting to rescue the occupants of a disabled vehicle on the Lodge Freeway, M-10, in Southfield.
Hussein was fatally struck near Nine Mile Road after pulling his...
October 9th, 20261Excessive media coverage of a traffic collision between an Arab American woman and an African American woman in the Warrendale neighborhood on Detroit’s west side has sparked widespread discontent in the local community, amid accusations of attempts to inflame relations between Arab American and Black residents in the area for...
October 9th, 20260DEARBORN — Last week, the city of Dearborn announced the appointment of Mohamad Ihssan Bazzi as a magistrate at the 19th District Court, succeeding Rula Aoun, whom Gov. Whitmer recently appointed to the Wayne County Circuit Court. She had served as a magistrate at the 19th District Court since 2019.
Bazzi’s appointment will...
September 18th, 20260DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Twenty-five years ago, HYPE began with a simple idea: Use sports to bring children and young people from different racial and religious backgrounds together in a safe, healthy environment away from drugs, violence and risky behavior.
Today, that ambitious idea has evolved into a comprehensive sports and...
August 28th, 20260The unfolding controversy at the American Arab Chamber of Commerce is painful to watch, particularly for those of us who once invested time in the organization and believed deeply in what it could be.
The Chamber announced last week that it had terminated its executive director, Bilal Hammoud, after discovering that organizational...
August 28th, 20261DEARBORN — Dozens of leaders and representatives from Arab American associations, clubs and organizations across Metro Detroit, along with community figures, business leaders and elected officials, accepted an invitation Monday from Dr. Nassib Fawaz, president of the Lebanese International Business Council, to form an umbrella...
May 22nd, 20260DETROIT — The Arab American Civil Rights League has officially appointed Houda Berri-Harajli as its new executive director, marking a major leadership transition for one of the nation’s most prominent Arab American civil rights organizations.
The appointment comes at a critical moment for Arab American and Muslim communities across...
May 1st, 20260DETROIT – Under the theme “From the Neighborhood to the Nation”, ACCESS celebrated the 55th anniversary of its founding on the evening of April 24 with a large gala dinner at the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center.
The event drew more than 1,500 guests, including high-ranking government officials, local leaders and...
April 17th, 20260DEARBORN — In one of the largest public demonstrations in the city since the escalation of Israeli attacks on Lebanon in early March, hundreds of protesters gathered Friday evening, April 10, at Peace Park in west Dearborn to condemn the ongoing assault and what they described as continued attacks against Lebanese civilians despite...
April 10th, 20260DEARBORN HEIGHTS – During the recent Eid al-Fitr holiday, the Islamic Institute of America celebrated the opening of the Imamain Al-Hasnain Mosque within its new headquarters on Beech Daly Road in Dearborn Heights, marking a new phase in serving the local community through a comprehensive vision that builds on the achievements of the...
April 4th, 20260The story behind the construction of Mosque of the Prophet, affiliated with the Islamic Institute of Knowledge, is not merely another success story about building a beautiful and distinctive architectural landmark in Dearborn. Rather, it reflects a layered experience that mirrors how institutions are formed in the diaspora — how a...
April 4th, 20261Barely had the ink dried on the inflammatory report by George Hunter, published in the Detroit News on Thursday, March 26 — a piece that deliberately vilified Arab and Muslim communities across Metro Detroit in the wake of the March 12 attack on Temple Israel in West Bloomfield — when the same newspaper resurfaced days later with...
March 27th, 20260On Thursday, the Detroit News published a report that can, without exaggeration, be described as a blatant example of inciting journalism that abandons even the most basic professional standards and ethics.
Media incitement and manufactured fear
The article’s author, George Hunter, constructed a narrative rooted in collective...
March 20th, 20260DEARBORN — Under the patronage of the Lebanese consul general of Lebanon in Detroit, Ibrahim Khalil Charara, and with the participation of a broad coalition of local organizations, the Bint Jebail Cultural Center will host a major solidarity and fundraising event for Lebanon on Sunday, March 22.
The event will take place at the...
February 27th, 20260Arab American attorney Shereef Akeel does not hide his enthusiasm for adding a new chapter to his distinguished career defending civil rights, the law and the Constitution — this time by running for a seat on the Board of Governors at Wayne State University in Detroit.
Akeel is competing for the Democratic Party nomination at its...
February 6th, 20262Serious questions about transparency and selection procedures have emerged after the advisory selection committee charged with recommending a permanent president for Henry Ford College narrowed its field to 10 candidates from more than 120 applicants, without including a single Arab American, despite more than a dozen Arab American...
February 6th, 20260DETROIT — The Arab American community in Metro Detroit is mourning the loss of veteran community and political leader Ismael (Ish) Ahmed, who passed away at age 79 after a distinguished career spanning nearly five decades devoted to immigrant rights, social justice and ethnic communities across Michigan.
Funeral services were held...
January 31st, 20260The Arab American community in metro Detroit is mourning the loss of veteran political and community activist Ismael (Ish) Ahmed, who passed away on Saturday at the age of 79, following a lifetime dedicated to immigrant rights, social justice and ethnic communities in Michigan.
Funeral and memorial arrangements will be announced later,...
January 23rd, 20260Forty-one years ago, issue “zero” of The Arab American News was published on January 23, 1985, marking the start of a long journey in what is often called “the profession of troubles.” The burdens and challenges of this demanding field were softened only by the steady rise of the Arab American community — growing and thriving...
January 9th, 20260HAMTRAMCK — Amid a tense legal atmosphere and reciprocal court challenges, Adam Alharbi was sworn in on Sunday as the new mayor of Hamtramck, succeeding outgoing Mayor Amer Ghalib.
At the same time, hopes remain alive for his rival, outgoing City Council member Muhith Mahmood, who is awaiting an imminent decision from the Michigan...
December 19th, 20250DETROIT — A Wayne County court sentenced a Detroit man to 7 to 15 years in prison for attempting to kill a then-7-year-old Yemeni American child in a Detroit park on October 8, 2024.
Gary Lansky, 74, pleaded guilty last month to attempted murder but claimed he suffers from mental illness, a factor that led to a reduced...
December 12th, 20250PONTIAC — On Tuesday, an Oakland County Circuit Court judge sentenced two men to life in prison for killing Arab American jeweler Hussein Murray and robbing his Rochester Hills home after posing as DTE gas workers in the fall of 2024.
During the sentencing hearing, Carlos Hernandez, 38, and Joshua Zuazo, 40, remained silent as Judge...
DETROIT — On Tuesday, a Wayne County jury convicted three men on all charges in the September 2023 killing of Hassan Salame, a 29-year-old Arab American business owner from Dearborn, who was fatally shot during a robbery outside Xushi Ko restaurant in East Dearborn.
The incident occurred late on Sept. 19, 2023, shortly after Salame...
November 1st, 20250Dr. Mohamad Bydon saves toddler after near-decapitation, in what experts call one of the most extraordinary spinal surgeries ever recorded
CHICAGO — In a story that has stunned the medical world, Lebanese American neurosurgeon Dr. Mohamad Bydon, chair of the Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of Chicago Medicine,...
November 1st, 20250Francesca Albanese recognized for her courage in defending Palestinian rights; event spotlights Arab American advocates for justice and peace
DEARBORN — The American Human Rights Council (AHRC-USA) held its annual “Spirit of Humanity” Awards Gala on Friday, October 24, at the Fairlane Banquet Center in Dearborn, honoring...
October 17th, 20250Police launch investigation; Jawad says he has no idea who targeted him
MACOMB TOWNSHIP — Arab American businessman Eddie Jawad survived an attempted murder outside his house in Macomb Township on the morning of Tuesday, October 14, when a masked gunman opened fire on him as he sat in his vehicle. Jawad was struck in his right arm and...
October 17th, 20250DEARBORN — In the presence of local officials, elected leaders and community figures, the Arab American community in the Dearborn area hosted a fundraising dinner at La Pita Banquet Hall Wednesday evening in support of Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist, a Democrat running for governor in next year’s election.
Gilchrist is seeking...
