November 23rd, 20250HAMTRAMCK – After two weeks of uncertainty and debate over the final outcome of Hamtramck’s mayoral election on November 4, the Wayne County Board of Canvassers officially certified the victory of Arab American candidate Adam Alharbi, by a razor-thin margin of six votes over his challenger, Bangladeshi American and sitting City...
October 3rd, 20250DEARBORN – Voters across Michigan can now request absentee ballots by mail for the upcoming local elections on Tuesday, November 4. The elections will include mayoral races, City Council contests, clerk positions and ballot initiatives in many municipalities across the state.
In Dearborn, Mayor Abdullah Hammoud will seek a second...
August 29th, 20250KALAMAZOO — In a strong show of support for Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, progressive Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) joined the Arab American contender at a large campaign rally in Kalamazoo last Saturday. El-Sayed, who seeks to become the first Muslim member of the U.S. Senate, drew a fired-up crowd alongside the...
August 23rd, 20250DETROIT – 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...
July 27th, 20250DEARBORN – Last week, due to an insufficient number of valid signatures, Dearborn City Clerk George Darany rejected a petition initiative aimed at restructuring how the City Council is elected. The group behind the petition, however, maintains that the submitted signatures should have qualified, arguing that commonly used Arab and...
October 14th, 20242The ongoing war in Gaza has turned historical Arab American support for Democratic candidates on its head, with 46 percent of likely voters polled by the Arab American Institute saying they would support former President Trump, while 42 percent said they would back Vice President Harris.
Normally, Democrats have a 2-to-1 advantage among...
September 13th, 20242ARAB AMERICAN VOTERS' CHOICE IN NOVEMBER
As the intensity of the race to the White House increases following the first debate between the Republican candidate, former President Trump, and the Democratic candidate, Vice President Harris, on Tuesday, the electoral significance of Arab and Muslim American votes in Michigan and other swing...
May 31st, 20240Forty percent of Arab Americans in key U.S. swing states, including Michigan, say they are "not enthusiastic at all" about November’s election.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Biden’s support among Arab American voters in critical swing states has plummeted during the war in Gaza, a new poll found, in the latest sign that the United...
November 2nd, 20180On Tuesday, November 6, the Arab American community must rise to the challenge and exercise their right and duty to vote. Now more than ever Arab American voters are needed at the polls to share history in the making. Rashida Tlaib won a historic race and was on her way to capitol Hill to be the first Arab American and Muslim woman to...
