April 19th, 20240DEARBORN – During the last week of the Holy month of Ramadan, LaPita Restaurant in Dearborn held a Ramadan Iftar on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of its founding, attended by local officials and community leaders.
While Dearborn has plenty of Middle Eastern restaurants that make it a destination for connoisseurs of...
March 15th, 20240WASHINGTON, D.C. – On February 25, Dearborn native Fayrouz Saad was appointed to serve as the assistant secretary, office of partnership and engagement, at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. In this role, Saad serves as the primary advisor for DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on external engagements and the impact of the...
February 23rd, 20240DETROIT – Miller Johnson has announced that Fadwa Hammoud, chief deputy attorney general of the state of Michigan and former solicitor general of Michigan, has been named managing member of the firm’s Detroit office. Hammoud will help lead key lines of service for Miller Johnson, including crisis management, dispute resolution,...
February 9th, 20240An offensive opinion article on the city of Dearborn published by the Wall Street Journal last week sparked feelings of anxiety and resentment among the local community, summoning a widespread wave of condemnation that included President Biden, Governor Whitmer and other prominent officials, while local Arab American leaders called in a...
February 9th, 20240DEARBORN – On Thursday, top Biden administration officials met with Arab American and Muslim leaders in Michigan at the Henry Hotel in an effort to mend ties with a community that has an important role in deciding whether President Biden can hold on to a crucial swing state in the November election.
Biden is facing increasing...
January 27th, 20240They thought the truth died when he did. But he left the truth behind.
The Late Sayed Imad Fadlallah, God rest his soul, is widely recognized as the most revolutionary principal in the history of the Dearborn Public Schools.
And now—seven years after his sudden passing—he is publishing a new book.
The shocking memoir—which...
January 19th, 20240
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Dearborn resident Hussein Tarraf has been selected by the IRS as one of 12 new members of the Internal Revenue Service Advisory Council.
Tarraf is the president of Tarraf & Associates, PC, in Dearborn. He has been working in public accounting for more than 20 years, providing tax advisory and assurance...
January 12th, 20240Donald Trump would soundly defeat Joe Biden in Michigan — but the state’s Democratic governor would fare much better against Trump in a hypothetical matchup, a new poll showed.
The poll, conducted by the Michigan-based Glengariff Group from Jan. 2 to Jan. 6, has the former president beating Biden by 8 points — 47 to 39 percent —...
January 11th, 20241DEARBORN – The new owner of popular Dearborn burger spot Miller's Bar said he plans to change nothing about what customers have come to love.
Considered a no-frills restaurant for a quick bite since it opened in 1941, Miller's is cash only. The burgers are served on wax paper and guests are on the honor system when they cash...
January 5th, 20240DEARBORN – A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit against the city of Dearborn and a city of Dearborn police officer in the shooting death of a man in the police station lobby on Dec. 18, 2022.
On that date, 33-year-old Ali Naji entered the Dearborn police station holding a firearm and attempted to shoot at an officer in the lobby....
December 15th, 20230MELVINDALE – On Tuesday, a Melvindale man pleaded guilty to several charges related to illegal firearm possession – after being found with 18 guns and 2 counterfeit law enforcement badges earlier this year.
Saliah Algahmi, 37, has been charged with "unlawful possession of a firearm by a person who has been committed to a mental...
August 18th, 20230
LANSING – Michigan Lawyers Weekly announced the 2023 class of "Influential Women of Law", featuring Michigan’s Chief Deputy Attorney General Fadwa Hammoud among the honorees. The award “honors women attorneys and judges for their excellent work on behalf of the justice system and for their clients, their commitment to their...
July 21st, 20230DETROIT – Hassan Beydoun has been appointed group executive of economic development by Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, with a remit to establish Detroit as a hub for innovators and start-up entrepreneurs. Beydoun, who previously served as senior advisor and counsel to the mayor, will lead the Jobs and Economy Team's efforts to grow...
July 14th, 20230STATEN ISLAND — The NYPD has released surveillance video of two suspects wanted in connection to a shooting that left a deli employee dead in Staten Island.
The shooting happened Saturday just before 8 p.m. in the Castleton Corners section. Police responded to a 911 call of an attempted robbery at 444 Manor Road.
Bassam...
July 8th, 20230MELVINDALE — An Arab American man is facing federal charges that could land him in up to 15 years in prison when an arsenal of firearms was confiscated from his home in Melvindale after he intimidated his wife by shooting at her in a Detroit alley.
The house of Sallah Algahmi, 37, was raided — on June 8 — based on a police...
June 9th, 20230FLINT – A suspect is in custody after police say he shot and killed a Dearborn man inside a bus station in downtown Flint last week.
Jamil Kaine, 23, was working at a store inside the MTA bus station when Stand "Face" Robinson, 38, allegedly shot and killed him around 12:15 p.m. Thursday.
A police officer who heard the gunshots...
March 31st, 20230DEARBORN – The city’s 97th annual Memorial Day Parade and Remembrance Ceremony takes place on Monday, May 29. The theme this year will recognize “Arab Americans Who Served” and features Dearborn native and United States Air Force Captain Maysaa M. Ouza as grand marshal.
“We’re honored to welcome Captain Maysaa Ouza as our...
February 24th, 20230
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Ahmed Al-Malahi, 16, was arrested in Indiana and charged for the Feb. 7 murder of his father, Tawfika Al-Malahi.
The Al-Malachi family moved recently from Dearborn to Indiana to open a store in Fort Wayne.
The Coroner’s Office in Allen County, Indiana confirmed that Fort Wayne Police found Tawfika...
February 17th, 20230At a luncheon meeting hosted by the Dearborn Area Chamber of Commerce under the title of "The Tale of Our Cities"
Hammoud and Bazzi give briefings on the achievements of their administrations over the past year: Addressing the flood dilemma is a top priority
DEARBORN — Mayor Abdullah Hammoud and Dearborn Heights Mayor Bill Bazzi...
February 3rd, 20230DETROIT — A Dearborn man who was captured on a Syrian battlefield in 2018 has been convicted on charges of providing support to ISIS and attending one of the group's training camps, prosecutors said.
A federal jury convicted Ibraheem Izzy Musaibli, 32, on Monday of charges of providing and attempting to provide material support to...
January 8th, 20230DEARBORN – The Michigan Supreme Court has appointed Judge Sam Salamey as chief judge of the 19th District Court, succeeding Judge Gene Hunt, who presided over the court for three terms beginning in 2018.
Salamey holds the position of chief judge of the 19th District Court in Dearborn for the second time since his election as a judge...
January 7th, 20230LANSING – On December 22, Gov. Whitmer appointed attorney and civil right advocates Nabih Ayad to the Detroit Wayne County Port Authority Board.
Ayad, of New Boston, is an attorney and has been in private practice at Ayad Law for 22 years. He received his Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Wayne State University and his Juris...
December 29th, 20220DEARBORN – The Michigan Supreme Court has appointed Judge Sam Salamey as chief judge of the 19th District Court, the second largest district court in Wayne County. The appointment is effective Jan. 1.
Chief judges are responsible for caseload management, delegation of judicial workload and development of the court’s vision and...
December 24th, 20221DEARBORN – A report by WDIV -TV Channel 4 in Detroit highlighted the unique experience of an Arab American woman from Dearborn who achieved a historical precedent as the "fastest woman to obtain the rank of master chief" in the U.S. Navy's career recruiter force, a rank which qualified her to supervise more than 7,000 recruits and...
December 23rd, 20220BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — Hassan Yehia Chokr appeared before the 48th District Court in Bloomfield Hills on Monday, facing charges of ethnic intimidation and anti-Semitism after he had an argument on December 2 with the residents and security guards at Temple Beth El, a synagogue that includes a kindergarten.
After listening to the...
December 16th, 20220DEARBORN — Dr. Tarek Sobh, president of Lawrence Technological University, attended a meet and greet reception event on Tuesday, December 13 at Fairlane Banquet Center in Dearborn with Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud.
This event was an informal reception allowing attendees to directly communicate, connect and build relationships...
December 7th, 20220The day former President Trump issued his travel ban in 2017, all Nagi Latefa could see were his daughters’ faces.
Sunken. Disappointed. Scared.
The executive order banned travelers from six majority Muslim countries from visiting the United States. Latefa and his family, who are Palestinian Muslims, felt vulnerable. The Muslim...
December 6th, 20220Democrat Nabeela Syed is on cloud nine: In the midterm elections, the 23-year-old flipped a Republican-held district in Chicago’s northwestern suburbs, becoming not only one of the youngest members of the Illinois General Assembly, but also its first Muslim.
“It was wild for me to ever consider running for office at such a young...