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Arab Americans celebrate achievements of leadership in the State House in presence of the lieutenant governor, house speaker and local officials

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Arab Americans celebrate achievements of leadership in the State House in presence of the lieutenant governor, house speaker and local officials

February 10th, 20230 DEARBORN — A reception celebrating the growing political involvement of the Arab community in the state of Michigan took place last Monday at LaPita Banquet Center in honor of the majority floor leader in the Michigan House of Representatives and the state representatives who represent Dearborn, Dearborn Heights, Hamtramck and parts of...
Amanda Atwy hired as a prosecutor for the city of Dearborn Community

Amanda Atwy hired as a prosecutor for the city of Dearborn

January 13th, 20230 DEARBORN — Attorney Amanda Atwy has been hired as one of the prosecutors for the city of Dearborn. She attended Cooley Law School and started working for Dearborn's legal department as a law clerk in her second year of law school. She also completed her required externship in law school at the 19th District Court. There she worked...
U.N. World Arabic Language Day: Americans’ desire to learn Arabic grows Art & Culture

U.N. World Arabic Language Day: Americans’ desire to learn Arabic grows

December 24th, 20220 December 18 marked the 10th United Nations World Arabic Language Day, which celebrates the language spoken by more than 300 million people, primarily in the Middle East and North Africa. Arabic is also the fastest-growing language in the United States, according to Census data. Arabic has become the eighth-most taught language in U.S....
Dearborn crowd celebrates Morocco's soccer semifinal match despite loss Art & Culture

Dearborn crowd celebrates Morocco’s soccer semifinal match despite loss

December 16th, 20220 DEARBORN — A very excited crowd banged drums and waved mostly Moroccan flags during Wednesday's World Cup semifinal watch party, hosted by Mayor Abdullah Hammoud at the Michael A. Guido Theater. The Morocco fans — nearly everyone in attendance — were unwaveringly optimistic, cheering each time the Morocco team dribbled the ball...
Addressing health disparities in Michigan with an uncommon approach to care Health

Addressing health disparities in Michigan with an uncommon approach to care

December 10th, 20220 By Robert MacArthur, MD Healthcare disparities are preventable differences in healthcare status, access and quality experienced by many consumers due to a variety of factors, including race, ethnicity, income, gender, neighborhood, language and education. For example, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human...
Oakman Child Care Learning Ladder opens third location in Dearborn Community

Oakman Child Care Learning Ladder opens third location in Dearborn

December 9th, 20220 DEARBORN — Oakman Child Care Learning Ladder celebrated the grand opening of its third location in Dearborn at Hubbard and Mercury Drive on Monday, December 5.  Samera Ajami is the sole owner of all three locations. She opened her first location is East Dearborn in 2012 and the second in Detroit in 2019.  All three...
Voters of color and women saved the Democrats from disaster Elections

Voters of color and women saved the Democrats from disaster

November 19th, 20220 By Peter White Despite new laws to keep people from voting and gerrymandering election districts to take away the power of minority communities, the Republican “red wave” that pollsters predicted ahead of last week’s midterms didn’t happen. Ethnic Media Services debriefed six experts on their reactions to the election...
Comfortable victories for Democrats in Dearborn, Hamtramck, despite GOP efforts Elections

Comfortable victories for Democrats in Dearborn, Hamtramck, despite GOP efforts

November 9th, 20220 Democrats cleared victories with wide margins despite a renewed push by Republicans to make in-roads with voters, with the picture becoming clearer as election results came out of the Dearborn Clerk’s office Tuesday night. With all precincts reporting in Dearborn, unofficial results from the Dearborn City Clerk showed comfortable...
Dems, GOP make final push to gain votes among local Arab Americans Community

Dems, GOP make final push to gain votes among local Arab Americans

November 4th, 20221 The last days into a tight race between Democrats and Republicans for control in Michigan have seen a push by both parties to gain favor among local Arab Americans. Though most polls put incumbent Democratic Governor Whitmer ahead of her GOP opponent, Tudor Dixon, the Nov. 8 race is tighter than what the Democrats would have hoped...
Arab American sues U.S. Steel over discrimination, termination at Ecorse plant Community

Arab American sues U.S. Steel over discrimination, termination at Ecorse plant

November 3rd, 20220 ECORSE — An Arab American man is suing U.S. Steel for wrongful discrimination termination following employment discrimination by his supervisor. The lawsuit, filed by the Michigan chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) in federal court on behalf of Yemeni American Jalal Muflihi, says Muflihi complained for...
Has the honeymoon ended? Elections

Has the honeymoon ended?

October 28th, 20222 - Muzammil Ahmed serves on the boards of Emgage MI, CAIR MI and is the former chair of the Michigan Muslim Community Council. The opinions expressed are his own. When the Muslim community and the progressive forces came together after 9/11, it was a marriage of convenience. Arabs and Muslims needed to be loved and the Progressives...
Dearborn must embrace diversity, inclusion and freedom of expression Community

Dearborn must embrace diversity, inclusion and freedom of expression

October 14th, 20225 By now, just about in everyone in Dearborn is aware of the book banning saga in the Dearborn Public Schools. A number of concerned citizens and parents have voiced their objections to the presence of certain books in school libraries, namely books that explore LGBTQ+ themes and lifestyles. Undoubtedly, parents should have a say in the...
Cultural tradition and elder care in Detroit’s Arab American community Community

Cultural tradition and elder care in Detroit’s Arab American community

October 7th, 20220 By Lucas Resetar, special to The Arab American News and New Michigan Media In the year 2000, 11-year-old Marwan Mikhael left Iraq with his father. After crossing into Jordan and enduring a difficult and dangerous journey, he ended up at a small refugee camp in Bulgaria. “There was no food and little water,” Mikhael said. “I...
Anaheim finally recognizes "Little Arabia" after decades of advocacy U.S.A

Anaheim finally recognizes “Little Arabia” after decades of advocacy

September 15th, 20220 ANAHEIM, CA — After years of lobbying by advocates, Anaheim finally designated its Arab American enclave as "Little Arabia" on Tuesday. In a statement, Anaheim's spokeswoman told CNN the city plans to follow up the designation with in-depth research. "The Little Arabia designation recognizes an area of our city we've always...
38 years of being the loudest, clearest and the bravest voice for our community Community

38 years of being the loudest, clearest and the bravest voice for our community

September 11th, 20220 As we quietly marked the 38th anniversary of our establishment on Wednesday,  September 7, 2022, we can’t help but reflect on the challenges we’ve faced, the advancement we’ve achieved and the issues we’ve reported on and overcome together as a community. Running a media publication has always been difficult, challenging and...
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