March 16th, 20180DETROIT — The Dept. of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) served orders summarily suspending the controlled substance license of Super Mart Pharmacy in Detroit and the pharmacist license of Mohammad Mehmood Ashraf, according to a press release.
“Administrative complaints” were also served against Super Mart Pharmacy and...
March 16th, 20180DETROIT – An Albanian American family currently in sanctuary in a Detroit church gathered supporters who will hold a press conference on Friday March 16 at the Rosa Parks federal building. The supporters will deliver more than 600 letters to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office on Jefferson.
Ded Rranxburgaj, an...
March 9th, 20180DEARBORN — He'd never thought politics would be in the cards for him, but Abdul El-Sayed is the first Democratic candidate to submit required signatures to the state, inching closer, aspiring to become Michigan's first Arab and Muslim American governor.
On March 6, El-Sayed, 33, a physician and epidemiologist and former director of...
March 2nd, 20180DEARBORN — The conversation around upgrading an aging infrastructure is taking center stage around the nation and especially in Michigan, where lead-contaminated water pipes have poisoned an entire city, mold grows in middle school classrooms and bad weather makes for deadly potholes.
Weak roads, coupled with drastic thawing of...
February 9th, 20180DETROIT — It took more than 15 years, but the city of Detroit experienced its first net increase in residential property values, according to an announcement from the city.
The increase suggests that property values are rising as revitalization efforts reach more of Detroit's neighborhoods, officials said.
"We think that it's...
February 6th, 20180DETROIT — Rashida Tlaib, a Democrat, has officially thrown her hat in the race for Michigan's 13th congressional district.
The seat was left open by longstanding U.S. Rep. John Conyers (D-Detroit), who retired in December amid sexual harassment allegations.
"Serving in the U.S. Congress is about much more than voting on bills,"...
January 26th, 20180DEARBORN — "Unparalleled" leadership, community outreach and the ability to fight crime are what local Arab Americans will miss about FBI Special Agent in Charge David Gelios.
Those qualities are why former FBI Director James Comey named Gelios head of the Detroit division in September 2015, and what has helped Gelios form deep...
January 19th, 20180DETROIT — Amazon has released a list of the top 20 finalist among the 238 cities across the United States, Canada and Mexico vying to serve as that company's second headquarters. Detroit was not among them.
Detroit made a joint bid with the city of Windsor. It offered big tax breaks, cheap labor costs and a possible ferry to the...
January 19th, 20180DETROIT — It was an obvious choice for Rafed White, owner of Dollar Center at Warren Avenue and Greenfield Road.
In fact, he said it was "100 percent the best investment" he's made in his store.
Two years after Mayor Mike Duggan and Police Chief James Craig announced Project Green Light, White and about 230 others, including...
January 11th, 20180TROY — A transition in leadership is taking place at both the FBI's Detroit office and in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Michigan.
David Gelios, special agent in charge of the FBI's Detroit office, is retiring on Jan. 31 to take a private sector job in San Diego.
Gelios, who turns 57 in September, would...
January 5th, 20180Here's our 2017 year-in-review of the most important news and developments as reported by The Arab American News locally, nationally and internationally.
Community and local
1. Former Dearborn City Clerk Kathy Buda was convicted on embezzlement charges, after clerk office employees reported suspicions she was stealing cash from fees...
December 13th, 20170DETROIT -- The United States Attorney's Office were indicted Tuesday a Detroit Police lieutenant and an officer on charges of robbing drug dealers and stealing drugs and money obtained in searches, while four retired officers pleaded guilty in a bribery scandal involving chop shops and towing companies.
Lieutenant David Hansberry,...
December 8th, 20170By Amy V. Doukoure
The city of Detroit has had a sordid history with race relations, and it is true that many of the issues present in the 1960's remain relevant in the city today. People living in the communities of Detroit, many of them minorities, immigrants and Muslims, feel as though they are forgotten while the Downtown areas...
December 8th, 20170DETROIT — The Wayne County Board of Canvassers began its recount of votes for Detroit's City Clerk on Tuesday at Cobo Center, two weeks after candidate Garlin Gilchrist II announced he was requesting it. He lost by a narrow margin to incumbent Janice Winfrey.
Gilchrist said he had more than 30 campaign volunteers observing the...
December 2nd, 20171DETROIT - An Arab American man was shot and killed Friday night in Detroit after a road rage incident that began in Dearborn.
The victim, Faith Almosaki, 18, was shot near Vernor Highway and Lawndale Street, police said.
The victim pulled over to the curb. The alleged shooter exited his vehicle, approached the victim. They...
November 30th, 20170WASHINGTON — House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi on Thursday called on Democratic Representative John Conyers to resign, saying sexual harassment allegations against him were serious and credible, and that “zero tolerance means consequences for everyone.”
“The brave women who came forward are owed justice,” Pelosi told...
November 26th, 20170WASHINGTON ― Congressman John Conyers is stepping down as ranking Democratic lawmaker of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee, while lawmakers investigate allegations of sexual harassment against him, Conyers said in an emailed statement Sunday.
Conyers said that while he denies the claims, his continued presence during a congressional...
November 23rd, 20170DEARBORN — Coinciding with tensions calming in Lebanon as Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri returns home and holds off on his resignation, Lebanese Americans celebrated their social, economic and political leverage on the 74th anniversary of their homeland's independence day.
The ceremony, hosted by the Consulate General of Lebanon...
November 21st, 20170WASHINGTON — House of Representatives Democrats called for an investigation on Tuesday into allegations of sexual harassment against U.S. Representative John Conyers (D-Detroit), who said his office had resolved a harassment case with a payment but no admission of guilt.
Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, in a statement on fellow Democrat...
November 17th, 20173Members of Detroit's Amazon HQ committee tasked with landing the business behemoth make the case for why this matters
By Keith A. Owens
Amazon announced on October 5 that it is planning to open a second headquarters, to be called Amazon HQ2. Facing steep competition - and some might say steeper odds – a broad list of 59 local and...
November 17th, 20173DEARBORN — Amid a recent spike in threats against places of worship, officials and mosques in Metro Detroit are tightening security and bashing a new gun legislation that passed in the Michigan Senate last week.
It was tense at the Michigan Capitol on Wednesday, Nov. 8, when the Senate passed in a 25-12 vote a bill allowing the...
November 10th, 20170DETROIT — On Tuesday, Nov. 7, incumbent Mayor Mike Duggan retained his seat, defeating State Sen. Coleman A. Young II in a landslide victory, with 72 percent of the vote.
"It's been a year-long campaign and though all of the different kinds of attacks, I've been treated with nothing but warmth and kindness from Detroiters… I am...
October 27th, 20170By Farah Harb
The Arab American News – intern
DETROIT – On Nov. 7, Detroiters will vote for mayor, elect City Council candidates and choose a city clerk. These elections are the first to take place since the city emerged from state control under Michigan’s emergency manager law.
Because it has come a long way since 2013,...
October 27th, 20170DEARBORN — There is a lot on the line in the city — from major investments and revitalization projects, to alleviating high property taxes and diversifying the workforce. As they battle in a heated race, the two mayoral candidates say that on Nov. 7, Dearbornites will have a chance for the first time since 2001 to stick with already...
October 24th, 20170DETROIT - The Detroit City Council on Tuesday approved nearly $125 million of bonds to finance road and other projects aimed at revitalizing neighborhood commercial corridors.
The 9-0 vote sends the borrowing to the Detroit Financial Review Commission, a state oversight board created as part of the city’s bankruptcy exit plan, and...
October 20th, 20170DEARBORN – It was an unfavorable outcome for some new candidates in Dearborn and neighboring cities' primary elections, but some might have another shot at making it into office on Nov. 7.
After a passionate debate on Tuesday, Oct. 17, The Arab American Political Action Committee (AAPAC) endorsed candidates in the general elections...
October 4th, 20170With a large population of Muslim and Arab Americans, Dearborn has the most per capita residents on a shadowy and unaccountable watchlist. It is nearly impossible to find out if you’re on it, let alone get your name off.
By Christopher Mathias, Rowaida Abdelaziz, Hassan Khalifeh, and Afaf Humayun
DEARBORN, Mich. — There’s...
September 26th, 20170LANSING ― Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, along with groups like the NAACP to the Michigan Chamber of Commerce and legislators from both parties, announced a plan Monday morning to reduce drivers’ car insurance bills in Michigan.
Michigan residents bear the highest insurance premiums in the nation. The new bipartisan legislation to...
