September 8th, 20170On October 7, the award-winning exhibit "1001 Inventions" will return to the U.S. after a five-year hiatus from the States and it will be open to the public at the Michigan Science Center in Detroit.
Previously, the exhibit was hosted at museums in New York, California and Washington, D.C. Detroit will be the fourth U.S. location to...
August 15th, 20170DETROIT — On Thursday, Aug. 3, the Honorary Consulate of Jordan in Michigan hosted a reception and forum welcoming a Jordanian trade delegation to Detroit.
The key objective of the mission was to promote the growth of trade and business diversification of the Jordanian exports to the U.S. in several manufacturing sectors that are...
August 4th, 20171DETROIT — U.S. carmakers said on Tuesday they continued to slash low-margin sales to daily rental fleets in July as the overall pace of U.S. car and light truck sales fell for the fifth straight month.
The annualized pace of U.S. car and light truck sales in July fell to 16.73 million vehicles, down from 17.8 million vehicles a year...
August 4th, 20170One might think that Dearborn prospers businesswise— mainly as home to Ford Motor Company's world headquarters—yet it doesn't, due to the lack of change in the system and in the administration.
Many businesses have moved out after Dearborn established restrictive ordinances. Business owners began setting up shops in nearby cities...
July 7th, 20170DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Few know the barrier-breaking story of Nawal Hamadeh, president and CEO of Hamadeh Educational Services, despite her accomplishments.
In 1998, Hamadeh did what few women had up to that time. She opened two charter schools, Star International Academy in Dearborn Heights and Universal Academy in Detroit.
In doing...
July 7th, 20170By Afaf Humayun
DETROIT — Since 2013, the Detroit-based company LaunchGood has been providing the international Muslim community with a unique way to reclaim its narrative through charitable online giving.
"There is so much misinformation about Muslims and Arabs out there that it's a way for us to take things into our own hands,"...
May 30th, 20170By Lester Graham | Michigan Radio
There are small business districts throughout Detroit that are barely hanging on. They were once thriving. But, population loss, and the loss of wealth in the neighborhoods have caused hard times for neighborhood businesses. The question is: what to do with them now?
In the MorningSide neighborhood...
May 24th, 20170ANN ARBOR-After eating breakfast at popular Ann Arbor restaurant, Sava's, a small team of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Officers proceeded to interrogate and detain between three and five employees.
The officers entered the restaurant, located at 216 S. State around 11:30 A.M. on Wednesday, entering the kitchen while the...
May 19th, 20170DETROIT — Palestinian cartoonist Mohammed Sabaaneh came to terms with his heritage as a child, which forever changed the orientation of himself and his work and shaped, from an early age, his activism.
" I was 6-years-old, I asked the name of my country," Sabaaneh said.
His mother replied, "You are from Palestine."
As part of...
May 16th, 20170DETROIT ― The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations is raising concerns about racism, xenophobia and anti-Semitism in the city of Detroit’s Fire Department – specifically in the EMS Division.
The concerns are linked to the Facebook account of Captain Tim Goodman, described as “a torrent of racist and...
DETROIT — A paramedic in Detroit asserted that he was subjected to discrimination in the workplace.
On May 4, the Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) filed a formal complaint with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on behalf of the paramedic who works for the Detroit Fire...
April 30th, 20170DETROIT — Auto parts maker Flex-N-Gate will build a plant in Detroit in what local officials described on Monday as the first new investment by an automotive supplier in decades in the Motor City, the cradle and former beating heart of the car industry.
"This is the largest automotive supplier investment in Detroit in more than 20...
April 29th, 20171DETROIT — It's not uncommon for the children of influential figures to dedicate their careers to ensuring their parents' legacies are kept alive, but State Senator Coleman Young II (D-Detroit) made an audacious move in announcing his candidacy for Detroit mayor.
Young, whose term ends next year, is the son of former Detroit Mayor...
April 27th, 20170DETROIT— Hours before Rasmea Odeh entered her plea in court on Tuesday, dozens of supporters, ranging from organizers and Chicago-based defense team members, rallied outside the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan in opposition to the parameters set around her conviction.
Groups in attendance included the U.S....
March 31st, 20170DEARBORN— THE AANEWS sat down with Mohamed Badaoui and Wael Gharbie, two Dearborn residents set to open their new arcade bar, Ready Player One, in the Globe Tobacco Building in Greektown in April. We asked about their idea, the process and their prospects for the arcade and restaurant that brings together all with a love for video...
March 20th, 20170DETROIT — It was a full house on a March afternoon at Freedom House Detroit.
Through the window, you can see the historic St. Anne's Catholic Church; beyond, the Ambassador Bridge connecting Detroit to Canada seems within reach – a prime location for the Customs and Border patrol vehicles that comb the neighborhood.
In the...
March 17th, 20170DETROIT — On Wednesday, President Trump ordered a review of tough U.S. vehicle fuel-efficiency standards put in place by the Obama administration, handing a victory to auto industry executives and provoking criticism from Democrats and environmental groups.
In a move widely seen as a preamble to loosening fuel standards, Trump told...
March 8th, 20170DETROIT— Sebastian Gregerson, a Detroit gun fanatic and married father of twins who is charged in a case involving hand grenades and explosives, has cut a plea deal with the federal government.
Tuesday’s filing in the U.S. District Court revealed that Gregerson, 29, has a plea hearing before U.S. District Judge Arthur Tarnow on...
January 21st, 20170
DETROIT – As Arab and Muslim Americans prepare to reciprocate Donald Trump’s harsh scrutiny following the fruition of promised policies, a group of federal law enforcement officers are working to bridge the gap between themselves and a community critical of government.
The Middle Eastern Law Enforcement Officers Association...
