“Kid Santa” comes to town, pays local family’s back rent

December 25th, 20200 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Kenneth Isaacson, also known as “Kid Santa”, and his elves came to town overnight delivering Christmas wishes to more than 200 families throughout the area. Isaacson, a 19-year-old EMT from Dearborn Heights, started the project in 2018 and knows what it’s like to spend Christmas alone. Born in Perm,...

Orphans of War seeks volunteers to collect gifts for refugee foster children

March 7th, 20191 DEARBORN — Orphans of War, a Michigan non-profit organization working with the Muslim Foster Care Association and Samaritas, is asking for motivated volunteers to collect and donate Eid gifts for Muslim refugee foster care children.  “We need people willing to write letters to local businesses,” said Maria Kabanni, founder of...

Dearborn Public Library accepting “Food for Fines”

October 26th, 20180 DEARBORN — The Dearborn Public Library is accepting donations for its “Food for Fines” program offered Nov. 1-17.  All donated items will be given to the Dearborn Firefighters for distribution to local families in need through the Burn Drive Food Cupboard. Donations of non-perishable, non-expired food items will be rewarded...

Arab American families donate to health initiative

July 28th, 20180 TOLEDO — On Thursday, July 19, a Lebanese American couple invested money in a ProMedica initiative which funds research and programs for education, housing, income and food insecurity.  ProMedica Chief Philanthropy Officer Gary Cates announced the $1.5 million donation by Ramy and Faye Eidi during a news conference Thursday at...

This is how much candidates spent in Dearborn’s municipal elections

December 15th, 20170 DEARBORN — Candidates in Dearborn's Nov. 7 municipal elections spent almost $ 1 million during the election, according to the Wayne County Clerk. Dearbornites voted for a mayor, seven City Council members and a City Clerk. The final campaign finance reports show that all 18 candidates spent a total of $997,864 out of $1,146,725...

Zaman International opens new state-of-the-art kitchen

December 8th, 20170 INKSTER — Zaman International's Hope for Humanity Center, a humanitarian organization for women and children in extreme poverty, added to its services December 4 with the addition of a culinary arts training program. The program will offer cooking classes, beginning in January, to the women as well as the community. In addition to...

From Michigan to Texas: Harvey victims find refuge among Arab and Muslim Americans

September 7th, 20170 HOUSTON, DEARBORN — Striding strenuously down a freeway, mostly mothers and their children were knee deep in water, making the journey away from their drowned homes. They carried on their shoulders only what they could save. The water rose so fast that few families in Southeast Texas were left unthreatened by Hurricane Harvey's...