After a year of harassment by their neighbor, Dearborn Heights Arab family sees some justice

May 24th, 20190 DEARBORN HEIGHTS – After almost a year of harassment by their next-door neighbors, Jamal and Hind Hourani and their 7-year-old son were finally offered some justice in the city’s 20th District Court this week. On Monday afternoon, Christie Ann Klein was found guilty of two separate counts of breaching of the peace at a bench...

Arab American cop files claim against his employer after his colleagues called him ‘Beirut Bomber’ and ‘ISIS’

May 11th, 20180 SAN JOSE, CA — A Lebanese-American police officer in San Jose filed a claim against the city and his employer after enduring years of harassment based on his ethnicity and religion. Oakland’s KTVU reported Tuesday that San Jose police officer Nabil Haidar, a 22-year veteran of SJPD and a Muslim, endured taunts about his religion...

Lebanese consul general assures voters: Head to polls with no reservations

April 23rd, 20180 By Farah Harb The Arab American News   DEARBORN — In a town hall meeting at the Byblos Banquet Hall in Dearborn on Wednesday, April 18, Suzan Mouzi-Yassine, the Lebanese Consul General of Lebanon in Detroit, joined with other speakers in addressing Lebanese Americans on the process of voting in the upcoming Lebanese...

Lebanese embassy urges participation in parliamentary elections following community’s voting concerns

April 13th, 20182 Is voting for Hezbollah candidates considered material support?   DEARBORN – Some Lebanese Americans who are seeking to vote in Lebanon’s May 6 parliamentary elections for the first time are concerned that casting their ballots will label them as supporters of terrorism and lead to their facing persecution and extra...