November 30th, 20250DEARBORN – In response to a campaign of hatred and religious incitement led by a group of anti-Muslim Americans, the city of Dearborn held an expanded press conference on Friday, November 21, with the notable participation of Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, U.S. Representative Rashida Tlaib and...
November 30th, 20250DEARBORN — Jake Lang, the far-right Islamophobe who traveled from Florida to Dearborn and attempted to burn a copy of the Holy Qur’an during an anti-Islam demonstration, has filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Dearborn and its officials, claiming he was assaulted and that his constitutional rights were violated. He is...
November 23rd, 20250HAMTRAMCK – After two weeks of uncertainty and debate over the final outcome of Hamtramck’s mayoral election on November 4, the Wayne County Board of Canvassers officially certified the victory of Arab American candidate Adam Alharbi, by a razor-thin margin of six votes over his challenger, Bangladeshi American and sitting City...
November 22nd, 20252On Tuesday, Dearborn witnessed limited scuffles between anti-Muslim demonstrators and some local residents during a march called for by Republican gubernatorial candidate Anthony Hudson, even after he walked back his earlier negative remarks about the city, which he had accused of enforcing Islamic Sharia law, citing stereotypical images...
November 14th, 20250FARMINGTON HILLS — Detroit’s branch of CODEPINK, the national anti-war feminist organization, held a protest on Monday outside the Farmington Hills district office of U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens, a Michigan Democrat, denouncing her decision to place “foreign interests above the interests of her constituents.”
The protest centered on...
November 14th, 20250DEARBORN – Under the slogan of what he calls an “American Crusade” to ban Islamic law and “protect Christians”, little-known Republican gubernatorial candidate Anthony Hudson has called for a protest march in Dearborn on November 18.
Hudson, a truck driver who markets himself as a conservative, pro-Trump candidate, is using...
November 1st, 20250Senate Republicans cite the Hamtramck mayor’s past statements on Israel and Jews as reason for disqualification
WASHINGTON / HAMTRAMCK — Following a tense and combative hearing before the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, the chances of Amer Ghalib, the mayor of Hamtramck, Michigan, being confirmed as U.S. ambassador to...
October 31st, 20250Al-Taheri receives $52,000 severance after city investigation linked him to corruption, domestic violence and abuse of authority
HAMTRAMCK — Under a legal settlement with the city, Police Chief Jamil Al-Taheri has voluntarily resigned from his position in exchange for a $52,000 severance payment, following nearly two months of...
October 24th, 20250DEARBORN HEIGHTS — On Tuesday, funeral services were held for former Dearborn Heights Mayor Ruth A. Canfield, who passed away at the age of 85 on October 13 at a nursing home in Lansing, reportedly of natural causes. The city lowered its flags to half-staff in mourning and in recognition of her long career in public service.
Ruth A....
October 24th, 20250Four felony charges involving election law violations that were pending against a city councilman from Hamtramck, Michigan, were dismissed Monday.
This was part of a case filed in August against Muhtasin Sadman, 26, one of the two Council members facing charges, including election fraud in connection with the 2023 elections. State...
October 17th, 20250DEARBORN — In the presence of local officials, elected leaders and community figures, the Arab American community in the Dearborn area hosted a fundraising dinner at La Pita Banquet Hall Wednesday evening in support of Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist, a Democrat running for governor in next year’s election.
Gilchrist is seeking...
October 17th, 20250HAMTRAMCK — This city, the only municipality in the United States where all elected officials are Muslim, is heading toward an intense election on November 4, featuring a fierce mayoral contest between Yemeni American candidate Adam Alharbi and Bangladeshi American City Councilman Muhith Mahmood, alongside a competitive City Council...
October 3rd, 20250DEARBORN – Voters across Michigan can now request absentee ballots by mail for the upcoming local elections on Tuesday, November 4. The elections will include mayoral races, City Council contests, clerk positions and ballot initiatives in many municipalities across the state.
In Dearborn, Mayor Abdullah Hammoud will seek a second...
October 3rd, 20250DEARBORN – Voters who already received absentee ballots by mail for the November 4 election will be sent new, corrected ballots by October 11, after officials discovered a printing error in the initial batch distributed last week.
The city clerk’s office had begun mailing absentee ballots to voters listed on the permanent absentee...
August 29th, 20250DETROIT – In a development reflecting how worried the Democratic Party establishment is about Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan’s run for Michigan governor, the state party has moved to punish all Democratic officials who endorsed his independent campaign by cutting off their access to the party’s voter database.
The punitive measure —...
August 23rd, 20250DETROIT – Following the August 5 primary election that reduced the number of candidates for Detroit mayor from nine to just two, City Council President Mary Sheffield has emerged as the clear front runner to succeed outgoing Mayor Mike Duggan, who opted not to run for another term.
Sheffield not only dominated the polls with 51...
August 23rd, 20250DEARBORN – The Dearborn City Clerk’s office has confirmed that the Dearborn Wants Wards campaign has submitted enough valid signatures to place a referendum on the November ballot, calling for a change in how City Council members are elected.
According to a statement from the campaign, 4,082 of the 8,088 signatures submitted were...
August 15th, 20250HAMTRAMCK – In the first criminal charges to emerge from ongoing investigations into alleged corruption and fraud involving several city officials, City Councilmen Muhtasin Rahman Sadman, 26, and Mohammed Kamrul Hassan, 57, appeared in court last week on charges of alleged criminal activity from July 7, 2023, to Nov. 7, 2023 a time...
August 8th, 20250DEARBORN HEIGHTS – In a sweeping victory, Dearborn Heights City Council President Mo Baydoun decisively won the mayoral primary race on Tuesday, August 5, finishing far ahead of his closest challenger, Councilwoman Denise Malinowski-Maxwell. Baydoun received more than double the votes for Malinowski-Maxwell, with both candidates...
August 8th, 20250The Aug. 5 primary elections narrowed down mayoral candidates in seven cities across Metro Detroit and also trimmed down the field for City Council races in several other municipalities. Meanwhile, ballot initiatives related to public safety and school funding produced mixed results.
Most cities in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb Counties did...
July 27th, 20250LANSING — In her first public statement regarding an ongoing investigation into the alleged misuse of taxpayer funds, Governor Whitmer has called on State Attorney General Dana Nessel to recover $8.2 million from a $10 million grant received by Arab American businesswoman Fay Beydoun through a nonprofit she founded in 2022, which was...
July 27th, 20250LANSING — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is continuing to target student activists supporting Palestinian rights, despite mounting criticism in recent weeks, through what the TAHRIR Coalition — a broad coalition of student organizations at the University of Michigan — describes as an ongoing campaign of intimidation and...
