August 30th, 20240
Democrat Kamala Harris leads Republican Donald Trump 45 percent to 41 percent in a Reuters/Ipsos poll published on Thursday that showed the vice president sparking new enthusiasm among voters and shaking up the race ahead of the Nov. 5 election.
The 4 percentage point advantage among registered voters was wider than a 1 point lead...
February 27th, 20240By Jumana Judeh, PhD
Imagine finally getting a chance to sit down and relax at the end of your day and then it happens, your mind starts wondering. Did I get everything done that I needed to? Are the kids ok? Am I over my budget on the family expenses? How can I continue working long hours and maintain a certain level of...
March 9th, 20190DEARBORN — The Arab American Women’s Business Council (AAWBC), a nonprofit organization that addresses the needs of Arab American women professionals and business owners, held a women’s bazaar at the Dearborn Inn on March 7.
The AAWBC, which was founded in 2007 in Dearborn, also helps cater to the needs of young Arab American...
February 6th, 20190DETROIT — Femology Detroit, a women-centered business space and entrepreneurial group bringing together a diverse community, began just a little over a year ago.
Meagan Ward, owner and co-founder of Femology Detroit, said the business space hosts monthly “social innovation” events focused on female entrepreneurship, womanhood...
September 23rd, 20180DETROIT — Wayne State University’s Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) is offering a new service to muslim women on college campuses.
The new group, which will meet weekly, aims to provide a place for women to identify and discuss the issues and struggles of being a muslim woman on a college campus.
Kaifa Alsoofy,...
August 20th, 20180ROYAL OAK — Beaumont researchers are looking for women with and without breast cancer for a national research study at its hospitals in Dearborn, Farmington Hills, Royal Oak and Troy. Its investigators' goal are to learn more about the effects chemotherapy has on breast cancer patients. The research is known as the UPBEAT study or...
August 19th, 20180WASHINGTON, D.C. — As women line up to run for U.S. political office at historic rates, state legislatures — where some of America’s most critical policy decisions get made — could see a slew of new female lawmakers after November’s vote, according to a Reuters analysis of election data.
In Michigan, for example, a state...
May 22nd, 20180RIYADH ― Saudi Arabia has arrested at least three more women’s rights activists in a widening crackdown just weeks before a ban on women driving is set to end, international rights watchdogs said on Tuesday.
Rights groups last week reported the detention of seven activists, mostly women who previously campaigned for the right to...
May 4th, 20180BEVERLY HILLS, MI — There is strength in numbers, especially when working to make a tangible and positive impact.
One hundred local Arab American women are acutely aware of that, so they gathered for their fifth annual philanthropy event at the Emile Salon & Spa on Sunday, April 29, to donate to organizations that work toward a...
April 23rd, 20180NATIONAL HARBOR, MD — As the nation's communities become more diverse, so do the health needs of its women. The Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics (APGO)— which sets educational objectives for medical students across the nation and focuses on women's health— knows that all too well.
So, the APGO appointed...
April 6th, 20180An emergency room nurse and two administrators at Beaumont in Dearborn told The AANews they had not heard about the incident or received any notification from the hospital until after the lawsuit was filed.
DEARBORN – She went to the ER for a possible broken jaw and was punched in the face.
A 19-year-old college student was...
March 9th, 20180March 8 is International Women's Day, a time to commemorate the movement for women's rights and raise awareness of some of the challenges confronted by women around the world.
By Rebecca Stead
Living under a 50-year-long Israeli military occupation, Palestinian women in the West Bank and Gaza face more challenges than most. Their...
February 2nd, 20180DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Women's activist Dana Mohammad is working to form the Dearborn Heights Commission on Women and Girls. The commission would be the first of its kind in the state, according to Mohammad, who held a meeting at the Caroline Kennedy Library on Jan. 25 to gauge support, brainstorm ideas and raise awareness about the...
January 19th, 20181By Farah Harb
DEARBORN — In the wake of the #MeToo movement that has brought down powerful men in the political and entertainment worlds and encourages organizations to take initiative to guide women on how to deal with sexual harassment in the workplace, the Arab American Women's Business Council hosted a discussion panel at the...
January 12th, 20180JEDDAH — Women flocked to Le Mall on Thursday to check out the kingdom's first car exhibition aimed at women, a few months after Saudi Arabia granted them the right to drive.
Pink, orange and yellow balloons hung in the mall's showroom as women posed for photos and selfies in front of the cars. One woman in the driver's seat fixed...
December 8th, 20170INKSTER — 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...
December 1st, 20170DEARBORN — Preserving heritage as well as cultural and religious practices have been the undertaking of generations of Arab and Muslim Americans.
But as the heat intensifies due to the nation focusing its magnifying lens on the "Arab capital of America", a recent "religious" reenactment held in the city's streets has local Muslim...
November 3rd, 20170By Afaf Humayun and Stephen Martin
DETROIT—“We have no time, there are people counting on us,” said Linda Sarsour in the opening session of the Women’s Convention in Detroit at Cobo Hall on October 27. “People’s literal survival lies in our hands to protect those among us that are the most marginalized.”
Sarsour is a...
November 3rd, 20170Women who eat more fruits and vegetables with high levels of pesticide residue may be less likely to get pregnant than women whose diets don’t include a lot of this type of produce, a U.S. study suggests.
Researchers examined data on eating habits and pregnancy outcomes for 325 women who went through a total of 541 cycles of...
September 29th, 20171
NEW YORK — The fashion industry has been dominated by women of a certain ethnicity, body type and style. Being a fashion icon or starting a line of clothing in the United States usually entailed clothing that caters to an audience flexible in terms of how revealing their line of clothing would be.
So where do Muslim women...
September 26th, 20170RIYADH ― Saudi King Salman on Tuesday ordered that women be allowed to drive cars, state media said, ending the conservative Islamic kingdom’s status as the only country where that is forbidden.
The royal decree ordered the formation of a ministerial body to give advice within 30 days and then implement the order by June 2018,...
May 5th, 20170
DEARBORN — Many minority groups in the U.S. report lower levels of screenings for health issues such as cervical or breast cancer.
The many reasons for disparities in breast cancer screenings boil down to income, access to care, cultural barriers or educational misconceptions around health and health care.
Arab and Arab...
January 29th, 20170
DEARBORN - On Thursday Feb. 2, the Arab American Women’s Business Council will teach community professionals the art of networking and give them the opportunity to catapult their businesses or careers at their annual Speed Networking Event.
“This is the 3rd Annual AAWBC Speed Networking Event and we normally get between 30-50...
