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Dearborn residents reminded of fireworks use related laws

June 16th, 20180 DEARBORN – Residents are reminded to follow state and local laws regarding the purchase and use of fireworks and to exercise extreme caution, as the Fourth of July...

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Dearborn graduates receive $11.4 million in scholarships

June 16th, 20180 DEARBORN - Dearborn Public Schools graduated 1,471 students this June. About 446 graduates were offered a combined total of $11.4 million in scholarships. Most will be...

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Ali Hammoud’s appointment as 19th District Court magistrate results in Arab American trifecta

June 15th, 20180 DEARBORN – Ali Hammoud, a 38-year-old local attorney, has recently been selected to serve as a magistrate in the 19th district court, creating a trifecta of Arab...

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Governor Snyder declares June as Immigrant Heritage Month

June 11th, 20181 LANSING — Gov. Snyder has proclaimed June as Immigrant Heritage Month. Michigan celebrates its past, present and future by welcoming those from across the globe who...

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Voters to decide marijuana legalization after legislature fails to act

June 9th, 20181 LANSING — The state legislature decided on Tuesday the issue of legalizing marijuana for recreational use will be up to voters to decide in the November...

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Low-income workers protest Bill Schuette’s opposition to Medicaid

June 9th, 20180 DETROIT— On Thursday afternoon, a group of more than 100 low-income voters met outside Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette’s office in Detroit to protest his...

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Local officials host iftars for area Muslims

June 9th, 20180 DEARBORN – Local officials in Wayne County hosted several iftars for area Muslims. Wayne County Executive Warren Evans hosted his annual iftar for county Muslim...

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Detroit gas station shooting stirs racial tensions, reignites talks between Arab and Black Americans

June 8th, 20181 DETROIT — A bullet fired on Mother's Day on the city's west side put a Black man in his grave and has unearthed decades-old turmoil between African American residents...

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Impaired Dearborn woman set to be deported granted temporary stay

June 5th, 20180 DEARBORN — A Physically and mentally impaired woman who as set to be deported to Lebanon has been granted temporary stay by a federal judge. Muna Kazan, a...

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Dearborn Fire Department receives Gold ‘Mission: Lifeline Award’

June 5th, 20180 DEARBORN – For the second year in a row, the Dearborn Fire Department was presented with the Gold “Mission: Lifeline” Emergency Medical Services Award and...

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Water slides officially open at Dunworth Pool Thursday, June 7

June 5th, 20180 DEARBORN — The city’s newest outdoor aquatic amenities, two water slides at Dunworth Pool at Levagood Park, will officially open to the public Thursday, June 7....

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Flint Congressman Kildee and staff to observe Ramadan for a day

June 5th, 20180 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Dan Kildee (D-Flint), along with his congressional staff in Washington, D.C., will fast in solidarity Wednesday with Muslims in...

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LARA extends June 15 deadline for medical marijuana license applicants

June 2nd, 20180 LANSING – The Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) has issued new emergency administrative rules to continue the implementation of the Medical...

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Dearborn community comes together to help those in need during Ramadan

May 25th, 20180 By Sarah Kominek DEARBORN— During the holy month of Ramadan, merchants and community organizations in Dearborn are motivated to be charitable, but they also help...

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Young Arab American on track to becoming a professional author

May 25th, 20180 By Sarah Kominek DEARBORN - Maya Audi, a 15-year-old sophomore at Dearborn High School, has her eyes set on becoming an author. In April 2016, Audi and her...

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Detroit Police sees substance abuse as an element of youth fatalities

May 25th, 20180 By Eman Jassem The Arab American News intern DETROIT — Officers at the Detroit Police Department’s 11th Precinct stressed the importance of youth...

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Warren city official resigns after anti-Muslim social media post

May 25th, 20180 WARREN — A Warren city official has turned in her resignation papers after making anti-Muslim posts on social media. Diane Toni Deliso Kozlowski, a member of the...

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Dearborn tailor charged with seven criminal sexual conduct cases

May 18th, 20180 LIVONIA — A 57-year-old Dearborn man is facing seven additional charges for allegedly inappropriately touching other men. Majed (Mark) Mohamad Wazni was charged on May...

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Dearborn police seek gun, items stolen from cars

May 18th, 20180 DEARBORN — Dearborn police are asking the public to help find suspects who stole several items, including a handgun, from unlocked vehicles in the city. Officials...

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Koubeissi Taekwondo School stresses moral focus as the road to success

May 18th, 20180 By Eman Jassem The Arab American News intern DEARBORN — Koubeissi Taekwondo School champions train faster and process techniques with more prosperity...

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Dearborn Heights man arraigned in fatal shooting of customer at gas station

May 18th, 20180 DETROIT — A 26-year-old gas station clerk has been arraigned in the fatal shooting of a customer inside the west side Detroit business. According to the Wayne...

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State suspends Detroit party store liquor license for selling to minors

May 11th, 20180 LANSING — During the Michigan Liquor Control Commission (MLCC) May 3 hearing in Southfield, the Commission ordered the suspension of the liquor license and permits...

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Former Port Huron pastor charged in enticing girls to engage in sex acts online

May 11th, 20180 PORT HURON — A former Port Huron pastor is facing federal charges amid allegations he enticed underage girls to engage in sex acts online. FBI agents learned about...

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Wayne County Commission approves Woronchak resolution on Ramadan

May 11th, 20180 DETROIT — On Thursday, May 10, the Wayne County Commission approved a resolution introduced by Commission Chairman Gary Woronchak (D-Dearborn) recognizing the Islamic...

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NAACP to hold 2019 national convention in Detroit

May 11th, 20180 DETROIT — The NAACP announced Sunday that it will hold its 110th annual national convention at Cobo Center in Detroit in July 2019. Leon Russell, chairman of the...

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U.S. House approves Dingell-Upton amendment to protect the Great Lakes from nuclear waste

May 11th, 20180 WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Thursday , the U.S. House of Representatives approved a bipartisan amendment introduced by U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Dearborn) and U.S. Rep....

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Protesters gather in Detroit against separation of families