DEARBORN HEIGHTS — The Islamic House of Wisdom (IHW) celebrated its semi-annual fundraising dinner last Sunday, before an audience of hundreds of officials, dignitaries, supporters, and community members of different faiths and nationalities, who turned out to support the mosque.

DETROIT — New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg drew major criticism this week from local officials for comparing his City's crime rate to that of the City of Detroit.

DEARBORN — Mayor Jack O'Reilly proposed a reduced 2014 fiscal year budget for Dearborn at the City’s April 24 council meeting. The $4.9 million reduction from the City’s 2013 budget is a result of efforts to run all City departments on a leaner budget and combat the deficits faced in previous years. 

DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Mayor Dan Paletko praised Arab Americans for the economic impact that they have had on the City over the years, during a meeting on Monday at Al-Ameer Restaurant that was organized by the Dearborn Heights Community Organization. 

DEARBORN — Hundreds of people including elected officials, activists, family, friends and community leaders packed LaPita Restaurant's banquet hall last Thursday evening for a campaign fundraising dinner held to support Dearborn City Council candidate Susan Dabaja. 

DEARBORN — Chants were heard throughout the University of Michigan-Dearborn campus early last month, as students marched in solidarity with the oppressed of Pakistan and various places in the Middle East, like Bahrain, Palestine, Iraq and Syria.