August 1st, 20220By Wayne County Executive Warren C. Evans
For the past two years, the concept of free and fair elections has come under serious attack. The January 6 insurrection provided Americans with a first-hand look into the efforts to dismantle the Constitution and make it harder for some Americans to vote and have their ballots counted. The...
February 3rd, 20220John James, a businessman from Farmington Hills who was twice unsuccessful in running for the Senate, is now running for Congress.
James, a Republican, lost against Democrat Debbie Stabenow in 2018 and Democrat Gary Peters in 2020. In both races, he had support from former President Trump.
He lost to Stabenow by only 7 percentage...
May 9th, 20210DETROIT — Detroit Police Chief James Craig announced his retirement on May 10, and while many reports speculated on his candidacy for governor, he has not yet confirmed his interest.
Craig, 64, has been chief since being appointed in July 2013 by Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr. When Craig took over the department, it had been under a...
September 26th, 20200DEARBORN — In a letter dated Sept. 17, City Clerk George Darany notified residents of incorrect information being on the ballots, two months after the filing deadline.
In the unofficial list provided by the clerk’s office on July 24, the candidates for the two-year seats were listed as Albert Abbas, Patrick D’Ambrosio and...
September 9th, 20200DEARBORN HEIGHTS — With election season well underway, Dearborn Heights City Councilman Dave Abdallah said it’s important to exercise your right to vote.
“It’s a constitutional right,” he said. “It should never be taken for granted. People complain when it comes to voting, but only about 15-20 percent of people actually...
October 16th, 20190The call by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas for elections in the occupied territories is a political ploy. There will be no true, democratic elections under Abbas’ leadership. The real question is: Why did he make the call in the first place?
On September 26, Abbas took on the world’s most important political...
August 17th, 20190DEARBORN HEIGHTS - While incumbents on the Dearborn Heights' City Council were happy about the results of the August 6 election, candidate Jamal Bazzi has asked for a recount of the votes, which will take place next week.
"I believe that there was a mistake somewhere along the line," Bazzi told The Arab American News.
"The reason I...
July 22nd, 20190A few years ago, I was at a polling place here in Indiana where a long line of people stood waiting to vote. A woman recognized me and called me over. “Why is it,” she asked, “that you politicians make it so hard and inconvenient to vote?”
I thought of this the other day when I read the news reports about presidents Trump and...
April 18th, 20190CAIRO - Egypt’s election commission said on Wednesday that a referendum potentially allowing President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to stay in office until 2030 will take place on April 20-22.
The ballot, featuring several constitutional amendments, was given final approval in parliament on Tuesday.
The changes, if approved, would extend...
November 2nd, 20180DETROIT — Detroit City Council President Brenda Jones filed paperwork with Wayne County Friday to run as an independent candidate against former State Rep. Rashida Tlaib to replace U.S. Rep. John Conyers Jr.
Jones lost to Tlaib in the August primaries but won a special primary election to represent the district for the seven-week...
September 10th, 20180DEARBORN – The city clerk is seeking poll workers for the November 6 general election.
Candidates should be at least 18 years of age, registered voters in Michigan and have basic computer skills. Students who are 16 or 17 years old may also apply.
The position pays $130 for the day and an additional $20 for attending the...
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...
August 12th, 20180DEARBORN — During the primary election on Tuesday, Aug. 7, many residents expressed the importance of voting, with some saying that casting their vote would make a difference.
“My role is to speak out and choose who is going to be helpful to the people,” a woman who voted at William Ford Elementary School told The AANews. “I...
August 3rd, 20180DEARBORN — Organizers at Sunday’s My Muslim Vote rally held outside the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center in Dearborn encouraged the Muslim community to participate in local and state elections.
Nada Al-Hanooti, executive director of the Michigan chapter of Emgage, an organization that encourages Muslims to vote and was a...
July 27th, 20180This election is a defining event for America
This election, for many reasons, is perhaps the most important one in America’s modern history.
First, our democracy is in grave danger. During the last presidential election and since Donald Trump took office, there have been a systematic attack on our democracy at all levels. The...
July 27th, 20180As Michiganders seek to turn the state around, the governor’s office – plagued with wide-spread distrust – is being eyed as a worthwhile place to start, beginning with the August 7 primary election.
Shortcomings like an education system that fails to produce enough skilled workers, non-existent public transportation and cities...
May 15th, 20180BAGHDAD — Already pressured by the U.S. withdrawal from the nuclear deal, Iran faces a major test in managing Shi'a cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, a formidable opponent who beat Tehran’s longtime allies to achieve a shock victory in Iraq’s parliamentary election.
But If Tehran overplays its hand by squeezing Sadr out of a coalition...
May 10th, 20180BAGHDAD — For the first time since driving out ISIS, Iraqis go to the polls on Saturday in an election that will shape attempts to heal the country’s deep divisions and could shift the regional balance of power.
Iraq’s three main ethnic and religious groups, the majority Shi’a Arabs and the minority Sunni Arabs and Kurds, have...
May 8th, 20180BEIRUT ― The United States urged Lebanon to uphold a policy of staying out of regional wars and a U.N. Security Council resolution that sought Hezbollah’s disarmament, after the Iran-backed group and its allies won more than half the seats in Sunday’s election.
The United States views Hezbollah as a terrorist group and is...
April 10th, 20180WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO ―Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg started testifying before Congress on Tuesday as he looks to fend off the possibility of new regulations as a result of the privacy scandal engulfing his social network.
The 33-year-old internet mogul faces tough questioning from a joint hearing of the U.S....
April 6th, 20180LANSING — Legislation before the Michigan House of Representatives is expected to make it easier for citizens with driver’s licenses or state identification cards to register to vote. The bill was passed by the Senate unanimously.
“Our online services already allow for changes in address for both driver’s license and voter...
April 2nd, 20180CAIRO – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has been re-elected with 97 percent of votes, the same proportion that the former military commander secured four years ago for his first term but with a lower turnout, official results showed on Monday.
Turnout was 41 percent, despite efforts to get as many Egyptians as possible to...
March 30th, 20180CAIRO — President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi cruised toward a landslide election victory against no real opposition but early results showed a lower turnout than the vote that brought him to power in 2014, despite efforts to get more Egyptians to the polls.
The vote this week had long been set to hand Sisi a second term after a crackdown...
March 9th, 20180DEARBORN — He'd never thought politics would be in the cards for him, but Abdul El-Sayed is the first Democratic candidate to submit required signatures to the state, inching closer, aspiring to become Michigan's first Arab and Muslim American governor.
On March 6, El-Sayed, 33, a physician and epidemiologist and former director of...
February 16th, 20180Bringing back jobs, improving the economy, education, immigration and infrastructure are some of the most prominent issues on Michigan voters' minds this upcoming election season.
The pool of Democratic gubernatorial candidates is distinctly diverse – a Muslim Arab American, an Indian American, an African American and a...
February 9th, 20180
HAMTRAMCK — When Saad Almasmari made history in Nov. 2015 by receiving the most votes in the Hamtramck City Council race— making it the first City Council with a Muslim-majority in the U.S— he pledged to ensure proportional representation and that the city would handle resources well enough to move on from emergency...
February 9th, 20180LANSING — The amount of money raised for the soon-to-be open governor's seat is nearly $17 million, according to reports. These figures are more than double amount last time the seat was available in 2010.
The numbers represent both the eight Republican and four Democratic candidates for the August primary.
"In general, each race...
January 5th, 20180Here's our 2017 year-in-review of the most important news and developments as reported by The Arab American News locally, nationally and internationally.
Community and local
1. Former Dearborn City Clerk Kathy Buda was convicted on embezzlement charges, after clerk office employees reported suspicions she was stealing cash from fees...