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Wayne County Prosecutor rules Al-Tameemi killing was in self defense, community mourns victim

January 23rd, 20190 DEARBORN — An Arab American father of three young children is dead after being shot Saturday, January 19, at a Marathon gas station in Inkster. Ali Adnan...

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Police arrest men for plot against Muslim community in upstate New York

January 23rd, 20190 GREECE, New York — Friday police arrested and charged three men and a teen in upstate New York for allegedly planning an attack on Islamberg, a Muslim community 200...

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Local Arab American man files lawsuit alleging illegal police raid on business, home

January 23rd, 20190 DETROIT — Dearborn resident Ray Fayad has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court's Eastern District, accusing police officers of targeting him because he's Arab...

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British Muslim convert’s memoir to be made into a stage play

January 22nd, 20190 Lauren Booth author, journalist and recent muslim convert, announced Wednesday an initiative to turn her memoir, “Finding Peace in the Holy Land”, into a stage...

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Texas Rep. tries to block Rashida Tlaib’s “dangerous” congressional visit to Palestine

January 19th, 20190 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Texas Rep. Brian Babin has issued a warning about Detroit congresswoman Rashida Tlaib's planned trip to Palestine, calling it “both ill-conceived...

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The moral travesty of Israel seeking Arab, Iranian money for its alleged Nakba

January 18th, 20190 The game is afoot. Israel, believe it or not, is demanding that seven Arab countries and Iran pay $250 billion as compensation for what it claims was the forceful exodus...

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From low income single mother to state senator

January 18th, 20190 LANSING — Betty Jean Alexander worked as a clerical specialist at the Wayne County Clerk’s office this time last year. She made $16 an hour, qualified for food...

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Rashida Tlaib fires back at Florida official and right wing media

January 17th, 20190 WASHINGTON, DC - Recently elected U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Detroit) responded to racial attacks from Annabelle Lima-Taub on Wednesday, at a time when the Florida city...

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Syrian refugee’s falafel shop offering free meals to federal workers

January 17th, 20190 KNOXVILLE, TN - The ongoing government shutdown has made life difficult for hundreds of thousands of government workers whose paychecks have been put on hold. But one...

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Driver who killed Abbas family had blood alcohol level four times the legal limit

January 16th, 20190 LEXINGTON, KY — Georgetown, Kentucky resident Joey Lee Bailey had a blood alcohol content level nearly four times the legal limit when his pickup truck struck an SUV...

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Nabih Ayad elected chairman of Wayne County Airport Authority Board

January 16th, 20196 ROMULUS — Arab American attorney Nabih Ayad was elected as the new chairman of the Wayne County Airport Authority Board today, a little over four years...

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Florida official says Muslim Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib might ‘blow up’ Capitol Hill

January 15th, 20190 HALLANDALE BEACH, Florida — A Jewish commissioner from Hallandale Beach has accused a Muslim congresswoman from Michigan of being an anti-Semite who might “blow...

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New York federal judge blocks citizenship question from 2020 Census

January 15th, 20190 NEW YORK - United States District Judge Jesse M. Furman today, January 15, blocked Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross’s plan to add a citizenship question to the 2020...

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Fadwa Hammoud appointed first Arab American and Muslim solicitor general in U.S. history

January 15th, 20190 LANSING — Fadwa A. Hammoud, a resident of Dearborn, has been appointed as the state's solicitor general by Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. She is the first Arab...

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The American Moslem Society celebrates 80th anniversary

January 14th, 20191 DEARBORN — On Friday, April 19, members of the Muslim community will celebrate the 80th anniversary of the American Moslem Society (ASM). Established in 1938 by...

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Palestinian American artist exhibits paintings inspired by life

January 14th, 20190 DEARBORN - A Palestinian American immigrant living in Dearborn expresses her passions through her colorful paintings that she said imitate her...

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Swearing-in ceremony sends off Rashida Tlaib to Washington D.C.

January 14th, 20190 RIVER ROUGE - Rep. Rashida Tlaib celebrated taking the oath of office as congresswoman of Michigan’s 13th District with a swearing-in ceremony at River Rouge High...

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Henry Ford College President Russell Kavalhuna appointed to talent creation subcommittee

January 12th, 20190 DEARBORN — Late last year, former Gov. Snyder appointed Henry Ford College President Russell Kavalhuna to a two-year term on the state's 21st Century Talent Creation...

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Muslim youth group volunteers to clean national parks

January 12th, 20190 Saturday volunteers from the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association picked up trash outside Independence Hall, the birthplace of the Declaration of Independence and the...

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Congresswoman Debbie Dingell introduces the “Abbas Stop Drunk Driving Act”

January 11th, 20190 WASHINGTON, DC - Congresswoman Debbie Dingell has introduced the Abbas Stop Drunk Driving Act. The legislation would require the Department of Transportation (DOT) to...

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Sam Baydoun sworn in as new Wayne County commissioner for Dearborn area

January 10th, 20190 DETROIT — Democrat Sam Baydoun of Dearborn was officially sworn in as the 13th District Wayne County Commission representative on Jan. 8, during the commission's...

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Congresswoman Dingell Honors Abbas Family on House Floor, Introduces Bill to Stop Drunk Driving

January 10th, 20190 WASHINGTON, DC – With people throughout Metro Detroit still reeling from recent news of the horrific car accident that took the lives of the Abbas family of...

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Wrong-way driver who killed Arab American family identified, suspected to be driving drunk

January 8th, 20190 LEXINGTON, KY — The man accused of killing a local Arab American family of five in Kentucky has been identified as Joey Lee Bailey, a report from FOX 2 News...

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Latino-Arab American Ammar Campa-Najjar narrowly lost in midterms, plans to run in 2020

January 7th, 20190 SAN DIEGO - In November, Ammar Campa-Najjar hoped to become the first Latino Arab-American member of Congress. Though he was facing off against Rep. Duncan Hunter –...

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Michigan Supreme Court appoints new chief judge for Dearborn Court

January 7th, 20190 DEARBORN – The 19th District Court has announced the appointment of Gene Hunt as chief judge, a position in which he serves on Wayne County's second largest...

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Local Arab American family killed in wrong way driver crash in Kentucky

January 6th, 20190 LEXINGTON, KY — Six people were killed in the early hours of January 6 morning here as part of a wrong-way crash on I-75, police confirmed. Among them were Issam...

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Rashida Tlaib shakes up Capitol Hill, calls for Trump’s impeachment

January 4th, 20194 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Just hours after being sworn into Congress, U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) shook up Capitol Hill by calling for President Trump's impeachment and...

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Community mourns loss of beloved Lebanese American journalist Mohamed Jaber