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Shireen Abu Akleh: A trailblazer who gave voice to Palestinians
May 13th, 20220 This report was originally published by members of Al Jazeera's staff, whose colleague Shireen Abu Akleh was killed last Wednesday by Israeli occupation forces while she was covering a raid on the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank. It has been edited for style Shireen Abu Akleh, the Palestinian Al Jazeera journalist killed...
Israeli occupation forces murder renowned Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh
May 12th, 20220 OCCUPIED WEST BANK — Israel drew international condemnation over its forces' targeted killing of prominent Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh. The 51-year-old Palestinian journalist had been with the news organization since 1997 and had covered numerous notable events in the region, like the Second Intifada between the...
Seeking change, Lebanese living abroad cast 142,000 ballots for May 15 parliamentary elections
May 10th, 20220 Lebanese living abroad cast 142,041 ballots for parliamentary elections on Friday and Sunday, many backing political newcomers after the worst crisis since Lebanon's 1975-90 civil war led to widespread poverty and a wave of emigration. Only 225,277 Lebanese living overseas were eligible to participate in the elections in more than 50...
Fairlane Town Center mall sold, could gain housing
May 6th, 20220 DEARBORN - Fairlane Mall once again has a new owner. A Dallas-based real estate firm bought Fairlane Town Center in Dearborn and may add housing to the mall property in the future, closing the sale on Wednesday. Centennial owns a dozen other enclosed shopping malls in the U.S. The sale price was not disclosed. The former owner,...
Dearborn resident sentenced to 33 months in $500,000 investment fraud scheme
May 6th, 20220 DETROIT – Dearborn resident Ali Rameh Bazzi was sentenced to 33 months in prison on Wednesday on charges of wire fraud and money laundering arising out of an approximately $500,000 investment fraud scheme. In addition to the 33 months of imprisonment, Bazzi was ordered to pay $441,231 in restitution to his victims. Bazzi was...
Biden and First Lady Jill Biden host Eid al-Fitr reception at the White House
May 5th, 20220 WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Monday, May 2, President Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden hosted a reception to celebrate Eid al-Fitr at the White House. The reception welcomed Muslim community members from across the country, including from Michigan, like U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Detroit) and Wayne County Commissioner Sam...
Increasing Arab Americans visibility in research: Alzheimer’s researchers urge community involvement
April 30th, 20220 ANN ARBOR — To cap off Arab American Heritage Month, The Arab American News is highlighting the important work the Michigan Center for Contextual Factors in Alzheimer’s Disease (MCCFAD) at the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan continues to do in the community. The center, led by Arab American researchers...
Bill seeks to include Mid East and North African category in minority-serving health programs
April 27th, 20220 DEARBORN — U.S. Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-Detroit) and Debbie Dingell (D-Dearborn) have joined colleagues to introduce a bill that includes people who identify as Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) as a racial and ethnic minority group in the U.S. Public Health Service Act. The MENA population is categorized as White or "other"...
Tracing Toledo’s Arab American roots for Arab American Heritage Month
April 23rd, 20220 By Zeinab Cheaib April is Arab American Heritage Month, which is particularly special in Toledo, where a vital Arab-American community has contributed to the city's rich history for more than a century. Samir Abu Absi, a professor emeritus at the University of Toledo, said some of the first Arab immigrants came to north...
Muslim American giving aimed at poor totaled $1.8 billion last year, study shows
April 23rd, 20220 By Dan Parks Muslim Americans gave $1.8 billion last year to meet their religious obligation to help the poor, according to a new study by the Muslim Philanthropy Initiative at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. The study counted only giving related to the religious principle known as zakat, which...
Dearborn Police arrest man in Grand Rapids area for soliciting Dearborn minor to send explicit material
April 22nd, 20220 DEARBORN — On April 10, the Dearborn Police Department received a complaint that an adult male suspect from the Grand Rapids area solicited a 14-year-old Dearborn minor to send sexually explicit material via social media. In the online interaction, the minor self-identified as autistic. Following a thorough investigation,...
Fadwa Hammoud wins historic argument before U.S. Supreme Court
April 21st, 20221 DEARBORN — Michigan Solicitor General Fadwa Hammoud has successfully argued before the highest court in the land after first making history as the first Arab American Muslim woman to do so in front of the U.S. Supreme Court. Supreme Court Justices rendered a 6-3 opinion in Hammoud's favor and in favor of the state’s stance in the...
Criminal defense attorney Stephanie Fakih running for State House seat covering Bloomfield, Auburn Hills, Lake Orion
April 17th, 20220 BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — Criminal defense attorney and Bloomfield Township Trustee Stephanie Fakih has announced her candidacy for the newly drawn 54th State House District. That district covers Bloomfield Township, Bloomfield Hills, Auburn Hills, Orion Township, Lake Orion and part of Oakland Township. Fakih is a criminal defense...
Dearborn Homecoming Festival to return in August
April 16th, 20220 DEARBORN — After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Dearborn Homecoming Festival is making its return this August. The festival, traditionally held at Ford Field Park, is moving to the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center and will be held from August 5 through August 7. The new location was selected due to...
Clerks Garrett and Darany: Get the translation done
April 16th, 20220 On March 22, the Dearborn City Council unanimously passed a resolution requiring ballot translation to any language spoken by more than 10,000 residents (or 5 percent of the population, whichever criteria is met first). The resolution also calls for implementation to start as early as the August primary election. This was a historical......
Dearborn man charged with possessing, making child porn videos
April 15th, 20220 A Dearborn man is accused of possessing child porn after a man he was meeting with for sex saw images and videos on his phone, according to court records. The man who saw the child porn contacted police about Haitham Sami Bazzi earlier this month. According to a criminal complaint, the man who reported Bazzi went to Bazzi's home...
Minnesota man arrested after Dearborn mosque threats, awaits charges
April 14th, 20220 A man suspected of threatening mosques in Metro Detroit has been arrested, officials said. The FBI is investigating threats made by a 60-year-old man who allegedly made statements about blowing up mosques in the Metro area, Dearborn police said in a statement Wednesday. They said state police received information about the threats at...
Wayne County Commission declares April as Arab American Heritage Month
April 14th, 20220 WAYNE COUNTY — On Tuesday, April 12, Wayne County Commissioners declared April as Arab American Heritage Month in the county, unanimously approving a resolution sponsored by Commissioners Sam Baydoun (D-Dearborn) and Al Haidous (D-Wayne). “It is more important than ever that we recognize the many contributions Arab Americans...
Edsel Ford senior Ronny Abdullah receives prestigious national scholarship
April 12th, 20220 DEARBORN — Dearborn student Ronny Majeed Abdullah is one of 100 graduating high school students in the U.S. — and the only one in Michigan — to receive the prestigious Cooke College Scholarship. Recipients will receive up to $55,000 annually to cover costs associated with their undergraduate education as they go on to attend......
Fadwa Hammoud to receive excellence award from area human service agency
April 12th, 20220 DEARBORN — Leaders Advancing and Helping Communities (LAHC) announced on Monday it will give its 2022 Excellence and Great Achievements Award to Michigan Solicitor General Fadwa Hammoud. LAHC is a human services agency operating in southeast Michigan. Founded in 1982, the agency was previously known as the Lebanese American...
Amtrak and TSA agree to screening rail passengers against “terrorist watchlist”, raising civil rights concerns
April 9th, 20220 A new agreement between Amtrak and the TSA to screen passengers against the controversial "terrorist watchlist" — deemed by many as unconstitutional — is raising concerns among civil rights advocates. This week, a report by Hearst Television revealed that the TSA agreed to Amtrak’s request that it screen passengers against......
Dearborn Heights K-9 to receive donated protective vest
April 9th, 20220 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — The Dearborn Heights Police Department’s K-9 partner, Twix, will soon be receiving a donated bullet and stab protective vest. Twix and his handler, Officer Mohamad Chami, have been partners since April 7, 2019 when Twix joined the department. Chami has been with the department for a little over four years after...
Ramadan Suhoor Festival kicks off in Dearborn on April 8, after two-year hiatus
April 8th, 20220 DEARBORN — The Ramadan Suhoor Festival is coming to Dearborn’s Fairlane Town Center beginning Friday, April 8, with a slate of dozens of vendors, after a two-year hiatus during the COVID-19 pandemic. The festival will take place April 8-April 30, Friday and Saturday only, between 11 p.m. and 3 a.m. at the Sears parking......
