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Research: Little evidence of the ‘immigrant health paradox’ among Arab Americans
November 20th, 20190 CHESTNUT Hill, MA. – First generation immigrants to the United States from Latin America, South America and Asia have been shown to have better health outcomes and......
Upgrading your phone? Four things you should do first
November 20th, 20190 By Alvaro Puig If you’re thinking about upgrading to a new phone, make sure you remove your personal information before you trade it in. Why? Because...
Attorney General Nessel announces second conviction in clergy abuse investigation
November 20th, 20190 LANSING — Just hours after the first convicted defendant in Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel's clergy abuse investigation was sentenced, Nessel announced the......
Michigan Civil Rights Commission appoints Mary Engelman as interim director
November 20th, 20190 DETROIT — Mary Engelman, the acting Michigan Department of Civil Rights director, was appointed as interim director of the Department on Monday. She was appointed...
Oregon invests pension funds in Israeli spyware company
November 19th, 20190 TIGARD — $233 million in Oregon’s state employee pension funds have been invested in a private equity firm that owns majority share of the Israeli spyware company......
Governor Whitmer appoints Arab American Zeinab Hussein to Health Endowment Fund Board
November 19th, 20190 LANSING — On Wednesday, Gov. Whitmer appointed Dearborn Heights resident Zeinab Hussein, the director of diversity and inclusion for Wayne County, to the Health...
Attorney General Nessel joins 18 others to urge withdrawal of proposal obstructing asylum-seekers’ ability to work
November 19th, 20190 LANSING — Eighteen attorneys general joined Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel last week in opposing a proposed rule from the Trump administration that would......
U.S. angers Palestinians, violates international law with reversal on Israeli settlements
November 19th, 20190 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump administration changed the U.S. position on Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank on Monday, reversing four decades of American...
Governor Whitmer trip to Israel angers Palestinians and Arab Americans
November 19th, 20191 LANSING - Governor Whitmer decision to travel to Israel from November 17th to November 23rd, angers Palestinians and Arab Americans in Michigan. The governor will......
“Leading While Muslim” author, scholar to speak in Dearborn
November 17th, 20190 DEARBORN — Longtime New York City educator, administrator and diversity expert Debbie Almontaser is expected to speak at the University of Michigan-Dearborn on Monday,...
FBI releases official statistics on hate crimes
November 17th, 20190 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Bureau of Investigations released its Hate Crime Statistics 2018 report this week. The report is the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR)......
Wayne County ballot to include DIA millage renewal in March
November 17th, 20190 DETROIT — Voters in Wayne County will consider a renewal of the Detroit Institute of Arts millage on the March election ballot, Wayne County officials...
Sen. Gary Peters meets with Michigan faith leaders to discuss securing houses of worship
November 17th, 20190 SOUTHFIELD – On Friday, November 8, U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), ranking member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, met with faith leaders......
Virginia elects its first Muslim state senator
November 17th, 20190 RICHMOND — Virginia elected its first Muslim state senator last week. Ghazal Hashmi, who migrated with her family to the United States at the age of 4, won over a...
Nessel kicks off robocall crackdown effort with State and Federal partners
November 15th, 20191 LANSING — State and federal partners joined Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel in Lansing on Friday to kick off a statewide crackdown on illegal robocalls targeting......
Dearborn Heights Police Chief Dan Voltattorni to retire Nov. 21
November 14th, 20190 DEARBORN HEIGHTS —Police Chief Dan Voltattorni will be retiring later this month after a year on the job. While his tenure as chief was brief, he has been with the...
Arab American poet’s first book relates how she survived domestic violence
November 14th, 20190 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Sara Raad, an Arab American poet from Dearborn Heights, released last week her first book, “My squeak. My Shout. My Roar.” The book is a......
Governor Whitmer appoints Alyia Marie Hakim to the 39th District Court
November 14th, 20190 LANSING — On Thursday, Gov. Whitmer appointed Alyia Marie Hakim to the 39th District Court. Hakim is a partner with Hakim & Hakim, PLLC. She is also of counsel...
Federal court rules in favor of Arab American family: Suspicionless searches of phones and laptops unconstitutional
November 12th, 20190 BOSTON — A federal court in Boston ruled in favor of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and the ACLU of Massachusetts on......
Preliminary exam for Ibrahim Aljahim continues, defense seeks dismissal
November 9th, 20191 HAMTRAMCK – Both sides rested their cases at yet another continuation of a preliminary exam for Yemeni activist Ibrahim Aljahim's sexual assault case, with the...
Dearborn based poet finds beauty in ruin in her poem “Thawra: a whatsapp message gone viral”
November 9th, 20190 DEARBORN —As the Lebanon protesters clash against elite institutions and moneyed influence in their country, local Lebanese expats have come together to bring fresh......
New report shows how tech companies profit from anti-Muslim violence and bigotry
November 9th, 20190 CHICAGO — The Action Center on Race and the Economy (ACRE), in collaboration with Crescendo and the Public Accountability Initiative, released a report this week that...
Three in, three out: Hamtramck to see new faces on its City Council
November 9th, 20190 HAMTRAMCK – With City Councilman Saad Almasmari losing his seat in Tuesday’s general election, all three incumbents will now be replaced by three new faces. One, of......
