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Museum Guild holds seventh annual beer tasting fundraiser
September 13th, 20190 DEARBORN – The Museum Guild of Dearborn’s seventh annual beer tasting fundraiser event will return this year on Friday, September 27 from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. at the......
Three teenagers arrested in fatal shooting of Saja Al-janabi
September 12th, 20190 DEARBORN — Three teenagers are in custody in connection with the September 6 fatal shooting of 29-year-old Iraqi American Saja Al-janabi in Dearborn. The Arab...
Islamophobic events in Bloomfield Hills church cancelled
September 10th, 20191 BLOOMFIELD HILLS - Two events slated to be held at the Bloomfield Hills Baptist Church on the anniversary of 9/11 have been cancelled. The Arab American News......
Free document shredding for Dearborn residents
September 8th, 20190 DEARBORN – A free document shredding will take place on Saturday, September 14 from 8 a.m. until noon at the Department of Public Works yard. This event is only...
Dearborn native Kimberly Ismail wins Volunteer of the Year Award from Gov. Whitmer
September 8th, 20190 DETROIT — Dearborn volunteer and community activist Kimberly Ismail received a prestigious Volunteer of the Year award from Governor Whitmer as part of the 2019......
Crestwood School District search for superintendent underway
September 8th, 20190 DEARBORN HEIGHTS - The city of Dearborn Heights has been looking for its new superintendent and board members ask the community to keep its timeline in mind. Trustee...Lawmakers condemn planned anti-Muslim events at Bloomfield Hills church
September 7th, 20190 BLOOMFIELD HILLS - U.S. Reps. Debbie Dingell (D-Dearborn) and Andy Levin (D-Bloomfield Township) have issued a joint statement condemning two anti-Muslim events that......
Gov. Whitmer bans flavored e-cigarettes in Michigan
September 4th, 20190 LANSING – Michigan is now the first state to ban flavored electronic cigarettes, thanks to an emergency rule issued by Governor Whitmer on Wednesday. Retailers,...
AG Nessel orders Brooklyn at-home sexual assault kits company to cease operations in Michigan
September 4th, 20190 LANSING – Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has issued a cease and desist order to the Brooklyn, New York-based company “MeToo Kits”, telling it to stop......
Dearborn Meals on Wheels program seeking drivers and volunteers
September 3rd, 20190 DEARBORN – The city of Dearborn’s Meals on Wheels program is seeking volunteers to assist with both packaging and delivering food to Dearborn residents enrolled in...
Political, community and religious leaders unite against hate in Dearborn
September 1st, 20190 DEARBORN – U.S. Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-Detroit), Debbie Dingell (D-Dearborn), Andy Levin (D-Warren) and Solicitor General Fadwa Hammoud joined members of community and......
Metropark investigation concludes police officer’s comment to Arab American man ‘not racist,’ but ‘unnecessary’
August 31st, 20190 BROWNSTOWN, MI — A police officer has been found in violation of department policies for not being “courteous” or “exemplary” following a verbal argument with...
Gas station owners agree to cultural sensitivity training after shooting incidents
August 31st, 20190 DETROIT — A group of Detroit activists recently shut down a gas station where a bystander was shot by a clerk, forcing its owners to undergo cultural sensitivity......
Michigan Culture and Diversity Festival disputes Dearborn Heights Police fine
August 31st, 20191 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — HYPE Athletic Center's Michigan Culture and Diversity Festival that took place from Aug. 22 to Aug. 25 was ticketed by the city police for being too...
Owner of Detroit Tigers farm team in Connecticut chairs Islamophobic organization
August 31st, 20192 NORWICH, CT – The Council on American Islamic Relations in Connecticut (CAIR-CT) was recently informed that the owner of the Connecticut Tigers in Norwich, Miles......
Iraqi immigrant brings innovative mobile barber business to Metro Detroit
August 31st, 20190 Dearborn – Iraqi immigrant and businessman Jasim Sakban Alezerej can be seen driving his innovative new business on four wheels around Dearborn and parts of greater...
Departing Lebanese counsel general plants cedar trees in Dearborn and Birmingham as gift of resilience, friendship
August 31st, 20190 DEARBORN — In the spirit of giving, appreciation and the rooted historic Lebanese presence in the United States of America, Suzan Mouzi-Yassine, the Michigan-based......
Coral Beach Resort responds to local family’s grievances: Hijabs are welcomed at our hotel
August 30th, 20190 BEIRUT — After The Arab American News published an article about "Islamophobia in the motherland", Coral Beach Hotel & Resort Marketing Manager Rana Younes...
Music Under the Stars continues with free concerts in Dearborn
August 26th, 20190 DEARBORN - “Music Under the Stars”, the Dearborn Recreation & Parks Department’s free concert series, continues with Fifty Amp Fuse performing Thursday,......
Maintenance week: Services limited at Ford Community & Performing Arts Center
August 26th, 20190 DEARBORN – The Ford Community and Performing Arts Center will be undergoing maintenance and most portions of the building will be closed from August 26 to September...
Dearborn City Council will not renew jail contract to hold detainees for ICE
August 26th, 20190 DEARBORN - On Tuesday, August 20, Dearborn City Council voted not to renew its prisoner housing contract with Calhoun County after a decade-long arrangement with......
State Rep. Hammoud, local leaders announce package of bills to hold corporations accountable and stop environmental pollution
August 26th, 20190 DEARBORN — A group of local Democratic leaders representing the communities of Dearborn, Detroit and other nearby cities gathered for a press conference outside of...
Dearborn cancels prisoner housing contract with ICE after two protests
August 25th, 20190 DEARBORN — The Dearborn City Council announced that it will not be renewing its decade-long prisoner housing contract with Calhoun County, following two protests in......
