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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...

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...

Harassed at border crossings and airports? You should know your rights!

August 23rd, 20190 "Land of the free and home of the brave" — This sentence would have a stronger ring to it when people learn about their rights as Americans, regardless of their...

2020 presidential candidate Cory Booker says he went to Senate to defend Israel

August 17th, 20190 WASHINGTON, D.C. — In response to a recent question inquiring whether Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is racist, New Jersey Senator and presidential...

Dearborn Heights candidate asks for recount, here’s how it works

August 17th, 20190 DEARBORN 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...

Islamophobia in the motherland: Local family speaks out about experiencing discrimination while visiting Lebanon

August 17th, 20190 DEARBORN — While Muslims are demanding respect and fighting for their rights in the West, especially in the United States, Arab American Muslim families who visit...

Saudi Arabia blocks Palestinians fleeing Syria’s war from Hajj

August 10th, 20190 BEIRUT - On top of being refugees who have been displaced twice, Palestinian refugees who previously resided in Syria and fled the war to Lebanon have been rejected...

Rouhani to Trump: Lift sanctions first

August 9th, 20190 TEHRAN — Iranian president Hassan Rouhani denounced "economic terrorism" and stated that the U.S. "maximum pressure" campaign through sanctions will not change...

Incumbents get top votes in Dearborn Heights City Council primary elections, Bazzi asks for recount

August 9th, 20190 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Voters in Dearborn Heights headed to the various polling stations to cast their votes for City Council candidates and to decide on a millage...

Gunman kills 20, wounds 26 at Walmart store in El Paso, Texas

August 3rd, 20190 EL PASO, Texas - A man armed with a rifle opened fire at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, on Saturday, killing 20 people and wounding 26 as shoppers and employees...

Presidential debate in Detroit energizes voters and organizers in Dearborn

August 3rd, 20190 DETROIT — The Democratic primary debate that took place July 30 left the audience with a comprehensive idea of which candidates seem to stand a chance of winning the...

FBI’s Wray says most domestic terrorism arrests this year involve White supremacy

July 28th, 20190 WASHINGTON, D.C. - FBI Director Christopher Wray said Tuesday that the agency has made about 100 domestic terrorism-related arrests since October, and the majority were...

Miss Michigan World 2019 unapologetic after being stripped of title for racial and religiously charged comments

July 27th, 20190 Kathy Zhu, crowned Miss Michigan in 2019 by the Miss World America organization, was recently stripped of her title for social media posts deemed “offensive,...

Canadian Somali journalist Hodan Nalayeh killed in terror attack

July 22nd, 20190 KISMAYO, SOMALIA - A prominent Canadian Somali journalist who was among 27 people killed in a terrorist attack in Somalia’s southern port city of Kismayo Saturday is...

Ethnic and minority media to play a key role in 2020 Census complete count

July 22nd, 20190 DEARBORN — Dr. Hayg Oshagan, director of New Michigan Media (NMM) and professor of communications at Wayne State University, recently sat down with The Arab...

Netanyahu and Nasrallah exchange threats amid rising tensions in the region

July 22nd, 20190 BEIRUT — Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah spoke during the annual commemoration of the 2006 victory of Lebanon's second war with Israel, addressing his support for...

Iran: From strategic patience to mutual action

July 20th, 20190 TEHRAN - After a pressure campaign from the U.S. and its allies on the Iranian economy, followed by a few threat exchanges, Iran has seized an oil tanker it claimed was...

Netanyahu could deny Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib entrance into Israel

July 20th, 20190 TEL AVIV - Since condemning freedom of expression with regard to the BDS (Boycott, Disinvestment and Sanctions) movement has been prevalent in the U.S., and with...

Yemeni American high school soccer player earns scholarship to Division I Butler University

July 13th, 20190 DEARBORN — Edsel Ford High School senior Hammam Nasser is on his way to play soccer for the NCAA Division I Butler University in Indianapolis. Nasser, 17,...

Jared Kushner’s ‘deal of the century’ fails in Bahrain

July 3rd, 20190 MANAMA - The so called "deal of the century" proposed by President Trump's senior adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner, which sought to deal with the Palestinian-Israeli...

Bernie Sanders proposes canceling entire $1.6 trillion in U.S. student loan debt

June 24th, 20190 Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) proposed a bill on Monday eliminating all $1.6 trillion of student debt held in the United States, two days before the candidates' first...

Trump hits Iran with new sanctions in retaliation to downing of drone

June 24th, 20190 WASHINGTON — President Trump announced on Monday that he was imposing new sanctions on Iran, further squeezing the Iranian economy in retaliation for what the United...

Lebanese consul general explains mission’s services to the community

June 22nd, 20190 SOUTHFIELD – The Lebanese Consulate in Detroit is an active and contributing member in the community, with Suzan Mouzi-Yassine as its consul general and the head of...

Arab American author who lost book deal sues publisher for $13.4 million

June 22nd, 20192 Natasha Tynes, a Jordanian American author who lost a book deal after shaming a Black train worker for eating on a train, has sued her publisher for $13.4 million,...

Israel strikes Hamas in Gaza, calling attack a “response” to rocket fire

June 13th, 20190 SDEROT, Israel — Israeli aircraft attacked a Hamas target in the Gaza Strip on Thursday after a Palestinian rocket strike, the Israeli military said, in the first...

Buying or selling a ‘smart’ home? Read this.

January 5th, 20180 By Sheryl Roth Whether you are buying or selling a home, think about the technology you may be buying or selling along with it. Many homes are now "smart" —...

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