The Arab American News

The Arab American News is a weekly bilingual publication that serves the Arab American community. It is based in Dearborn, Michigan, part of the Greater Detroit area. The newspaper was first published in 1984 and is led by Osama Siblani, who was born in Lebanon.

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Ahmed Moneka becomes first Iraqi to be nominated for Canadian Juno Award

2 weeks ago | arabamericannews.com | Briana Gasorski

DEARBORN – Ahmed Moneka, who currently resides in Toronto, has become the first Iraqi to be nominated for a Canadian Juno Award. The Juno Awards are the highest form of honor and recognition in the music industry in Canada. Moneka was born and raised in Baghdad, Iraq and fed off of his rich Sufi African heritage for inspiration for his music.
Religious leaders condemn Trump’s treatment of immigrants

1 month ago | arabamericannews.com | Pilar Marrero

Even as Donald Trump presents himself as a “defender of the Christian faith”, a growing number of church leaders are denouncing his policies, including on immigration. Many are also taking aim at the Christian nationalist ideology underpinning them. Critics say Trump’s approach threatens the First Amendment’s protections on freedom of religion and violates sacred tenets of the faith, namely welcoming the stranger.
Mayor Bill Bazzi appointed as Ambassador to Tunisia by President Trump

1 month ago | arabamericannews.com | Briana Gasorski

DEARBORN HEIGHTS – President Donald Trump has appointed Dearborn Heights Mayor Bill Bazzi to be the U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Tunisia. In a social media post, Trump said that he was pleased to announce Bazzi as the ambassador. “Bazzi is a decorated U.S. Marine, who honorably served our country for 21 years, collaborating with U.S. Embassy Ambassadors, diplomats, and leaders throughout the world,” his post said.
America faces the worst flu season in 15 years

1 month ago | arabamericannews.com | Sunita Sohrabji

Vaccine skepticism, along with a more virulent strain of the influenza virus, is contributing to an extremely difficult season for the common flu. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 37 million cases of the flu this season as of Feb. 22. This has led to 480,000 hospitalizations and 21,000 deaths from the flu. The CDC reported 98 pediatric deaths from the flu.
The great march of hope: Gaza’s defiance against erasure

2 months ago | arabamericannews.com | Ramzy Baroud

The return of one million Palestinians from southern Gaza to the north on January 27 felt as if history was choreographing one of its most earth-shattering events in recent memory. Hundreds of thousands of people marched along a single street, the coastal Rashid Street, at the furthest western stretch of Gaza.
What does Trump’s birthright citizenship order mean for immigrants?

2 months ago | arabamericannews.com | Selen Ozturk

The three weeks since President Trump’s inauguration has brought a regular slurry of executive orders — including one ending birthright citizenship.
White supremacists and the far right are the real threat to America’s security

2 months ago | arabamericannews.com | Peter Schurmann

By Peter SchurmannDonald Trump has ridden the xenophobic political tiger into the White House once again, convincing Americans that immigrants in this country are an existential threat to our safety and the well-being of the nation. It’s a politically effective trope that in practice diverts attention and, critically, resources from the very real threat posed by White supremacists and far right violence.
A historical perspective on the war and its aftermath

2 months ago | arabamericannews.com | Ramzy Baroud

The problem with political analysis is that it often lacks historical perspective and is mostly limited to recent events. The current analysis of the Israeli war on Gaza falls victim to this narrow thinking. The ceasefire agreement, signed between Palestinian groups and Israel under Egyptian, Qatari and U.S. mediation in Doha on January 15, is one example. Some analysts, including many from the region, insist on framing the outcome of the war as a direct result of Israel’s political dynamics.
Dearborn Heights appoints fourth new police chief in three years, mayor accused of violating police union contracts

2 months ago | arabamericannews.com | Briana Gasorski

DEARBORN HEIGHTS – After a nearly six hour long city council meeting on Jan. 28, Mayor Bill Bazzi has appointed a new police chief, making it the city’s fourth chief of police in just under three years. Bazzi confirmed in a press release that Officer Ahmed Haider will assume command of the Dearborn Heights Police Department as the Acting Chief while the City conducts its nationally advertised search for a permanent chief.
How Israel’s "first defeat" will shape the country’s future

2 months ago | arabamericannews.com | Ramzy Baroud

The headline in the Times of Israel says it all: “For the First Time, Israel Just Lost a War.”Regardless of the reasoning behind this statement, which the article divides into fourteen points, it suggests a shattering and unprecedented event in the 76-year history of the State of Israel. The consequences of this realization will have far-reaching effects on Israelis, impacting both this generation and the next.