A group of Arab American and Muslim leaders are calling for Attorney General Dana Nessel to reconsider the charges against the pro-Palestinian protesters at the University of Michigan.

After a two year pandemic pause, Arab American Service Day returned to the Metro Detroit area, with hundreds of volunteers showing up to serve.

Watch live as the city of Dearborn swears in its first Arab-American mayor Abdullah Hammoud.

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Dearborn mayor-elect sat down with Flashpoint host Devin Scillian to discuss his new role and challenges facing the city.

One of the two candidates In Boston’s historic mayor’s race has found herself questioned about her decision to identify as a person of color.

Michigan Solicitor General Fadwa A. Hammoud made history on Tuesday by becoming the first Arab American Muslim woman to argue before the U.S. Supreme Court.

A new study from the University of Michigan’s Rogel Cancer Center finds that Metro Detroit’s Middle Eastern and North African communities face fear, discrimination and other significant barriers that impact their health.

Judge Charlene Elder said there’s no magic formula for juggling a career and raising a family.

“It’s important for us to get our stories out there and to control our own narratives,” Krisht said. “And the more we have people doing that and sharing those stories, the better.”

A Wayne County judge hopes to inspire a younger generation of Arab American women and she’s leading by example.

According to Dingell, Ramadan will become the first Arab American to serve in the Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs. Ahmad will also be the first Arab American to serve in the Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs and I have no doubt he will continue to build broad coalitions throughout our federal government. It is with tremendous gratitude to both Rep. Debbie Dingell and my colleagues that I look back on my two years as a member of team Dingell. I’m honored to serve in the Biden administration and hope to make you proud. I can’t wait to celebrate the success and appointments of many more individuals in the near future,” said Ramadan.

DEARBORN, Mich. – A Dearborn-based nonprofit held a drive-thru event this week to distribute 1,250 COVID-19 care packages to families. ACCESS, the largest Arab American community nonprofit in the U.S., partnered with The Coronavirus Task Force on Racial Disparities to distribute 1,250 care packages filled with $100 worth of protective and hygienic essentials that will help families stay safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as children’s educational games and activities. Volunteers from the UAW Local 600 helped pass out packages at ACCESS headquarters on Tuesday morning and afternoon. Earlier this year, ACCESS held its annual back-to-school health fair with a drive thru event, providing more than 2,000 students with safely packaged meals, backpacks, school supplies, sporting goods, oral hygiene kits, scheduled physicals and immunizations, surprise giveaways and more, all at no cost to attending families. ACCESS has also been hosting free COVID-19 testing sites during the pandemic.

Four Arab American organizations are partnering for the inaugural Arab Film Fest Collab (AFFC) later this year. The Arab American National Museum (AANM), Arab Film and Media Institute (AFMI), ArteEast and Mizna collectively present the Arab Film Fest Collab December 3–13, 2020. Other featured films include In Vitro (2019) by Palestinian artist and filmmaker Larissa Sansour. Languages represented in the films include Arabic, French, Somali and English, and every non-English offering is subtitled in English. To learn more about the Film Fest, sponsorship opportunities, and to sign up for updates, visit arabfilmfestcollab.org

ACCESS, the nation's largest Arab American community nonprofit, will host its 12th Annual Domestic Violence Program Dinner, themed "Turning Struggle into Strength," at the Bint Jebail Cultural Center inDearborn on Thursday, October 24 at 5 p.m. ACCESS' Community, Health & Research Center Director (CHRC) Mona Makki, says the organization has made it a priority to incorporate Sexual Abuse into its programming after receiving an uptick of reported cases in the last three years. Koussan has been a longtime ally of ACCESS' Domestic Violence Program, offering his support to survivors by providing them with employment and growth opportunities, as well as donating groceries and supplies to families in their time of need. For the past 12 years, ACCESS and its supporters have come together through the Domestic Violence Program Annual Dinner to raise awareness about domestic violence as well as funds to support the many services that ACCESS provides to survivors of abuse. In a single day, ACCESS, along with other Michigan domestic violence support programs provide services to approximately 3,000 survivors.

ACCESS, the nation's largest Arab American community nonprofit, will host its 12th Annual Domestic Violence Program Dinner, themed "Turning Struggle into Strength," at the Bint Jebail Cultural Center inDearborn on Thursday, October 24 at 5 p.m. Koussan has been a longtime ally of ACCESS' Domestic Violence Program, offering his support to survivors by providing them with employment and growth opportunities, as well as donating groceries and supplies to families in their time of need. For the past 12 years, ACCESS and its supporters have come together through the Domestic Violence Program Annual Dinner to raise awareness about domestic violence as well as funds to support the many services that ACCESS provides to survivors of abuse. ACCESS offers vital comprehensive medical, psychosocial, economic and legal support to survivors of domestic abuse and their families, and has served hundreds of clients in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties in the past year. In a single day, ACCESS, along with other Michigan domestic violence support programs provide services to approximately 3,000 survivors.