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From Hamtramck City Hall to the White House Orbit: Amer Ghalib's Unlikely Second Act
من بلدية هامترامك إلى أروقة البيت الأبيض: الفصل الثاني غير المتوقع لعامر غالب
Former Hamtramck Mayor Amer Ghalib, who endorsed Trump in 2024 and saw his Kuwait ambassadorship collapse, has been named a special envoy and senior advisor on Arab American affairs — a new, politically charged chapter atop his existing AmeriCorps post.
On Tuesday's Ballot: Two Palestinian American Women Could Make State Legislative History
في انتخابات الثلاثاء: سيدتان فلسطينيتان أمريكيتان على أعتاب التاريخ في الهيئات التشريعية للولايات
Aber Kawas in New York and Ruwa Romman in Georgia are on Tuesday's midterm ballot, each positioned to become the first Palestinian American elected to their state's legislature — part of a wider wave of Arab American and Muslim candidates running this cycle.
A Dearborn Congresswoman's Long-Shot Bill Could Decide Whether Thousands of Yemeni Americans Can Stay
مشروع قانون صعب المنال من نائبة ديربورن قد يقرر مصير آلاف اليمنيين الأمريكيين في البلاد
Rep. Rashida Tlaib has introduced a bill to restore Temporary Protected Status for Yemen, a long-shot measure that underscores the stakes for Dearborn's large Yemeni American community after DHS terminated the protection in July.
A Decade-Long Fight for Census Recognition Faces a New Threat
عقد من الكفاح من أجل الاعتراف في التعداد السكاني يواجه تهديداً جديداً
A Trump administration proposal to strip race and ethnicity questions from the 2030 census could erase the Middle Eastern/North African (MENA) category Arab American advocates won in 2024 — before it ever appears on a form. Michigan advocates are pushing back.
Two Weeks Out, Abdul El-Sayed Is on the Verge of Becoming the First Arab American and Muslim US Senator
قبل أسبوعين من الانتخابات: عبد الرحمن السيد على أعتاب التاريخ كأول أميركي عربي ومسلم في مجلس الشيوخ
With Michigan's Senate race down to its final two weeks, Democrat Abdul El-Sayed holds a narrow but persistent lead over Republican Mike Rogers in a contest that could send the first Arab American and first Muslim American to the U.S. Senate.
Born in a Refugee Camp, Raised in Dearborn Heights: Mohammed Almawla Joins the City Council
وُلِد في مخيم للاجئين وترعرع في ديربورن هايتس: محمد الملا ينضم إلى مجلس المدينة
Dearborn Heights' City Council appointed small-business owner Mohammed Almawla to its vacant seat in a 4-2 vote, adding an Iraqi American refugee success story to a council already shaped by Arab American leadership.
From Dearborn's Traffic Bench to the Circuit Court: Rula Aoun Becomes the Eighth Arab American Judge in Wayne County
من محكمة المرور في ديربورن إلى المحكمة الدائرية: رولا عون تصبح ثامن قاضية أمريكية من أصل عربي في مقاطعة واين
Lebanese American attorney Rula Aoun, who spent six years as a magistrate in Dearborn's 19th District Court, has taken the bench at the Wayne County Circuit Court, bringing the number of Arab American judges on Michigan's largest trial court to eight.
After Toppling a 12-Year Incumbent, Yousef Rabhi Heads Toward Becoming Ann Arbor's Next Mayor
بعد إسقاط عمدة استمر 12 عاماً في منصبه، يوسف رابحي في طريقه ليصبح عمدة آن أربور المقبل
Yousef Rabhi, a Washtenaw County commissioner of Algerian descent, is running unopposed in Ann Arbor's Nov. 3 general election after crushing 12-year incumbent Mayor Christopher Taylor in the August primary.
Dearborn Heights Taps Hassan Saab as New Council Chair, Opens Race for Ahmad's Old Seat
ديربورن هايتس تعيّن حسن صعب رئيساً جديداً للمجلس وتفتح باب الترشح لمقعد أحمد الشاغر
Dearborn Heights' city council elevated Hassan Saab to chair in a 4-2 vote after Hassan Ahmad's move to the Wayne County Commission, and is now racing to fill the resulting vacant seat by Oct. 13.
After Michigan Supreme Court Rebuff, Hamtramck Braces to Recount 37 Ballots That Could Unseat Its Mayor
بعد رفض المحكمة العليا في ميشيغان.. هامترامك تستعد لإعادة فرز 37 ورقة اقتراع قد تُطيح بعمدتها
A year after a disputed 11-vote mayoral win in Hamtramck, Michigan, courts have ordered 37 previously excluded absentee ballots to finally be counted — a ruling that could remove Yemeni American Mayor Adam Alharbi and install his rival, Muhith Mahmood, who would become the city's first Bangladeshi American mayor.
Algerian American Yousef Rabhi Set to Become Ann Arbor's Next Mayor After Toppling 12-Year Incumbent
يوسف رابحي الأمريكي من أصل جزائري في طريقه ليصبح عمدة آن آربور المقبل بعد إسقاط عمدة استمر 12 عامًا في منصبه
Yousef Rabhi, a Washtenaw County commissioner of Algerian heritage, is set to become Ann Arbor's next mayor after ousting a 12-year incumbent in the Democratic primary — with no opponent currently filed for November's general election.
Dearborn Magistrate Rula Aoun Named to Wayne County Circuit Court, Growing Arab American Presence on Michigan's Largest Trial Court
تعيين القاضية رولا عون من ديربورن في محكمة الدائرة بمقاطعة واين، في توسع لحضور الأميركيين العرب في أكبر محكمة ابتدائية بولاية ميشيغن
Gov. Whitmer has appointed Dearborn Magistrate Rula Aoun to the Wayne County Circuit Court, bringing the number of Arab American judges on Michigan's largest trial court to eight.
New National Directory Tracks Record Number of Muslim Officeholders, With Arab Americans at the Forefront
دليل وطني جديد يرصد عددًا قياسيًا من المسؤولين المسلمين المنتخبين، والأمريكيون العرب في الصدارة
CAIR's new 2026 Directory of Elected Muslim Officials counts roughly 230 officeholders across 26 states, with Arab American names — from Dearborn's mayor to a Michigan congresswoman — prominent among them.
Dearborn Heights Council Chair Hassan Ahmad Steps Up to Wayne County Commission
رئيس مجلس ديربورن هايتس حسان أحمد ينتقل إلى مفوضية مقاطعة واين
Hassan Ahmad, outgoing chairman of the Dearborn Heights City Council, has been appointed to the Wayne County Commission, filling the seat vacated by David Knezek's move to lead Henry Ford College.
Michigan Primary Results Set Up Arab American Representation to Double in State House
نتائج الانتخابات التمهيدية في ميشيغان تمهد لمضاعفة التمثيل العربي الأمريكي في مجلس النواب بالولاية
Democratic primary wins by State Rep. Alabas Farhat and attorney Jalal Abdallah put Arab American representation in Michigan's State House on track to double, while Abdul El-Sayed's narrow Senate primary win over Haley Stevens marked a watershed moment for Arab American political power in the state.