Staff Writer for the Detroit Free Press, a daily newspaper. Reports on religion and immigration. Tips, ideas: DM or email me: nwarikoo@freepress.com

Detroit, Michigan
I’m here in Detroit at the Michigan Attorney Discipline Board at a hearing for a Dearborn attorney, Jalal Abdallah, who’s the Democratic nominee for a state House Rep. seat in west Dearborn and Dearborn Heights. A witness (seen below) testified Abdallah cheated her of money owed and told her: If the state Attorney Grievance Commission asks you, tell them I initially forgot to give you the money.
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Another woman is testifying against Dearborn attorney Jalal Abdallah, alleging he stiffed her of money owed to her. “It just didn’t seem right” when she only got $5,000 out of a $35,000 settlement from a car accident. She is legally blind and walked with limp to witness stand. Abdallah is the Democratic nominee for a State House Rep. seat in western Wayne County that usually is a Democratic seat.
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Someone needs to call Michigan’s last Republican Senator, Spencer Abraham, and ask him if he’s endorsing Rogers or El-Sayed.
If elected, Abdul El-Sayed would be the 2nd U.S. Senator from Michigan who is Arab-American. The first was Spencer Abraham, a Republican elected in 1993.
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There’s a good chance Baker, a Republican, may win the Muslim vote in this House district in Oakland County because his Democratic opponent is an outspoken supporter of Israel allied with pro-Israel wing of the party. Muslim groups have not endorsed Jeremey Moss.
Troy Mayor Ethan Baker, a Republican who's the GOP nominee for a Congressional seat north of Detroit currently held by Rep. Haley Stevens (who lost to Abdul El-Sayed in Senate primary), recently attended the annual Michigan Muslim Unity Banquet. Baker said: "We had a wonderful evening celebrating faith, friendship and unity...It's always inspiring to see people of different faiths, cultures and backgrounds come together." Baker is running for U.S. House seat against State Sen. Jeremy Moss. Photos from Baker:
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The hearing is set for 9:30 tomorrow and Wednesday in Detroit. Unclear if state disciplinary board will make any decision before the Nov. election.
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Just 2 years ago, RFK (Robert Kennedy) was in Dearborn meeting with Arab-Americans, posing for selfies with them. Today, he’s making disparaging remarks about Arabs. Video I took of him in Dearborn a few days before Nov. election.
Replying to @Simon_Schuster
RFK: “There's 500 million Arabs in the world, and yet they don't produce science. They don't win the Nobel Prize. They don't win the Fields Prize. They don't win the Wolf Prize. They don’t produce literature.” Every aspect of that statement (save Fields) is absolutely false.
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U.S. Senate candidate @AbdulElSayed on not identifying as DSA: "I believe in capitalism, and I think capitalism works well to allocate resources in a market. And I think if you look at where we are right now, we don't live in capitalism. We live in corporatism."
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Filling up a Ford F-150 truck now costs about $100, up $30 from a year ago. Mortgage rates have jumped to levels that have depressed home sales. And for the past 12 months, consumer prices have risen faster than paychecks, making the average family poorer. abcnews.link/lZflzAb
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Troy Mayor Ethan Baker is a Republican, but a moderate one who has been reaching out to diverse communities as he runs for Congress as the Republican nominee for a U.S. House seat north of Detroit in Oakland County currently held by Rep. Haley Stevens. Baker has been meeting with in person with Muslim, Jewish and Hindu communities, 3 minority groups that have faced increasing attacks.
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Troy Mayor Ethan Baker, a Republican who's the GOP nominee for a Congressional seat north of Detroit currently held by Rep. Haley Stevens (who lost to Abdul El-Sayed in Senate primary), recently attended the annual Michigan Muslim Unity Banquet. Baker said: "We had a wonderful evening celebrating faith, friendship and unity...It's always inspiring to see people of different faiths, cultures and backgrounds come together." Baker is running for U.S. House seat against State Sen. Jeremy Moss. Photos from Baker:
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In Dearborn, there's been some concern among voters about Abdul El-Sayed's shift towards the establishment after his primary victory, such as meeting with Schumer, Soros, Harris, and publicly insulting Iran's slain leader as "terrible." "Some of them are not very happy, as you know," longtime Arab-American leader Osama Siblani told El-Sayed in a recent meeting in Dearborn shown on video. El-Sayed responded humbly by saying he's not a perfect candidate, but will work to make sure tax dollars are spent in America, not used to kill loved ones in southern Lebanon, Gaza, West Bank.
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Cover story in today’s Detroit Free Press: ICE flights rise 70% as advocates ask Wayne County for transparency freep.com/story/news/immigra…
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Shrimp skewers, lamb skewers, chicken & scallion skewers, and breaded chicken cutlet, at Asian Street Food in Madison Heights. Affordable food in nice, unique atmosphere:
Asian Street Food, new restaurant in Madison Heights, Michigan, 12 Mile and Dequindre:
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In 2010, Abdul El-Sayed spoke about how Islamic law influenced his ideas about dating and courtship, saying he was not intimate before marriage, in accordance with his faith. This would be similar to how a Catholic who's serious about his faith would follow Catholic teachings, or Catechism. El-Sayed: "All of our courting didn't involve any touching at all, and so in my interpretation of Islamic law, I wasn't allowed to touch her until after we were married." annarbor.com/news/muslim-u-m…
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EXCLUSIVE: One on one with President Trump. We had a wide ranging interview talking AI data centers, Iran, Canada trade war, which he says could end in months. We also talked about Obama, 2028 and what’s next. @WhiteHouse @realDonaldTrump Watch the full interview on Fox Local.
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"I'm here to keep a jihadist Muslim Brotherhood member from becoming a United States senator," Trump says as the crowd roars.
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