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Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Dearborn - An Arab-American City

If you didn't catch the television series, "All-American Muslim," you might not be aware that Dearborn has a higher concentration of Arab-American citizens than any other U.S. city.  Yes, the city is known for being headquarters to Ford Motor Company.
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But look around at the yard signs for the current mayoral contest.
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And if one of those candidates wins the election, they will look across the street from City Hall and see this building.
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Here are a few other buildings along major streets.
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And don't you just love it when groups from other countries arrive and begin assimilating and taking hold of American culture by running a "Ramadan Special" or setting up a telephone number like dial 84-Mecah?
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Yes it really is the Mecah Islamic Superstore running a special on headscarves and hijabs.

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