Month: September 2025
Israel, Gaza, Genocide: Scholars Confirm the Crime
By Professor Ron Stockton, University of Michigan–Dearborn Excerpt:The International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS)—the world’s foremost body of experts on genocide—has declared that Israel’s actions in Gaza meet the legal definition of genocide under the 1948 UN Genocide Convention. With 86% of its voting members in agreement, this resolution is a historic milestone. For Arab ...
“Uniting for Peace”: How the U.N. Can Circumvent a U.S. Veto to Protect Palestinians — And What It Would Take to Make It Real
By Dearborn Blog Editorial TeamPublished: September 5, 2025 <!--more--> TL;DR There’s a little-used United Nations tool called “Uniting for Peace” that allows the General Assembly (UNGA) to act when the Security Council is blocked by a veto. With the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza and a fast-approaching September 18, 2025 deadline stemming from last year’s UNGA ...
AI in Our Classrooms: Promise, Practice, and Protections — A Dearborn Playbook
By Dearborn Blog Staff — September 5, 2025 Standfirst:The White House just put AI-in-education center stage — with First Lady Melania Trump convening a Task Force on AI Education and a high-profile gathering of tech leaders, followed by a dinner that drew Tim Cook, Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, Sam Altman and others. Whatever you think ...
Can Michigan have Ranked Choice Vote … Here Is Where We Are Now
Excerpt: Michigan is on the cusp of a historic decision: should voters be able to rank candidates instead of picking just one? Grassroots organizers are now collecting signatures for a 2026 constitutional amendment while Lansing politicians move to ban the reform. Here’s the lay of the land—what ranked-choice voting (RCV) is, where it’s already in ...
PRO-PALESTINIAN MOVEMENT SHOULD NOT IGNORE MAGA SUPPORTIVE VOICES
Across the U.S., a small but growing chorus on the political right—including MAGA-aligned populists, libertarians, and non-interventionist conservatives—has broken with the bipartisan consensus to oppose more weapons for Israel, criticize AIPAC’s outsized role in our elections, and call for a ceasefire or an end to foreign aid. If we’re serious about saving lives in Gaza and ending U.S. complicity, the pro-Palestine movement should not ignore these voices. We can collaborate on concrete, issue-specific goals while holding firm to anti-racist, anti-sectarian principles—because coalitions win policy, not purity tests.
Muslim Women in Politics Esp 1: Farah Khan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8nYY_xaAFI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8nYY_xaAFI 📢 The Arab American Center is honored to invite you to follow its new program in English: Muslim Women in Political Work 🌟 The first episode will feature political activist Farah Khan, candidate for City Council in Farmington Hills. 🗓️ Date: Monday, September 1, 2025⏰ Time: 6:00 PM Detroit time 📍 Watch on ...
BLOCKING GREEN PARTY: IS DEMOCRATIC PARTY AGENDAS EXPLOITING PALESTINIAN PAIN?
Excerpt: Detroit’s People’s Conference for Palestine presents itself as a broad, grassroots front. Yet the published program and speaker slate lean heavily toward figures aligned with, or adjacent to, the Democratic Party, while no national third-party or independent pro-ceasefire leaders (e.g., the Green Party’s Dr. Jill Stein) appear on the bill. Is a movement built ...
Global Newsrooms to Black Out Front Pages to Protest Killings of Gaza Journalists — What Metro Detroit Can Do Next
Excerpt: In a first-of-its-kind action coordinated by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), Avaaz, and the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), hundreds of outlets are staging a synchronized protest today to demand that Israel stop killing journalists in Gaza and to let the foreign press report freely. Dearborn/Detroit readers: here’s what’s happening, why it matters, and how ...
Dearborn’s Early Taste of Fall: Cold Front Brings a Chill to Start September
Excerpt Get ready to light the fireplace and break out the sweaters — early September is delivering a brisk, fall-like chill across Michigan. Here's what to expect and how to prep locally. September usually means back-to-school, falafel trucks revving, and late-summer heat hanging on. But this year? Mother Nature has an attitude adjustment. According to ...
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