Tag: Dearborn
A Green Wins a Hawaii House Seat
Paele Kiakona, a Lahaina Strong organizer, won Hawaii House District 14 as a Green, beating a Democrat and a Republican incumbent by 119 votes. It is the first Green win in a Hawaii legislature, and the first Green state legislative win anywhere since 2012. Here is how it happened, and what it means.
The Firmest Bond Returns in Three Languages
The PanIslamic Alliance has published al Urwa al Wuthqa, the 1884 Paris journal of Jamal al Din al Afghani and Muhammad Abduh, in Arabic, English, and French. A fully vowelled Arabic text, 835 notes, and translations that cut nothing. Here is how the three books were made, and where to order them.
One in Ten of the Muslim 500 Is American
Nearly one in ten of the 500 names in the 2027 edition of The Muslim 500 is listed under the United States, more than any other country. Dearborn own El-Sayed and Tlaib are among them. The top of the list tells a different story: five leaders share number one on the strength of a Saudi, Pakistani, and Turkish defence pact.
Siblani Announces Lawsuit to Defend His Name
Osama Siblani announced on November 12, 2026 that he is taking legal action against Mike Rogers, his campaign, and the super PAC Together for Michigan. After 42 years of journalism and leadership in Dearborn, he is defending his name, and the record shows the campaign's claims do not hold.
Green Party US Declares Zionism Is Racism
The Green Party of the United States adopted Proposal 1332 on November 8, 2026, declaring Zionism a form of racism and itself an anti Zionist party. The history behind the vote runs from the Balfour Declaration to the Nakba to the Nation State Law, and the record supports the charge.
Detroit Consul Expelled Over a 1983 Post
The United States has ordered Lebanon consul general in Detroit Ibrahim Charara to leave the country by Sunday, November 8, over social media posts from 2021 that praised the 1983 bombing of the Marine barracks in Beirut. The case turns on a five year old post, a disputed account, and a 43 year old argument about what the Marines were doing in Lebanon.
Dearborn Voted in Record Numbers and Changed Michigan
On November 3, 2026, Dearborn cast 45,460 ballots, more than in any election in city history, and helped send Abdul El-Sayed to the United States Senate. Arab American candidates won up and down the ballot, while the Green vote told a harder story about protest, return, and the limits of a third party in Michigan.
Still We Sing Brings Little Syria Home to Dearborn
On Saturday November 14 at 7 pm, Omar Offendum brings Little Syria to the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center in Dearborn, free and open to all. Hip hop, oud, opera and Hakawati storytelling meet in a Michigan premiere that honors Ismael Ahmed and the Arab American story in America.
معجم المرادفات في المصادر والأسماء
أمسية خاصة بالإطلاق الرسمي للنسخة الالكترونية من معجم المرادفات في المصادر والأسماء لمؤلفه السفير الدكتور علي عجمي، من إعداد وتقديم العميد الدكتور نبيل الخطيب والأستاذ وسام شرف الدين.
أزمة الثقافة العربية
أمسية حوارية مع الكاتب والمفكر الأستاذ مصطفى العمري يقدمه ويحاوره السفير الدكتور علي عجمي والعميد الدكتور نبيل الخطيب والأستاذ وسام شرف الدين.