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Detroit Evening Report: Mayor Sheffield issues executive order to handle heatwave

Bre'Anna Tinsley July 2, 2026

Detroit Mayor Mary Sheffield issued an executive order today that maps out guidelines for city departments to prioritize protecting residents...

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The Metro: Devastation from afar feels close for many in Michigan’s Lebanese community

Sam Corey, Israa Harb, The Metro June 24, 2026

Many residents in metro Detroit — home to the nation’s largest Lebanese community — are mourning as the war between...

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Influencer Hasan Piker gives Michigan’s US Senate race some heat

Russ McNamara April 8, 2026

The Michigan Democratic Senate Primary is heating up a bit. Polls largely show the trio of Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, Congresswoman...

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The Metro: Abbas Alawieh on Lebanon, loss and speaking up

Robyn Vincent, The Metro March 25, 2026

There’s a phone call that some people in metro Detroit are dreading right now, one where you find out the...

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"DRONE," presented by the Arab American National Museum, will run July 31 and Aug. 1-3 at the Detroit Public Theatre, 3960 3rd Ave., Detroit.
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The Metro: New play coming to Detroit Public Theatre explores unseen injuries of drone strikes

Tia Graham, Nadia Ziyad, The Metro July 9, 2025

A new play from Arab American playwright Andrea Assaf is exploring the concept of "moral injury" and the devastating effects...

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"Beyond Refuge in Arab Detroit," edited by Sally Howell, Andrew Shryock, Yasmeen Hanoosh and Thomas A Klug.
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The Metro: New book spotlights Detroit’s Arab, Chaldean communities

Robyn Vincent, The Metro April 29, 2025

Arab Detroit is constantly in flux. In the last 10 years, new communities of refugees from Syria, Iraq and Yemen...

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An Egyptian musician on "Cairo Street," at the World's Fair in Chicago, 1893.
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The Metro: Untold tales of Arab American life in metro Detroit

Robyn Vincent, The Metro April 21, 2025

Some of the first Arabs came to Detroit by way of the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. The fair recreated far...

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Michigan Republican Party Delegates (from left) Randy Guppy Sr., Hassan Nehme, and Hima Kolanagireddy.
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The Metro: The shifting political future of Arab Americans in Michigan

David Leins, Lauren Myers, The Metro March 20, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Arab Americans have long been an integral part of the cultural...

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Former president Donald Trump speaks at the Detroit Economic Club ahead of the November 2024 election, Oct. 10, 2024.
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The Metro: An Arab American Trump voter’s perspective on his first months in office

Sam Corey, Lauren Myers, The Metro March 6, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. In the lead-up to the 2024 presidential election, many supporters of...

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Syrians celebrate the fall of Bashar Assad's government in the town of Bar Elias, Lebanon, near the border with Syria, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024.
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Detroit Evening Report: Syrian Americans in Dearborn celebrate fall of Bashar al-Assad

Nargis Rahman December 9, 2024

Several Syrian Americans gathered in Dearborn on Sunday to celebrate the fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.Subscribe to the Detroit...

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Michigan Imam says people should unite for the greater good post elections

Nargis Rahman November 14, 2024

Imam Mustapha Elturk is the president of the Islamic Organization of North America in Warren, Michigan. He’s also the co-chair...

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Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a campaign event at 180 Church, Saturday, June 15, 2024, in Detroit, as Itasha Dotson and Carlos Chambers listen.
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  • The Metro

The Metro: Breaking down the 2024 election in Dearborn, southeast Michigan

John Filbrandt November 13, 2024

Donald Trump’s second presidential victory has a lot of people questioning how much the Democratic and Republican parties are changing...

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