Dearborn, Michigan: America's Muslim Capital

An in-depth look at Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit that - home to the second largest Arab population outside the Middle East - some call "America's Muslim capital."

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October 13, 2003, 6:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

Dearborn is a microcosm of the Middle East planted in the Midwestern United States. The roughly 40,000 Arab Americans of Dearborn (out of 100,000 total residents) defy the myth many Americans hold of a unified Muslim world. While there are some radical Islamists, Dearborns growing Muslim population runs the gamut from international traders to educated professionals to local business owners. Every Arab nationality and religious sect is found in Dearborn, from Yemeni traditionalists to secular modernists.

Thanks to Seth Brown

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Friday, October 10, 2003 in The Next American City

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