Showing posts with label Islamophobia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Islamophobia. Show all posts

Monday, February 12, 2024

A brief history of Dearborn, Michigan – the first Arab-American majority city in the US

Recommendable! Caveat: I did not have the time to read it carefully!

Is America still a melting pot?

"Dearborn, Michigan, is a center of Arab American cultural, economic, and political life. It’s home to several of the country’s oldest and most influential mosques, the Arab American National Museum, dozens of now-iconic Arab bakeries and restaurants, and a vibrant and essential mix of Arab American service and cultural organizations.

The city became the first Arab-majority city in the U.S. in 2023, with roughly 55% of the city’s 110,000 residents claiming Middle Eastern or North African ancestry on the 2023 census. ...
Dearborn owes much of its growth to automotive pioneer Henry Ford, who began building his famous River Rouge Complex in 1917. Migrants from the American South alongside immigrants from European and Arab countries settled Dearborn’s Southend neighborhood to work in the auto plant. ..."

A brief history of Dearborn, Michigan – the first Arab-American majority city in the US



Monday, October 02, 2023

Muslim Girl in France Calls Her Abaya a ‘Kimono’ and Sues State to Wear It

That is a clever idea! Banning certain pieces of clothing can be tricky!

Are Sikhs allowed to wear their typical turbans (or even their daggers) in France? Or what about orthodox Jews?

If I were this girl, I would probably call my abaya my bikini! 😊

"France recently passed a ban on wearing abayas — the full-length, baggy robe that, like the hijab, is considered to be an outward and visible sign of religion, and thus violates the state’s principle of laicité. A Muslim girl has now called her abaya a “kimono” — a sleight of word designed to make it avoid the ban — and is suing the French state for the right to wear it. More on this attempt to get around the abaya ban can be found here: “Muslim girl banned from school for kimono sues France in UN court, Anadolu Agency, September 22, 2023:"

Muslim Girl in France Calls Her Abaya a ‘Kimono’ and Sues State to Wear It | Frontpage Mag Trying to skirt the French ban on the wearing of all religious symbols.

This is an abaya dress sold by Walmart


Wednesday, July 26, 2023

Why are Qurans Being Burnt in Sweden and Denmark? with Palki Sharma

Recommendable! To paraphrase a famous German quote: Where books are burnt, there will be in the end also people be burnt (Heinrich Heine)!