Islam in America: The Success Story of Dearborn, Michigan
Professor Martyn Smith | February 12, 2019, 11:15 a.m. | Hurvis 225
For the past eight years Prof. Martyn Smith has taken students to visit mosques and speak with Muslim leaders in Dearborn, Michigan. This small city just outside Detroit is home to one of the largest concentrations of Arabs outside the Middle East. The population of Dearborn is comprised largely of immigrants from Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, and Yemen. The City stands as an American success story in religious pluralism. Prof. Smith along with some students who have made the trip to Dearborn will discuss the history of the city and provide a firsthand view of the welcome received at the religious institutions of the city. The story of Dearborn is one that will renew our sense that the American vision of community is still working.
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