Arab American Political Action Committee

Dearborn’s Arab Americans feel vindicated by Harris’ loss Dearborn residents swung toward Trump. It was a protest vote against Harris and Biden

November 10, 2024 Liz Crampton

(Politico) Arab American leaders for months warned Vice President Kamala Harris that she needed to separate herself from President Joe Biden’s support of Israel in the war in Gaza — or face an electoral backlash from this influential community in a key […]

‘Don’t blame us, blame yourself’: Furious at Harris, Arab Americans in Michigan face a hard choice Some Arab Americans see Biden and Harris as complicit in Israel’s bombardment of Gaza and Lebanon.

October 23, 2024 Irie Sentner

(Politico) Kamala Harris’ campaign is facing deep skepticism from Arab American voters in Michigan, many of whom are appalled by President Joe Biden’s handling of the war in the Middle East and remain undecided about whether to back a candidate who supports […]

Arab and Muslim leaders risk blowback for endorsing Harris As Kamala Harris steps up her engagement to a group of voters who could be critical in Michigan, some fear publicly supporting her.

October 14, 2024 Alex Seitz-Wald and Shaquille Brewster

(NBC) Last month, Mohammed Hassan, a longtime city councilor in Hamtramck, Michigan, the only Muslim-majority city in the country, got a call from someone with Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign asking him what they needed to do to win back disaffected Michigan Muslims. […]

Dearborn divisions over LGBTQ books spur national debate as candidates compete for votes

October 30, 2022 Niraj Warikoo

(Detroit Free Press) Conflict in Dearborn over LGBTQ books in public schools has drawn national attention among Muslims as liberals and conservatives clash over differing views on religion while political candidates in Michigan campaign in the diverse Detroit suburb. Amid concern about […]

Arab Americans flex their muscles at the US midterms ballot box Arabic voting ballots available in two Michigan cities as Arab Americans enjoy growing political power

October 30, 2022 Natasha Dado

(National-UAE) The upcoming US midterm elections serve as a reminder of how far the Arab American demographic has come in gaining political power and influence. In Dearborn, Michigan — the Detroit suburb long considered the heart of America’s Arab American community — […]

Hamas-loving, Israel-hating newspaper publisher successfully lobbies Biden admin to create Muslim outreach post

June 2, 2022 Chuck Ross

(Free Beacon) Homeland Security chief Alejandro Mayorkas created a Muslim community outreach position after meeting with an Arab-American activist who has cheered violence against Israel and praised the terrorist groups Hezbollah and Hamas. Mayorkas met on March 18 with Arab American News […]

How Arabs and Muslims helped Biden win Michigan and the White House Election data shows increase in turnout in Arab and Muslim communities that overwhelmingly favoured Biden in the presidential race

November 10, 2020 Ali Harb

(Middle East Eye) In one of his first decrees as president in 2017, Donald Trump signed an executive order banning travellers from several Arab, Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States. Less than four years later, Arab and Muslim communities in Michigan […]

Young Arab Americans want to win Michigan for Bernie Sanders Arab-American activists are rallying around the Vermont senator, saying they feel heard by his campaign

March 9, 2020 Ali Harb

(Middle East Eye) Hassan Almusawy is only 17, but in November, he’ll be voting for the first time. To ensure that his preferred candidate is on the ballot, he’s travelled more than 1100km from Lincoln, Nebraska, to Dearborn, Michigan, hoping to convince […]

Whitmer’s trip to Israel draws criticism as gov seeks stronger business ties

November 21, 2019 Craig Mauger and Sarah Rahal

(Detroit News) A human rights group and some Arab American groups in Michigan are expressing disappointment with the timing of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s trade mission to Israel. On Sunday, Whitmer’s administration announced she would visit Israel this week to strengthen Michigan’s “business […]