Dearborn’s Muslim Majority and the “Takeover” Narrative: What the Evidence Actually Shows
A recurring claim circulates online: that the growth of an Arab and Muslim population in Michigan cities—Dearborn most of all—represents an ethnic-religious bloc “approaching state dominance,” sometimes paired with a warning drawn from the fall of Rome. The strongest version of the concern is not trivial to dismiss. A concentrated, well-organized community has won local…