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A large, pro-Palestinian protest in downtown Detroit called for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war as protesters decried President Biden's response.

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In Michigan, where every vote counts, Arab Americans are turning away from Biden

12:48pm November 17, 2023

The community turned out overwhelmingly for Joe Biden, helping him win the swing state. But many now feel betrayed by the president's response to the Israel-Hamas war and it could cost him in 2024.

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Rashida Tlaib (shown in 2008) served as a Michigan state legislator for six years. On Tuesday, Democrats picked her to run unopposed for the congressional seat held by former Rep. John Conyers for more than 50 years. Tlaib would be the first Muslim woman

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Detroit's Rashida Tlaib Poised To Become First Muslim Woman In Congress

5:45pm August 08, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

Tlaib, the daughter of Palestinian immigrants, won the Democratic nomination for former Rep. John Conyers' seat in the House. She'll be running unopposed in November and likely making history.

Angel Desai and Ranjit Chowdhry in Hammaad Chaudry's "An Ordinary Muslim"

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Staging Muslims: Identity Angst In American Theater

6:00am March 15, 2018

by Bilal Qureshi

Hammaad Chaudry's new play An Ordinary Muslim pushes against limited perceptions of Muslim-Americans, but it may be pushing against too much all at once.