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DearbornDearborn CityDearborn City GovernmentDearborn GovernmentDearborn, MIDearborn, Michigan
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About
Dearborn is a city in Wayne County, Michigan, and an inner-ring suburb of Detroit, bordering it to the north and east, approximately 7 miles (11.3 km) west of downtown Detroit. It is the seventh-most populous city in Michigan, with a 2020 census population of 109,976. Best known as the hometown and headquarters location of the Ford Motor Company and its founder Henry Ford, Dearborn also has a significant Arab-American and Muslim population.
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Nabeel Qureshi
sued
Acquitted of charges and subsequently sued the city for violation of free speech rights after arrest at an Arab festival. (relationship to Nabeel Qureshi)
David Wood
settlement
Following Wood's 2010 arrest at the Arab International Festival, the City of Dearborn paid a $300,000 settlement and issued a public apology for violating Wood's First Amendment rights.
Since 2010
William G. Boykin
attacked
In a 2012 radio appearance, Boykin falsely claimed that Dearborn is 'almost 100 percent Muslim and operating under Sharia law now' and said 'if you walk down the streets you would think you're in Beirut or Damascus or someplace.'
Since 2012
Recent Events
Abdullah Hammoud became Mayor of Dearborn, Michigan
Appointed as Mayor of Dearborn, Michigan
11/1/2021
Attacked: William G. Boykin → Dearborn, Michigan
In a 2012 radio appearance, Boykin falsely claimed that Dearborn is 'almost 100 percent Muslim and operating under Sharia law now' and said 'if you walk down the streets you would think you're in Beirut or Damascus or someplace.'
1/1/2012
Elected Mayor of Dearborn, Michigan
Served as the 6th Mayor of Dearborn, Michigan; member of the Democratic Party
1/1/2007