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Published reporting and genealogical profiles describe Erika Kirk (born Erika Lane Frantzve) as having a mixed European and Middle Eastern background: sources say her father is of Swedish descent and ...
The Trump administration repeatedly asserted it had “ended eight wars,” a claim widely reported and repeatedly fact-checked as exaggerated; press outlets document that he cited a mix of ceasefires, di...
Anti-Muslim demonstrators led by figures such as Jake Lang staged a controversial rally in Dearborn on Nov. 18, 2025, where attempts to burn or desecrate Qur’ans and shouted calls to “clear out Muslim...
Available reporting describes Erika Kirk (née Frantzve) as born November 20, 1988, raised in a Catholic family in Arizona by her mother after her parents’ divorce, and of mixed European and Middle Eas...
Dubai, Lebanon and parts of the Western internet ecosystem are portrayed as among the most permissive places for pornography production, but that permissiveness is uneven: Dubai’s growth in adult-cont...
Genetic studies consistently show that modern Palestinians cluster genetically with other Levantine populations (Lebanese, Syrians, Jordanians) and share substantial ancestry with Bronze‑ and Iron‑Age...
Dearborn's reputation as a city with a large Muslim community developed over a century-long process beginning with early 20th-century Arab migration tied to the auto industry and accelerating with maj...
Different rankings and surveys produce conflicting lists of “most racist” countries because the question depends on definitions, methods and which attribute is measured; some recent global surveys and...
Legal approaches to paid sex vary widely: many liberal Western democracies permit or regulate prostitution (for example Germany and the Netherlands), while others decriminalize sex work at a subnation...
At least 20 countries still criminalised suicide or attempted suicide in the early 2020s, with older reviews finding about 25 such states plus around 20 more where Sharia or Islamic law can lead to pu...
Dearborn’s Arab and Muslim population grew over decades as initial Christian Lebanese labor migrants were joined from the late 20th century by immigrants from Yemen, Iraq, Palestine and other Middle E...
Dearborn’s Arab immigration story begins in the early 20th century with migrants drawn by Ford-era jobs and has continued in waves tied to Middle East conflicts and U.S. refugee flows; scholars and lo...
Reports circulating on social media claim newly imported smartphones are “exploding” in Gaza; regional outlets and social posts say at least two phones detonated in people’s hands and that residents f...
The “Greater Israel” label refers to an expansionist vision that various commentators, politicians and analysts say claims the West Bank, Gaza and parts of neighbouring Arab states; recent reporting a...
Available reporting shows documented instances of Palestinians celebrating the September 11, 2001 attacks in parts of the Palestinian territories and refugee camps — including scenes of sweets being d...
The question "Is Israel bad and Palestine good?" simplifies a complex, decades‑long conflict into moral binaries that available reporting does not support; both sides have committed acts that internat...
Dearborn’s immigrant profile has shifted since 2010 from an older Lebanese-dominated Arab population to a more diverse Middle Eastern mix with sizable Iraqi and Syrian arrivals in recent decades; 2020...
Several countries currently bar entry to Israeli passport holders or do not recognize Israel — commonly meaning Israelis (often but not always Jews) cannot visit. Sources list core bans including Iran...
Henry Ford’s recruitment of Arab immigrants was driven mainly by industrial labor needs and the draw of higher wages and stability—most sources cite Ford’s $5-a-day policy and active recruitment that ...
Presidents have repeatedly sent U.S. forces, including Marines, into combat or combat-like operations without a prior formal declaration of war by Congress; Justice Department and congressional-histor...