So, yesterday Stephen and I made a trip to Dearborn. Most of you have probably heard about this city so many times, but for those who haven’t it is a Detroit suburb that is known for having the highest concentration of Arabs outside of the Middle East. We had a really good time. While it is obviously American, it still has a Middle Eastern flavor. Where we explored all the shops had Arabic signs and everyone inside them spoke English and Arabic. We found some great Baklava and rice that looked just like Kareema’s. Also there are some grocery stores with some authentic Arab brands, like Lipton’s Yellow Label, which Steve Byers said he has never found in America; it was the powder tea. One weird thing we noticed was that every woman in a higab seemed to be driving an SUV, whether a Jeep Cherokee or even a Hummer.
The most exciting thing is that on June 15-17, there is going to be an Arab Festival. According to the website there will be over 300,000 people there. It seems like it will be really fun and mumkin a good excuse for people to visit Michigan. Stephen and I were thinking that everyone and anyone that can make it should come to Dearborn. I live a little over an hour from the festival and my house is open for people to come stay at. This was our idea, go hang out at the festival and then come to my house and hang out on the lake(swimming, fishing, mumkin jet skiing) and then camp out in the fields/woods or something like that. Stephen and I are pretty much for sure going to the festival so anyone who wants to join us, you are welcome. Just get a hold of one of us and we’ll figure it out.
-Jami
http://www.americanarab.com/ - festival website
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