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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am Christian Lebanese and from the east side suburbs. Interestingly enough, the Christian Lebanese community is far more liberal minded. Maybe it’s because their community is older and more established and I guess “blended” in rather than assimilated. Frankly, there is a lot of distrust between the Middle Eastern Christians and Muslims in SE MI. I do wonder how that plays out on the national politics scene.[/quote]

This is very interesting, and I appreciate your input, if you are still following.  This was my impression, too, but I wasn’t sure.  I think what you are observing is true for other communities as well, not just in Michigan.  [/quote]

Yep, that was my post. It’s an interesting dynamic for sure. That said, the Middle Eastern community is not a monolith. There are great differences between say the Christian Syrians, Lebanese, and Chaldean communities. Also, there is a huge cultural gulf between the Dearborn Lebanese Muslims and the Hamtramck Bangladeshi Muslims. This will be studied for decades to come. [/quote]

Bengalis are not Arab Muslims. I can tell you with almost 100% certainty Arab Muslims  would rather hang out with Arab or American  Christians and even American Jews   Before they hang out with Bengalis,  or Somalis, or African American Muslims outside of the mosque. I’m not talking about the kids that go to school and millenials but I’m talking about the old timer Arabs.

Islamic solidarity is not real outside of prayers [/quote]

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