Dearborn is home to about 300,000 Arabs
DEARBORN (AP) -- Arab Americans in Michigan are celebrating the regime change in Egypt and rallying in support of pro-democracy demonstrators in other Middle Eastern nations.
The American Egyptian Muslim Society is holding what it says is a "day of celebration, support and reflection in honor of Egypt" and its people Sunday at a Lebanese-American social hall in Dearborn.
The Detroit suburb is the center of southeastern Michigan's large Arab-American community. About 300,000 people in the area trace their roots to the Arab world.
On Sunday afternoon, Arab community leaders plan a demonstration and rally at Dearborn city hall to back pro-democracy activists in Bahrain, Libya, and Yemen.
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