An annual convention celebrating Arab culture is underway in Dearborn this weekend. For the second year in a row, the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee is hosting its national convention, “ArabCon,” in the city.
The event, which runs through Sunday, is designed for people of all backgrounds to enjoy. With a full schedule of panels and a marketplace of vendors, the convention is a vibrant celebration of Arab American culture.
Suehaila Amen, the Anti-Discrimination Committee’s national organizing director, said the decision to move the annual event from its previous location in Washington D.C. to Dearborn was in part about “rebranding” to expand the group’s reach.
“That rebranding is to be able to take the ADC National Convention around the country and visit other metropolitan areas that have large concentrations of Arab Americans.”…