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Men pray during Friday prayers, Friday, Oct. 13, 2023, at the Islamic Center of East Lansing in East Lansing, Mich.
  • The Metro

The Metro: Can interfaith conversations bring Muslim and Jewish communities together?

The Metro, Sam Corey March 26, 2026

It's an intense time of political polarization in the United States. With wars taking place across the Middle East and...

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  • The Metro

The Metro: Abbas Alawieh on Lebanon, loss and speaking up

The Metro, Robyn Vincent March 25, 2026

There’s a phone call that some people in metro Detroit are dreading right now, one where you find out the...

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The Metro: A metro Detroit rabbi says this isn’t the time for difficult political conversations

Sam Corey March 25, 2026

About one month ago, Israel and America struck Iran. Now, Israel has enmeshed itself in more violence.  In Iran, about...

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The Metro: The view of Iran from the diaspora living in metro Detroit

Sam Corey, The Metro March 4, 2026

The war in Iran — and the regional fallout — is continuing.  Without Congressional authorization, President Donald Trump and Israel launched strikes...

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The Metro: Who speaks for Iranians? On the limits of American assumptions

The Metro, Robyn Vincent March 3, 2026

The United States has a long history of deciding what Iranians want. Saturday, it happened again. Without Congressional authorization, President...

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Iranian supreme leader killed in Israeli airstrike, Trump says

NPR February 28, 2026

Daniel Estrin, NPR TEL AVIV, Israel, WASHINGTON, D.C., and AMMAN, Jordan — Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed after the...

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Michigan leaders respond to US action involving Iran

WDET Digital Team, Russ McNamara February 28, 2026

Michigan’s lawmakers are beginning to issue public statements following President Donald Trump’s acknowledgment that the United States is risking American...

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Smoke rises on the skyline after an explosion in Tehran, Iran
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Trump announces ‘major combat operations’ in Iran

NPR February 28, 2026

Daniel Estrin, NPRTEL AVIV — The U.S. and Israel have launched strikes against Iran with the goal of toppling the...

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  • The Metro

The Metro: Millions of Iranians want the regime gone. They don’t agree on what’s next

The Metro, Robyn Vincent February 18, 2026

Something is breaking open in Iran — and it's been building for months. A war, then an uprising, then a...

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The Metro: The view of Iran from Windsor

Sam Corey, The Metro February 18, 2026

There’s a lot of fear and uncertainty in Iran right now.  Protestors have faced a violent reaction from Iran’s political...

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Smoke rises from the building of Iran's state-run television after an Israeli strike in Tehran, Iran, Monday, June 16, 2025.
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Iranian Americans fear escalation in Iran after Israel, US airstrikes

Nargis Rahman June 27, 2025

Michigan’s Iranian American community is concerned about the recent escalation of hostilities with Iran. The U.S. bombed several sites in Iran...

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Iranian-American scholar and journalist Fariba Pajooh.
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  • The Metro

The Metro: As bombs fall in the Middle East, Detroit’s diaspora braces for what comes next

The Metro, Robyn Vincent June 24, 2025

The night skies over Tehran have been flashing with fire since Israeli jets began piercing Iranian airspace. They have been...

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