On February 3, 2024, the Wall Street Journal published an op-ed by MEMRI Executive Director Steven Stalinsky titled "Welcome to Dearborn, America's Jihad Capital." The op-ed examined the many events in the city and its environs in open support of Hamas, Hizbullah, and Iran. In response to reactions to the op-ed, Stalinsky wrote a statement to media, below. The statement is
Dearborn City Council votes to remove Orville Hubbard s name from Ford Performing Arts Center
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DEARBORN, Mich. - It s not a process erasing, but one of evolving said a Dearborn councilwoman Tuesday night when representatives met to discuss shedding the legacy of one of their own from a building in the community.
On the agenda was removing the name of the city s longtime mayor from the ballroom inside the Ford Performing Arts Center.
By the meetings-end, the city had voted to scrap Orville Hubbard s name from the establishment. It really is about advancing unity and inclusivity in our city and I hope that this process and best update of the name sends a strong and positive message, said Councilwoman Erin Byrnes.