Dearborn — Growing up in Dearborn, Yasmeen Kadouh heard stories about her city, with one of the nation’s largest concentration of Arab-Americans. But she said the accounts rarely were told from the perspective of women like her.
Kadouh and her friend, Rima Fadlallah, decided it was time to hand over the microphone.
“Dearborn Girl,” a podcast for Arab and or Muslim women in Dearborn to share their stories and “inspire courageous conversation in the community,” launched Thursday.
They chose the name because the term “Dearborn girl” has come to mean a heavily cultured Middle Eastern girl who doesn’t venture beyond the walls of her community. They’re hoping to redefine that image, Kadouh and Fadlallah said.
“If you’re from Dearborn, you know when you say ‘Dearborn girl,’ it kind…
