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The Detroit area's many Syrians are celebrating Assad's overthrow and planning long-delayed visits

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Detroit -area Syrian Americans are excited about the prospect of visiting now that rebels have overthrown Assad .

Nizam Abazid is gleefully planning his first trip in decades to Syria , where he grew up.

Rama Alhoussaini was only 6 years old when her family moved to the U.S. , but she's excited about introducing her three kids to relatives they've never met in person.

Michigan has the largest concentration of Arab Americans of any state and is home to the country's largest Arab -majority city, Dearborn .

Alhoussaini: "We don’t have to be afraid anymore to visit our country" Her father, 61 , is considering making a trip to Syria to see his siblings and visit his parents' graves.

Her three sisters, ages 40 , 34 and 29 , were also born in Syria .

VR Score

78

Informative language

76

Neutral language

57

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

42

Offensive language

possibly offensive

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not hateful

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not detected

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not detected

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short-lived

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1

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