Home Depot Arabic Signage in Dearborn Sparks National Social-Media Firestorm

A video posted to X on July 16, 2026, by the anonymous account Wall Street Apes purported to show bilingual English-Arabic department signage at a Home Depot store in Dearborn, Michigan, describing it as evidence of an "Islamic Takeover of America." Wall Street Apes said, "Arabic shouldn't be on any of our retailers' signs. No foreign language should, but especially not Arabic. If we continue to let this happen, we will only ensure we become the UK."

Brigitte Gabriel, Lebanese-American conservative activist and founder of ACT for America, amplified the controversy. The Gateway Pundit and WND published coverage on July 17, 2026, documenting the post and online reactions and highlighting social media backlash labeling it an "Islamic takeover."

The Home Depot in Dearborn is located at 5951 Mercury Drive, northeast of the intersection of Ford Road and Southfield Freeway. Arabic text on signage at the store has been present since at least 2022, and the company has reportedly added similar bilingual English-Arabic signs at multiple locations in Dearborn and nearby suburbs, including Livonia and Taylor. Home Depot has not issued an official statement addressing the July 2026 controversy.

Dearborn has an estimated population of 105,611 as of 2025, down from 109,557 in 2020 — a 3.6 percent drop — according to Census Bureau estimates released in June 2026. Abdullah Hammoud serves as mayor. The city's Arabic-speaking population has been part of its identity for generations, and the viral framing of routine bilingual signage as foreign encroachment erases that lived reality.