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CommunityResearch
Michigan lawmakers are considering a state-level MENA category. Here’s what that would mean
by Khelilby KhelilMichigan has one of the nation’s largest concentrations of Arab Americans and people with origins in the Middle East and North Africa. But because of the way the government collects …
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DiscriminationPalestine
Bayoumi Talks Arab-American Experience In Response To War
by Khelilby KhelilAuthor and Brooklyn College professor Moustafa Bayoumi dissected the impacts of Islamophobia and anti-Palestinian sentiment in wartime. He also emphasized how Arab-Americans are often overlooked within U.S. culture. Amherst Student
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Celebrate Arab-AmericansCommunityCultureImmigration
Arab American Heritage Month Celebrates a Great American and Latin Community
by Khelilby KhelilPuerto Rican plena is one of the island’s most treasured musical traditions. The pandereta hand drum used in plena is originally an Arab drum. New York Latin Culture
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CommunityCultureEntertainmentImmigration
Paul Elia champions ‘immigrant hustle’ of Arab Americans in first comedy special
by Khelilby KhelilIraqi-American speaks to The National about his close friend Ramy Youssef and paying tribute to his home city in new show Detroit Player. The National
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Hate CrimesHate Watch
2023 saw the “worst wave of anti-Muslim hate,” advocacy group’s report finds
by Khelilby KhelilLast year was “the worst wave of anti-Muslim hate,” according to the Council on American-Islamic Relations. CAIR received more than 8,000 complaints of anti-Muslim incidents last year, the highest ever …