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MLK Day Event in Detroit
January 7, 2015
The Arab American National Museum is partnering with the Charles H Wright Museum of African American History on a special presentation of films. The free event, 1-4 p.m. Monday, Jan. 19, 2015 at The Wright Museum, 315 E. Warren Ave. in Detroit, includes screenings of The Wright Museum’s biographical film A King Among Us and the 2014 documentary Al Helm (The Dream): Martin Luther King in Palestine. A panel discussion will follow.
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Arabs and Muslims in the Media
December 10, 2014
Our own Professor Evelyn Alsultany was recently interviewed by the Arab American Institute (AAI) on the prevalence and spreading of Arab and Muslim stereotypes in the media. 
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Remembering Casey Kasem
June 18, 2014
By Dr. Jack Shaheen, author and Arab American scholar. 
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Smoking Cool: Orientalist Imagery in Early Tobacco Ads
June 5, 2014
By Amira Jarmakani, Associate Professor of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
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Cartoon Racist
May 21, 2014
By Yassin "The Narcicyst" Alsalman
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AfroArabHistory for Arab American Heritage
April 24, 2014
By Margari Hill and Namira Islam with MuslimARC
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Upcoming Events in Michigan
October 8, 2013
A list of upcoming events that may be of interest to our readers:
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Arab as a Four Letter Word
September 16, 2013
By Elizabeth Barrett Sullivan, Curator of Exhibits Last night, Nina Davuluri (Miss New York 2013) was crowned Miss America 2014. Ms. Davuluri is of Indian descent, ran on a “diversity” platform, and apparently performed a Bollywood-like dance for her talent. I have to admit that I didn’t watch the pageant. However, the pervasive backlash that arose after her crowning caused me to take note. 
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Photo of Native American Indian image along with the name of the bullets Savage
Arabs, Muslims, and the Legacy of Media Stereotypes
July 31, 2013
By Matthew Jaber Stiffler           In the winter of 2013, the Arab American National Museum and the National Network for Arab American Communities partnered with the National Voices Project (NVP) to investigate, among other things, media bias against racial, ethnic, and religious groups.
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Newest Additions to Reclaiming Identity
June 26, 2013
If you have not already found it, we wanted to point out that there is a new section of oral histories under the "Resources" tab.
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