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Young, American and Arab
Posted July 04, 2008 at 10:28 AM

Since 9-11 anti-Arab and anti-Muslim discrimination is on the rise. In an act that was contrary to his message of change, campaign volunteers for Barack Obama refused to allow two Muslim American women to sit behind the candidate during a June rally at Detroit's Joe Louis Arena. Michigan is home to the largest population of Arabs outside the Middle East. Several young Arab Americans spoke with Nadir about this incident and the tensions they endure every day.


 
 
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Tags: Muslim  Barack Obama  Choose Or Lose  Michigan  Detroit  Street Team '08  Nadir Omowale  Dearborn  Arab American 
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time2change 59 days ago

thankyou for doing a story on arab americans.


my family came here for a better life and people like you help us achive that