100 Questions and Answers about Arab Americans

by Joe Grimm

Overview

This simple, introductory guide answers 100 of the basic questions people ask about Arab Americans in everyday conversation. Most of the work was done in the Detroit area, home to the highest concentration of Arabs in the United States. Find answers about culture, customs, identity, language, religion, social norms, politics, education, work, families and food. This guide is for businesses, schools, churches, government, medicine, law enforcement, human resources and individuals.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940156755103
Publisher:	Read the Spirit Books
Publication date:	09/29/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	60
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Guide editor Joe Grimm has been working in cross-cultural communication for 25 years, beginning as the ombudsman and newsroom recruiter at the Detroit Free Press. He now teaches in the Michigan State University School of Journalism, where he is founding editor of this series of guides to cultural competence.

Allies on this guide include Jack G. Shaheen, distinguished visiting professor at New York University; Rana Elmir, deputy director, American Civil Liberties Union, Michigan; Osama Siblani, editor and publisher of The Arab American News; Haifa Fakhouri, president and CEO of the Arab American and Chaldean Council; Suzanne Manneh, New America Media; Jaber Stiffler and Jaber Saad of the Arab American National Museum in Dearborn; Abed Hammoud, assistant U.S. attorney at the United States Attorney's Office, Detroit; Jeff Ghannam, managing director, Democratech Solutions, LLC and Raphael Calis, international journalist and former executive editor and vice president at United Press International.