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…-w V V V O w w v ! 1cian' S rab etue wy w m z 0 z wU YU wU Recent turmoil in the Middle East has renewed 'Arab-bashing,' a problem students say won't go away until the Arab…

…-Israeli conflict is settled. 'I do eellike a minority. There's no slot on an application form for Arabs-Iget to say 'Caucasian or other.' I feel like an 'other.' -Lebanese graduate student Hilary Shadroui HEY…

… SHARE THE PROBLEMS of any other student group. But the University's approximately 300 Arab and By Rob Earle Recent turmoil in the Middle East has only made the "terrorist" label more appealing to Arab…

… four. But he added that other groups will often claim responsibility in the name of the JDL. All of the incidents remain under investigation; Arabs were not implicated in any of them. Students say "Arab…

…?' "Shadrot someone with lighter skin Ahwal said Arabs' Cat student financial aid and "An Arab can't get aid if Though the 1980s h against American-Arabs made toward a better und She said some media, lil…

…Wednesday, March 11, 2015 // The Statement 4B Wednesday, March 11, 2015 // The Statement 5B A t a small ceremony on Feb. 26, students from the Arab- American community on campus gathered to dedi…

… Multicultural Initiatives and Muslim Students’ Association were document- ed in the weeks following the attack. “Arab-Americans are facing a dual challenge as Americans they suffer from the same grief as…

… wanted to maintain close ties while their children were attending school. At present, it is estimated that the student body at the Dearborn campus is at least 25 percent of Arab descent, if not more…

… much more diverse learning environment.” By contrast, Arab-American enrollment in Ann Arbor has only recently seen increases — again, evidenced anecdotally. Twenty years ago, a hand- ful of students…

…, The Brehm Scholars, is credited with a significant increase in Arab- American enrollment in Ann Arbor. This pro- gram offers full-ride, four-year scholarships to a select group of graduating students…

… apology is in order from the editors to the Arab and Muslim communi- ties of Ann Arbor. Contact the Muslim Students Asso- at the Islamic Center. , . . …

… an LSA senior, majoring in English. Kalyn will be a Minority Peer Advisor at Mary Markley in the Fall. Prospect article is racist By the Muslim Students Association The latest in what seems to be…

… a series of attacks on the Muslim and Arab communities in Ann Arbor occured in the pages of the March/April 1989 issue of a cam- pus Jewish magazine, Prospect. In this last issue, the article, "The…

… Jews We Forgot," and the accom- panying box, "Jews in the Moslem, World," written by Sharon Parrott and Elissa Sard were racist and of- fensive to both Muslims and Arabs. They contained many inaccura…

…- cies, biases and insults which per- petuate stereotypes and hurt the credibility of this voice for Jewish students on campus. If the views in this magazine are reflective of Jewish students on this…

… largely of Arab coun- tries. In reality, Arab people consti- tute only about 12 percent of all Muslim peoples; the largest Muslim nation population-wise is Indonesia, followed by Pakistan, and then by…

… either China or Bangladesh. - mma 2. "As Arab fundamentalism grows in Iran, Jews fear what may come" (p. 5). Iranians are not Arab, they are Persians. They do not speak Arabic, but Farsi. A mistake like…

… this can only be made by a per- son who is either very ignorant, or who has a bigoted view of Arabs, Muslims and Iranians. What the au- thors probably meant to write was "As Islamic fundamentalism…

…...." This is an editorial mistake that has many implications. It once again reflects the misconception that all Arabs are Muslim (& vice versa), and therefore it is okay to use these words interchangeably…

…. More signif- icantly, it assumes that Arabs (and therefore Muslims) are de facto - )0' threats to Jews. Why else would Jews fear "Arab fundamentalism?" Considering that there is no ideology that can be…

… Israel. Ozery Staff fundamentalist movement in Iran as explains that Jews from Arab coun- The Muslim Student Association's "Arab fundamentalism." This was tries never considered themselves (MSA) article…

… article, that is a "relatively new phenomena "Arab and Jewish Students: which grew out of the process of Speaking about Speaking," in an ef- establishing the State of Israel." fort to help Jews and Arabs…

… stations broad- when Chinese students and workers cast little information which can took to the streets in Beijing, the mobilize the community or provide Chinese government used the state- political…

… (Daily 6/9/89) clearly a mistake. The MSA fur- "Arab." He adds that the Muslim W'Prospect Article is Racist" referred nished a valuable lesson about the Arabs living in countries such as to an article…

…, "The Jews We Forget: danger and prevalence of stereotypes Yemen never thought of the Jews as A look at the Communities of which make the terms "Arab" and members of the Arab community. Yemen and Syria…

…'s article offered with our use of the term "Arab" to culture and nationalism." The issue a historical account of the treatment describe members of the Muslim is not the racial differentiation be- of Jews in…

… Middle Eastern countries Arab community who committed tween Muslim Arabs and Jews, but in a subordinate article, "Jews of the violent acts against Jews living in whether Jews were treated as Arabs Moslem…

… World." While MSA's op- Arab countries. We recognize that and felt a part of the Arab states. ed did not focus on the main point of Arabs are not an homogeneous The authors of the op-ed fault us *the…

… article, they did point out places group, but we did not create "a non- for ignoring advances in Jewish cul- in the subordinate article where they existent dichotomy between Arabs ture during certain…

… periods of felt offensive wording was used. and Jews." As our article correctly Muslim rule. In fact, the article The op-ed argues that the term pointed out, most Muslim Arabs points out several periods in…

… among the ig- norant Arab masses was not so set against the Jews there would be peace in Palestine," claims Miss Yona Yoshpe, University student from Hadera, Palestine. Miss Yoshpe comes from a small town…

…SUNDAY, OCTOB~ERt 12, 1947 THE iIICHIGAN DAILY m il N MASSES MISLED: Propaganda Cited by Student As Cause for Holy Land Unrest Hall To Speak on Area Studies By BETTE HAMILTON "If propaganda…

… near Tel Aviv which is sur- rounded by Arab villages. She said that the Arabs walk freely among the Jews and relations are friend- ly. Believe Propaganda "The main trouble is that the Arab people believe…

… their leaders' propaganda against the Jews in spite of the many situations where the Arabs and Jews are working together in harmony," she said. Miss Yoshpe pointed out the fact ,that Arab leaders have…

… almost complete control over the thinking of the masses. Treatment of Women The culture of the Arabs is il- lustrated by their treatment of women, she stated. "They are slaves, bought and sold, with no…

… training at an established settlement. Here they form a nu- cleus and when they receive funds from the Jewish National Fund they form a new collective settle- ment," she continued. The Arabs have begun a pro…

…- Konya TURKEY . CYPRUS S RI SAUD ARAI LEBANON PALESTINEIA 7crusalem' CAIRO. IRDKAN /SAUDI A RABIA EG PT S.ao3 se S TATUTE MILES TROOPS ON BORDERS- Shaded areas indicate the five Arab states whose forces…

… were reported to be moving along the borders of Palestine (black area) to translate into action the Arab League's resolutions calling ion the Arab world to de- fend Palestine from Zionism. gram similar…

… Rackham Building. Sponsored by Alpha Kappa Del- ta, sociology honorary society, the weekly series, it is hoped, will help inform both faculty and students of current research projects in the social…

… sciences at the University. Another purpose of the weekly series is to stimulate assistance of such projects by additional re- search of students and faculty members in allied fields and over- come…

… a graduate stu- aent at the University in the engineering school, and is president of the University chapter of the organization of Arab Students. He is a native of Riad, Saudi Arabia. Mr. Khadduri is…

… a graduate student inphysics. He is a former president of Arab club and a native of Baghdad, Iraq. MANY AMERICAN intellectuals and leftists have been asking the Arab students on the latest…

… express the official position of the Organization of Arab Students in the U.S.A. and Canada which rep- resents 10,000 Arab students. Since the Arab-Israeli dispute is not between Israel and some Arab…

… Seventy-Seven Years of Editorial Freedom EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN UNDER AUTHORITY OF BOARD IN CONTROL OF STUDENT PUBLICATIONS The Mid-East and the New Left…

… East situation with the Arabs, whos display is probably the most political of all. Learn the ancient Japanese art of Origami, or paper-folding, from Japanese students. M I U ~fU~ ~'4 ,; …

…Monday, July 18, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 11 Li LIKE THE DAILY ON FACEBOOK You deserve a factual look at ... Are the Palestinians Ready for Peace? Why Arab intransigence makes…

… resulted in complete failure. At that time, Israel offered the hand of friendship to Here is a list of only the most important of such the Arabs, which was rudely rejected when the Arabs events, issued the…

… Three No's of Khartoum: No Peace, No The enmity of the Arabs Negotiation, and No against the Jews in their "If the Arabs had accepted the 1947 Recognition of Israel. midst and the violence Another…

… creating a Palestinian state within five years. of an Arab state was suggested, but the Arabs rejected Israel agreed to withdraw from parts of the West it. Bank and Gaza. Israel turned over most of its The…

…Seventy-Third Year EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN UNDER AUTHORITY OF BOARD IN CONTROL OF STUDENT PUBLICATIONS "Where Opinionz Are Free STUDENT PUBLICATIONS BL.DG., ANN…

… WASSERSTEIN ONLY SOLUTION TO DISPUTE: Arabs, Israel Must Face Realities By SHREESH JUYAL EVER SINCE the creation of the state of Israel in 1948, the Palestine problem has continued to develop in new…

… most recent proposal for settling the long standing Arab- Israeli dispute came from an Arab chief of state, President Habib Bourguiba of Tunisia. The proposal called for direct negotiations between the…

… Arabs and Israelis on the issue on the basis of the United Nations reso- lution of 1947 which provided the partition of Palestine. ACCORDING to the partition plan, Israel would cede one-third of its…

… territory to a Palestine Arab nation. The partition plan had earmarkedthe land to be released by Israel. But Israel conquered it in the war with Arabs before becoming a state in 1948. Bourguiba's proposal…

… also stip- ulated that Israel allow the re- turn of all Palestinians who were compelled to flee their country during the war. WHILE presenting his views, the Tunisian president was criti- cal of the Arab…

… policy toward Is- rael and termed it inefficient. He said he would be prepared to sub- mit this proposal before the Arab summit if it were acceptable to Israel. He added that he believed the Israeli…

… acceptance of his plan would go further in bringing about reconciliation in the Arab-Israeli relations. Significantly, Bourguiba's pro- posal was the first initiative for reconciliation by an Arab states- man…

… possibility of both Israeli and Arab communities living side by side in coexistence with peace and cooperation. UNFORTUNATELY, his plan was welcomed by disapproval of both Israel and Arab nations. Is- rael…

… but failed to assess the embarrassment her proposal would have caused to President Bourguiba at this stage. Bourgui- ba, reacting to the invitation, said, "Only (Arab) Palestine people themselves are…

…Page 4 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, January 16, 1991 EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 420 Maynard Street Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 I NOAH FINKEL Editor in Chief…

… the national agenda. If we had learned from the gas lines of the early '80s, perhaps we would not feel obliged to risk American lives over someone else's gas. 01 War creates a backlash against Arab…

…-Americans By Richard Kysia Anti-Arab sentiment has increased sharply since the onset of the Persian Gulf crisis. The American public's frustration with events in the Middle East has again manifested itself in…

… denigration and scape- goating of Arab-Americans. Rhetorical ex- changes between George Bush and Saddam Hussein, particularly the "Hitlerization" of Hussein, has augmented already-existing anti-Arab feelings…

…, helping to create an atmosphere of open Arab bashing. Following the invasion, the American- Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) has registered a number of hate crimes. Incidents of harassment include…

… the beatings of Arab-Americans, hate mail, death threats, vandalism, and harassment from landlords. Further escalation of the crisis in the Gulf will undoubtedly worsen the backlash against Arabs. The…

… killing and maiming of Arabs is not uncommon in popular culture. ADC reports that "Bomb Iraq" has been a recur- ring theme among radio DJs and on but- tons, T-shirts and bumper stickers. In fact, "bomb Iraq…

… confrontation; elements of American pop culture seem to view this with joy rather than shock. A recent T-shirt portrayed an Arab (in traditional garb, riding a camel) in the crosshairs of a gun; the caption reads…

…: "I'd Fly 10,000 Miles to Smoke a Camel." Another T-shirt depicts a U.S. Marine pointing a rifle at an Arab laying at his feet. The caption is: "How much is the oil now?" Institutional racism against…

… Arabs has Kysia is an LSA junior and a member of the Arab-American Anti-Discrimination Committee. been a long-standing U.S. policy. In 1972, the Nixon administration instituted Operation Boulder, which…

… expelled from the Arab world in 1948 f r _tD: W hyandhshortlytafterw ards. f D: Why hasn't the world recognized Keir Dullea: not on screen enough fortable, and only vaguely aware of just what it is they…

…' observations concerning the- Arab-Jewish conflict were both in- sightful and outspoken. This inter- view complements a review of From Time Immemorial which may be found on page 13. Daily: How did you obtain the…

… EARLE AMITAVA MAZUMDAR 4GEORGE BUSH BILL CLINTOL Edited and Managed by Students at the University of Michigan 1S Unsigned editorials represent a majority of the Daily's Editorial Board. All other…

… cartoons, signed articles, and letters do not necessarily represent the opinion of the Daily. FROM fIip-ALY FoIx's flip-flop coul sink students In an Opinion piece written for the Daily, MSA Ipresident Ede…

… her platform: "While many students find speech codes an infringement of their right to speak freely, offen- sive, abusive language is an infringement of other student's right to live comfortably and…

… enforced by a representative group of students." Fox desired a strong speech code to silence offensive speech, but felt that the administration could not be trusted to enforce it strictly enough. She…

… after us" for having different ideas, when those ideas are the very ones she found violating students' rights to "live comfortably." She wants the administration to crack down on speech offensive to her…

… student behavior and stem harassment. Until Fox gets a firm hold on this concept, and inserts some consistency into her statements, students have no hope for leadership, and no hope of avoiding a harmful…

… code. *IASEbA M "72CCOMEAAeIN. t§1" L E L R .~*.. ....* ... . *..* .Y... . . 0 0 Stalking law aids victims, students Joke went too far To the Daily: I followed the logic of (but not necessarily…

… positive portrayal of culture as motive for event By NISA KHAN Daily Staff Reporter A video highlighting issues students have had with the University of Michigan’s Arabic language classes kicked…

… off Friday’s annual Arab Xpression show, which celebrates Arabic culture through dances, skits and songs. In explaining the event to the audience in the Rogel Ballroom, Arab Student Association…

… the second most commonly diagnosed cancer, with approximately 307,000 new See BUS, Page 2A See DANCE, Page 3A See CANCER, Page 3A EVAN AARON/Daily Students perform Dabke, a traditional Arabic…

… dance, at Arab Xpressions 2016 hosted by the Arab Student Association in the Michigan Union Friday. AMANDA ALLEN/Daily Rackham student Alex McConnell walks through the rain down State Street Sunday…

… relationship with Detroit CAMPUS LIFE Annual sustainability report shows slow-moving progress Arab Xpressions highlights traditional song and dance HOSPITAL STUDENT GOVERNMENT CSG works to extend center…

… of student organizations, musicians and entrepreneurs. Detroit Village will be a display at Springfest featuring Detroit businesses. MUSIC Matters said their goal is to improve the University…

… to begin in 2017. “Our goal for the event is to address the student body’s weakened relationship with Detroit,” a press release reads. “In the past, the University has held close ties with…

… the city through which the nation’s best and brightest have been funneled to jobs in Detroit.” Connection with Detroit has been a focus for multiple student organizations in recent weeks. LSA…

… sophomore Dylan Bennett, the co-chair of the CSG Commision on Detroit Engagement, presented a resolution, which recently passed in the Central Student Government, to extend the University…

… Ann Arbor service By JENNIFER MEER Daily Staff Reporter Among other agenda items, before they ended the year on Tuesday Central Student Government passed a resolution to encourage the…

…Sem"ty-Third TI a EDrED AND MANAGED BYSTUENT F E UNIvERY OF MICHIGAN UNDER AUTHORrrT OF BOARD I CONTROL OF STUDENT PUDSiCATIONS "Where opinions Are Free STUDENT PUBLICATIONS BLDG., Ar ARBOR, Mic…

… Student Govern- ment Council and those who work for it are doing everything possible to prevent the Student Government Reform Union from having an equal chance in the forth- coming SGC elections. When the…

… Simon understood that he was to write less than 300 words and still write well over 400. This seems to be just another example of how little SGC cares for the students, in that it doesn't even give them…

…: LAST THURSDAY The Daily gave front page prominence to the hate-Israel speech presented to the Arab Club by Mr. Thashim Bashir, a representative of the United Arab Republic. The Uni- versity's Arabic and…

… non-Arabic communities are entitled to a de- tailed rebuttal of Mr. Bashir's statements. 1) Arabs in Israel have not been persecuted. With the exception of certain restrictions relating to na- tional…

… security questions, they en- joy full rights of citizenship. In contrast, Jewish minorities in the Arab lands have been denied the fundamental rights of citizenship. Under threats of violence and acts of…

… violence, Jews in numbers com- parable to the total number of Arab refugees who voluntarily left Israel in 1948 have fled the Arab lands. While these refugees have settled in Israel with full rights of…

… citizenship, the Arab refugees of 1948 have not been integrated by their Arabic host countries. Jordan to be sure has given them citizenship, but not employ- ment; Syria denies them citizen- ship while it…

… conscripts them for military service; Lebanon confines them to their camps. The mass of the Arab refugees remain second- class citizens in the very countries which invited their flight, and which now so loudly…

… Sees Best Hope In Mid-East's Neutrality Stage 'it' Screen The best hope for the West would be for the Arab countries to be neutral, Prof. George Hour- ani, of the near eastern studies department…

… declared recently on a University radio program. Abdulla D. Fayyad, of Rifa'i, Iraq, one of the graduate students participating in the WUOM-FM panel discussion, called for United States withdrawal from the…

… direct- ly connected with the East-West fight. "It is a drive of the Arab people for unity," he emphasized. He continued by describing the rivalry between Egypt and Meso- potamia which goes back to Bib…

…- lical times. It also was noted that Arab na- tionalism started when the Arabs were brought into contact with the West and this was continued when Arab unity and nationalism suffered a setback by Britain…

…. United Arab Republic President Gamal Abdul Nasser was dynamic enough to seize the lead in the Arab world, Prof. Hourani said. This was emphasized by what Fayyad termed "the Palestine dis- aster." Nasser…

… 'Demon' Fayyad continued by saying that there are some Arabs who are willing to cooperate with the West, but "only on an equal foot-l ing." As an example Fayyad saidl he feels the rebels in Iraq have no…

… intention of nationalizing oil. To Prof. Bretton's question!1 whether a unified Middle East1 could resist the Soviet Union, Prof. Hourani replied that the best hope for the West would be for Arab countries to…

… music school students and fac- ulty. Some new materials will be played along with older works. Scloff Gives Diary To U' A valuable manuscript diary dating back to 1778 was accepted by the Regents Friday…

…, Detroit -- "The Little Hut" with Walter Slezak, at 8 p.m. today through Sunday. MUSIC Aud. A, Angell Hall - Student recital by Russell Reed, trumpet. at 8:30 p.m. Thursday. Aud. A, Angell Hall - Student…

… recital by Richard Harrison, clar- inet, at 4:30 p.m. Sunday. Aud. A, Angell Hall - Student recital by John Zei, baritone, at 8:30 p.m. Sunday. Hill Auditorium - School of Music Concert: "Music and the…

… 4 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, October 4, 1993 tw £id~4jn Imtti -im Lasser 420 Maynard Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan JOSH Dulow Editor in…

… Palestinian Arabs, there are certain factors that pose substantial worry. An article by Katherine Metres, in the editorial section of the Daily (9/27/93), illustrates one of my fears. In her own analysis of the…

… "Arab- Israeli Conflict," it is important to identify the historical conditions from which many of the contemporary problems have stemmed. While presenting today's lopsided percentages of Jewish and Arab…

… Palestinian Mandate, was the predecessor to what is today Jordan- a country whose current population is over 65 percent Palestinian Arab. Also omitted from Metres' historical account was mention of the Arab…

…'s opposition at every opportunity for negotiated territorial division. In 1937, England's Peel Commission (a body that sought solution to the Arab- Zionist struggles) recommended the partition of two states: an…

… Arab one, to occupy the majority of land west of the Jordan River; and a Jewish one. The Zionists accepted the offer, the Arabs refused. Again in 1947, when partition was suggested by the United Nations…

…, the Zionists accepted - the Arabs chose to wage war! Metres then addressed the issue of Arab refugees. Her accusation was twofold: A) Israel expelled Arab inhabitants in 1948 and 1967, and; B) Israel is…

… breaking international law by not adhering to U.N. Resolution 242. However, these allegations are void of factual accuracy. First, Arab dispersion in 1948 was initiated by the Palestinian Arab leader himself…

…- Haj Amin Al Husseini, the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem. After the Arab rejection of Partition, when the armies of Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia stood poised to push the Zionists into…

… the Mediterranean, the Mufti warned Palestinian Arabs that failure to flee from their homes may cause them to fall casualty to the imposing Arab onslaught. Secondly, Resolution 242 has many components…

… masses, will move or not depends on the cur- rent atmosphere in the Arab lands. I am very encouraged by several signs from the ,10,000 Arab students who are studying in the U.S.A. and Canada, and I do know…

…Seventy-Sixth Year EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS OF THE UNrVERSITY OF MICHIGAN UNDER AUTHORITY OF BOARD IN CONTROL OF STUDENT PUBLICATIONS WheO pt 420 MAYNARD ST., ANN ARBOR, MICH. NEWS PHONE: 764…

… Problem: The Arab View Vietnam Power Politics: Night of the GeneraIs IN VIETNAM, General Ky's withdrawal as a presidential candidate in favor of Lt. General Nguyen Van Thieu, a move looked on by some as a…

… Sinai. Without Egypt, no other Arab state will talk. -BEN GURION New York Times, June 18, 1967 -from I. F. Stone's Weekly, July 3, 1967 By IMAD KHADDURI Daily Guest Writer Fifty years ago, with the…

… signing of the Balfour Declaration, the seeds of the Zionist movement in Europe began to ferment into one of the most complex political and human problems of this century, the Arab-Israeli conflict. After…

…- tively omitted facts and distorted the Arab point of view. The Zion- ist movement h a s exploited American Jewish emotional in- volvement in the s i t u a t ion through this distortion and gross…

… misrepresentation of the Arab people's rights and goals in order to gather huge amounts of money (more than $3 billion in the past twenty years)sthat is constantly sent over to Israel. It is only when war errupts in…

… Arab point of view of the Palestinian prob- lem and its effects on the Arab people and their national strug- gle. I do hope that the reader will not consider as a weakness the presentation of one point…

… of view as being mindless of the total problem or the Zionist point of view. The Arab point of view is to be heard in full if any objec- tive understanding of this prob- lem is desired. I shall not…

… problem is and what it is not. * First, it is a legal problem dealing with the rights of a dis- placed people; namely, the more than one million Arab refugees that were and still are the main consequences…

… confiscate Arab-owned absentee property in the occupied area to enlarge Jewish set- tlements. In Jerusalem, Arab students at Israel's largest university began a three-day hunger strike to protest the school…

…The Michigan Daily-Wednesday, May 24, 1978-Page 7 Arabs turn out own weapons CAIRO, Egypt (AP)-The Arabs have gone into the arms business in the Middle East, and the fledgling industry already is…

… selling its Western-designed military hardware ins half-dozen coun- tries. The Cairo-based consortium is welding Egyptian manpower and fac- tories, Western technology and Arab oil dollars in an effor to…

… lessen Arab dependence on foreign arms makers. PRODUCTION and diversification of the four-nation Arab arms consortium still lags far behind that of Israel, which produces and sells jet fighters, tanks…

…, missiles and a wide range of their weapons. The Arabs see the gap narrowing significantlyin the 1980s, and they view the project as making them less vulnerable to foreign embargo. Egypt, the key producer of…

… because of mounting Egyptian ar- Arab mayor claims land-grab by Israel TEL AVIV (AP)-A tug-of-war over West Bank lands erupted yesterday as an Arab mayor claimed that the Israeli government is schemingto…

…'s ban on organized Arab cultural or political activity. ELIAS FREIJ, mayor of Bethlehem, said he was officially informed April 12 that about 80,000 acres of land around his town, owned by Arabs residing…

…-rich Arab states are quietly buying West Bank real estate to prevent Israeli seizure, but that has not been substan- tiated. The lands authority, which controls absentee property, said its only plans for West…

… government of Prime Minister Menachem Begin came to powera year ago. THE DAILY HAARETZ said Deputy 'Defense Minister Mordechai Zippori was examining means of seizing Arab land to expand existing Jewish set…

… run by the Arab Organization for Industrialization (AO I). AOI, an independent, profit-making company, says it plans to produce un- der license American Motors Corp., Jeeps, British helicopters and anti…

… woman and her three children, two of them infants, died. Hope said the group had received complaints from Arab students who were offended by the "Stop Arab Terrorism" statement that was origi- nally…

… the group with "discriminatory harassment" against Arab and Arab-American students on ,campus, according to University In- terim Student Policy Administrator Cindy Straub. Rackham graduate student…

…The Michigan Dily-- Tuesday, November 15, 1988-- Page 5 LSA student gov't candidates offer variety BY ED KRACHMER AND DAVID SCHWARTZ LSA Student Government has gone widely unnoticed in the past…

…, but making LSA students aware of its government's activities is high on each LSA-SG candidate's agenda in today's election. "There's a lot of people who don't know we're around, and that's a serious…

… problem," said Students for Academic Institutional Development (SAID) presidential candidate David Boris, a sopho- more. However, similarities between parties and candidates end there. As in the past, SAID…

… because they said LSA-SG should not be involved in campus politics, but should only deal with LSA students' academic concerns. "Our purpose is to work with students on an academic level," Boris said. "We…

… leave the political stuff to (the Michigan Student Assembly)." Independent Ben Weinberger, the only other presidential candi- date, criticized the current govern- ment for not doing more. "I don't think…

… be major concerns of LSA-SG. In addition, Weinberger said LSA students should vote on whether the proposed mandatory class on racism should be part of the LSA curriculum. SAID members disagreed, say…

… a middle ground, which he said other candidates are not willing to do. - Unlike SAID, the Meadow Party believes LSA-SG should ad- dress non-academic student con- cerns. "Something like the code should…

… be addressed because it af- fects all of the LSA students," Mullock said. Six independent candidates for executive council offer an alterna- tive to SAID and the Meadow Party. Gary Weisserman, a sopho…

… today, but I'm hurt and disappointed. I'm almost ashamed." See 60s, page 7 DMVID LUBIUNER/aily Rackham student Anthony Henderson, a speaker at the Annual Martin Luther King Day Unity March, told a crowd…

… of about 2,000 that Blacks cannot allow other people to define who the Black leaders are or who Blacks should listen to. Prof: Arab by Taraneh Shafii Daily Staff Writer Arab stereotypes in the mass…

… ArabF culture to thec the Modern La As consun inundated wit] cial and ethnic Stereotypes dren at a veryf toons, comic literature, andc listed a numb Arabs were por villains killing Exposure continue to b…

… stereotypes a portraits in American cans through comedians, computer crowd of over 125 in games, music videos, and television nguages Building. programs. Arabs are portrayed as ei- mers of media we are ther…

…- ble, Arab terrorists backed by an strips, comic books, Arab government tried to take over dolls, he said. Shaheen American wheat fields. Shaheen er of examples where pointed out that in the movies…

…, rtrayed as low-lifes and Arabs hijack airplanes, kill unarmed Americans. families, and torture Americans. to Arab stereotypes "Culture teaches us that an Arab ombard adult Ameri- is a terrorist, a terrorist…

…, a terrorist, bound in media until it becomes one word, Arab-ter- rorist," he said. Shaheen explained that often Arabs are incorrectly associated with other religious, racial or ethn'c groups. In an…

… issue of a Batman comic book, the Joker was described as an Iranian-Arab. Though Iran is located in the Middle East, its geography does not make it an Arab nation. Another common error is assum- ing that…

… all Arabs are Muslims and all Muslims are Arabs, said LSA sophomore Maherin Gangat who at- tended yesterday's discussion. "When people say Arab, the ma- jority assume Muslim," she said. An issue…

… addressed during the question and answer period suggested the possibility that there is a ten- dency for Arabs to be portrayed nega- tively in the news because some producers are pro-Israel and anti- Arab…

… night. Hosted by the office of Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs (MESA), the event concluded a month of Arab cultural festivities featuring workshops, performances and guest speakers. The ceremony…

… began with Arabic food and people gathering around tables. MESA Program Manager Jesús Galvan greeted students and families as they walked into Trotter Center. Taubman freshman Lynn Samman…

…, the event coordinator for the closing ceremony, began by thanking MESA and the Arab Student Association for their support in empowering the Arab community on campus. She then recognized…

… YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Former music professor sentenced to prison for sex crimes In the mid-1980s, a North Carolina School of the Arts student took a brave step that affected the rest of her…

… high school career: she met with Robert Hickok, the school’s dean, to report that Stephen Shipps, her violin teacher, had attempted to kiss her during her lesson. The student requested anonymity…

…, the student remembered Hickok’s response. “(Shipps is) a very affectionate man: ‘Are you sure you didn’t misunderstand it?’” Meghan recalled Hickok saying. (Hickok is deceased; two students…

… reports. It is also unclear if the school communicated these complaints to the University of Michigan. In 2017, a former student of Shipps’s emailed the then-interim dean of the Music, Theatre & Dance…

… music, the chair of strings and the director of a youth music program through the Music, Theatre & Dance School. He had previously served as the school’s associate dean. The former student that…

… MichiganDaily.com Stephen Shipps receives five years after guilty verdict on exploitation of a minor The Arab Heritage Month Closing Ceremony took place at the Trotter Multicultural Center Thursday…

… each of the Arab Heritage Month committee members, thanking them for their work in putting on various events throughout the past month. “We would like to recognize all our committee members…

…Sventy-Tird Year EDrrED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS OF THE UNIERsTY OF MICHIGAN UNDER AUTHOtrF OF BOARD rN CONTROL OF STUDENT PULICATIONS Where Op A STUDENT PUxLICATIONS BLDG., ANN ABoR, MiCH., PHONE o 2…

…. -JOHN WEILER -MICHAEL HARRAH LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Readers Discuss Arab-Israeli Dispute To the Editor: I WISH to correct Mr. Y. Barnea of the Israeli Consulate on two points that he mentioned in his…

… had collapsed. The Pales- tinian Arabs, who are mostly refu- gees today, have always been and still are the rightful owners of oc- cupied Palestine. Second, Arab plans to utilize their water resources…

… are not un- productive. The Arabs in a spirit of conciliation, have carefully con- sidered many regional plans to de- velop the Jordan River. (The Mac- Donald Project, the Burger Plan, the Baker Harza…

… Plan, the Jhon- ston Plan, etc.) These plans have taiten into account water needs in Israeli controlled territory. This is in contrast to Israel's ac- tions of ignoring Arab rights and depriving them of…

… their vital and essential needs. Present Arab proj- ects are aimed to utilize waters of rivers that flow in Arab terri- tories without affecting waters under Israeli control. * *' * ISRAEL is under two…

… limitations limitations which make it insuffi- cient in law to submit any counter complaint against the Arabs for carrying out their small local proj- ects. First, to constitute a valid case for diversion, the…

…,. . To the Editor: LAST WEEK I came across your a r t icle reporting on Mr. Thashim Bashir's talk on Israeli- Arab relations. I would like to make a few remarks on this for the sake of truth and…

… correctness. Mr. Bashir, is quoted as saying that the Arabs in Israel have "lost" part of their land. No Israeli citizen, Arab, Jew or other, "loses" his land. Land just isn't robbed, confiscated or…

… "nationalized" in Israel. If any person in Israel no longer owns land he once owned, it is because he sold it, of his free will, for the price he chose. The only case of citizens (Jews as well as Arabs) being…

…. Prof. John Dawson of the law school will moderate a panel discussion between two Arab ard two Israeli students. CA us SA E 0O Y " NEW r 1955=1956 -~ a a ~a a a a a a a a a a a - p .- - T! "TT…

… opera workshop under the direction of Prof.. Josef Blatt of the School . of Music and Prof. Valentine Windt of the Depart- ment of Speech make up the musical contribution. Students in the advanced theatre…

… office October 31. The laboratory play production division of the speech department is designed to give students study- ing dramatics the opportunity to act and to direct and produce actual plays. Group…

… to Discuss Religious Needs A meeting to evaluate the reli- gious needs of students will be held on the third floor of the Union today. Representatives of campis- or- ganizations and Lane Hall student…

… campus as well as to discuss the type of program most valuable to students. The consultation will begin at 9:30 a.m., include dinner at the Union and continue into the eye- ning. 'U' Develops Army Tank…

… made among Arab nations by concluding a deal in which Communist mili- tary equipment will be supplied Egypt. The Baghdad pact is not pri- marily a military alliance, although it provides for joint…

… depart- ment, the all-day program will be highlighted by a morning discus- sion of the topic "Resolved: That the Federal government should guarantee higher education to qualified high school students by…

… Arab Tension WASHINGTON (R) - American officials . are talking hopefully again about winning Arab approval of a river development plan con- ceived as a means of reversing Arab-Israeli tensions…

… strongly with the gloomy picture painted in Washington last week. The as- sessment then was that the 120- million-dollar irrigation-dam pro- posal was on the verge of collapse after the Arab states, led by…

… Leb- anon and Syria, voted at Cairo to delay it for further study. "The Arab states asked for more time and that seemed like a rea- sonable request," Johnston said. "After all, both Lebanan and Syr- ia…

… AWARD Only American Film to be so Honored Editor's Note-The following ac- count of the day of Olympic terror in which 11 Israeli team members, five Arab guerrillas and a German po- liceman were killed…

… pounding on his door. He opened the door and lunged at the lanky Arab stand- ing in the doorway.' The Arab pulled the trigger on his pistol. Once, twice, three times, and Weinberg slumped to the floor, dying…

… airliner stood, its lights on. The men in- side were dressed like crew- men. They were police, but they were withdrawn before the heli- copters arrived. It was judged too frisky. Two Arabs went over to in…

…- spect the airliner. As they re- turned to the helicopters, the police sharpshooters opened fire. The two Arabs who had re- mained by the helicopters spun at the impact and went down, clawing at the ground…

…. It was nearly 11 p.m. by now and firing stopped. A police loudspeaker blared out calls for surrender of the terrorists in German, English and Arabic. There was silence. At midnight, an Arab terror- ist…

… the door to a small balcony and from there escaped. As he hurled himself through the door he heard the chatter of a submachine gun. An Arab had fired through the door into the body of Romano, who fell…

…- leyball court. ' Upstairs on the third floor Luis Friedman, a Uruguayan team official, was first awaken- ed by guttural cries in Arabic and then he listened intently to the sound of firing. A young Arab…

… with a subma- chine gun knocked on his door. "Uruguayan?" the Arab ask- ed. Friedman nodded. "You got any competition to- day?" the Arab said with an arrogant grin. "If you have, we'll take you over to…

… when compared to those of others. Many prejudice Arab-Americans are continually questioned by the FBI. In Los Angeles, immigration authorities have illegally rounded-up Arabs with both student visas and…

…OPINION Page 4 Wednesday, March 30, 1988 The Michigan Daily I I Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan Indian-Americans misrepresented Vol. XCVIII, No. 121 420 Maynard St…

…" that graduate ployeel students have been singled out for an expired excessive tax burden. This is little The C comfort to those students whose tax bill (GEO)i alone exceeds their entire month's pay- of…

… has been done except to create loan nancial programs at the University Credit kind of Union and Rackham Graduate School this urn whereby students have the privilege of Thus fa falling into debt in order…

… graduate students. Alternatives em- Porr ployed by other universities such as w ed Michigan State or Illinois include: rais- meaninj ing salaries to cover the tax, granting Stude state residency status to…

… out-of-state show th students, or reclassifying tuition 12:30 tc students as scholarships. D'Arms dis- such solutions for University of gan students by saying ses appropriate for one univer- rarely…

… right to call for a mass boycott March tax bill and a public Undergraduate students have for concern as their education fer if their TAs will are forced to ght in order to pay unjust taxes. te students…

… administrators 3 that graduate students denied a wage might not give a favorable >sion of the University to ctive students should be very d. And should do something gful to rectify the situation. ents, faculty…

… tendency of individuals to stereo- type and label whole classes of people based on the achievements or failures of a few individuals. Although many Indian students do well in school, just as many do not…

…. There are also many individuals on this campus who have turned to face those , issues. The University of Michigan Asian Student Coalition (UMASC) and the In- dian-American Student Association (IASA) will…

… residents of Dheisheh village, the Arab refugee town outside Bethlehem I mentioned in this space last week. The seven students and leaders I spoke with at Dheisheh are more negatively disposed toward Israel…

… its physical comfo Obliquity "By Joshua Peck votes for beautiful He has made a personal crusade of per- .d stately suading the Arabs to keep their ancient and d for its distinctive architectural styles…

… intact, even as houses a they begin to modernize their living and ts culture working places. He is concerned that the hosted a Arabs, in hopes of emulating the more attracted technologically advanced…

… societies of Europe, all over will abandon Arabic forms for the monotonous building styles adopted by the Jews of Tel Aviv, ut Dalya, for instance.. rts, or its . In pursuit of his quest, he spends much of…

… his time traveling to Arab towns around the coun- try, meeting with Arab civic and religious leaders, and explaining how modern roads, of- fices and homes can be designed around traditional Arab modes…

… of construction. THE PARTICULARS of Yom-tov's work are clearly unimportant from the point of view of establishing peace; who cares whether the en- trace to some little Arab town is bedecked with a…

… blocky underpass or a gracefully rounded Islamic-style arch? The important thing about hitheatre. the architect's efforts are his motivations, s unosten- especially as interpreted by his Arab vance the…

… colleagues. ny Israeli It is clear that he cares that the non-Jewish tov, which residents of the country sustain their rich He chose traditions. He has respect and deep under- Romania standing for Arab…

… conceptions of beauty, par- rfectly his ticularly (but not exclusively) with regard to architecture. His enthusiasm for things ture - a Islamic and Arab must sit well with the Arabs; ted with here is one…

… Zionist, at least, who clearly wants way he has a harmonious relationship with his Semitic and trust brothers, and not the dominator-and- l borders, dominated arrangement the Arabs generally lated Oc…

… miscalculation." S now available 11 U I Checking NOVEMBER 29: A TRAGIC DAY IN HISTORY FOR THE PALESTINIANS. The Arabs have rejected a British report call- interest may hurt a ing for dividing Palestine…

… into two states, one NOVEMBER 29, 1937 Jewish and one Arab. Arab revolts against the NOVEMBER 29, 1947 British continue, killing many Jews and Arab moderates. The U.N. Security Council votes to…

… divide Pales- tine into two states, one Jewish and one Arab, but the Arabs reject partition and launch a war to claim all of Palestine. Jordan and Egypt annex much of proposed Palestinian homeland. After…

… higher balance in checking accounts, which would serve to increase banks' money supplies. Students and others who typically keep a relatively low balance in thei checking accounts are better off with…

… the interest, and may even lead to losses, she said. CHARLES LAHEY, an Ann Arbor Bank and Trust executive, said the in terest checking accounts would be best for "those students who have $1,000 to…

… deposit." But, he added, "experience has shown that the average student just doesn't keep that much in his account." Local credit unions have 'been allowed to offer interest on checking accounts for the…

… past five years. In- terest rates at the credit unions are lower than those of commercial banks' but restrictions are fewer. The Ann Arbor Co-op Credit Union open to all University students, offers a…

… checking service with interest called a "Share Draft Account" that has no minimum balance and no service charge. "Students shouldn't be penalized for withdrawing their own money," said Leo Murray, manager of…

… in regular checking," said Robert Hofmann, manager of the University of Michigan Employee's Credit Union. 'U' drafts housing plan' for foreign students tcontinued from Page NOVEMBER 29, 1980 of our…

… people." (Damascus) Intransigence still keeps the Palestinians out of the peace process. THE TRUE TRAGEDY OF THE PALESTINIANS: 43 YEARS OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR A PALESTINIAN HOMELAND LOST THROUGH ARAB…

…: They'll say I'm paranoid and I say paranoid Jews live longer. Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan "We don't drive Arabs out. Not because I don't want to drive Arabs out, I…

…OPINION Page 4 Friday, January 30, 1987 The Michigan DoIu Kahane wants Arabs out of Israel This continues yesterday's interview of Rabbi Meir Kahane by Daily staffer Steve Blonder. Kahane…

… would love to drive Arabs out. But we can't do it yet." -Rabbi Meir Kahane Is Israel ready to take in the large number of American Jews? They have no choice. Israel wasn't made as a country which can…

…, dwarfs, small dwarfs. The, Arab population growth threatens the existence of a Jewish state within -ten to fifteen years. D: Do you have problems with controlled allotments of Arabs living in Israel? K: If…

… the Arabs of Israel are prepared to accept non-citizenship status, then they could live there. If they were willing to have personal rights, economic rights, social rights, cultural rights, and…

… voted in a law of return which allows the Jews in, they could do the same thing and invite the Arabs in. They can change the name of the country to Palestine. They can start calling them Palestine bonds…

…. We'll have the UAA- The United Arab Appeal. The Palestine National Fund will. be planting trees all over Palestine. That's what I don't want. D: How many Arab Knesset members are there now? K: Nine…

…, but don't kid yourself. Let me tell you the difference between now and what was. For twenty-five years, the Jews were able to deal with the heads of the Arab clans or villages. These "were old guys, who…

… for money, you could buy them. Today, there is a new Arab in Israel. He's an educated one and they are taking over now. Among the great mistakes Israel has made, has been the educating of Arabs. The…

… most dangerous Arab is the educated Arab because the revolution doesn't come from the numb and the dumb. It comes from the intellectual. We train the future leaders of the PLO at this moment at Hebrew…

… former director of the Michigan Anti-Defa- mation League, to an audence of students at University Hillel last night. Chaldeans, Arabs clash over belly dancing By Andy Tsang For the Daily DEARBORN…

… cultural presentations were enjoyed by everyone. The Chaldean American Student Association drew the ire of some Arab American students - who make up a large demographic on the Dearborn cam- "I feel it d+ pus…

… Muslims in the Mid- dle East speak Arabic as their pri- mary language. CASA's similar presentation last year featured belly dancers that many Arab students said they felt were inap- propriately dressed and…

… played on a ste- reotype of Arab culture. "I feel it degrades women, as a Muslim and a woman," said Student Government representative Dyania Macki. Fellow representative Jamil Khui- ja echoed her…

… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, February 23, 2005 - 3 * ON CAMPUS 'U' to host panel on Bill Cosby The Detroit Project, the National Association of Black Journalists and . Michigan Student…

… for a Univer- sity student and $4 for the general pub- lic. For more information on the event, contact Susan Pile at 763-3202. CRIME NOTES Damaged chair found in Markley A housing officer on a routine…

… currently no suspects. Students trapped in elevator Several people were stuck on an ele- vator last night in South Quad Residence Hall, according to DPS. The people got out of the elevator after a short time…

… compelling stories with a gathering of students and local residents. Lobenthal's hope was to convey the relevance of these experiences to the current struggle against intolerance. Lobenthal said there is still…

… - Students and faculty at the University's Dearborn campus joined together Monday for the 12th year in a row to celebrate Ethnic Diversity Day in Kochoff Hall at the University Center - but not all the…

… - who said they felt that the wOmen, o two female belly dancers perform- Muslim a ing during CASA's a segment of the pro- a woman gram misrepresent- ed Arab culture: Chaldeans, who Stu are historically…

… jungle? Or are you just looking for something fun, even ful- filling to do between classes? Mideast O1: A potential ace up the Arabs' sleeve war STUDENT COUNSELING OFFICE, a student-run, student…

…Page Two THE MICHIGAN DAILY Tuesday, October 9, 1971 Page Two THE MICHIGAN DAILY Tuesday1 October 9, 197 SAFARI LEADERS WANTED Are you interested in helping fellow students, lost in the academic…

… Penny. OR come to pur Counselor orien- tation meeting WEDNESDAY, OCT. 11, 7:30 p.m.- 1018 ANGELL HALL. 763-1552. i By FRED COLEMAN said they thought unified Arab use co n tin u es An AP News Analysis…

…. weapon in the Arab arsenal. experts believe the situation is now "THERE WAS no word on the Experts in London agree that if fundamentally different than it was Soviet leader's response, but Mos- the weapon…

… is used the result would during the June 1967 Arab-Israeli cow has so far issued no call for likely be oil shortages in Western conflict when the oil weapon was a ceasefire. Europe, Japan and to some…

… degree used to little effect. At the start of the 1967 war, the United States. Higher fuel The Arabs then accused the West M o s c o w immediately branded prices and perhaps rationing could of aiding…

… occupied Arab lands. This on the Arabs to tread carefully they realized they needed the oil time, however, Soviet leaders have before unleashing the oil weapon. income more than the West needed simply warned…

… Jordan remain- some Arab states may yet decide die East oil boycott by saying of ed quiet with no indication that to cut back oil supplies in an at- the Arabs, "Let them drink oil." King Hussein would take…

… world oil producing AS A RESULT of the 1967 can- such a cutback in Arab capitals capacity and current demand is flict, Jordan lost the West Bank even before the outbreak of hos- between two and three per…

… that the new war probably means that if only one radical commandos. would change the politics of oil. Arab oil producer, like Libya, were -- - MOST E X P ER T S here w h o to cut off its supplies there…

… Seventy-Fifth Year EDITEV AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN UNDER AUTHORITY OF BOARD IN CONTROL OF STUDENT PUBLICATIONS 1 STEEL NEGOTIATIONS: Wages-Efs on 41 Gold Flow' Where…

… must be noted in all reprints. THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1965 NIGHT EDITOR: ROBERT HIPPLER 'U' Must Prepare Students For Specialized World AMERICAN EDUCATION at the univer- sity level is a curious two…

… undergraduate decide what field to study, by giving him a taste of many subjects. Further, it cannot be denied that educa- tional broadening is necessary. The student in the engineering col- lege, no matter how…

… POSSIBLE that the overrid- ing problem with the liberal arts edu- cation in its current form is simply that it is too broad. Students today well know that they will be expected to function expertly in a…

… broad, unspecific study (often even at the concentration level) are con- tributing to the helpless and often de- spairing states of mind, prevalent among so many university students. When stu- dents start…

… members won a time out yesterday in their round of bitter debate marked by Soviet-Arab demands that Israel give up Arab territory it won in battle. Ambasador Hans R. Tabor of Denmark the council president…

… arose. B Soviet-Arab Demands .4 But in any event, there ap- peared no change that the 15-na- tion council would go along with Soviet-Arab demands for con- demnation of Israel as an aggres- sor, and a…

… Rockefeller of murdering Arabs "by proxy." Goldberg objected that Baroody was interfering in the internal af- fairs of the United States by com- menting on figures in U.S. public life. On other aspects of the…

… wiretapping. ogram for Palestinian Arab ther cases. In another 5-4 decision, the refugees. ocouthphed heaonempso And Justice Tom C. Clark made court upheld the contempt of New Wave final his retirement, an…

… leaders for desegregation Arab states mainly to Jordan is attorney general. demonstrations in Birmin ;ham, Ala.. in 1963. The dissenters were Warren and Justices William J. Brennan, Wil- liam O. Douglas…

… the Arabs from the penalties of their defeat by Israel. But so far the Kremlin is play- ing the same cautious role that it followed before and during the brief Middle East war-and, that has not been…

… Arab armies. Now, with the whole top echelon of British commanders recalled, the Legion could become a tool of Arab leaders aiming to' A Student Debate The world's most crucial area - the Middle East…

…- currence. What are the big issues? Why are they so irreconcilable? Daily readers can judge for themselves in this debate be- tween representatives of the Is- raeli and Arab Student organi- zations on campus…

… Sixty-Sixth Year EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN UNDER AUTHORITY OF BOARD IN CONTROL OF STUDENT PUBLICATIONS STUDENT PUBLICATIONS BLDG. * ANN ARBOR, MICH. * Phone NO 2…

… must be noted in all reprints. Y, MARCH 25, 1956 NIGHT EDITOR: ERNEST THEODOSSIN Minimum Membership Rule Limits New Groups Israeli View- Israelis Withdraw from Arab Land By LILY LAHAV ONCE AGAIN…

… of Lt. Gen. John Baggot Glubb, the British commander of the Arab Legion. Since the armistice treaties, attacks from across the borders on settlements and on fishermen on the Sea of Galilee have…

… happened continually. Hundreds of civilians have been killed and thousands wounded in so-called border incidents. In addition to this, the continu- ous announcements of Arab statesmen and leaders, calling…

… for vengeance and threatening with a "Second round," the aggressive intentions of the Arab States have been obvious. Nevertheless, it seems that the Western powers realized this fact only through the…

… danger of war in the Middle East lies in possible Arab aggres- sion. Although Gen. Glubb was considered anti-Israel, the Legion under British command was considered as a possible restraining factor on the…

… in law. He is for- mer president of the Arab club. Arab View- Peace Pact Would Relieve Tensions By KHALID A. AL-SHAWI THE TRAGEDY or Palestine started in 1947 when the United Nations created Israel…

… consequence; what matters is that Israel is now in existence and must remain. Even though this attitude forms a bad precedent in interna- tional relations and world morality, the Arabs recently showed their…

… Arab hardliners - called rejection- ists. And the biggest losers - bigger than the leaders of Is- rael's defeated Labor Party - may have been the moderate Arah powers who have staked their prestige on…

… fifth Arab-Israeli wat became inevitable. "All this talk of a- Geneva conference does is raise false hopes," the leider of the Pal- estine Liberation Organization (PLO> , Yasser Arafat, remark- ed early…

…-wing Likud Party's victory has changed all that. The Israeli electorate has not only voted into power a gov- ernment even less likely than its predecessor to negotiate a peace acceptable to the Arabs. It has…

… greatly strengthened the militant side of the Arab debate over how to deal with Israel's decade-long occupation of Arab territories and continued oppo- sition to the establishment of a Palestinian homeland…

…. The Israeli voters, in fact, may even have elected a gov- ernment that will alienate its foremost ally, the United States. Just as Israel's Arab neigh- bors are eager, for the first time in history, for…

… a res- olution unlikely, and Arab con- ciliation just encourages Israel to retain its conquests forever. Only mutual concessions can bring peace, Arafat believes. Even Israeli peace proposals that…

… have incurred major oppo- sition inside Israel itself, PLO leaders contend, offer the Arabs little except permanent Israeli annexation of its most important 1967 conquests. In response, moderate leaders…

… wipe out the guerrilla bases within its neighbors' borders. Israel's new Begin govern- ment faces a crucial dilemma. Will it offer some hope of peace- ful negotiation, thus cultivating Arab moderation…

… of the Palestinian cause. Furthermore, we believe that most of the Arab students on this campus, who devotedly adhere ±o the idea of a secular-democratic state, sincerely believe that it is a…

…G rMA. 14 .aMS 4 Av AI6A An Israeli perspective The Mid East debacle The Michigan Daily Edited and managed by Students at the University of Michigan Wednesday, May 7, 1975 . News Phone: 764…

… sound case is full of ironies. Until t h e ear- ly 60's, the gospel was Arab unity. Arabs from Palestine were considered part of the great Arab nation from the At- lantic Ocean to the Persian Gulf. In…

… 1961 the Syrian region revolted and the United Arab Republic, the first step toward Arab unity, dissolved. Since then, Arabs from Palestine are not just Arabs, and certainly are not Jordanians, Syrians…

…, I r a- quis, Egyptians, or any of the other fifteen Arab states. An enormous intellectual process project was erected to explore the possible origins of Palestin- ian nationality. At the same time…

… devoted to pro- viding scientific proof that Jud- aism is a religion. Thus with more than a modicum of aca- demic arrogance, the Arabs are those who are entitled to deter- mine Jewish consciousness. "JEWISH…

… context, denying to others the rights one claims for oneself is considered chauvinism. When will radicals start to recognize Palestinian chauvinism? To all those who are inter- ested, the Arabs would…

… decent life, who knows, a decent human so- lution may terminate the con- flict in the Mideast. Unfortun- ately, that solution is incongru- ent with retrieving Arab pride. In a very real sense, the Arab…

… refugees are hostages in the per- petuation of this battle to re- trieve Arab pride, rather than the cause of it. WE HAVE committed a cu- siderable amount of space to expose the internal conflicts and…

… the time history brought home the fact that a national home for the Jews was indis- pensible, it raised the Arabs' consciousness. to an acceptance of their appropriate place in the family of nations…

…- weighted heavily with actions un- aotiated. freely entered into, and dents Association and the Arab favorable to the Arab states, the beneficial to both sides." Students Club. Arab countries have decided t…

… of non-alignment mented. "They ask, 'Why trad( -Daily-Allan Winder IMPROMPTU KAFFEEKLATSCH - Surrounded by a group of students from the Arab states, Fayez Sayegh (left) simultaneously eats breakfast…

…THE 'MICHIGAN DAILY SATURDAY. TINE MICWIG&1~J DAILY SATURnAY, FAYEZ SAYEGH EXPLAINS POSITION: Arab Neutralism FollowsNon-Alignment Policy Lecture Team Stresses Importance of Family By SEL3MA…

… SAWATA communism vs. demcracy. then implies two things, he continued: Arab neutralism does not mean there would be no disputing the one involving extricating the Arab' indifference to the moral issues…

… position the Arab states would countries from "the relations involved In the East-West con- take on such a question - but which have involved us for the fl'~t, or indifference to the ideolo- the present…

… day. "Since we muE cc -ler the world." and the other involving a Sayegh, counselor to the Arab political record of each side in more positive aspect - "cultivat- States delegation to the United deciding…

…? --eve- Sayegh said that in spite of this. Co has made no headwa: Middle East Adhere to Polk Also, the Arab states adhering to their polic alignmen, and haver any sort of pact with t U:.ion. Sayegh said…

…, Another political iss Sayegh said he think clearly understood by m question of the settleme estine by the Zionists formation of the Israel "The Arab states do prove of the morality o tablishment of the…

…." Sayegh explained that surances and provisio that the Arab refugees given the chance to choo er they will return to SOrganizata Notices Congregation 1 and Disci Cider Hour, Nov. 8, after g House. Folklore…

… 11:00 Thompson St. Unitarian Student Grup Nov. 9, 7 p.m. Unitaria Speaker: Dr. Albert Marckw eral Arts Approach to1 Rides provided at 6:45 p.m E., and W.Quads, Alice L ley, Stockwel and Victor * *5…

… be The debate was sponsored by, UAC as part of International Em- phasis Week. The Arab students originally chose Prof. Harold Wals* of Mich- igan State and an Ann Arbor Arab, Mohammed Shokeir. But the…

…." possible security problems, the the girls expressed a whole con- ivil Fouad Saleh, an Arab student, extra noise which might be as- Adlerrti of fears and anxieties," ciAdlerAexplained. "I wasn't im- krab…

…'cge Teri THE MICHIGAN DAILY Friday, March 23, 1969 ageMl TIIn 1 HiE MICHIGANIIII DAILY Friday,1 Ma.rc.h- - 28, 1--9-69- UJAC FORUM: Israeli expert debates Arab v-I-.1.1 ~hU/~3£~I '~'3 71!- A 4b…

… Israelis objected to an American debater, The Arabs then chose a member of the Palestine Liberation Organ- ization, political arm of the Arab resistance movements, to replace Walsh. Again the Israelis…

… objected. After involved negotiation which ended with cancellation of the de- bate, the Arabs chose Dr. Burn- hain Hammad, executive secretary of the Arab delegates at the United Nations. The Israelis then…

… of the "first moveme to operate on the assumption genocide of another people." He argued "Arab citizens Israel enjoy full rights and c liberties," and that the local A population doesn't support the…

… Fatahtin part because it "wa to avoid the terrorist subver that has occurred in nearly ev other Arab country." Dr. Hammad said "The Ar demonstrated their willingness a peaceful settlement by their s port for…

… the Security Councilp posals of November, 1967." He commented that Arabs " to establish a democratic state all groups and wish to huma Israel, not annihilate Jews." added "not all Jews are Zionis He…

…-open" now in ef- resident advisers, and voted to pro- Israeli student organization, said fect at Lloyd. seek the necessary funds to ac- "the debate should be between However. Dana Loomis '72 sup- complish…

… Gov- nize m Ben-Daksaid. We'd like to have that would be neat to try." ernors meeting. H-more discussion with Arab stu- -__ _______ _______ ___ He dents" and would like to see de- -_ sts. bates "between…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, September 8, 2008 -5A FINE A RPEIEW UMS looks to Arab world "Do you know what they say about guys with a big nose and big ears?" Empty beauty By…

… NORA FELDHUSEN Daily Arts Writer Every day we are bombarded by televi- sion and online images of the Arab world. Photographers and pundits shape our con- ception of this vast region, in which our country…

… is heavily invested, but from which we are culturally disconnected. But how often do we discuss Arabic art, music or dance? A few years ago, the University Musical Society (UMS) began to highlight a…

… differ- ent region of the world each season. They started with the Arab world and went on to explore Africa; Mexico, the Americas and Asia. This season, they are beginning the cycle again by returning to…

… the Arab world, a theme for which there is no shortage of varied artistic material to fill this year's roster. The theme of global performing arts, however, does not stray from UMS's regu- larly…

… impressive lineup. Highlights of this season, in addition to the Arab-themed UMS delivers another global lineup. performances, are the Mark Morris Dance Group from New York City and the upcom- ing return of…

… world-renowned theater group Complicit. The largest Arab-American community in the United States is about 40 miles from Ann Arbor in Dearborn, Michigan. Accord- ing to Claire Conley Rice, Interim Director…

…, UMS is attempting to "festivalize the approach to global pro- gramming" by adding more than just music to the roster. The festival includes a theatri- cal interpretation of "Richard III: An Arab…

… Tragedy." The play is set in an-unspecified oil-rich Gulf location and willbe performed in Arabic with English supertitles. According to Rice, the goal of these per- formances is not so much to send a…

… Maalem's interpre- tation of Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring." This season also includes a book group, with one session led by Zeitouna, the local Arab-Jewish women's group. The women will lead a…

…OBH is not the first Arab fraternity in the nation. However, Elharake said the founders of OBH decided to create their own fraternity so they could build the traditions of the group…

…” in Arabic, each member then revealed his name and pledged to support his fellow brothers. Many of the members introduced themselves through rap. Ahmad Saad, Business senior and OBH brother, said…

… after the University’s first Arab sorority, Epsilon Alpha Sigma Empowered Arab Sisterhood, introduced its first pledge class in a reveal show held in Angell Hall. EAS, which has chapters at…

… several other universities, is the first Arab sorority in the nation. Silan Fadlallah, LSA junior and president of EAS, said it was important for her sorority to attend OBH’s reveal show because EAS…

… had received support from the University’s Arab community at their own debut performance. “We’re here to show solidarity and support them, because we were the first Arab sorority to come to the…

… applications for Fall 2019. Elharake said his work with this campaign and his decision to found OBH reflect his desire to bring awareness to the Arab identity on campus. “Every year, I see Arab men…

… create, with the founding fathers, a peer-to- peer structure for Arab men to mentor each other.” Fadlallah echoed Elharake’s statement and said organizations like EAS and OBH aim to draw attention…

… to the presence of a distinctly Arab identity at the University and around the country. “The Arab identity as a race is often unrecognized and goes unrecognized because we don’t have a checkbox…

… checkbox and, within that, the Arab identity.” Throughout the performance, the recruits referred to themselves as lions, the symbol of the fraternity. According to Elharake, the symbolism harkens…

… Daily, Elharake said the members of OBH and the Arab community at the University embody the history of the Asiatic lions. “Their story has become our story,” Elharake said. “For decades, most…

… college's Arab student groups unite in cultural show Show includes spoken- word poetry, fashion show, stand-up comedy By Andrew Klein Daily Fine Arts Editor This Saturday, ArabOrgs - the stu- dent…

… groups include the Arab Student Association, the Egyptian Stu- dent Association, the Lebanese Student Association, Students Allied for Free- dom and Economic Equality and Medi- cal Students of Middle…

… culture," Jawad said. "We're trying to bring everyone together - Arab and non-Arab students alike." The show will begin Saturday at 9 p.m. at the Michigan Union Ballroom. It is free and open to the public…

… numbers. The event will take place at Rackham Auditorium at 8 p.m. Tick- ets are $6. Astronomical Society to give free look at the stars The Student Astronomical Soci- ety will allow the public to use its…

… Iraq and back to Syria. When nevertheless now Egpytian President Sadat mentions "peace with Israel" we do not know whe- ther to trust him. We trust more the words of Arab students on this campus…

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… education of high school students in the county, especially those who do not plan to go to college. Various studies of high school gradu- ates throughout the nation and locally have concluded that many, if…

… not most, high school students not planning on college graduate with few saleable skills. It is just such training, in a number of areas from business to transportation, that the center would have…

… state and federal governments to meet these needs. THOSE MOST HURT by yesterday's vote are those students who find that the emphasis on academic subjects in traditional high schools does not ade- quately…

… for their products, and write them a letter explaining why. It's OOL REFLECTION is required in the face of the controversy elicited by the advertisement "Arab Racism, Anti-Semitism" and the "Response…

… principle he sought to condemn in the ad, for his own re- ference to "Arabs as a people and collectively" confirms the proprie- ty of speaking about collectivities in history without being racist. The ad…

… the ad had generalized its statements to include Arab be- havior vis-a-vis other nations, or if it had spoken in terms of broad ethnic activity, that would indeed have been racism. But the ad merely…

…14 — Thursday, August 5, 2021 MiC The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com DEAN OF STUDENTS OFFICE 3100 Michigan Union 530 S. State St Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1308 deanofstudents@umich.edu 734…

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…-Ann Arbor. I identify as a Mus- lim Palestinian American woman, and I am currently studying on a pre-law track with hopes of majoring in public policy and minoring in Arab and Muslim Ameri- can…

… our first reading. I Intersectional feminism is real and alive REEM HASSAN MiC Columnist explicitly remember feeling as though you had taken my thoughts on the intersection of my Arab identity…

… model for funding AUSTEN HUPFORD/Daily LEFT: A crowd applauds Nobel Peace Prize laureate Tawakkul Karman who spoke in Rackham Auditorium yesterday. Nobel Prize winnerhighlights womens rolei Arab Spin…

…. She cited the University's educational programs and stu- dent body of more than 27,000 undergraduates and 15,000 grad- uate students as well as the Uni- versity's $1.24 billion research expenditures in…

… Daily Sounds of the Arab Spring reverberated off the walls of lrn c full Rarkhva i winner Tawakkul Karman led the audience through chants promoting women and peace. Karman, a journalist and senior member…

… of Al-Islah political party in Yemen, is the first Arab woman, the second Muslim and the first Yemeni person to win a Nobel Prize for her work with women's rights. Karman discussed the sweep- ing…

… changes in the Arab Spring, particularly women's roles in nnrcino hi-mvmn Thi man to speak on campus as part of the program's curriculum. Karman began her talk by making it clear that she is a…

… justice prevails. She emphasized the new role of Arab women in leading protest- ers in the revolutions for demo- cratic principles. "Women have become at the forefront of these demonstra- tions and lines in…

… semeni, torium yesterday, as 2011 co- University's Arabic Language and every Arab, and every recipient Nobel Peace Prize Flagship Program invited Kar- human being and every woman CAMPUS CRIME Man arrested…

… students SOUTH KOREA 687students TAIWAN 287students INDIA 752 students CHINA 1,747 students GRAPHIC BY H ELEN LIUEBLICH The countries with the most number of students who studied at the University in 2010…

…-2011. 'U' ranks eighth in number MICHIGAN STUDENT ASSEMBLY MSA seeks to fill rep. vacancies in election of international students Only one Rackham student running with 10 open seats By GIACOMO BOLOGNA…

… Daily StaffReporter With the polls for Michi- gan Student Assembly elec- tions open tonight at midnight, assembly members say they hope to fill current vacancies in the student government. The vacant…

… edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan. rews phone 764-0562. Second class postage paid at Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106. Published daily Tuesday through Sunday morning during the…

… of Smithsonian Magazine. FIGHTING CONTINUES: batte for Kien Due Arab countries use energy crisis in identifying friends, BEIRUT, (A) - An old Arab saying goes: "The friend of my enemy is my enemy…

… and the ene- my of my enemy is my friend." Many nations have suddenly learned the meaning of it - through the energy crisis. The Arabs have already iden- tified their enemies, beside Is- rael. The…

… oil boycott was extended to South Africa, Rhodesia and Portugal on the grounds that their white regimes are to black Africa what Israel is to the Arabs. So far this year about 20 black African states…

… have brok- en relations with Israel to sup- port the Arab cause, and in re- turn they asked the Arabs to strike a blow for their cause. THE ARABS are still trying to decide who their friends are. To spur…

… the selection process, they have cut oil production 25 per cent with the promise of fu- ture 5 per cent monthly cut- backs until Israel withdraws from occupied Arab territory and the Middle East…

… Arabs' biggest oil customers, were hardest hit. European Common Market countries, excluding the Neth- erlands, won a reprieve from the S per cent December cutback af- ter they issued a joint statement…

… calling for Israeli withdrawal from occupied Arab land and re- cognition of the "legitimate rights of the Palestinian people." Japan, Singapore and the Philippines followed suit and were likewise rewarded…

… by the Arabs. BUT THERE is still next year. Yamani, now in the United States, has said that Saudi Ara- bia will extend the exemption to Britain, France and Spain through January. Other coun- tries…

…, especially Japan, will have to do more to prove their friend- ship, tightening the economic blockade around Israel. Saudi Arabia has taken the lead in Arab oil policy. But so far there is only partial agree…

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… the Arab-Israeli power balance. Middle East experts speculat- ed that Sadat's bold move seems to have boostedhis per- sonal popularity and strength- ened his political power base. By all signs Sadat…

… sems to have reduced Egypt's military effectiveness overnight. But in the seemingly illogical world of Arab politics, he has re-established his position as a major Arab leader and de- cision maker. He…

… Barbers @611 E. University * neor Michigon Theatre late Abdel Gamel Nasser fired the imagination of the Arab world and won its overwhelm- ing support when he started defying the United States 16 years ago…

…. For the last five years, since the disastrous Arab-Israeli war of 1967, Egypt's leaders have been able to do little more than buy time. They have bought it repeat- edly by promising their people a final…

… peace from a posi- tion of weakness without jeo- pardizing his own position. His popularity was slipping. Cairo's once-dominant position in the Arab world was waning. Under the desert sun along the cease…

… military ad- visers erupted in several inci- dents. A petition attacking the- Soviet Union was presented to the National Assembly last May. This followed student riots in February and other outbreaks of…

… has provided $31 sbillion worth of military aid since 1955.- Nasser opened the door to Communist arms 17 years ago. Sadat seems to be closing it. In the Arab world the immediate public reaction has been…

… one of bewilderment and little com- ment. The question uppermost in most minds appear to be, "What now?" Only Sadat knows the ans- wer - but for the time being, he is again No. 1 in the Arab world…

… Middle East is full of dictatorships whose leaders use torture and terror to maintain power. Iraq is a perfect example. . UNTIL ITS WAR with Iran, Iraq was, to most. Americans, simply one of those Arab oil…

… Iraq's only legal political par- ty,. and its ideology is the only approved ideology. The Ba'ath raises Arab nationalism above all else in importance. Its narrow, xenophobic chauvinism is frightingly…

… who are Christian, non-Arab and, in fact, pre-date the Arabs in Iraq by over 2,500 years. But how did such a large number of non- Arabs end up living inside an Arab state? We must look back about 60…

… hopes of autonomy for the Kurds and Assyrian-Chaldeans were crushed. SINCE THAT TIME, it has been the policy of the Iraqi government to make "Arab Iraq" truly Arab; to suppress the national identity By…

… David Holzel of Kurds, Assyrian-Chaldeans, Jews; and other large non-Arab groups. Their progress towards this goal has met with stiff resistance. The Kurds rebelled against their Arab masters for most of…

… in Algiers. In return for withdra.wing support for the Kurds, the Shah was given the Shatt al-Arab waterway and three Persian Gulf islands. (Last September, Hussein reneged on the treaty and attacked…

… thousands who have reached America, show that oppression by the Ba'ath and forced Arabization of non-Arabs continues in Iraq today. ARABS ARE BEING settled in the north on lands where Kurds and Assyrian…

… Student Religious As- sociation is quoted as saying that "Jews are as harsh and feel as strongly in their anti-Arab sentiment as the Nazis in Germany do toward Jews. So much feeling is shown that the Arabs…

…THE MICHIGAN DAILY AT, - _ r E ]HIGAN DAILY Letter Answers Charges 'On. ArabJew Struggle DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN Publication in the Bulletin is constructive notice to all members of the…

… University. Copy received at the office of the Summer Session until 3:30; 11:00 am Saturday until 3:30; 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. .,4 ' ' Edited and managed by students of the University of Michigan under…

… atmosphere especially created to parallel that of a real French home, more than 40 students of French gather each evening to converse in French, to become versed in French customs and to learn to appreciate…

… are winning the support of some Christians, people who in their time have suffered at the Arabs' hands." This is so rank an untruth, and does the Jewish people so grave an injustice, that I wish to…

… plight in the present dis- turbing world situation should not be made hard- er by Christians. The truth of the matter is that Arabs them- selves have not made such rash statemnts as Mr. Morgan is quoted to…

… have uttered last Tues- day. Arabs who are mobilizing forces against the reconstruction of the neglected Holy Land by Jews out of nationalistic motives admit that Jews have brought prosperity to the land…

…. They admit that Jewish efforts are responsible for raising the standards of the Arab masses in Palestine whose position is as, a result of these efforts far superior to the status of their kinsmen in…

… Egypt, Trans-Jordania, Iraq and other Arabic countries. We have yet to encounter among the arguments advanced by the Arabs against Jewish colonization the fantastic statement accredited to Mr. Morgan…

…-that the attitude of the Jews of Palestine to the Arabs is comparable to that of the Nazis to the Jews. Not only is Mr. Morgan's rash statement con- trary to fact, but the opposite is true. The fact. that…

… two-dozen delegates before he spoke symbolizes the Arab refusal to come to terms with Israel's existence. All 21 members of the Arab League and about nine communist and non- Arab delegates left the…

… emergency session yesterday when Israel's Yehuda Blum rose to deliver an ad- dress. BLUM SAID THE walkout sym- bolized "the root cause of the Arab- Israeli conflict, that is, the refusal of the Arab world to…

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…, Phone 764-0557 from 1:00 to 3:00 P.M. Monday through Friday, and Saturday 10:00 'til 11:30 A.M. I *1 i By LEONARD PRATT MISIANPRESIDENT Habib Bourgiba accused United Arab Republic President Gamal…

… Abdel Nasser last Sunday of trying to "exercise an exclusive leadership of the Arab world in such a way as to appear uncontested master of its destinies, with all the ad- vantages that would bring." This…

… charge, which would have been unheard of any .other time in the last year and a half, pro- vides a convenient historical wat- ershed for observing the new " splits that are occurring in the Arab bloc: THE…

… style. Backed by Communist power,, Nasser set about to create a uni-; fled Arab state, the United Arab; Republic, with himself at its head.; He: got his wish in 1958, but his troubles were far from over…

…. It took Nasser another five years to finally whip the Arab bloc into some semblance of unity. This semblance appeared to be real- until some two weeks ago when the underlying diversities in what Nasser…

… had tried to paint as a unified Arab world made them- selves -felt. ALL THROUGH the struggle for Arab unity, the key Nasser rallying point has been Israel, and so it was quite unexpected that the real…

… signs of diversity would also appear over Israel. When West Germany recently in- dicated it would soon recognize Israel, Nasser rightfully saw a threat to his key argument for holding the Arab bloc…

… leadership of Egypt's President Nasser (above). tried to ask all Arab states to completely break with West Ger- many in reprisal for the recogni-1 tion. Such a break would mean com-1 plete economic disaster…

… for manyl of the Arab states. This is because most of them are "primary pro-l ducers," that is, they produce mostly raw materials in contrast to finished industrial goods. Be- cause of this, they do…

… Bromna Dagy Stafff Reporter Randa Fahmy, counsel to Sen. Spencer Abraham (R-Mich.), spoke to Utadversity students last night about the potential power of the Arab- American community in politics. "Arab…

… Antidiscrimination Committee, a campus student group. The commitee's president, Heidi Arraf, said she hopes more Arab Americans understand how important they can be in the political process. . "Unfortunately, we aren…

…,,.,,.,,.-- I LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily -- Tuesday, October 21, 1997 - 7 ~speaker calls for Arab involvement State begins new portion of welfare reform initiatives S U U U S By Reilly…

… Americans should get more involved in the political process. Senator Abraham feels that Arab Americans can make more of a differ- ence," Fahmy said. The event was sposored by the American-Arab…

…'t as politi- cally active as we should be. Many Arab Americans have assimilated to American culture, and have lost some of their heritage in the process;' she said. Fahmy assists Abraham on legisla- tive…

… and legal issues, but because of her Arab heritagc, she has become a voice for Abraham's concerns for ArabAmericans. Abraham is the only Arab American in the Senate. Fahmy said the problem among the…

… Arab~ American population today is that newer generations aren't used to politics in Amenica. "Politics here isn't the same as where some Arabs are coming from" Fahmy said. "Also, some have lost touch…

… with their culture. Getting more people to identifyv with their culture is important." Fahmy suggested two ways that Arab Americans can significantly influence politics today.r "First, voter education is…

… the mes- sage out to others," Fahmy said. During a Q&A session, one student challenged America's foreign policy, goals in the Mideast. "I don't think American foreign policy is objective enough,' the…

… stu- dent said. "The role America should play in areas like the Middle East is amibiguous at this point. But it's clear f that more Arab Americans could make a difference"~ Michigan has more Arab…