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Joseph Massad, Jordan -born Palestinian, Professor at Columbia University known for his work on nationalism and sexuality in the Arab world. Hisham Sharabi, Jaffa -born Palestinian, Professor Emeritus of History. Umar al-Mukhtar, Tobruk -born Libyan, Chair of Arab Culture at Georgetown University.
Hamida Dakane – first Black and first Muslim to serve in the North Dakota House of Representatives [26] Keith Ellison – first Muslim congressman from Minnesota [27] Louis Farrakhan – leader of the Nation of Islam. George Bethune English (1787–1828) – American adventurer, diplomat, soldier, and convert to Islam.
The first documentary on Arab Americans premiered on PBS in August 2017, "The Arab Americans" features the Arab American immigrant story as told through the lens of American History and the stories of prominent Arab Americans such as actor Jamie Farr, Ralph Nader, Senator George Mitchell, White House Reporter Helen Thomas, Pulitzer Prize ...
In the 115th Congress, there were six U.S. representatives and no U.S. senators of Arab-American descent serving in Congress. [1][2] On November 6, 2018, four additional Arab Americans, all of whom are female, were elected to the U.S. House of Representatives: Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, Ilhan Omar, Donna Shalala and Rashida Tlaib.
According to the Department of Homeland Security, a total of 6,024 Muslim-American troops served in overseas deployments in the ten years following 9/11, with 14 fatalities reported in Iraq. As of December 2015, there were approximately 5,897 active Muslim members of the US military, accounting for roughly 0.45% of the total.
OCLC. 514462119. Website. themuslim500.com. The 500 Most Influential Muslims (also known as The Muslim 500) is an annual publication first published in 2009, which ranks the most influential Muslims in the world. The publication is compiled by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre in Amman, Jordan. [1][2][3] The report is issued annually ...
As of 2013, an estimated 1.02 million immigrants from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) lived in the United States, making up 2.5 percent of the country's 41.3 million immigrants. [ 38 ] Middle Eastern and North African immigrants have primarily settled in California (20%), Michigan (11%), and New York (10%).
Arabs in the New World: Studies on Arab-American Communities. Wayne State University, Center for Urban Studies, 1983. ISBN 0943560004, ISBN 9780943560007. Ameri, Anan and Yvonne Lockwood. Arab Americans in Metro Detroit: A Pictorial History. Arcadia Publishing, 2001. ISBN 0738519235, ISBN 9780738519234. Detroit Arab American Study Team.