Watch a section of the video Arab Voices: What They are Saying to Us, and Why It Matters starting around the 24:00 time stamp and ending around minute 53:00; focusing on James Zogbys discussion regarding the 5 Great Myths About the Arab World https://www.bakerinstitute.org/events/73/
Read the article American Attitudes toward Arabs and Muslims
Review the circumstances that led to the cancellation of the Dearborn Arab International Festival in 2013 (as described in the Healey, Stepnick & OBrien textbook, pg. 368).
Does this decision (and the incidents that led to the cancellation of the festival) reflect the perpetuation of one or more of the myths and attitudes presented in the video and article regarding Arabs? How do these attitudes and myths impact the lives of Arab Americans?
