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Arab American Museum opens in Michigan
San Jose Mercury News ^ | 6/19/05 | Anon

Posted on 06/19/2005 9:26:31 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom

The Arab American National Museum -- the first museum dedicated to the preservation of Arab American history -- has opened in Dearborn, Mich.

The 38,500-square-foot museum highlights the contributions that Arabs have made in the United States in architecture, science, medicine and law. Themed galleries include "Coming to America," "Living in America," "Making an Impact'' and "Contributions to the Arab World."

The museum is an offshoot of Access, a social services agency. Details: (313) 582-2266, www.accesscommunity.org.

(Excerpt) Read more at mercurynews.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; US: Michigan
KEYWORDS: arab; arabamericans; dearborn; museum
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My mind simply reels with images of what the exhibits in this museum must be like. I especially like the "Making an Impact" category!
1 posted on 06/19/2005 9:26:31 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

My daughter's school was going to sponsor a field-trip to that museum.
I raised hell with Admin, threatened to drag other parents into a protest against it.

Guess what?

the trip got cancelled.


2 posted on 06/19/2005 9:28:46 AM PDT by tiamat ("I live in my own little world. But it's okay. They know me here.")
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Great minds think alike. As soon as I saw "making an impact" I visualized 9/11 photos.


3 posted on 06/19/2005 9:30:10 AM PDT by GSlob
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

4 posted on 06/19/2005 9:32:55 AM PDT by Fiddlstix (This Tagline for sale. (Presented by TagLines R US))
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To: ProtectOurFreedom
I hope there's a room that marks:
Arab Christians: From Dhimmitude to Ellis Island.

Yeah, I thought so.

5 posted on 06/19/2005 9:35:12 AM PDT by AmishDude (Join the AmishDude fan club: "Bravo" -- EODTIM69; "Very good!" -- pepperdog)
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To: tiamat

good work.


6 posted on 06/19/2005 9:45:21 AM PDT by dervish
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

7 posted on 06/19/2005 9:49:42 AM PDT by Boazo (From the mind of BOAZO)
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To: Fiddlstix

Indeed. And where was their outrage afterwards??


8 posted on 06/19/2005 9:49:56 AM PDT by DTogo (U.S. out of the U.N. & U.N out of the U.S.)
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To: dervish

Thanks, I thought so.

I did NOT get along with her Social Studies teacher this year.

Had a wonderful time helping with some of the projects, though.

;-)

And now my daughter knows what "propaganda" is!


9 posted on 06/19/2005 9:51:37 AM PDT by tiamat ("I live in my own little world. But it's okay. They know me here.")
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To: GSlob

I wonder if they will have some of the beheading videos?


10 posted on 06/19/2005 9:54:46 AM PDT by NY Attitude
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To: tiamat

Whats wrong with learning about other cultures. Knowledge has never been a burdend. This museum might be interesting. In your mind all arabs and everything they do will be shit. Great attitude. I bet even if an Arab helped you out if you were in a stickig situation you would still hate him. And we wounder why there will never be peace on earth


11 posted on 06/19/2005 9:57:18 AM PDT by tomjohn77
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Contributions to the Arab World

What about contributions to the American world?

12 posted on 06/19/2005 9:58:16 AM PDT by Alouette (The only thing learned from history is that nobody ever learns from history.)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Hope they have a room where they play Christina Aguilera music real loud.


13 posted on 06/19/2005 10:00:22 AM PDT by Tribune7
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To: tomjohn77

That museum is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Saudis.

It is propaganda and nothing more.


I have met individual Muslims whom I have liked


14 posted on 06/19/2005 10:01:13 AM PDT by tiamat ("I live in my own little world. But it's okay. They know me here.")
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"Whats wrong with learning about other cultures. Knowledge has never been a burdend. This museum might be interesting. In your mind all arabs and everything they do will be shit. Great attitude. I bet even if an Arab helped you out if you were in a stickig situation you would still hate him. And we wounder why there will never be peace on earth"

What a dweezul.

15 posted on 06/19/2005 10:04:32 AM PDT by EUPHORIC (Right? Left? Read Ecclesiastes 10:2 for a definition. The Bible knows all about it!)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom
Let's not paint with too broad a brush here. I'm anti-PC too, but a lot of Arab Americans are Christians -- their religion is why they left their home countires. A lot of others strongly oppose what their home countries are doing.

A Middle Eastern grocer in my neighborhood had to flee Libya. He was a secular, pro-democracy advocate and Qaddafi was trying to have him killed. There are many wonderful, courageous, pro-America Arabs and I'm thankful they came here.

16 posted on 06/19/2005 10:17:47 AM PDT by inkling
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EUPHORIC wrote:

What a dweezul.


He's not from around here.


17 posted on 06/19/2005 10:18:45 AM PDT by tiamat ("I live in my own little world. But it's okay. They know me here.")
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To: Alouette

Pong!


18 posted on 06/19/2005 10:22:13 AM PDT by Slings and Arrows (Michael Jackson is as innocent as O. J. Simpson.)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

This dog won't hunt !


19 posted on 06/19/2005 10:22:44 AM PDT by lionheart 247365 (( I.S.L.A.M. ; ) Islam's Spiritual Leaders Advocate Murder .. .. .. ))
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Arab American Museum opens in Michigan

Will it include a Carl Levin wing?

20 posted on 06/19/2005 10:26:01 AM PDT by COBOL2Java (If this isn't the End Times it certainly is a reasonable facsimile...)
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