Verrrrrrrry interesting. Thanks.
I went to UT Arlington in the 70s and returned in '81 to finish my degree. There was a huge population of Middle Eastern students there.....a lot from Iraq in fact. I had an Iraqi roommate named Hadi for about 6 months or so, too.
I will do some digging on this and see what I can find out!
Ah'll be back !!
Arnold