FWD: “Between Muslim and White: The Legal Construction Of Arab American Identity” - Khaled A. Beydoun
Presenter: Dima Murad
Delivered: Dubai on December 14, 2019
This presentation is about the history behind the legal construction of the Arab-American identity. Why do Arabs have to tick the white box on the census, why did American judges deem some Arabs as white and other Arabs as non-white.
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Note: All community presentations are prepared & presented by non-experts on the subject. They are sharing information in the hopes of spurring interest in that subject.
About Afikra Community Presentations
Delivered and prepared by afikra Community members, the presentation’s goal is to showcase the presenter’s curiosity and research and share some knowledge on a topic related to the Arab world’s histories and cultures. The presentation is the culmination of the afikra coaching process to help identify a topic, find research, and develop the presentation. afikra presentations come in two forms, a long question-driven afikra Feature, and a short afikra FWD with the purpose of sharing something interesting.
