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Arab America: From Cartoon Villain to Midwest Senator

An Arab Muslim may win in Michigan—a shift driven less by tolerance than by visibility, integration and political power.

  • Abdul El-Sayed, an Egyptian American Muslim, elected to U.S. Senate in Michigan.
  • Stereotype of Arab as villain in media predates Gulf War.
  • Arab and Muslim Americans' visibility in society reduces stereotype's monopoly.

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