Muslim Gravestones in Detroit: A Study in Diversity

Muslims in the Detroit area trace their presence in southeast Michigan back to the 1800s. They are buried in thirty-one different cemeteries or cemetery sub-sections. They come from twenty-five different countries or distinctive places with at least nine-religious or cultural sub-groups. The article examines the Muslim community through how individuals are defined on their gravestones. The data are a collection of photos of over 1500 Muslim markers.Peer Reviewedhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/148292/1/StocktonMuslimGraves2018.pdfDescription of StocktonMuslimGraves2018.pdf : Main articl

Arab American Political Participation with a Focus Upon Gender

This is a conference paper presented to the Wilson Center for International Scholars in 2006. It reports findings from the Detroit Arab American Study. The focus uses mainstream literature on political participation to analyze the patters among Arab Americans. There is a focus upon gender.https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/148331/1/WilsonTalk2006.pdfDescription of WilsonTalk2006.pdf : Conference pape

"Work to Address Stereotypes Toward Arab Americans"

The Detroit Arab American Study involved in depth interviews with a scientific sample of 1,016 Arab Americans and Chaldeans in southeast Michigan. This op ed piece in the Detroit Free Press by one of the Principle Investigators introduces the reader to some of the key findings, and their implications.https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/148295/1/DAASFreep2004.pdfDescription of DAASFreep2004.pdf : Main articl

The Dictator of Dearborn

This is a book review of Orvie: Dictator of Dearborn by David Good. The book focuses upon the long-term mayor of Dearborn, Michigan. He was know for his efficient administrative services, his exceptional personal popularity, his abusive administrative style, his controversial personality, and his segregationist views.http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/110668/1/HubbardReviewOfGood.pdfDescription of HubbardReviewOfGood.pdf : Main articl

The Presbyterians Divest

Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/110846/1/mepo12111.pd

Response to Hanan Ashrawi

This is a talk delivered to the Cranbrook Peace Foundation in 2005. They had given their annual peace award to Palestinian negotiator Hanan Ashrawi. There were two speakers who responded to her talk, one an Israeli who had monitored her while in the miitary, one myself.http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/110674/1/Ashrawi2005.pd

Academic Freedom

This is an op ed piece written for the Detroit Free Press. It was in response to an incident on the Michigan State University campus when a faculty member insulted a Muslim student.http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/110666/1/AcademicFreedom2006DFP.pdfDescription of AcademicFreedom2006DFP.pdf : Main articl

The Death of Yasser Arafat

These are thoughts on the life of Yasser Arafat at the time of his death in 2004.http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/110672/1/DeathOfArafat2004.pdfDescription of DeathOfArafat2004.pdf : Main articl

Arab American Political Participation

Analysis of different patterns of political participation among Arab Americans. Data are from the Detroit Arab American Study. This is a conference paper presented at the Wilson Center. A revised version of the paper was published in the book cited above.http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/110128/1/WilsonLong.pd

Are the Evangelicals an Ethnic Group?

The thesis of the paper is that at the core of the Evangelical political movement is the Scots-Irish ethnic group. The Scots-Irish are often mis-characterized as a religious group. The paper discusses Evangelical political positions and compares them with Scots-Irish culture and political thinking. The author suggests that the Scots-Irish are a key element of American politics. Any party that can win half of their states can win the Presidency.http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/110131/1/EvangelicalEthnic2013.pd