/tags/arab-americans Arab-Americans en-US Copyright Mon, 23 Nov 2015 17:09:07 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2015-11-23/from-amman-to-raleigh-the-life-of-arab-composer-suad-bushnaq Suad Bushnaq was born and raised in Amman, Jordan. She composed her first piece of music, a simple birthday song for her brother, when she was just 9… Mon, 23 Nov 2015 17:09:07 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2015-11-23/from-amman-to-raleigh-the-life-of-arab-composer-suad-bushnaq Anita Rao, Frank Stasio /arts-culture/2015-11-23/from-amman-to-raleigh-the-life-of-arab-composer-suad-bushnaq Suad Bushnaq was born and raised in Amman, Jordan. She composed her first piece of music, a simple birthday song for her brother, when she was just 9… Mon, 23 Nov 2015 17:09:07 GMT /arts-culture/2015-11-23/from-amman-to-raleigh-the-life-of-arab-composer-suad-bushnaq Anita Rao, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2014-02-10/meet-diya-abdo Growing up as a Palestinian in Jordan, Diya Abdo straddled multiple cultures. Her love of American literature brought her to the United States. Following… Mon, 10 Feb 2014 15:58:50 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2014-02-10/meet-diya-abdo Meghan Modafferi, Frank Stasio /education/2014-02-10/meet-diya-abdo Growing up as a Palestinian in Jordan, Diya Abdo straddled multiple cultures. Her love of American literature brought her to the United States. Following… Mon, 10 Feb 2014 15:58:50 GMT /education/2014-02-10/meet-diya-abdo Meghan Modafferi, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2014-02-06/hug-a-muslim-comedians-come-to-chapel-hill-to-take-on-islamophobia Since 9/11, some news accounts portray Muslim-Americans only as terrorist threats. These stories create stereotypes in the minds of the American public. A… Thu, 06 Feb 2014 16:42:18 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2014-02-06/hug-a-muslim-comedians-come-to-chapel-hill-to-take-on-islamophobia Nicole Campbell, Frank Stasio /arts-culture/2014-02-06/hug-a-muslim-comedians-come-to-chapel-hill-to-take-on-islamophobia Since 9/11, some news accounts portray Muslim-Americans only as terrorist threats. These stories create stereotypes in the minds of the American public. A… Thu, 06 Feb 2014 16:42:18 GMT /arts-culture/2014-02-06/hug-a-muslim-comedians-come-to-chapel-hill-to-take-on-islamophobia Nicole Campbell, Frank Stasio