Word: arabism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Without the admissions office assistance, tracking Arab students is a difficult process, Rabie says. Consequently, SAS spends a lot of time trying to attract new members, according to Rabie...
Lewis says federal regulations do not require that Arab students be accounted for, and counting students of Arab descent would be extremely difficult because they often come from countries all over the world...
...Targeting people for membership is difficult. A lot of our energy is spent finding out who is Arab," she says. Frustration has prompted the group to consider even inefficient means of recruitment. "We've thought of scanning the phone book for Arab-sounding names," she says...
...Some Arab and Arab-American students say the small size of there community at Harvard and not being a "designated minority" contribute to feelings that Arabs at Harvard are not a bona fide minority group...
...result, Rabie says Arab students--and the SAS in particular--are often excluded from minority events and discussions...