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Oct 2024
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“Code 31: Arab Americans and the zone of...

Makdisi Bros.
About this episode

Maya Berry (@imayaberry), Executive Director of the Arab American Institute, joins the brothers for a wide-ranging conversation covering anti-Arab racism in the United States, hate crime tracking, the location of Arab Americans in the US racial lexicon, and the impossible position Arab Americans find themselves in the build-up to the 2024 presidential election.

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Date of recording: Oct 10, 2024.

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