New exhibit shows the power and purpose of seeing Arab Americans as ordinary

A new exhibit at the Arab American National Museum gives us a window into Dearborn’s Southend neighborhood. It’s an area that Arab Americans fought to keep amid a zoning battle that lasted from the 1950s to the 70s. The exhibit features photographs of Yemeni and Lebanese people in the Southend neighborhood taken by Tony Maine during the 1960s and 70s. Exhibit Curator Dean Nessredine and Rasha Almulaiki of Adala PR Agency joined The Metro to discuss.

On March 6, Almulaiki is also moderating a conversation about the exhibit at the museum. 

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