Abstract:
following 9/11, thus providing a platform for discussions and potential solutions. These views are examined within the perspectives of both Arab American writers, as represented here by Edward Said, and ordinary Arab immigrants of the Detroit metropolitan area. The paper analyzes their complex positioning and various alternatives that have been proposed and discussed by Arab-American intellectuals, especially Edward Said, as related to the experiences of ordinary immigrant Arab Muslims and non-Muslims, and particularly, as in this paper, Egyptian-Arab immigrants [Arab Americans, identity, travel/immigration, diaspora].