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SUMMARY:ACCESS Annual Dinner to honor distinguished Arab Americans
DESCRIPTION:MICHIGAN\n\nWe are only three weeks away from the ACCESS 44th 
 Annual Dinner. Don’t miss out on this exciting event!\n\nThis year\, we 
 are thrilled to present our coveted Arab American of the Year awards to
  Dr. Jack Shaheen and Dr. Khaled Mattawa\, who will join ACCESS staff\,
  friends\, supporters and special guests\, as we celebrate Shaping our Fu
 ture on April 25.\n\nAs a mass communications expert\, acclaimed author a
 nd compassionate philanthropist\, Dr. Jack Shaheen’s extraordinary acc
 omplishments have made him a leading advocate for dispelling anti-Arab ste
 reotypes over the past 40 years. He is the author of the popular book\, R
 eel Bad Arabs\, a former CBS News consultant on Middle East affairs and Pr
 ofessor Emeritus of Mass Communications from Southern Illinois University 
 at Edwardsville. He is a recipient of two Fulbright teaching awards and wa
 s also the Distinguished Visiting Scholar at New York University’s Hagop
  Kevorkian Center for Near Eastern Studies.\n\nDr. Khaled Mattawa\, a prof
 essor at the University of Michigan\, is both a poet and prominent Arab Am
 erican writer of Libyan descent.  He is also a leading literary translato
 r\, focusing on translating Arabic poetry into English. His outstanding ac
 complishments\, along with his ability to create awareness and understandi
 ng through poetry between two parts of the world that have struggled to id
 entify with one another for decades\, is a testament to his talent\, influ
 ence and leadership. In 2014\, Khaled Mattawa was among 21 people from aro
 und the country named a MacArthur Foundation Fellow. This most prestigious
  award in the academic world is known as the "genius grant."\n\nThe ACCES
 S 44th Annual Dinner will take place at the Detroit Marriott at the Renai
 ssance Center on Saturday\, April 25 at 6:00 pm.\n\nDon’t miss the oppor
 tunity to be a part of this landmark event\, as we honor these distinguish
 ed award recipients.
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