Most of the candidates and elected officials we interviewed cited voter prejudice as a challenge. The only exceptions are Justin Amash, a first term Michigan House Representative who is a third generation Christian Arab, and Abdul Al-Haidous, mayor of City of Wayne. Amash is a young politician, who regularly attends an Arab American church, but who would be difficult to identify as an Arab from his looks, behavior or accent. He is elected from a district that does not have many Arab Americans and is not vocal and active on Arab American issues.
