But still, it is a controversy that could, for instance, hurt the president in states like Michigan with large Arab-American populations.

Michigan's large Arab-American population is growing fast, by 51 percent from 1990 to 2000, according to census data.

The city council of Detroit (which had a large Arab-American population) passed a resolution in support of Esmail.

He recently met with the American Muslim Council in Michigan, which has a sizable Arab-American population, and received its backing.

A mostly white, blue-collar suburb, Bridgeview is home to the Bridgeview mosque, which draws from a sizable Arab-American population in the south suburbs.

The second, far more detailed, provided ZIP-code-level breakdowns of Arab-American populations, sorted by country of origin.

The Pentagon might try a two-stage approach to capitalize on this Arab-American population.

New Castle has a large Arab-American population whose culture is visible throughout the community.

As the report notes, the twin towers literally cast their shadow on the city just across the river, a multiethnic, working-class area with a substantial Arab-American population.

He was one of five of the nine Democratic candidates to address the conference on Friday in this city with a large Arab-American population.