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Start Over Level Collection Repository University of Michigan. Bentley Historical Library Subjects Arab Americans -- Civil rights.

Abdeen Jabara papers, 1956-1994, bulk 1968-1993 14.4 linear feet

Jabara, Abdeen.
New York attorney originally based in Detroit. Jabara was concerned with issues of civil rights of Arab Americans and the rights of Arabs living or traveling in the United States. He challenged practice of law enforcement agencies to collect information and maintain surveillance of Arabs and Arab Americans. Jabara was involved in the murder trial of Sirhan Sirhan and the extradition case of Ziad Abu Eain. Litigation and case files; subject files regarding his Arab American activism, organizational involvements, and participation in the Middle East delegation of the National Lawyers Guild.
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