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The National Network for Arab American Communities, a project of ACCESS, launched a grassroots campaign June 23 to challenge prejudice against and misconceptions of Muslims and Arab Americans.

Speaking Monday at the Arab American National Museum in Dearborn, Gov. Rick Snyder praised the city for how it has handled tensions over the last week, calling it a “good role model for how ... to deal with difficult issues in a constructive fashion.”

Like others across the region, Nicole Hermiz has watched Detroit’s struggles with dismay.

Seeking an opportunity to help boost the city’s image, the 19-year-old University of Michigan student from Troy is joining some 400 area volunteers to clean up today as part of the 10th annual National Arab American Service Day.

Dearborn will be at the center of the first-ever comparative study of the factors that may inhibit Arab women in southeast Michigan and in Israel from getting critical breast cancer screening services.

Nearly half of Michigan’s adults — 44 percent — have minimal literacy skills, no greater than those necessary to perform simple, everyday activities, according to the Michigan League for Human Services. Those numbers are even higher in Detroit, according to Reading Works, an organization of diverse leaders from the business, education, media, civic and faith communities that is dedicated to boosting adult literacy in Metro Detroit.

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