Counseling Arab and Muslim Americans

Most women in Arab families are emotionally or physically abused.

Women are considered to be the head of the family.

Many muslim women avoid physical contact with non related males.

Personal problems are often disclosed to professionals and seeking treatment for emotional problems is widely accepted.

Arab college students have lower than expected social anxiety.

Most Muslims do not descend from Arabic-speaking countries.

About one fourth of Muslims in the U.S. Are converts from other religions.

The majority of Arab Americans are Christians

Compared with the U.S. population Arab Americans are more likely to be married and highly educated.

The second wave of Arab immigrants came after World War II to

The first wave of Arab American immigrants were primarily Christians from Lebanon and Syria who came for

94% of Arab Americans live in

Only about _____ of Arab Americans are muslim.

____% of Arab Americans trace their ancestry to Lebanon and ____% are from Syria.

Arabs began immigrating to the United States in the