: T or onto ▁R apt ors ▁players <0x0A> </s> ▁N abe el ▁Abraham ▁( born ▁ 1 9 5 0 ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁anth rop ologist ▁and ▁activ ist . ▁His ▁research ▁focus es ▁around ▁Arab - Amer icans ▁and ▁how ▁Arab s ▁and ▁Palest ini ans ▁are ▁represented ▁main stream ▁American ▁media . ▁▁ ▁Abraham ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁in ▁North ▁Carolina . ▁His ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁Detroit , ▁Michigan ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁where ▁his ▁father ed ▁started ▁a ▁business , ▁a ▁ret ail ▁shop , ▁on ▁Michigan ▁Avenue . ▁His ▁family ▁is ▁originally ▁from ▁Palest ine . ▁Abraham ▁attended ▁Cass ▁Techn ical ▁High ▁School . ▁He ▁war ned ▁degrees ▁in ▁anth rop ology ▁and ▁soci ology ▁from ▁Wayne ▁State ▁University . ▁He ▁earned ▁his ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Michigan , ▁Ann ▁Ar bor . ▁ ▁Abraham ▁served ▁as ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Hon ors ▁Program ▁at ▁Henry ▁Ford ▁Community ▁College . ▁He ▁operated ▁the ▁program ▁for ▁ 1 8 ▁years , ▁before ▁an ▁early ▁ret irement ▁due ▁to ▁financial ▁issues ▁at ▁the ▁college . ▁He ▁worked ▁at ▁the ▁college ▁for ▁ 2 8 ▁years . ▁ ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁column ist ▁for ▁L ies ▁of ▁Our ▁Times ▁until ▁it ▁ceased ▁publishing ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁and ▁also ▁contributed ▁to ▁Middle ▁East ▁Report . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁co - editor ▁of ▁the ▁sem inal ▁work ▁Arab ▁Detroit . ▁ ▁He ▁edited ▁and ▁contributed ▁to ▁Arab ▁Detroit ▁