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Item Ahmed Alamine, The Imam(2021-02-06) Alamine, Ahmed; Curtis, Edward E., IVItem Arab American Leader Ann Zarick, 1930s(2020-12-31) Curtis, Edward E., IVItem Arab Immigration to Indianapolis(2021-01-07) Curtis, Edward E., IVItem Arab Indianapolis: A Hidden History(Arab Indianapolis Foundation, Inc., 2022-06-16) Curtis, Edward E., IV; Fisher, Becky; Manganello, VinnieArab Indianapolis: A Hidden History, directed and produced by local filmmaker Becky Fisher and shot by Vinnie Manganello, reveals a new chapter in the diverse history of central Indiana. It explores the first Arabic-speaking neighborhood in Indianapolis, the founding of St. George Church in the 1920s, the establishment of a prominent Arab American business on Monument Circle, the service of Arab Americans in World War II, the election of Arab Americans to political offices in the Indiana Capitol, the contributions of Arab Americans to medicine since the 1920s, and the influence of Arab American food on menus across the city. Recording available from: https://www.pbs.org/video/arab-indianapolis-a-hidden-history-i8qegh/ Recording available from: https://purl.dlib.indiana.edu/iudl/media/n59q08cw5vItem COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy among Arab Americans(Springer Nature, 2022-04-14) Kheil, Mira H.; Jain, Deepti; Jomaa, Jamil; Askar, Brandon; Alcodray, Yasmeen; Wahbi, Shatha; Brikho, Salar; Kadouh, Ali; Harajli, Deanna; Jawad, Zain N.; Fehmi, Ziad; Elhage, Malaak; Tawil, Tala; Fehmi, Omar; Alzouhayli, Suma J.; Ujayli, Deema; Suleiman, Noor; Kazziha, Omar; Saleh, Rawan; Abada, Evi; Shallal, Anita; Kim, Seongho; Kumar, Vijaya Arun; Zervos, Marcus; Cote, Michele L.; Ali-Fehmi, Rouba; Epidemiology, Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health(1) Background: Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) vaccines have a significant impact on reducing morbidity and mortality from infection. However, vaccine hesitancy remains an obstacle in combating the pandemic. The Arab American (AA) population is understudied; thus, we aimed to explore COVID-19 attitudes within this community. (2) Methods: This was a cross-sectional study. An anonymous online survey was distributed to members of different AA associations and to the community through the snowball method. (3) Results: A total of 1746 participants completed the survey. A total of 92% of respondents reported having received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. A total of 73% reported willingness to receive a booster, and 72% plan to give their children the vaccine. On multivariate analysis, respondents were more likely to be vaccine-hesitant if they were hesitant about receiving any vaccine in general. They were less likely to be vaccine-hesitant if they were immigrants, over the age of 40, up to date on their general vaccination and if they believed that COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective in preventing an infection. The belief that all vaccines are effective at preventing diseases was also associated with lower hesitancy. (4) Conclusions: This sample of AAs have higher vaccination rates and are more willing to vaccinate their children against COVID-19 when compared to the rest of the population. However, a reemergence of hesitancy might be arising towards the boosters.Item Economist Rabia Jermoumi(2020-12-10) Curtis, Edward E., IVItem Evaluation of COVID-19 Vaccine Attitudes among Arab American Healthcare Professionals Living in the United States(MDPI, 2021-08-24) Shallal, Anita; Abada, Evi; Musallam, Rami; Fehmi, Omar; Kaljee, Linda; Fehmi, Ziad; Alzouhayli, Suma; Ujayli, Deema; Dankerlui, Doreen; Kim, Seongho; Cote, Michele L.; Kumar, Vijaya Arun; Zervos, Marcus; Ali-Fehmi, Rouba; Epidemiology, Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public HealthBackground: Vaccine hesitancy is the next great barrier for public health. Arab Americans are a rapidly growing demographic in the United States with limited information on the prevalence of vaccine hesitancy. We therefore sought to study the attitudes towards the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine amongst Arab American health professionals living in the United States. Methods: This was a cross sectional study utilizing an anonymous online survey. The survey was distributed via e-mail to National Arab American Medical Association members and Arab-American Center for Economic and Social Services healthcare employees. Respondents were considered vaccine hesitant if they selected responses other than a willingness to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Results: A total of 4000 surveys were sent via e-mail from 28 December 2020 to 31 January 2021, and 513 responses were received. The highest group of respondents were between the ages of 18-29 years and physicians constituted 48% of the respondents. On multivariable analysis, we found that respondents who had declined an influenza vaccine in the preceding 5 years (p < 0.001) and allied health professionals (medical assistants, hospital administrators, case managers, researchers, scribes, pharmacists, dieticians and social workers) were more likely to be vaccine hesitant (p = 0.025). In addition, respondents earning over $150,000 US dollars annually were less likely to be vaccine hesitant and this finding was significant on multivariable analysis (p = 0.011). Conclusions: Vaccine hesitancy among health care providers could have substantial impact on vaccine attitudes of the general population, and such data may help inform vaccine advocacy efforts.Item Faouzia and Farid Mitiche: Hope in Exile(2020-12-13) Curtis, Edward E., IVItem Mitch Daniels’ Syrian Roots(2020-10-13) Curtis, Edward E., IVItem “The Largest Syrian Colony Outside of New York:” Syrian-Lebanese Immigration to Fort Wayne(Indiana Historical Society, 2023) Curtis, Edward E., IV