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Kenneth Starck | Perpetuating Prejudice 208 Whew! She looked up at him from off the rug, give him one of the sly looks, she said, (coy, girlish laugh) “Crazy baby”. ’Round and around and around and around...etc. And that’s the story ’bout Ahab the Arab The Sheik of the Burnin’ sand Ahab the Arab The swinging Sheik of the burnin’ sand (Source: http://www.raystevens.com/SongLyrics/AhabLyrics.html; accessed June 8, 2007) 9. Appendix B: Organizations Promoting Arab Interests7 9.1 Association of Arab-American University Graduates (AAUG) http://www.aaug-asq.org/about_the_aaug.htm Mission Statement: To develop, foster, and promote educational and cultural information and activities on the Arab World and the Arab-American community. The Association of Arab-American University Graduates is a membership organization and its programs include an annual conference, cultural events, summer study visits to the Middle East, publishing a journal, the Arab Studies Quarterly, as well as books on the Arab world and Arab-American community. The AAUG also provides a network for members and people who are interested in furthering the aims of the Association, as stated in the mission statement. Academics such as Edward Said and Ibrahim Abu-Lughod were among the founders of the AAUG in the late 1960s and 1970s. The need for aca- demics of their caliber and depth are still needed to bridge the immense information gap between the Arab world and the American people. The AAUG continues to network and publish works by young Arab-American gra- duate students, relying on membership dues for income. The strength and commitment of the members new and old alike – is a testimony to its vibrant educational exchanges and discussions. Objectives: - To publish and provide accurate, scientific, cultural and educational information about the Arab World and the Arab-American community 7 (Information collected from Websites; all sites accessed June 8, 2007).