iddle Eastern birth or descent who live permanently in the United States (Majaj, 2002). Gallop-Goodman (2001) offered the following statistical analyses of the composition of this ethnic minority:
Some 56 percent of this group are of Lebanese descent,
followed by Syrians at 14 percent, Egyptians at 11 percent, Palestinians at 9 percent, Jordanians at 4 percent, Iraqis at 2 percent, a 4 percent from various other places;
Some 42 percent of these groups re Roman Catholic, 23 percent are Orthodox Christian, 12 percent are Protestant Christians, and 25 percent are Muslims;
A substantial number of non-Arab Middle Easterners (i.e., Iranians) also live in the United States; this community has increased steadily since the Iranian Revolution;
Most Middle Easterners and Arabs end to be concentrated in major urban areas in large states with nearly half located in highly urban communities such as Boston, Chicago, Detroit, and New York City, with strong concentrations in California and Texas;
Some 56 percent of these individuals c
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