Millions of expatriate workers facing maltreatment and injustice in the Middle East and the Gulf are a time bomb that could unleash riots like those rocking France, an Arab-American activist has warned.

A million Arab-American votes can decide the fate of the 2004 presidential election and, like other Americans, this community does not want to be taken for granted by the presidential candidates.

With just over four months remaining until the US presidential election, George Bush is losing the Arab American vote in four battleground states.

With the upcoming presidential election expected to be one of the closest in recent memory, Ralph Nader’s candidacy could cost Democratic nominee John Kerry key Arab American votes in four key states.