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Civil Rights
Charges dropped against Oak Lawn, Illinois police officer accused of excessive force in teen’s arrest
All charges were dropped Wednesday against an Oak Lawn police officer accused of using excessive force in the beating of a 17-year-old Palestinian American boy after a 2022 traffic stop. …
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Nine Palestinian Americans sued the U.S. government on Thursday, alleging that it had failed to rescue them or members of their families who were trapped in Gaza where Israel’s war …
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The Arab Americans of Cleveland, a professional organization, received a grant this week to create an education program to help Cleveland’s Arab American communities better understand how local government functions. …
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Palestinian-American poet George Abraham reflects on the layered erasure of Palestinian identity, memory, and existence through colonialism and digital filtering. Atmos
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ActivismPalestineRepresentation
Philly’s 4th annual Palestinian solidarity day commemorates contributions of local residents
Philadelphia commemorated the city’s fourth annual Palestine Day with a series of speeches at City Hall. While several people mentioned the conflict in Gaza, much of the event focused on …
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ActivismCivil RightsPalestine
Lawsuit accuses State Department of creating loopholes for Israel on military aid and human rights
A lawsuit by a group of Palestinians in Gaza and American relatives accuses the State Department of giving Israel a pass when it comes to a U.S. law meant to …
“The primary objective of the ADC-RI Media Research Project is to research, track, and document anti-Arab and Islamophobic bias in the media, public discourse, and from public officials. This tracking project will serve as a resource tool which will highlight the prevalence of bias and bigotry. The project will expose xenophobia and hatred that target minorities in the U.S., particularly Arab and Muslim Americans.
The project will also celebrate achievements of Arabs and Muslims from around the world.”
