“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.”
She told me flatly, “Nadine, Palestine doesn’t exist.”
Her statement, made in a classroom filled with the innocent chatter of children, not only dismissed my heritage but foreshadowed the complexities of acknowledging my roots in a world that often chooses to overlook them.
