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“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.”

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‘Proud and historic’: Two hijab-wearing women sworn in as judges in NJ

by Jasmine Hawamdeh

This article marks the historic announcement in the state of New Jersey that two hijab-wearing Muslim women were officially sworn in as judges in the state. Nadia Kahf, a Syrian-American attorney from Wayne, was sworn in at the Passaic County Courthouse, and the following day fellow hijab-wearing attorney Dalya Youssef was sworn to the Superior Court bench in Somerset County. The ascendancy of two visibly Muslim women made headlines as far as India, Morocco, and Turkey.

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