“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.”
“I’ve been in this world where I’m making all the things that I’m involved with, and the immigrant in me loves that and knows how to do that,” Youssef says via Zoom from Manhattan. “But it was such a gift to not have to advocate for myself, and then to get offered this role.”
