“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.”
“People are scared,” said an Arab American administration official, pointing to the killing of a 6-year-old Palestinian American boy in the Chicago area over the weekend, which authorities have called a hate crime. “We’re being asked to plow through our own grief without it getting recognized.”
