“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.”
Fear of retaliation and reprisals has spread through Arab American and U.S. Muslim communities since the October 7 Hamas attack in Israel and the start of Israel’s war in Gaza. Some Arab Americans say they haven’t felt this on edge since the September 11, 2001, terror attacks on the U.S. more than 20 years ago.
