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Hate CrimesHate Watch
Suspect arrested and charged with vandalizing Rutgers Islamic center, stealing Palestinian flag during Eid al-Fitr
A suspect has been charged with a federal hate crime after allegedly breaking into and destroying property at Rutgers University’s Center for Islamic Life. CNN
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CommunityDiscriminationHate CrimesHate Watch
Anti-Arab hate, harassment and threats loom over this year’s Arab American Heritage Month
Advocacy organizations have documented a rise in anti-Arab hate and sentiment in the U.S. since the start of the war in Gaza, leaving Arab Americans feeling unsafe and unheard. NBC …
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Last year was “the worst wave of anti-Muslim hate,” according to the Council on American-Islamic Relations. CAIR received more than 8,000 complaints of anti-Muslim incidents last year, the highest ever …
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Hate Crimes
AAIFAA reflects on 10 years as a Department employee organization during a time of mourning
For Arab-Americans in Foreign Affairs Agencies (AAIFAA)—an interagency employee organization—this April’s Arab American Heritage Month marks 10 years of the organization and is especially significant due to the crisis in …
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Hate CrimesHate Watch
‘Rendered invisible’ How a wave of anti-Arab violence tests US hate crime laws
If it can happen here, it can happen anywhere. That is a feeling shared by many residents in Burlington, Vermont, a small city in the northeastern United States where three …
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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. …
“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.”
