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‘We will not vanish’. How a Palestinian American pastor defies stereotype
Dressed in a grey blazer and a high-collar preacher’s shirt, Pastor Khalilia opens the wrought-iron gate to his red-brick church. He holds prayer beads in one hand. Al Jazeera
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Paintings unraveling personal and collective Arab histories
It was in 2011, during the Arab uprisings, that Massoud Hayoun first started thinking about “what ‘Arabness’ was all about.” Born in LA, and raised by North African Jewish grandparents, …
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‘Complicit’: Third Biden Administration Appointee Quits Over Gaza Policy
Maryam Hassanein, 24, became the youngest known resignee over Gaza after leaving the Interior Department over President Joe Biden’s “dehumanization of Arabs and Muslims.” HuffPost
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Lucine Jarrah has been a dedicated advocate in the streets of Flint for several years. MLive
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There are major efforts to suppress and silence Palestinian voices at all levels in the US. But there is also significant pushback. Al Jazeera
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Berkeley schools investigated over alleged harassment of Arabs, Palestinians, and Muslims
The U.S. Department of Education is investigating the Berkeley Unified School District (BUSD) over allegations of racist discrimination against Arabs, Palestinians, and Muslims. AsAmNews
“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.”
