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DiscriminationPalestine
Nurse says she was unjustly fired for making pro-Palestinian comments while receiving an award
The nation’s largest Muslim Civil Rights Organization is fighting for justice after they said a nurse was unjustly fired from NYU Langone for making pro-Palestinian comments while receiving an award …
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The war in Gaza is shaking Muslim Americans’ political loyalties ahead of the U.S. presidential election in November. VOA
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ActivismCivil RightsPalestine
WWU issues apology to Arab students, agrees to some of war protesters’ demands
Western Washington University issued a statement Friday morning and released a “memorandum of understanding” that describes how the campus administration is addressing the demands of students who established a tent …
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Celebrate Arab-AmericansCultureEntertainment
From pain to punchlines: Arab American comedians spread laughter through ‘traumedy’
Instead of avoiding trauma, these comics are finding humour in personal and collective pain, while searching for healing. The National
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A poll by the Arab American Institute found a significant decline in support for US President Joe Biden from Arab-American voters amid the war on Gaza. New Arab
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ActivismPalestine
New York hospital fires Palestinian-American nurse for referring to Gaza genocide while accepting award for outstanding care
NYU Langone Health in New York recently fired Hesen Jabr, a labor and delivery nurse, for publicly calling Israel’s ongoing mass murder of Palestinians in Gaza a genocide. Jabr, a …
“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.”
