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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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Civil RightsCommunityPoliticsResearch
‘We exist’: New Middle Eastern or North African census category helps community members feel seen
An estimated 8 million Americans who trace their origins to the Middle East and North Africa will no longer have to choose “white” or “other” on federal forms. NBC News
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Ream Shukairy on Telling Muslim Stories in an Islamophobic World
“May we speak up the veins in our necks bulge. May we walk confidently into rooms demanding to be heard.” Lithub
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Students come together to uplift their culture and “family.” USC
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PalestinePolitics
White House to host scaled-back iftar dinner amid tensions with Arab and Muslim Americans
Several people who were invited to the dinner have declined, sources said, citing frustration with the administration’s support of Israel amid the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. CNN
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Celebrate National Arab American Heritage Month with the Arts!
April is National Arab American Heritage Month, and this year’s theme is “Celebrating Arab American Resilience and Diversity.” National Endowment for the Arts Blog
“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.”
