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People demonstrate in support of Palestinians on Oct. 14, 2023, in Dearborn, Mich. Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images An overlooked and undercounted group of Arab American and Muslim voters may have outsized impact on 2024 presidential election
For some Arab Americans, a community that overwhelmingly voted Democratic in the 2020 presidential election, that support may have negative consequences on Biden’s attempt to regain the White House in …
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Man who allegedly punched Palestinian neighbor, shouted epithets in Orland Park is charged with hate crime
Police say Terrence Clyne, 68, grew angry at neighbors who moved trash cans. He is also charged with two misdemeanor counts of battery in the incident Wednesday. WBEZ
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Arab and Muslim Americans Weren’t Happy With Biden Before Gaza War. Now They’re Enraged
Arab and Muslim Americans, especially in the swing state of Michigan, were key to Biden’s victory in 2020. But now they blame the president for supporting Israel’s destruction of Gaza. …
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In a letter dated Wednesday to Cardona, shared with news outlets including The Washington Post and NBC News, Education Department Special Assistant Tariq Habash, a Palestinian American, said he believed …
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ADC In the News: Palestine on Campus and Beyond
In 2024, let’s resolve to be kinder to one another | Anchorage Daily News In the words of Abed Ayoub, director of our nation’s Arab American Anti-Discrimination Committee, “This is …
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Iowa City City Council approves resolution supporting ceasefire in Palestine, Israel
The Iowa City City Council narrowly passed a resolution calling for a permanent ceasefire in Palestine and Israel Tuesday night, further reaffirming the city’s opposition to antisemitism, Islamophobia, and anti-Arab …
“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.”
