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CommunityResearch
Next U.S. census will have new boxes for ‘Middle Eastern or North African,’ ‘Latino’
The Biden administration has approved proposals for the U.S. census and federal surveys to change how Latinos are asked about their race and ethnicity and to add a checkbox for …
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Students rally against Islamophobia and lack of support for Palestinian students at IU
When a handful of counter protesters approached the rally against Islamophobia in Dunn Meadow on Tuesday night, no harsh words were exchanged. Instead, Esteban Hernandez, standing with the pro-Palestinian demonstrators, …
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PalestinePolitics
Pro-Palestinian group pushes for Democrats to vote ‘uncommitted’ in Pa. primary to push Biden on Israel
The efforts are similar to the one launched in Michigan, another swing state, that garnered 13.2% of the Democratic primary vote, or more than 101,000 votes, and thereby two delegates …
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Palestinian-American journalist suing Detroit TV station for wrongful termination
Ibrahim Samra, a Palestinian-American who frequently covered Dearborn for the station, claims he was let go over his coverage of Michigan’s Arab-American and Muslim communities following the Oct. 7 Hamas …
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Celebrate Arab-AmericansCommunityCulture
Next Chapter Books to host talk by ‘Dearborn’ author Ghassan Zeineddine
The collection of stories celebraties the diversity of the Michigan city’s Arab American community. Detriot Metro Times
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A Palestinian Arab-American journalist was fired from CBS News Detroit after he complained that the station wasn’t providing equal coverage of Palestinian-American perspectives on the Israel-Hamas war. Law360
“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.”
