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PalestinePolitics
Why Muslim and Arab Americans are Refusing to Meet Biden a Conversation with Maha Hilal
This week on True Talk, hosted by Ahmed Bedier and Samar Jarrah on WMNF, we’re exploring a pivotal issue at the heart of Muslim and Arab American communities. The refusal …
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CultureEntertainmentTheatre
How to tell a joke in Palestine: Arab American Comedy Fest brings essential connection
Co-founders Maysoon Zayid and Dean Obeidallah talk about 20 years of using laughs to transcend hatred. 48hills
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DiscriminationHate CrimesHate WatchPalestine
Texas stabbing of Palestinian American meets hate crime standard, police say
The stabbing of a Palestinian American man in Austin this week meets the definition of a hate crime, police said. Bert James Baker, 36, was arrested and charged with aggravated …
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Foreign AffairsPalestinePolitics
War on Gaza: Dearborn’s Arab Americans call for boycott of senior Biden officials’ visit
Organisers say Biden team’s visit divides the community at a time when they need to show a united front against his support for Israel’s war on Gaza. MEE
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PalestinePolitics
Biden Aides to Visit Arab American Leaders in Michigan as Pressure Rises Over Gaza
White House officials are traveling to Dearborn to meet with Arab American leaders as the president faces mounting frustration within his party over his refusal to call for a cease-fire …
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Dearborn, Mich. is ramping up its police presence after a Wall Street Journal opinion piece described the Detroit suburb as”America’s jihad capital.” NPR
“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.”
