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Celebrate Arab-AmericansEntertainmentTheatre
This D.C. Comedian Is Bringing ‘Funny Arabs’ To The Kennedy Center
Life has not always been easy for comedian Rola Zaarour, known professionally as Rola Z. Born in Lebanon, she was forced to leave her home during its civil war and grew …
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Celebrate Arab-AmericansCivil Rights
Business Certification Program Launched To Support MENA Entrepreneurs; Eleven Inaugural Recipients Are Announced
The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) has recently launched a certification program for business owners from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Much like other MBE Certifications, the goal is …
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Civil RightsResearch
Bill making Illinois first state to count Arab Americans in public data signed into law
Illinois will be the first state to count Arab Americans when collecting public data after Gov. JB Pritzker signed legislation on Friday. Read here.
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Celebrate Arab-AmericansEntertainment
An Arabic-language summer camp connects children of refugees to ‘the memory of the country’
It’s the second week of Arabic camp at the Syrian Community Network, an Edgewater nonprofit, and the students’ enthusiasm ricochets off the walls as though they’re singing a Taylor Swift …
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Celebrate Arab-AmericansEntertainmentSports
Coachella Little Arabs Program gets young athletes ready for Friday Night Lights
We’re just weeks away from the Friday Night Lights returning to the Coachella Valley. But before young athletes hit the gridiron under those lights, some train under the lights over …
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Celebrate Arab-AmericansEntertainment
A welcoming map: Community organizers launch first Philly map in Arabic
“Are you ready to interact?” Nora Elmarzouky asked a group of about 20 people at the Museum for Art in Wood on Friday afternoon. Between them, a giant, blank map …
“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.”
