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DiscriminationImmigration
As Anxiety Mounts Over a Possible New Trump Travel Ban, Community Leaders Speak Out
Rep. Judy Chu (D–Pasadena) called it “discrimination, pure and simple,” that would disproportionately affect not only travelers but also Muslim Americans from targeted countries.
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Celebrate Arab-Americans
Illinois House committee approves bill requiring Arab American history for elementary, high school
A proposal heading to the Illinois House floor could require Arab American history for elementary and high school students.
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CensorshipCivil RightsImmigrationPalestine
Judge orders that Georgetown U. researcher detained by ICE remain in the U.S.
The arrest of Badar Khan Suri, who is in the U.S. legally and who DHS said was spreading “Hamas propaganda,” is part of an increase in Trump administration detentions of …
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ActivismDiscriminationHate CrimesHate WatchPalestine
Pro-Palestinian Activists Sue U.C.L.A. Over Encampment Attack
Pro-Palestinian activists are suing the University of California, Los Angeles, accusing it of allowing pro-Israel counterprotesters to terrorize and assault people at an encampment set up on campus last spring.
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In Detroit and its suburbs, anger is deep over Israeli airstrikes in Gaza. So is the sense that there is nowhere for Arab Americans to turn.
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ActivismCensorshipCivil RightsPalestine
Columbia University student says his detention shows anti-Palestinian racism in U.S.
In a letter dictated from a Louisiana immigration lockup and released by his attorney, the student, Mahmoud Khalil, said he is being targeted as part of a larger effort to …
“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.”
