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As you read this, new titles from filmmakers of Tunisian, Moroccan and Franco-Palestinian-Algerian heritage are making their mark at the Venice Film Festival, while Toronto Film Festival will premiere a trio of first …
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Celebrate Arab-AmericansEntertainment
The novel ‘Between Two Moons’ is Aisha Abdel Gawad’s ‘love letter’ to Arab Americans
Aisha Abdel Gawad’s debut novel is a coming-of-age story about two teenage girls. They’re twins living in Brooklyn. Their older brother is getting out of prison. Their parents are immigrants …
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Research
Where Are All The Arabs? And How A U.S. Census Change Could Improve Clinical Trial Diversity
With approximately 500 million Arabs residing in the 22 Arab countries and an estimated 4. million (depending on who’s counting) residing in the United States1,2,3, this diverse group of people …
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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.
“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.”
