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Jodeh is the first Muslim and first Palestinian-American elected to the state Legislature. She was reelected to Aurora’s House District 41 with about 61 percent of the vote last November. …
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Anti-hate groups critical of O.C. report charting hate crime decline in 2023
Attacks against Arab Americans, Muslims and LGBTQ+ people remained the same, as hate crimes declined overall for the first time since 2016. LA Times
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US Democratic National Committee candidate wants to improve party’s messaging, including having more Arab and Muslim voices
Troy Blackwell, who has worked for Democratic campaigns and administrations, is running for DNC vice chair, hoping to improve messaging and Muslim outreach. New Arab
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U.S. Diplomat Leyth Swidan ’16 Represents America’s Promise to the World
As a foreign service officer with the U.S. State Department, Leyth Swidan ’16 gets to choose his own adventure. As his destinations change, his objective remains the same: ensuring that …
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Muslim and Arab American voters in the U.S. face an uncertain political future as President-elect Trump prepares to take office later this month. The Hill
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As Israel’s ongoing assault on the densely populated Gaza Strip intensified over the past year, so too did a nascent but quickly mobilized movement of pro-Palestinian activists. The Week
“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.”
