Posts tagged with "American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee"

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Palestinian American journalist says she was discriminated against by employees of Israel’s airline, stripped half naked

September 2nd, 20230 A Palestinian American journalist who was barred from boarding her flight from Newark to Tel Aviv in July says that she was humiliated and discriminated against by employees of Israel's flagship carrier. Now, the U.S. Department of Transportation has opened an investigation into the incident, it confirmed to Insider by email. The...

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James Abourezk, first Arab American U.S. senator and founder of the ADC, dies at 92

March 3rd, 20230 James Abourezk, a South Dakota Democrat who grew up on the Rosebud Indian Reservation, became the first Arab American U.S. senator and was known for his quick wit as he advocated for populist causes, died Friday. He was 92. Abourezk died at his home in Sioux Falls on his birthday after entering hospice care earlier this...

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ADC appoints Abed Ayoub as national executive director

August 24th, 20220 WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Wednesday, the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) announced the appointment of Abed Ayoub to serve as ADC national executive director. The ADC is a long-running organization, involved in advocacy in broad-ranging incidents of discrimination against the Arab American and Muslim communities of the...

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County in Maryland removes resolution that conflates criticism of Israel with anti-Semitism

July 25th, 20220 MARYLAND — A civil rights organization is welcoming the decision by the County Council in Maryland to remove a resolution that would have redefined anti-Semitism to include any criticism of well-documented human rights abuses by the Israeli occupation in Palestine. Montgomery County, located just outside of Washington, D.C., is...

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Arab American group wins San Francisco school district contract, despite Jewish objections

June 4th, 20180 SAN FRANCISCO — Three years ago, the San Francisco Unified School District placed a hold on a proposal to grant the Arab Resource and Organizing Committee (AROC) a contract to teach “cultural competency training” and Arabic language classes in city public schools. At the May 22 district school board meeting and to the dismay of...