| ADC Commends DOJ-CRD on Decision to Review Imam Shooting
The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) commends the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division (DOJ-CRD) on its decision to begin the investigative process into the shooting death of Imam Luqman Ameen Abdullah by FBI agents in Detroit in October of 2009. The Imam was shot 21 times by FBI agents during a raid in Dearborn, Michigan.
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| ADC 30 Year National Convention
ADC Celebrates Thirty Years of Advocacy and Achievement:
Strengthening the Voice of Equality and Justice
June 4th - June 6th, 2010
The ADC Convention is the largest annual gathering of Arab Americans in the Nation’s Capital. ADC's 2009 Annual Convention included a keynote speech by special guest, President Bill Clinton.
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ADC Outraged by Pickens Advertisement
The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) strongly objects to the provocative and inflammatory images and overtones in a recently televised advertisement by T. Boone Pickens in his attempt to promote a Pickens Plan for natural gas as an alternative to imported oil.
Such characterizations of an entire people in a region of the world are inaccurate, offensive and outright discriminatory.
| ADC Saddened by Humanitarian Crisis in Haiti
The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) sends its prayers and expresses its deep concerns for the people of Haiti in light of this latest tragedy. The death toll is now estimated to exceed 200,000 people, and it is feared that the actual number may be higher.
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| ADC Commends IRS Decision to Investigate Settlement Funding
The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) commends the decision by Commissioner Douglas Shulman to publicly commit the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in tackling the issue of US charities that launder tax exempt US donations into illegal Israeli West Bank settlement activities.
In 2009, ADC filed multiple administrative complaints with the US Department of the Treasury, including the IRS, requesting investigations into the activities of organizations claiming tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the US Tax Code and using funds for the development of illegal Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
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| New TSA Guidelines Troubling and Ultimately Ineffective
The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) is deeply concerned by the new Transportation and Security Administration (TSA) directives, which went into effect on January 4th at midnight. According to news sources, these directives will require citizens from 14 countries, all Arab or Muslim countries, with the exception of Cuba, to go through enhanced security screening.
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| ADC Hosts: "A Showcase of Arab-American Authors", Featuring, Helen Thomas
Helen Thomas' Most recent book "Listen Up Mr. President" is co-authored by MSNBC and CQ journalist, Craig Crawford.
Other prominent authors featured include:
Alia Malek discussing her book "A Country Called Amreeka: Arab Roots, American Stories”
Nawar Shora discussing his book: “The Arab American Handbook, An Introductory Guide to the Arab, Arab-American and Muslim Worlds”
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ADC Appoints Sara Najjar-Wilson, National Executive Director; Nabil Mohamad Named ADC Deputy Director
Sara is an experienced attorney with more than 30 years of service in the Federal government, having served as a Trial Attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Division and as a Senior Attorney in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Office of the General Counsel.
| ADC Appalled by Attack on Fort Hood, Community Urged to Take Safety Precautions
The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) is appalled by the attack that took place earlier today against soldiers and others at Fort Hood, Texas. Preliminary news reports have indicated that a rogue Army Major Nidal Hasan and two others shot and killed at least 12 people and injured numerous others.
Image courtesy of www.cnn.com
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Apply Now for the 2010 Jack G. Shaheen Mass Communications Scholarship
| ADC Thanks 36 House Representatives who Opposed H.RES 867
Yesterday, the US House of Representatives voted 344-36 in support of the remarkably biased H. Res. 867 which called on the President and the Secretary of State to unequivocally oppose any endorsement of the Report of the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict.
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| ADC Hails Passage of Hate Crime Prevention Act
The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) joined millions of Americans in hailing the passage of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act. This is a landmark victory for civil rights and the continued struggle for equality and justice. Ten years from when this process all began, it is indeed a great step toward fulfilling our nation's promise and protecting those most in need of protection.
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ADC Partners with The Department of Commerce
| U.S. Muslim & Arab Groups Urge Vigilance Following Latest NY Terror Case
While we are always vigilant in defending civil rights and preventing stigmatization of any group or religion, we also view the safety of our country as a top priority. We have an overarching duty to work together and with law enforcement to protect the country and to offer any information that can pre-empt another terrorist attack.
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| ADC Op-Ed on CIA Torture in the Arab American News
With the release of the CIA report and the Obama administration's decision to launch a Department of Justice investigation, our nation is in a struggle for the definition of what it means to be America in an admittedly dangerous and sometimes hostile world.
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Immigration Reform and NSEERS
In the coming months, Congress is expected to begin the debate on comprehensive immigration reform. This follows a strong renewed commitment by President Obama that his Administration will support a comprehensive immigration reform package in an effort to fix the current broken immigration system (http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/Working-Together-for-Immigration-Reform ). Immigration reform is a crucial issue for the Arab-American community, which shares the same concerns as other immigrant communities.
ADC Calls for Investigation into Miami-Beach Police Department Shooting of Unarmed Arab-American Tourist
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