Washington, DC, March 27, 2002 — Following the appalling September 11 attacks on the United States, the Arab-American community has experienced an unprecedented backlash in the form of hate crimes, various forms of dis-crimination, and serious civil liberties concerns. This fact sheet from the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) is intended to outline in the broadest terms the experiences and concerns of the Arab-American community during the past six months.