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American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee

اللجنة الأمريكية العربية لمكافحة التمييز

Monday, May 5th, 2014

The Weeks Ahead

Events:

Thursday, May 8 at 12:15am-1:45pm in Washington, DC. The New American Foundation presents “Citizen Strangers: Minority Rights in the State of Israel.” Click here for details.
Thursday, May 8th at 6pm in Dearborn, MI. American Association of Yemeni Students and Professionals (AAYSP) 6th Annual Scholarship Gala, Co-Sponsored by ADC. Click here for details.
Thursday, May 15th at 7:00pm in Washington, DC. The Jerusalem Fund presents “Nabka Commemoration: A Musical Journey Through Palestinian History.” Click here for details.
Tuesday, May 27th at 7:00pm in Washington, DC. Please join ADC-Women’s Empowerment Forum at Busboys & Poets on 5th and K St for a special Arabesque event to highlight women’s participation in politics. Click here for details.

Keep track of ADC events near you! View the ADC calendar.

Last Week’s Wrap-Up

Articles of Interest

ADC Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship draws large crowd [The Arab American News]
Wimberly and Pascrell all in for Sayegh [Politicker NJ]
App maps communities of 1948 Palestine [Al Jazeera]
US states should act against Israel’s denial of entry to Americans [Electronic Intifada]

Obama should see Palestinian deal as next step in peace talks [Al Monitor]
Retiring U.S. Rep. John Dingell to receive lifetime award for civil rights [Detroit Free Press]

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Andre Sayegh

In a tight race for Mayor of Paterson, NJ, 6th Ward Councilman Andre Sayegh recently gained the support of U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-9) and Assemblyman Benjie Wimberly (D-35).