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American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee

اللجنة الأمريكية العربية لمكافحة التمييز

Monday, October 27, 2014

The Weeks Ahead

ADC Events:

Thurs. Oct. 30 at 6PM in Dearborn, MI. ADC Michigan will host the 12th Annual Judges Night: Guardian of Justice Awards Dinner. Click here for details.

DC, Maryland, Virginia (DMV):

Tues. Oct. 28 at 7:00PM in Washington, DC. Busboys & Poets on 5th and K will host a panel discussion entitled, Life in Iraq: War & the Everyday. Click here for details.
Sat. Nov. 1 through Sun. Nov. 9 in Washington, DC. ADC is a proud sponsor of the 19th Annual Arabian Sights Film Festival, which features contemporary Arab cinema. Click here for details.
Sun. Nov. 2 at 6:00PM in Annandale, VA. The Lebanese American University Washington, D.C. Alumni Chapter invites you to a Movie Night. Click here for details.
Fri. Nov 14 8:00AM-5:00PM in Washington, DC. The 2014 Palestine Center Annual Conference: From Local to Global: The Persistence of the Palestinian Struggle. Click here to register.

New York & New Jersey:

Wed. Oct. 29 at 12:15PM in Brooklyn, NY. Columbia University Professor Hisham Aidi will discuss his recently published book, Rebel Music: Race, Empire and the New Muslim Culture. Click here for details.
Thurs. Oct 30 at 6:30PM-11:00PM in New York, NY. Arab American Association of New York invites you to attend the 13th Anniversary Benefit Gala. Click here for details.
Thurs. Oct. 30 to Nov. 1 in New York, NY. The 11th Annual New York Arab American Comedy Festival features 5 shows and over 25 of the top comedians of Arab heritage from the U.S. and Canada. Click here for details and discounted tickets.
Fri. Nov. 7 from 6:30PM-10:30PM in New Brunswick, NJ. The Arab Cultural Club at Rutgers Presents: A Night for Palestine. Click here for tickets.

Past Week’s Wrap-Up

Articles of Interest

Peace Prize Laureates Urge Disclosure on U.S. Torture [New York Times]
VIDEO: Detroit Residents Meet with United Nations Officials, Demand Moratorium on Water Shutoffs [Democracy Now!]
Between Muslim and White: The Legal Construction of Arab American Identity [NYU Annual Survey of American Law]
Blowing the whistle on CIA torture from beyond the grave [The Intercept]

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