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American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee

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Monday April 14, 2014

The Weeks Ahead

Events:

Wednesday, April 16th at 11:45am in Washington, DC. The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights is hosting a panel entitled, “Low-Level Crime, Maximum Time: The Impact of Harsh Sentencing on Communities of Color.” Lunch will be served. Click here for details.
Thursday, April 17 at 9:30am in Washington, DC at the Jerusalem Fund & Palestine Center: ”Morning Lecture – Washington and the Peace Process: Assessing America’s Role, Past and Present with Rashid Khalidi.” Co-sponsored with The Institute for Palestine Studies. Click here for details and registration.
Saturday and Sunday, April 26th and 27th in Atlanta, Georgia. Alif Institute presents the 9th Annual Atlanta Arab Festival 2014. Click here for details.

Wednesday, April 30th at 5:30pm at Byblos Banquet Hall in Dearborn, Michigan. 15th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Dinner with Professor Adrien Wing as the Keynote Speaker. RSVP by emailing [email protected].
Saturday, May 17 at 8:00am in Washington, DC. 3rd Annual Gaza Solidarity 5K Walk/Run. The proceeds from this event will benefit UNRWA’s psycho-social support program for children in Gaza suffering from psychological trauma and PTSD. Click here for details.

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Last Week’s Wrap-Up

Articles of Interest

The Next 50 Years: Time for Culture Change on Racial Justice [Huff Post Politics]
CIA’s Harsh Interrogations Exceeded Legal Authority [Reuters]
Appeals court upholds dismissal of anti-BDS lawsuit against Olympia Food Co-op [MondoWeiss]
Swiss Say Palestinians Can Join Geneva Conventions [NPR]
AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL: Muslims, Presbyterians amicably resolve Easter egg hunt crisis [The Daily Caller]
Congress Should Pass the Democracy Restoration Act [Brennan Center for Justice]
Profiling Rules Said to Give F.B.I. Tactical Leeway [New York Times]
Broadway Success of ‘Aladdin’ Underscores Need for Arab Actors [Colorlines]

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Ziad Haddad

Arab-American heavyweight wrestler Ziad Haddad was selected as the 2013-14 NCAA Division II Wrestler of the Year:

“Kutztown’s Haddad named Division II Wrestler of the Year“

The junior from Orefield, Pa. was ranked No. 1 all year and capped a perfect 25-0 season with a 5-4 victory over previously unbeaten Jacob Mitchell of California Baptist in the national tournament finals on March 15.