Author Archives: Arab America

Two events this past week pushed me to reflect on my community and the trajectory of our progress in American life. On Wednesday, after delivering a briefing for the Arab League Ambassadors on developments in Washington, one ambassador asked me a rather pointed question about the Arab American community — our organizations and accomplishments. I … Continued

It was a tough week for the Arab-American community. Our worst-kept secret was revealed by the Free Press and a sexual harassment scandal has rocked the American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee — an institution better known for standing with victims of abuse than attempting to silence them for political expediency and financial stability. I got my … Continued

The Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy (CSID), a non-profit non-governmental organization that works to support and promote democracy around the world, seeks a Program Officer for the Tunisia and North Africa team. This position is based in Tunis, Tunisia. Position Summary: The Program Officer will work with CSID staff and volunteers to … Continued

Last year, ADC submitted an official request to the Department of Justice (DOJ) requesting the inclusion of “Arabs” among the race identities that may be recorded on the FBI Hate Crime Incident Report. Earlier this year, we asked you to contact your Senators and House Representative and request they join two Sign-on Letters. These Letters … Continued

ADC, the Nation’s largest Arab-American organization will be celebrating the 2013 National Convention in Washington, D.C. We are proud to present over 50 confirmed speakers for the Convention including: Benjamin Jealous, Congressman Keith Ellison, Archbishop Theodosios of Sebastia (Atallah Hanna), Marc H. Morial, Abderrahim Foukara, Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, Ahmad Ashkar, Linda Sarsour, Dr. Jack G. Shaheen … Continued

Since opening its doors in 2007, King’s Academy has earned a reputation for becoming one of the leading educational institutions in the Middle East. Inspired by the vision of His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan, the school provides more than just a first-class education to high-school age students from the region and beyond; it … Continued

We are proud to announce Mr. Benjamin Jealous, president and CEO of the NAACP, will be the keynote speaker at the ADC National Convention Gala Awards Dinner on Saturday, June 15, 2013. We have over 50 confirmed speakers including Archbishop Theodosios of Sebastia (Atallah Hanna), Congressman Keith Ellison, Marc H. Morial (President of the National … Continued

Alixa Naff, an early and pioneering historian who documented the lives of the first wave of Arab-American immigrants a century ago, has died after a brief illness. She was 93. Naff died Saturday at her home in Mitchellville, Md., according to two of her friends who were with her that day. Naff, who immigrated from … Continued

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, a leading counselor to global financial institutions and corporations, announced today that it will receive the Advocate Law Firm of the Year Award from the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC). The award will be presented during the civil rights lunch at the ADC’s annual convention on June 14 in Washington, D.C. … Continued

Little Syria hasn’t been so Syrian in a long while. Torn apart by the construction of the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel in the 1940s and then left for dead by the building of the World Trade Center a quarter-century later, the once-thriving Syrian quarter of Lower Manhattan is now disappearing from living memory, too. That is why … Continued

Imad Hamad, an Arab-American civil rights advocate, has been placed on administrative leave following allegations of sexual harassment. Hamad has been under scrutiny since Friday, when state Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Detroit, sent a letter to the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee accusing Hamad of sexually harassed her and other women when she worked in his Dearborn office … Continued

I don’t think much of the patch of Lower Manhattan surrounding the former World Trade Center towers that I pass through almost daily on my way between work and home in Jersey City. Between the Jeff Koons balloon statue in front of the PATH station to the Century 21 department store, and south to Zuccotti … Continued