Author Archives: Arab America

Overview ADC seeks a full-time Communications Director to join the ADC National Office in Washington, DC. The Communications Director will be responsible for planning and executing overall communications strategy of the organization and advance ADC issues through a wide range of media outlets. The ideal candidate will work collaboratively with the ADC team to accomplish … Continued

The Imams’ Council of the Michigan Muslim Community Council condemns in the strongest terms the killing of the US Ambassador Christopher Stevens in Libya and other embassy staffers. Islam strictly prohibits the killing or harming of diplomats and civilians under any circumstance. Such violence is against the Islamic teachings and the spirit of the Holy … Continued

Protesters angry over an amateurish American-made video denouncing Islam attacked the United States Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, on Tuesday, killing a State Department officer, while Egyptian demonstrators stormed over the fortified walls of the United States Embassy here. On the 11th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, the assaults were a violent reminder … Continued

The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) strongly condemns the brutal attack on the U.S. Consulate in the Libyan city of Benghazi that erupted during protests last night. Four Americans were killed in the attack, among them the U.S. Envoy to Libya, Ambassador J Christopher Stevens. This senseless act of violence occurred amidst angry protests decrying an … Continued

He was buried after the Sept. 11 attacks with full honors from the New York Police Department, and proclaimed a hero by the city’s police commissioner. He is cited by name in the Patriot Act as an example of Muslim-American valor. And Representative Keith Ellison of Minnesota, one of two Muslim members of Congress, was … Continued

  The Vatican announced [on July 3, 2012] the itinerary for Pope Benedict XVI’s September 14 -16, 2012, trip to Lebanon, where he will sign the Postsynodal Apostolic Exhortation following up from the 2010 Synod on the Middle East. The Pope will leave Rome on the morning of Friday, September 14. After the welcome ceremony … Continued

Over the past few weeks ADC has been working to bring home a US Citizen that had been denied the right to travel back to the United States by various government agencies. The ordeal began in June of this year when the traveler, an Arab American male, left for a one month visit to the … Continued

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On Wednesday, October 10, 2012, at 6:00 p.m., the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) Michigan Advisory Board will host its 11th Annual Judges Night Reception at the Byblos Banquet Center in Dearborn. ADC Michigan is delighted to announce that Debbie Almontaser from the Khalil Gibran International Academy in New York will serve as Guest Speaker at … Continued

The state attorney general assured a group of Muslim leaders Wednesday that a New York City police unit that conducted surveillance of Muslim businesses, religious leaders and student groups was no longer operating in New Jersey. Jeffrey Chiesa made the remarks during the first meeting of an outreach committee he formed to repair relations between … Continued

The president of a top Arab American group is lashing out at the 11th hour political maneuvering that restored language about Israel capital to the Democratic convention platform — calling the move “insulting to my community.” Dr. James Zogby, president of the Arab American Institute (AAI), a DNC delegate and a member of the convention’s … Continued

American Syrian activists will host three fundraisers on behalf of the people of Syria to help cover medical costs. The fundraisers will be held in Detroit on Sept. 14, Chicago on Sept. 15 and Cleveland on Sept. 16, and are sponsored by the Syrian American Medical Society and the Syrian Sunrise Foundation. A key feature … Continued