The New York Arab American Comedy Festival is seeking actors/actresses of Arab descent for a variety of roles. All candidates will be sent information on their time slot and how to view and print materials for the audition. Please submit by Tuesday March 10th. Auditions will be held in the evenings of Monday March 16 … Continued
Nawar Shora, Legal Director for the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) and ADC’s Director of Diversity Education and Law Enforcement Outreach (LEOP), recently authored The Arab American Handbook published by Cune Press – www.cunepress.net. The Arab American Handbook is based on Nawar Shora’s highly successful LEOP training seminars over the past eight years. Nawar’s seminars and … Continued
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano announced today her appointment of Juliette Kayyem to serve as Assistant Secretary for Intergovernmental Programs. “One of my top priorities is to ensure there is strong communication and consultation with state, local, tribal and territorial governments. Juliette brings a tremendous amount of expertise to the table, … Continued
Ausable Press of New York has just published Arab American poet’s Khaled Mattawa’s new volume of poems, Amorisco. Amorisco is a word coined by the poet that combines the Spanish words “amor” (love) and “Morisco.” Moriscos were Iberian Muslims (Moors) who in the 15th to the 17th centuries were given the choice to convert to … Continued
A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group today asked Attorney General Eric Holder to determine whether proposed legislation in Minnesota and Oklahoma prohibiting religiously-mandated head scarves, or hijab, in driver’s license photographs would violate the Constitution. The Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said that, if passed into law, both bills would infringe … Continued
Nabil Matar, Age 55, Arab American community activist and leader died on March 1, 2009. He was the loving husband of Rana. Father of Robert, Gina, and Rogee. Beloved brother of Aida (Samir) Kostantinidis, Samia, Samir (Mona), and John (Samira). Devoted uncle to several nieces and nephews. He is also survived by many brothers and … Continued
Students at Columbia University are taking up the fight for Palestinian rights and have begun organizing around a set of demands for the university’s divestment from Israel. The students’ demands, released on March 2, include full disclosure of Columbia’s budget and endowment, a public forum on divestment, partnership with a Palestinian university, scholarships for Palestinian … Continued
The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) said today that a proposed bill banning head coverings in driver’s license photographs would infringe on the First Amendment rights of Muslims who wear a religiously-mandated head scarf, or hijab, and of Minnesotans of other faiths who wear religious attire. Citing “public safety” concerns for … Continued
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s leading Muslim civil rights and advocacy group, announced today that it has elected North Carolina State Senator Larry Shaw as its new board chairman. CAIR’s new chairman said he looks forward to “partnering” with the Obama administration to protect civil liberties and to help improve America’s international … Continued
The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) is pleased to announce Congressman Keith Ellison (D-MN) as a confirmed featured speaker during the upcoming ADC National Convention. The Convention ‘From the Grassroots to the Nation’s Capital: Change for Our Future’ will take place in Washington, DC from June 12-14, at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill. Congressman … Continued
Today, the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) filed an administrative complaint with the Department of Homeland Security – Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (DHS-CRCL) on behalf of the Arab and Muslim immigrant communities targeted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a DHS component agency, during ‘Operation Frontline.’ In its complaint, ADC requests a full and … Continued
On March 11, 2009 at 8 pm, the Ann Arbor Palestine Film Festival will make its debut at the world renowned Michigan Theatre in Ann Arbor, Michigan. As one of the few Palestine film festivals to take place in the Midwest, the Ann Arbor Palestine Film Festival will surely bring attention to the growing number … Continued
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