Author Archives: Arab America

    More than 300,000 people are expected to converge on Dearborn this weekend for the 13th annual Dearborn Arab International Festival. The event, considered one of the largest celebrations of Arab culture in the nation, is expected to draw people from throughout Michigan, Canada and even New York, organizers said. A church group from … Continued

One of the great things about America is its ability to have a national debate on any issue that leads to change. The fact that African Americans were not allowed in major universities, or the front of buses, or certain bathrooms only 50 years ago and now have a presidential candidate is testimony to this … Continued

As a professor of sociology who studies U.S. Muslim assimilation patterns, I have analyzed numerous nationwide polls of American Muslims on a variety of topics. U.S. Muslims are a diverse, well-informed group; in fact, they are the most ethnically diverse Muslim population in the world. They come from more than 80 countries on four continents. … Continued

  The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) joins the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the global human rights community in marking world refugee day. Numerous events across the globe have and will take place to mark this day, June 20. Learn more about World Refugee Day at: http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/WRD ADC Communications … Continued

  Calling her an “enthusiastic participant in life” and a leader whose efforts have helped more Americans “live lives of purpose and dignity,” President George Bush awarded University of Miami President Donna E. Shalala with the Presidential Medal of Freedom Thursday morning during a ceremony at the White House. The nation’s highest civilian award, the … Continued

    Today, the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) sent a letter to presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama thanking him for his leadership in personally contacting and apologizing to the two Muslim supporters whom this past Monday were sidelined by two campaign volunteers during a rally in Detroit, Michigan. Michigan is home to the … Continued

The Arab American National Museum (AANM) and the Arab American Historical Foundation (AAHF) is seeking proposals for papers for the 2008 Arab American History Conference. This year’s conference will be held at the AANM in Dearborn , Michigan on Nov. 1, 2008. The AANM and the AAHF are partnering to bring about a conference which … Continued

Barack Obama personally called to apologize Thursday to the two Muslim women from Michigan barred from sitting next to him during a campaign rally Monday because they wore Islamic head scarves. One of the women, Shimaa Abdelfadeel, told the Free Press that Obama called her “to personally convey his deepest apologies and acknowledge that this … Continued

The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee’s new building in Dearborn is starting to look like its architectural renderings as it moves toward a December opening. “A lot of it is up,” says Nadia Fadel, director of policy and community affairs for the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee. “A lot of the brickwork is up and you can really see … Continued

General George W. Casey, Jr., the Chief of Staff of the United States Army and a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff toured, and gave a speech at the Arab American National Museum in Dearborn on Wednesday, June 18. “We in Dearborn know what a great treasure the Arab American National Museum is, but … Continued

  They were attracted to his message of diversity and unity, but two Muslim women who went to Barack Obama’s rally at Joe Louis Arena on Monday went home feeling left out. They were barred from prime seats behind the stage because of their traditional Muslim head scarves, after campaign volunteers had invited their non-Muslim … Continued

Today, the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) sent a letter to presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama regarding two separate troubling incidents that occurred in Detroit, Michigan. Michigan is home to the largest concentration of Arab Americans in our nation and ADC is the largest civil rights organization working on behalf of the Arab-American community … Continued