ADC Appoints Sara Najjar-Wilson, National Executive Director; Nabil Mohamad Named ADC Deputy Director
Sara is an experienced attorney with more than 30 years of service in the Federal government, having served as a Trial Attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Division and as a Senior Attorney in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Office of the General Counsel.
| ADC Appalled by Attack on Fort Hood, Community Urged to Take Safety Precautions
The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) is appalled by the attack that took place earlier today against soldiers and others at Fort Hood, Texas. Preliminary news reports have indicated that a rogue Army Major Nidal Hasan and two others shot and killed at least 12 people and injured numerous others.
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| ADC Thanks 36 House Representatives who Opposed H.RES 867
Yesterday, the US House of Representatives voted 344-36 in support of the remarkably biased H. Res. 867 which called on the President and the Secretary of State to unequivocally oppose any endorsement of the Report of the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict.
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| ADC Hails Passage of Hate Crime Prevention Act
The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) joined millions of Americans in hailing the passage of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act. This is a landmark victory for civil rights and the continued struggle for equality and justice. Ten years from when this process all began, it is indeed a great step toward fulfilling our nation's promise and protecting those most in need of protection.
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ADC Partners with The Department of Commerce
| U.S. Muslim & Arab Groups Urge Vigilance Following Latest NY Terror Case
While we are always vigilant in defending civil rights and preventing stigmatization of any group or religion, we also view the safety of our country as a top priority. We have an overarching duty to work together and with law enforcement to protect the country and to offer any information that can pre-empt another terrorist attack.
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| ADC Op-Ed on CIA Torture in the Arab American News
With the release of the CIA report and the Obama administration's decision to launch a Department of Justice investigation, our nation is in a struggle for the definition of what it means to be America in an admittedly dangerous and sometimes hostile world.
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Immigration Reform and NSEERS
In the coming months, Congress is expected to begin the debate on comprehensive immigration reform. This follows a strong renewed commitment by President Obama that his Administration will support a comprehensive immigration reform package in an effort to fix the current broken immigration system (http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/Working-Together-for-Immigration-Reform ). Immigration reform is a crucial issue for the Arab-American community, which shares the same concerns as other immigrant communities.
ADC Calls for Investigation into Miami-Beach Police Department Shooting of Unarmed Arab-American Tourist
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