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on January 15, 2019
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 15, 2019
CONTACT: Tess Waggoner
twaggoner@aaiusa.org
(202) 429-9210 Statement: AAI Welcomes Ruling to Remove Citizenship Question on Decennial Census
WASHINGTON, DC – The Arab American Institute
The Arab American Institute (AAI) welcomes today’s ruling by U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman to remove the citizenship question from the 2020 Census form. AAI is the only Census Bureau-recognized Census Information Center dedicated to analyzing data on the Arab American community.
When the citizenship question was first announced, we raised concerns that the...
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on November 13, 2018
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 13, 2018
CONTACT: Omar Baddar
obaddar@aaiusa.org
(202) 429-9210 Hate Crimes Continue to Surge in America
Underreporting Remains Significant Problem in FBI’s Annual Statistics
WASHINGTON, DC – The Arab American Institute expressed concern and disappointment with the release of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) 2017 hate crime statistics. As expected, hate crime surged yet again in 2017. However, the data contained some glaring omissions, including three of the most severe acts of bias-motivated violence committed last year. And while career officials at the Department of Justice continue to demonstrate a commitment to serving communities and...
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on October 24, 2018
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOctober 24, 2018CONTACT: Ryan J. Sutorsuto@aaiusa.org / (202) 652-4984Washington, DC — The Arab American Institute Foundation (AAIF) demands that Illinois Republican congressional candidate and self-proclaimed former Nazi Arthur Jones immediately end all use of AAIF’s YallaVote name and logo. AAIF sent Art Jones an official Cease and Desist letter on Tuesday after discovering the misappropriation of the YallaVote name and logo in a campaign advertisement supporting Art Jones. The attempt to co-opt a decades-old, inclusive civic empowerment campaign by a white nationalist who seeks to institutionalize hatred, bigotry, and anti-Semitism is deeply offensive and must not...
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on October 23, 2018
AAI Calls on the RNC and NRCC to Condemn Duncan Hunter’s Bigotry
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Omar Baddar
(202) 429-9210
The Arab American Institute (AAI), a non-partisan organization advocating on behalf of the Arab American community, is calling on the Republican National Committee (RNC) and the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) to condemn Duncan Hunter’s bigoted campaign against Arab American challenger Ammar Campa-Najjar.
In a letter to RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel and NRCC Chairman Steve Stivers, AAI noted Republican Congressman Duncan Hunter’s rhetoric and campaign ads, depicting...
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on July 19, 2018
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 19, 2018
CONTACT: Omar Baddar
obaddar@aaiusa.org
(202) 429-9210
Research Reveals FBI Reports Failed to Record Nearly 2,000 Hate Crimes
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today, the Arab American Institute released a comprehensive hate crime report titled: Underreported, Under Threat: Hate Crime in the United States and the Targeting of Arab Americans.
This report is the first to examine targeted violence against Arab Americans in nearly a decade, and the first ever to utilize hate crime data reported through official government channels.
Our research found that state level hate crime data show that nearly twice as many anti-Arab hate...
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on June 26, 2018
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 26, 2018
CONTACT: Ryan J. Suto
rsuto@aaiusa.org / (202) 652-4984
Statement from AAI Executive Director Maya Berry on the Supreme Court’s decision in the Muslim Ban case, Trump v. Hawai’i.
Washington, DC — Today, Arab American Institute Executive Director Maya Berry released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court’s decision in the Muslim Ban case: “Along ideological lines, the Supreme Court upheld President Trump’s xenophobic Muslim Ban that discriminates against individuals predominantly because of their Muslim faith or national origin. A vast majority of those impacted by the ban are Muslim,...
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on June 07, 2018
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 7, 2018
CONTACT: Jennifer Salan
jsalan@aaiusa.org / (202) 429-9210
Arab American Civil Rights Group Responds to Confirmation of Kenneth Marcus as Assistant Secretary of Civil Rights for Education
Washington, DC - Today, Arab American Institute Executive Director Maya Berry released the following statement in response to the Senate’s confirmation of Kenneth Marcus as the Assistant Secretary of Civil Rights for the Department of Education: "Along straight party lines, the Senate voted today to confirm Ken Marcus as the head of the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) at the Department of Education by a narrow...
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on May 14, 2018
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 14, 2018
CONTACT: Jennifer Salan
jsalan@aaiusa.org / (202) 429-9210
Statement from Arab American Institute Deputy Director Omar Baddar on Moving the Israel Embassy to Jerusalem: Today, the Trump Administration has opened a US embassy in Jerusalem, cementing his decision to recognize the city as Israel’s capital. Trump’s decision breaks with previous administrations, making his the first to accede to congressional pandering on Israel, in violation of international law. Recognizing the sensitivity and significance of Jerusalem to so many religious communities around the globe, the 1947 UN partition plan protected the city from falling under...
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on April 05, 2018
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Contact: jsalan@aaiusa.org / 202-429-9210
Arab Americans Celebrate Legacy of Kahlil Gibran with Spirit of Humanity Awards
20th Anniversary Gala Honors: the ACLU, Chef José Andrés & World Central Kitchen; Irish Senator Frances Black & Ambassador Marcel Wahba
Washington – On Thursday, April 26, the Arab American community will honor the legacy of author and poet Kahlil Gibran during the 20th Anniversary Spirit of Humanity Awards. Through the event, Arab Americans recognize individuals, corporations, organizations and communities whose work, commitment and support make a difference in promoting coexistence and inclusion in all...
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Posted
on March 27, 2018
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 27, 2018
CONTACT:
Margaret Lowry, mlowry@aaiusa.org
(202) 652-4993
Statement from AAI Executive Director Maya Berry on the inclusion of an untested question on citizenship on the 2020 Census:
The decision by Secretary Ross and the Department of Commerce to move forward with the inclusion of a citizenship question on the decennial census makes it clear that the Trump Administration is choosing to politicize the constitutionally mandated responsibility of conducting the census. This decision will deter many from responding to the decennial census, creating legitimate concern about the confidentiality of their personal information and fear about how...
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