As part of an effort to construct and promulgate a public relations narrative in preparation for Barack Obama’s visit to the Middle East, the White House summoned a group of Arab-American “leaders” to a meeting. Overcome by the lure of being invited to the White House and being part of the mainstream these groups...
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American-Arab Anti Discrimination Committee’s ex Media Director and current senior fellow at the American Task Force on Palestine’s Hussein Ibish wrote the following, encouraging a hierarchical power structure in the Occupy Wall Street over its current decentralized, grassroots format: The Occupy Wall Street movement, by contrast, shows no signs of being mobilized by a political party...
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The ADL’s Abe Foxman considers Ziad Asali “highly respected.”
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The ADC is cute. It spent years collaborating with the FBI and encouraging young Arab-Americans to waste their talents pursuing careers at this ghastly agency. Then, when written evidence of prejudice at the FBI surfaced, American Arab Anti Discrimination Committee (ADC) was up in arms (ADC did require written evidence of racism to finally realize...
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An American-Arab Anti Discrimination Committee (ADC) insider has confirmed to Ikhras that Ray Hanania, until recently a member of the organization’s National Board of Directors, was ousted from his leadership position on the board by ADC Chair Safa Rifka following an uproar by members and supporters of the ADC at the organization’s 2011 national convention held June 10-12. The...
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[Ikhras Note: Even by the standards of Palestinian-American Zionist Ray Hanania, his recent attack on international solidarity activists aboard the Audacity of Hope, and other ships taking part in the Freedom Flotilla II was particularly despicable. As his inflammatory, offensive rhetoric continues a New York-based justice activist questions how the ADC can maintain even...
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Palestinian-American Zionist, failed comedian, and interfaith marriage counselor Ray Hanania continues denying he was jettisoned by the ADC. He is now saying he declined seeking reappointment in order to focus his work on, among others, Ikhras: He declined reappointment to another one year term on the ADC National so he could focus on his...
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The Arab-American community must stand with the Egyptian people and their continuing struggle for freedom, full sovereignty and independence, human dignity, and social justice. The establishment Arabs in this country are too busy promoting their careers and enjoying their false sense of prestige on the margins of Washington officialdom. In the meantime the Egyptian...
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The Arab-American Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), according to its website, is “a civil rights organization committed to defending the rights of people of Arab descent and promoting their rich cultural heritage.” The mission statement continues by claiming that the organization is “non-profit, non-sectarian and nonpartisan.” In reality, the ADC is none of these things.
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The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee’s (ADC) cancellation of a performance by German-born Syrian composer and pianist Malik Jandali at their convention last weekend caused an uproar among Arab-Americans that follow the activities of the self-described “largest Arab-American grassroots organization in the United States.” Jandali had planned to perform Watani Ana, a piece that addresses the...
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The Arab-American community should continue the current momentum gained from the ADC Malek Jandali scandal until this corrupt and useless organization is completely dissolved. Any leftover ADC letterhead stationary, signs and banners, or cocktail glasses should be tossed into the trash bin at the Saudi embassy in Washington DC. The Arab Spring blew into...
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The ADC did not name the underwriters and sponsors of their convention on their website, but according to their program the event was underwritten by the Saudi Embassy, and sponsored by the Qatari and United Arab Emirates diplomatic missions. James Zogby‘s “Gibran Gala” last month was also underwritten by the Saudi embassy.
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