2003-2007 Report on Hate Crimes and Discrimination Against Arab Americans American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee Research Institute | ADC-RI REPORT ON HATE CRIMES AND DISCRIMINATION AGAINST ARAB AMERICANS 20032007 This Report would not be possible with out the support of: The Ford Foundaon The Carnegie Corporaon of New York Editor: Hussein Ibish, PhD; Contributors: Thomas Albert, Laila Al-Qatami, Chrisne Gleichert, Kareem Shora, Nawar Shora, and Marvin Wingfield; Designer: Laila Al-Qatami Copyright ©2008 ADC AMERICAN-ARAB ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE 1732 Wisconsin Ave., NW | Washington, DC 20007 Tel: 202-244-2990 | Fax: 202-244-7968 Email:
[email protected] | www.adc.org The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) is a civil rights organization committed to defending the rights of people of Arab descent and promoting their rich cultural heritage. ADC, which is non-sectarian and non-partisan, is the largest Arab-American grassroots civil rights organization in the United States. Founded by former United States Senator James Abourezk in 1980, ADC’s headquarters are in Washington, DC with chapters nationwide, and members in all 50 States. ADC welcomes members of all faiths, backgrounds, and ethnicities. Former U.S. Congresswoman Mary Rose Oakar is currently ADC's president and Safa Rifka, MD, is Chair of the ADC Na- tional Board of Directors. The ADC Research Institute (ADC-RI), which was founded in 1981, is a Section 501(c)(3) educational affiliate of ADC that sponsors a wide range of programs and publications on behalf of Arab Americans and of importance to all Americans. ADC-RI programs include research studies, seminars, conferences and publications that document and analyze the dis- crimination faced by Arab Americans in the workplace, schools, media, and governmental agencies and institutions.