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ADC Welcomes Gina Aranki to Board of Directors as Organization Expands Legal Mission

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 21, 2026 media@adc.org Washington, D.C. | The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) announced the appointment of Gina Aranki, a veteran nonprofit executive ...
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ADC and DAWN Call on Jordan to Drop Case Against American Journalist Ali Younes

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 17, 2026 media@adc.org Washington, D.C. | The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) and Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN) call on Jordanian ...
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ADC: Challenge to Medford Divestment Ordinances Should Be Dismissed

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 16, 2026 media@adc.org MEDFORD, Mass. | The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) filed a supplemental brief at the court’s request to address specific ...
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Sabra and Shatila — 44 Years of an Open Wound

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 16, 2026 media@adc.org Today, 44 years later, we remember one of the darkest massacres in Lebanon’s modern history. From September 16–18, 1982, Palestinian refugees and ...
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ADC Urges Supreme Court to Set National Standard as Unchecked Device Searches Put First Amendment Rights in Jeopardy

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 15, 2026 media@adc.org Washington, D.C. | The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) filed an amicus curiae brief with the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of ...
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Board of Directors

Dr. Safa Rifka National ChairmanThe Chair of ADC’s Board, Safa Rifka, MD, FACOG, is an OB/GYN and endocrinology and ...
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25 Years After 9/11: The More Things Change, the More the Fight Stays the Same

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 11, 2026] media@adc.org Twenty-five years ago, September 11 changed America. The loss of civilian lives on that day was an unspeakable tragedy. But instead of coming ...
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Our Team

Malak Afaneh Staff AttorneyMalak Afaneh is a Staff Attorney at the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), where ...
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Statement from ADC President and Legal Director Jenin Younes on the Appointment of Lele Yutzy as head of CA’s new Office of Civil Rights

Washington, D.C. | Governor Gavin Newsom appointed Lele Yutzy to serve as Director of California’s newly created Office of Civil Rights, which will oversee implementation of AB 715. In response to the ...
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ADC Files Emergency Motion Against DHS Secretary Mullin Challenging Unlawful CBP Seizure of Journalist Max Blumenthal’s Phones

Washington, D.C. | The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) filed a time-sensitive motion in the Eastern District of Virginia’s federal court on behalf of journalist Max Blumenthal, ...
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ADC Welcomes Senate Vote Blocking NDAA and U.S.-Israel Military Integration

Washington, D.C. | Senate Democrats blocked the National Defense Authorization Act from moving forward Tuesday, opposing both the Trump administration’s handling of the war with Iran and provisions ...