By THE ARAB AMERICAN NEWS STAFF
(ARABAMERICANNEWS) The American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) announced a new project that will research, track and document anti-Arab and Islamophobic bias in the media, public discourse and from public officials.
The ADC-Research Institute’s (ADC-RI) Media Research Project, led by veteran journalist Ali Younes, hopes to expose xenophobia and hatred that target minorities in the U.S., particularly Arab and Muslim Americans.
A soon-to-be-launched online portal will serve as a public resource to document and index anti-Arab sentiment, Islamophobia and xenophobia.
The new tracking project will serve as a tool to highlight the prevalence of bias and bigotry in U.S. mainstream and official discourse.
“As a longtime career journalist, I am very happy to help and stand with my community, both Arab and Muslim Americans, to address bias and unfair reporting in the media,” Younes said. “This is a step long overdue; the American public deserve to know the truth and have access to the right information about the issues and causes of our community.”
