American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee

The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) is a grassroots civil rights organization founded in Washington, DC by U.S. Senator James Abourezk in 1980. Advisory Board members include: Muhammad Ali, Her Majesty Queen Noor, several U.S. Congressmen, Edward Said & Casey Kasem among others.

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Washington, DC - James Abourezk - Muhammad Ali - Queen Noor - Edward Said - Casey Kasem

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ADC is the largest Arab American organization of its kind. The ADC mission is to politically empower Arab Americans, defend the civil rights of all people

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Arab - American

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of Arab heritage in the United States, promote civic participation, encourage a balanced U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East, and support freedom and development in the Arab World.

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The three cities with the largest concentrations of Arab Americans are: Los Angeles, Detroit, & New York, three-fourths of whom are Christian.

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There are 3 million Americans with Arab heritage and approximately 7 million American Muslims. In comparison, there are 5.2 million Jewish Americans.

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Muslims - Jewish

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The ADC Communications Department claims to have made over 3,000 radio & television appearances to date and the legal department handles over 2000 complaints/cases per year.

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• (ADC website)