Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed a version of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) that significantly weakens vital protections for victims of domestic violence, including many protections for immigrant women. Those protections included eliminating anonymity to immigrant victims applying

WASHINGTON | Associated Press — A day before Congress weighs an amendment to end indefinite military detentions in the U.S., a federal judge Wednesday ruled the law that allows the practice unconstitutional. Saying the measure has “chilling impact on First

Not everyone is psyched about Sacha Baron Cohen‘s latest comic creation. With The Dictator invading theaters today, the funnyman is taking heat from Arab-American groups who say his new alter ego isn’t so much funny as a hurtful caricature that

The Wrap | May 15, 2012  Sacha Baron Cohen’s “The Dictator” opens in theaters at midnight on Tuesday, but the film already has some Arab-Americans complaining about its damaging portrayal of Arabs. Baron Cohen plays General Aladeen, a North African

Join us for a Webinar on May 23 Space is limited. Reserve your Webinar seat HERE NOW! Dear NNAAC members, We are in a midst of a national election and NNAAC wants to get us in to gear to prepare

In support of Demand Progress and we can put an end to a shocking assault on our civil liberties: Last year’s National Defense Authorization Act included language that could allow the military to detain civilian suspects INDEFINITELY without charge or

The Business Journals | WASHINGTON– On Saturday, May 1, 2012 Ambassadors Selwa “Lucky” Roosevelt, White House Chief of Protocol for President Ronald Reagan, and Edward M. Gabriel, US Ambassador to Morocco during the Administration of President Bill Clinton, were honored

The Arab American Association of New York hosted a Youth Dinner this past Thursday, April 28th where teens came together to discuss issues they face in high school. Thirty Arab-American high school students from the Bay Ridge area joined Project

May 7, 2012, Washington, D.C. – The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), National Network for Arab American Communities (NNAAC), Rights Working Group, Sikh Coalition, and South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT) express serious disappointment regarding

Please call and email your U.S. Representative TODAY to express strong opposition to the Cantor-Adams version of the Violence Against Women Act reauthorization (H.R. 4970) that was introduced last week.  It weakens or deletes entirely some of the vital improvements