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New Reports Document Discriminatory Government Treatment of Muslims in America
Submitted by Aadika Singh on Wed, 2011-05-25 13:00Image:
From guest blogger Amna Akbar
There are visible and less visible ways the government has targeted Muslims, Arabs, and South Asians since September 11, 2001. With the death of Osama bin Laden, however, mainstream pundits, commentators, and lawmakers have attempted to push us to forget the damage and the grief this “war on terror” has brought to our communities—and to immigrant communities and communities of color more broadly.
Rights Working Group Members and Allies Respond to DHS Suspension of NSEERS "Special Registration" Program
Submitted by Aadika Singh on Mon, 2011-05-09 13:47In April, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it had depopulated the list of countries whose nationals have been subject to special registration under the National Security Entry-Exit Registration System (NSEERS). It is important to note that the program itself has not been terminated.
“Targeting Needles or Adding More Hay?” Briefing and Hearings on Profiling and Airport Security
Submitted by Aadika Singh on Tue, 2010-01-19 17:50A flurry of congressional hearings has been scheduled in the House and Senate this week in response to the Christmas Day bombing attempt aboard a flight beyond for
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