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ADL’s Task Force on Middle East Minorities

Program

The mission of ADL’s Task Force on Middle East Minorities is to bring international attention to the human rights offenses committed against minority communities in the Middle East. The Task Force consists of regional and topical experts who serve as an advisory body to augment ADL’s work in protecting vulnerable minorities by identifying, elevating, and educating on emerging human rights issues in the Middle East. The task force is comprised of leading scholars, experts, and…

November 04, 2022

Intent vs. Impact: Why Does it Matter?

Lesson Plan

Teach students about the difference between intent and impact and why it matters.

October 28, 2022

Moroccan Textbooks Teach Appreciation of Jewish Life and Tolerance in the Kingdom

Article

By Carole Nuriel and Aykan Erdemir An examination of textbooks used in the fourth, fifth, and sixth grades of Moroccan state schools during the 2021-2022 school year indicate that tolerance and diversity are core to the curriculum promoted across Moroccan society. The excerpts on Judaism and Jews that Morocco’s Ministry of National Education and Vocational Training provided to ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) show that the country’s elementary school textbooks depict Jews as an…

September 29, 2022

Bellen Woodard, Identity and “Crayon Activism”

Lesson Plan

Teach students about Bellen Woodard, how she became a "crayon activist," and how they can change something they think is unjust.

September 23, 2022

Scapegoating of Jews for the 1969 Al-Aqsa Arson Continued as Usual in 2022

Article

August 21 marked the 53rd anniversary of the 1969 al-Aqsa Mosque arson and the ongoing disinformation campaigns scapegoating Jews and Israel for the attack. Although Israeli authorities promptly arrested, tried, and convicted the culprit, Denis Michael Rohan – a Protestant extremist from Australia who believed his actions would prompt the Second Coming of Jesus – Middle Eastern outlets have been publishing inaccurate reports of the event to this day. In a blog published last month,…

September 12, 2022

Middle Eastern Media Needs to Stop Blaming Jews for the 1969 Al-Aqsa Arson

Article

August 21 marks the 53rd anniversary of a terrible attack against an Islamic holy site, when a Protestant extremist from Australia named Denis Michael Rohan set fire to the al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, destroying large parts of the site and irreplaceable artifacts. Rohan’s crime should rightly be widely condemned and the loss commemorated even five-plus decades later. It is important to note that Rohan, who believed his actions would prompt the Second Coming of Jesus, was…

August 19, 2022

ADL Task Force on Middle East Minorities Condemns Raids in Iran Targeting Baha’i Community

Press Release

New York, NY, August 5, 2022 … ADL (Anti-Defamation League) Task Force on Middle East Minorities released the following statement in response to the intensified campaign by the Iranian regime targeting Iran’s Baha’i minority: “We condemn the recent attacks targeting Iran’s vulnerable Baha’i community, and the July 31 statement by Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence which alleged that Baha'is are spies for foreign countries. This is part of the Islamic…

August 05, 2022

9 Ideas for Teaching Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Lesson Plan

Use these activities to bring the history, culture and experience of the AAPI (Asian American Pacific Islander) people and community to your classroom.

May 23, 2022

Anti-Bias Mini-Film Festival

Lesson Plan

Rear view of audience watching 3D movie in a theater

Use the short evocative videos and films in this lesson plan to engage young people in conversations about identity, diversity, bias and social justice.

April 20, 2022

Members of ADL Task Force Call on Secretary Blinken to Broaden Priority-2 Refugee Admissions Status to Afghan Minority Groups

Press Release

New York, NY, November 29, 2021… Members of ADL’s (the Anti-Defamation League’s) Task Force on Middle East Minorities issued a letter today calling on United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken to broaden the criteria for Priority-2 refugee admissions status to include Afghan nationals from ethnic and religious minority groups that have a well-founded fear of persecution under Taliban rule. Vulnerable ethnic and religious groups are now in much greater peril since…

November 29, 2021

ADL Honors Sue Bird With First-Ever Changemaker Award

Press Release

New York, NY, November 9, 2021 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today honored five-time Olympic gold medalist and four-time WNBA champion Sue Bird with its inaugural Changemaker Award for continuously using her platform to affect positive social change and empowering others to be open in their identity, beliefs and embrace authenticity. “Sue, through her tireless work on and off the court, exemplifies everything we could possibly envision for ADL’s inaugural…

November 09, 2021

ADL Honors Interfaith Activist, Yemeni Refugee and Author Mohammed AL Samawi With Daniel Pearl Award

Press Release

New York, NY, November 9, 2021 … Mohammed AL Samawi was honored today at ADL’s annual Never Is Now Summit on Antisemitism and Hate with the prestigious Daniel Pearl Award. AL Samawi, a Yemeni refugee and author of The Fox Hunt: A Refugee’s Memoir of Coming to America, was honored for his work as an interfaith activist, his moving story of being rescued as a refugee, and his founding of Abrahamic House, an organization dedicated to building sustainable interfaith…

November 09, 2021

United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism and ADL Form Partnership to Combat Antisemitism

Press Release

New York, NY, September 2, 2021 … The United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism (USCJ) and ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) have agreed to form a partnership aimed at combating the alarming rise in antisemitic rhetoric and violence through education and advocacy. This partnership will make ADL’s expertise and tools readily accessible to almost 600 USCJ-affiliated synagogues through the latter’s own vast media channels. ADL and USCJ will also deliver jointly designed…

September 02, 2021

Mini-Lesson: Identity Iceberg

Tools and Strategies

Short Online Experience to Learn about this Core Topic For Educators | Middle School, High School About the Mini-Lesson Only a small portion of an iceberg can be seen above the waterline. Similarly, understanding someone's identity is limited by what we see on the surface. This mini lesson explores the concept of identity and the importance of going "below the waterline" to challenge and avoid stereotypes and identity-based bias. ADL's mini-lessons are short, interactive, online…

August 23, 2021

ADL’s Task Force on Middle East Minorities Expresses Grave Concern About Taliban Takeover of Afghanistan

Press Release

New York, NY, August 18, 2021 … ADL’s (Anti-Defamation League) Task Force on Middle East Minorities today expressed deep concern about the takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban, an Islamist extremist group known for its horrific brutality against women, children, and religious and other minorities. The Task Force issued the following statement: We have no doubt that Taliban rule will prove to be devastating for Afghanistan’s minority communities. We call…

August 18, 2021

A Record of Fighting Hate for Good

News

At ADL, we monitor extremism and misinformation regularly as part of our work fighting hate. As is the case with many legacy organizations, there is a fair amount of misinformation spread about who ADL is and the reality of the work we do. To help stop the spread of this misinformation, below are responses to some of the most egregious claims. Claim: ADL supports racist, militarized policing Fact: ADL opposes racist or militarized policing and has a long and documented history of…

July 20, 2021

Burning Neo-Nazi Symbols

Hate Symbol

Neo-Nazis have adopted the Ku Klux Klan practice of symbolic burnings, substituting swastikas, othala and life runes, triskeles and the Celtic cross for the traditional cross burned by Klan members.

Identity, Hair and Seeing Myself

Lesson Plan

GRADE LEVEL: Elementary School COMMON CORE STANDARDS: Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening, Language SEL STANDARDS*: Self-Awareness, Social Awareness, Relationship Skills, Responsible Decision-Making 7-Year-Old Morgan Bugg Advocates for More Diversity in Avatars In April 2021, seven-year-old Morgan Bugg of Tennessee was using an educational gaming app called Freckle, which is used by more than 900,000 teachers in the U.S. This app gives students a chance to win coins while…

June 01, 2021

Joint Statement from ADL and Committee of 100 on the Rise of Anti-Asian Xenophobia and Hate

Press Release

New York, NY, March 17, 2021 ... In response to historic increases in anti-Chinese and anti-Asian American and Pacific Islander incidents and assaults, ADL (the Anti-Defamation League), the world’s leading anti-hate organization and Committee of 100, a non-profit U.S. leadership organization of prominent Chinese Americans, issued the following joint statement: “We are united with all of our Asian American brothers and sisters in standing up against hate, xenophobia and violence…

March 17, 2021

88

Hate Symbol

88 is a white supremacist numerical code for Heil Hitler. Read more about the meaning behind the numbers, as well as how it’s used in non-extremist forms.