Discrimination and the Civil Rights of the Muslim, Arab, and South Asian American Communities

Hearing

Date:

Tue, 03/01/2022 - 10:00 AM

Location:

2141 RHOB

Witnesses

Panel 1

The Honorable Andr Carson

Member of Congress,

The Honorable Judy Chu

Member of Congress,

Chu Testimony

The Honorable Pramila Jayapal

Member of Congress,

Jayapal Testimony

The Honorable Ilhan Omar

Member of Congress,

Panel 2

Ms. Maya Berry

Executive Director, Arab American Institute

Berry Bio

Berry Truth in Testimony

Berry Testimony

Ms. Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia

Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; Samuel Weiss Faculty Scholar; and Clinical Professor of Law, Penn State Law

Wadhia Bio

Wadhia Truth in Testimony

Wadhia Testimony

Ms. Zulfat Suara

Council Member At Large, Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County

Suara Bio

Suara Truth in Testimony

Suara Testimony

Ms. Asra Nomani

Vice President for Strategy and Investigations, Parents Defending Education

Nomani Tesimony

Nomani Truth in Testimony

Mr. Hammad Alam

Staff Attorney and Program Manager, National Security and Civil Rights, Asian Law Caucus Asian Americans Advancing Justice

Alam Bio

Alam Truth in Testimony

Alam Testimony

Mr. Devon Westhill

President and General Counsel, Center for Equal Opportunity

Westhill Bio

Westhill Truth in Testimony

Westhill Testimony

Ms. Amrith Kaur Aakre

Legal Director, The Sikh Coalition

Aakre Bio

Aakre Truth in Testimony

Aakre Testimony

Ms. Annetta Seecharran

Executive Director, Chhaya Community Development Corporation

Seecharran Bio

Seecharran Truth in Testimony

Seecharran Testimony

Meeting Documents

Witness List

A statement from the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, submitted by the Honorable Steve Cohen for the record

A statement from Kiran Kaur Gill, Executive Director, the Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund (SALDEF), submitted by the Honorable Steve Cohen for the record

A letter from organizations in opposition to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security 2020 Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention grant program, submitted by the Honorable Steve Cohen for the record

A statement from Robert S. McCaw, Director of Government Affairs Department, Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) submitted by the Honorable Steve Cohen for the record

A statement from Shirin Sinnar, Professor of Law and John A. Wilson Faculty Scholar, Stanford Law School, submitted by the Honorable Steve Cohen for the record

A statement from Justice For Muslims Collective, South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT), and Muslim Abolitionist Futures Network, submitted by the Honorable Steve Cohen, for the record

A statement from the Muslim Community Network (MCN), submitted by the Honorable Steve Cohen, for the record

A report entitled, Islamophobia in the Mainstream, Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), submitted by the Honorable Steve Cohen for the record

A statement from Farah Brelvi and Asifa Quraishi-Landes, Interim Co-Executive Directors, Muslim Advocates, submitted by the Honorable Steve Cohen for the record

A study entitled, Fulfilling the Promise of Free Exercise For All: Muslim Prisoner Accommodation in State Prisons, Muslim Advocates, submitted by the Honorable Cori Bush for the record