From c3e1b00d93a6117b53f2d5925d737176e2f498e5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "github-actions[bot]" Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2024 20:33:41 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update at Thu Dec 12 20:33:41 UTC 2024 --- rss.xml | 36 ++++---- ...counter-islamophobia-and-anti-arab-hate.md | 88 +++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 106 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) create mode 100644 statements-releases/2024-12/2024-12-12-biden-harris-administration-releases-first-ever-u-s-national-strategy-to-counter-islamophobia-and-anti-arab-hate.md diff --git a/rss.xml b/rss.xml index 82620512..5668539d 100644 --- a/rss.xml +++ b/rss.xml @@ -8,11 +8,28 @@ The White House Briefing Room - Thu, 12 Dec 2024 11:42:52 -0500 + Thu, 12 Dec 2024 15:29:41 -0500 https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/ + + + Biden-⁠Harris Administration Releases First-Ever U.S. National Strategy to Counter Islamophobia and Anti-Arab Hate + + + https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/12/12/biden-harris-administration-releases-first-ever-u-s-national-strategy-to-counter-islamophobia-and-anti-arab-hate/ + + + Thu, 12 Dec 2024 15:29:41 -0500 + + + https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/12/12/biden-harris-administration-releases-first-ever-u-s-national-strategy-to-counter-islamophobia-and-anti-arab-hate/ + + + statements-releases + + Clemency Recipient List @@ -506,22 +523,5 @@ statements-releases </category> </item> - <item> - <title> - A Proclamation on the Establishment of the Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument - - - https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2024/12/09/a-proclamation-on-the-establishment-of-the-carlisle-federal-indian-boarding-school-national-monument/ - - - Mon, 09 Dec 2024 12:17:03 -0500 - - - https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2024/12/09/a-proclamation-on-the-establishment-of-the-carlisle-federal-indian-boarding-school-national-monument/ - - - presidential-actions - - diff --git a/statements-releases/2024-12/2024-12-12-biden-harris-administration-releases-first-ever-u-s-national-strategy-to-counter-islamophobia-and-anti-arab-hate.md b/statements-releases/2024-12/2024-12-12-biden-harris-administration-releases-first-ever-u-s-national-strategy-to-counter-islamophobia-and-anti-arab-hate.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..a32391c6 --- /dev/null +++ b/statements-releases/2024-12/2024-12-12-biden-harris-administration-releases-first-ever-u-s-national-strategy-to-counter-islamophobia-and-anti-arab-hate.md @@ -0,0 +1,88 @@ +--- +date: '2024-12-12' +published_time: 2024-12-12 15:29:41-05:00 +source_url: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/12/12/biden-harris-administration-releases-first-ever-u-s-national-strategy-to-counter-islamophobia-and-anti-arab-hate/ +tags: statements-releases +title: "Biden-\u2060Harris Administration Releases First-Ever U.S. National Strategy\ + \ to Counter Islamophobia and Anti-Arab\_Hate" +--- + +Today, the White House is releasing the first-ever [U.S. National +Strategy to Counter Islamophobia and Anti-Arab +Hate](https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/National-Strategy-Doc.pdf). +The Strategy was developed through a whole-of-government collaboration +with a broad range of civil society partners to describe and address the +bias, discrimination, and threats Muslim and Arab Americans have long +faced. Over the past year, this initiative has become even more +important as threats against American Muslim and Arab communities have +spiked. In October 2023, six-year old Wadee Alfayoumi, an American +Muslim boy of Palestinian descent, was viciously killed in his home in +Illinois and over the last year there have been other grievous attacks +on Muslim and Arab Americans. + +The Strategy contains more than 100 Executive Branch Actions and more +than 100 Calls to Action to every sector of society to prevent and +address such violent attacks and to ensure that Muslim and Arab +Americans enjoy the liberties and opportunities that are the bedrock of +our country. With this initiative, we are creating a path for progress, +in partnership with all levels of government, civil society, and the +private sector, both now and over the long term. + +In December 2022, when President Biden established an interagency group +to increase and better coordinate efforts to counter Antisemitism, +Islamophobia, and related forms of bias and discrimination, work began +on this Strategy. In 2023, the Biden-Harris Administration released the +first-ever National Strategy to Combat Antisemitism and announced the +development of the first-ever National Strategy to Counter Islamophobia +and Anti-Arab Hate. This latest strategy has four priorities: + +**Increase awareness of hatred against Muslims and Arabs and broaden +recognition of these communities’ heritages.** Muslims and Arab +Americans have helped build our country since its founding, but they +have also routinely experienced hate, discrimination, and bias due to +baseless stereotypes, fearmongering, and prejudice. While individuals +have sometimes been targeted because they are thought to be Muslim, it +is also crucial to recognize that Arabs are routinely targeted simply +for being who they are. Through new data collection and innovative +educational efforts, the Administration is increasing awareness of these +forms of hate as well of the proud heritages of Muslim and Arab +Americans.       + +**Improve safety and security for Muslims and Arabs.** Everyone deserves +to live their lives without fear of violence, harassment, or +discrimination. The Strategy addresses the targeting of Muslim and Arab +communities, including through unprecedented investments in +strengthening the security of nonprofits and increased efforts to ensure +easier access to those funds; correction of discriminatory travel +restrictions; and new tools to address transnational repression, doxing, +swatting, and hoax threats. It also seeks to reduce trust deficits +between government and community members such as by sharing successful +practices of engaging Muslim and Arab Americans in the reporting of hate +crimes. The Strategy recognizes our utmost duty to protect the nation +from terrorist threats and attacks while safeguarding everyone’s civil +rights and civil liberties. + +**Tackle discrimination against Muslims and Arabs and appropriately +accommodate their religious practices.** Muslim and Arab Americans have +long faced discrimination in settings such as education, employment, +public accommodations, land use, housing, health care, and access to +financial services. More agencies are making it clear that +discrimination against Muslim and Arab Americans in federally funded +activities is illegal, and the Administration has instituted new +practices to accommodate religion and produced a wide range of resources +and trainings on nondiscrimination and religious freedom. + +**Continue to build cross-community solidarity and collective action to +counter hate.** Threats to one community must be treated as threats to +all. Increasing cross-community collaboration  continues to be a key +part of Administration efforts to protect the safety of all Americans, +including through new partnerships that build solidarity among +communities of diverse faiths and beliefs. + +We urge our state, local, and international counterparts, as well as the +nongovernmental sector, to pursue similar initiatives that seek to build +greater unity by recognizing our common humanity, affirming our shared +values and history, and embracing equal justice, liberty, and security +for all. + +\###