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

Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties (Committee on the Judiciary)

Tuesday, March 1, 2022 (10:00 AM)

2141 RHOB
Washington, D.C. 20515-515

Witnesses

Panel one

The Honorable André Carson
Member of Congress, Washington D.C.

Added 02/28/2022 at 06:23 PM

The Honorable Judy Chu
Member of Congress, Washington D.C.

Added 02/28/2022 at 06:23 PM
  • Chu Testimony [PDF] Added 03/01/2022 at 09:16 AM

The Honorable Pramila Jayapal
Member of Congress, Washington D.C.

Added 02/28/2022 at 06:23 PM
  • Jayapal Testimony [PDF] Added 03/01/2022 at 09:16 AM

The Honorable Ilhan Omar
Member of Congress, Washington D.C.

Added 02/28/2022 at 06:23 PM

Panel two

Ms. Maya Berry
Executive Director, Arab American Institute

Added 02/28/2022 at 06:23 PM
  • Berry Testimony [PDF] Added 03/01/2022 at 09:16 AM
  • Berry Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 03/01/2022 at 09:16 AM
  • Berry Bio [PDF] Added 03/01/2022 at 09:16 AM

Ms. Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia
Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; Samuel Weiss Faculty Scholar; and Clinical Professor of Law, Penn State Law

Added 02/28/2022 at 06:23 PM
  • Wadhia Testimony [PDF] Added 03/01/2022 at 09:16 AM
  • Wadhia Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 02/28/2022 at 06:55 PM
  • Wadhia Bio [PDF] Added 02/28/2022 at 06:55 PM

Ms. Zulfat Suara
Council Member At Large, Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County

Added 02/28/2022 at 06:23 PM
  • Suara Testimony [PDF] Added 03/01/2022 at 09:16 AM
  • Suara Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 02/28/2022 at 06:55 PM
  • Suara Bio [PDF] Added 02/28/2022 at 06:55 PM

Ms. Asra Nomani
Vice President for Strategy and Investigations, Parents Defending Education

Added 02/28/2022 at 06:23 PM
  • Nomani Tesimony [PDF] Added 03/01/2022 at 09:16 AM
  • Nomani Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 03/01/2022 at 09:19 AM

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

Added 02/28/2022 at 06:23 PM
  • Alam Testimony [PDF] Added 03/01/2022 at 09:16 AM
  • Alam Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 02/28/2022 at 06:55 PM
  • Alam Bio [PDF] Added 02/28/2022 at 06:55 PM

Mr. Devon Westhill
President and General Counsel, Center for Equal Opportunity

Added 02/28/2022 at 06:23 PM
  • Westhill Testimony [PDF] Added 03/01/2022 at 09:16 AM
  • Westhill Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 02/28/2022 at 06:55 PM
  • Westhill Bio [PDF] Added 02/28/2022 at 06:55 PM

Ms. Amrith Kaur Aakre
Legal Director, The Sikh Coalition

Added 02/28/2022 at 06:23 PM
  • Aakre Testimony [PDF] Added 03/01/2022 at 09:16 AM
  • Aakre Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 02/28/2022 at 06:55 PM
  • Aakre Bio [PDF] Added 02/28/2022 at 06:55 PM

Ms. Annetta Seecharran
Executive Director, Chhaya Community Development Corporation

Added 02/28/2022 at 06:23 PM
  • Seecharran Testimony [PDF] Added 03/01/2022 at 09:16 AM
  • Seecharran Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 02/28/2022 at 06:55 PM
  • Seecharran Bio [PDF] Added 02/28/2022 at 06:55 PM

Support Documents

  • A statement from the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, submitted by the Honorable Steve Cohen for the record [PDF] Added 09/23/2022 at 01:42 PM
  • 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 [PDF] Added 09/23/2022 at 01:42 PM
  • 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 [PDF] Added 09/23/2022 at 01:42 PM
  • 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 [PDF] Added 09/23/2022 at 01:42 PM
  • 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 [PDF] Added 09/23/2022 at 01:42 PM
  • 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 [PDF] Added 09/23/2022 at 01:42 PM
  • A statement from the Muslim Community Network (MCN), submitted by the Honorable Steve Cohen, for the record [PDF] Added 09/23/2022 at 01:42 PM
  • A report entitled, “Islamophobia in the Mainstream,” Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), submitted by the Honorable Steve Cohen for the record [PDF] Added 09/23/2022 at 01:42 PM
  • A statement from Farah Brelvi and Asifa Quraishi-Landes, Interim Co-Executive Directors, Muslim Advocates, submitted by the Honorable Steve Cohen for the record [PDF] Added 09/23/2022 at 01:42 PM
  • 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 [PDF] Added 09/23/2022 at 01:42 PM

Hearing Record

  • Witness List [PDF] Added 02/28/2022 at 06:02 PM

First Published: February 22, 2022 at 10:14 AM
Last Updated: September 23, 2022 at 01:42 PM


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