Arab American Institute

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August 12 is a day that will stay in our memories forever. In 2016, Khalid Jabara was murdered on his front porch by a neighbor with a long history of hate speech, intimidation and violence directed toward the Jabara family. One year later, the world was aghast as the grounds of the University of Virginia and the streets of Charlottesville were gripped by hate, and Heather Heyer was murdered while taking a stand against it.

Today, August 12, 2019, AAI is humbled to work with the families of Khalid and Heather in support of improved hate crime data collection and a more effective response to hate crime in our communities by urging Congress to pass the Khalid Jabara and Heather Heyer NO HATE Act.

Here are some tangible steps you can take today to honor victims of hate crime like Khalid and Heather:

Share the column by Haifa Jabara and Susan Bro, the mothers of Khalid and Heather, respectively, in the op-ed section of today’s New York Times.
Click here to watch Haifa and Susan on CNN talking about their tragic loss and their support for the Jabara Heyer NO HATE Act.

Given AAI's discovery of the hate crime data omission, I am also in this story talking about the problem of underreporting and our advocacy in response.
Click here to learn more about the Jabara Heyer NO HATE ACT

Please share these news stories so people understand: we need better hate crime data collection and reporting, and we need it now. Families and communities deserve to be more informed and better protected. Then, take action:

Click here to send a letter to your Members of Congress, telling them to pass the #JabaraHeyerNOHATEAct!