From the Center for Arab American Philanthropy's (CAAP) blog:

For David Salha, opening a summer youth camp on his vacation property in northern Michigan has been a longtime dream. 

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A Lebanese, Muslim American, and the owner of a mattress store in Detroit, David and his family have a history of involvement in scout troops; David’s son and daughter are active members of the boy and girl scouts, respectively. David wishes to utilize and share his passion and knowledge of the outdoors to positively influence and empower youth. Unfortunately, this passion project was not warmly received as David hoped it would be, as he has faced significant opposition in the Michigan county from which he requires zoning approval. 

The opposition to a man, who happens to be Muslim, starting a summer youth camp on his property has turned into a situation of anti-Muslim fear-mongering. The Campaign to TAKE ON HATE is extremely concerned with the backlash rooted in Islamophobia and a gross misunderstanding of the American Muslim community that David Salha has faced because of the proposed youth camp on his property in Lupton, Mich. 

What’s so political about funny Muslims?

The Campaign to TAKE ON HATE, led by the National Network for Arab American Communities (NNAAC), a program of ACCESS, mourns the terrible and tragic massacre of nine churchgoers at the hands of a brutal shooter Wednesday, June 17 in Charleston, S.C.

If the last two elections are any indication, candidates in the 2016 presidential race may be tempted to engage in Muslim-bashing - playing off national security anxieties and fostering racial and religious animus - to win the vote.

Garden Grove Mayor Bao Nguyen and city council members passed a resolution to endorse the Campaign to TAKE ON HATE on April 28, 2015

The Campaign to Take on Hate is dismayed by the shooting in Garland, TX this past Sunday, May 3, at an anti-Muslim event that was organized by Pamela Geller, where cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad were displayed in an arts exhibition.

The Muslims Are Coming…to the Subways!

 How do you respond to a $100,000 campaign of hateful, anti-Muslim ads in the New York City bus and subway system? You launch the Fighting-Bigotry-with-Delightful-Posters Campaign, of course!

The Campaign to TAKE ON HATE published the first study of its original White Paper Series, titled Many Faces of Hate: The Distinct Forms of Anti-Arab Bigotry and Violence. The paper aims to highlight the recent resurgence in anti-Arab bigotry and deconstruct the myth that anti-Arab discrimination is monolithic.

The Campaign to TAKE ON HATE urges universities to take immediate action so that the consequences of showing the film American Sniper, known to have incited hatred toward Muslim and Arab Americans, do not cause harm to any student.