He is the founder of several Arab American organizations, including the Arab American Institute, which battles discrimination and lobbies for a less Israel-centric Middle East policy.
Employers face the prospect of battling discrimination claims years after an employee has left their company following a landmark Supreme Court ruling yesterday.
Of course, many laws that treat some people differently than others are bad, but battling discrimination is more complicated than that.
Monday morning, after the tense game against Bnei Sahknin, I heard Beitar's general manager, Itzik Kornfein, a former goalkeeper, repeat the same message on several radio shows: He said he was determined to clamp down on unruly fans but reminded listeners that the culture and sports minister, the police and legal authorities would have to keep battling discrimination after the "dust settles down".
Acceptable forms include supporting a husband disabled in World War I; battling discrimination because you're from Italy; being a rich girl with a chip on your shoulder; or naïvely forming a dangerous attachment with the only black man at the factory.
Yet Lai, who has three Harvard degrees, says that she battled discrimination and harassment on the job "almost from the day she started work," according to her lawsuit.
The political power of groups battling discrimination can only be magnified through unity.
We would also try to battle caregiver discrimination - people with children who are discriminated against in terms of pay, benefits and employment opportunities.
The battle against discrimination now had a face, a name and a Ph.D. from Harvard.
Gay-rights advocates are embracing a bolder approach in their battle against discrimination, which they say is abetted by a law that bans sexual activity between men — even if it is seldom enforced.
