Australian Arab Association wishes all their members and followers a blessed month of Ramadan. | Australian Arab Association

Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy grilled Arab American Institute founder Maya Berry during a Senate Judiciary hearing to discuss hate crimes on Tuesday. Berry called his line of questioning "exceptionally disappointing." | AP

US Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana accused the Arab American Institute's executive director Maya Berry of supporting Hamas during a Senate judiciary committee hearing. "You support Hamas, do you not?" Mr Kennedy asked. In response Berry said, "Hamas is a foreign terrorist organisation that I do not support ... You asking the executive director of the Arab American Institute that question very much puts the focus on the issue of hate in our country." | The National