Muslim, Jewish and civil liberty groups have also called out Kennedy for his controversial statement against Berry. “Maya ...

On Sept. 22, an editorial in the newspaper criticized U.S. Sen. John Kennedy for telling Maya Berry, executive director of the Arab American Institute, “You should hide your head in a bag.” ...

U.S. Sen John Kennedy’s treatment of the Muslim civil rights leader Maya Berry and his accusation that she supports terrorist organizations is despicable. This was after multiple denials by Berry.

On Tuesday, the executive director of the Arab American Institute, Maya Berry, appeared as a ... Shortly after beginning to question Berry, Kennedy abruptly asked her: “You support Hamas, ...

Senator John Kennedy was questioning Maya Berry of the Arab American Institute when he began shouting at her that she “support[ed]” Hamas and Hezbollah. Berry unequivocally denied both of ...

A Senate committee hearing on hate crimes this week turned, well, hateful. The Senate Judiciary Committee called in experts who testified about protecting marginalized communities, including ...

Her daughter Maya Berry Spear —who survived the deadly assault by armed robbers while traveling by car with Spears and her late father Thomas Berry in January 2014— is now a remarkable 8-year ...

Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) made national news last week after he told Arab-American witness Maya Berry, executive director of the Arab American Institute, to "hide your head in a bag," during her ...

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Maya Berry, executive director of the Arab American Institute, about a contentious exchange at a Senate hearing on hate crimes. KUOW is Seattle’s NPR news station.