Aber Kawas has been organizing with the Arab and Muslim communities in New York City since 2010. Formerly the advocacy director at the Arab American Association of NY (AAANY), Aber has also worked with several other organizations such as the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) NY and the Urban Justice Center around issues such as immigration, police surveillance, racial profiling. She is currently the New York City Advocacy Specialist with the Campaign to Take on Hate under the National Network of Arab American communities. She is a 2018 Muslim Communities Fellow.