National Day of Service & Remembrance
In 2003, congress passed the “Serve America Act”, part of which designated September 11 as a day of Service and Remembrance. In 2009, as part of his United We Serve initiative, President Obama made 9/11 Day of Remembrance a permanent service day. This year AAI and NAAP-DC are joining forces...
A Mid-Year Work Update
Each summer, we reflect back on the work undertaken by our staff, members and supporters across the country since the beginning of the year. Here is a brief summary that highlights some of that work.
Take Action for Gaza
During this month, your member of Congress will be home meeting with constituents. We are asking that you set up a meeting with your member or with his/her staff to ask for support in ending the blockade. AAI has produced talking points you need but we need your help, as a constituent, to deliver them.
Newsblog
Wednesday September 01, 2010
CMUs: Not Your Tata’s Prison Unit
These are dangerous times for Muslims — particularly those in prison in Terre Haute, Indiana or Marion, Illinois. That’s where, in 2006-07, the Federal Bureau of Prisons established a clandestine Communications Management Unit (CMU) to isolate and set apart “dangerous terrorists and other high-risk inmates.” Read More »
Tuesday August 31, 2010
Summary of Hill Briefing on Muslims in America
Today, Jim joined a panel of experts on Capitol Hill to discuss the image of Muslims in the United States. The event was sponsored by the Congressional Muslim Staffers Association (CMSA), introduced by the association’s President Assad Akhter, and moderated by Suheil Khan, Senior Fellow at the Institute for Global Engagement and a former Bush administration political appointee. About 75 people were in attendance. Read More »
Monday August 30, 2010
Former Bush Staff Members Repudiate Anti-Muslim Rhetoric
In a political climate where it may be expedient to remain silent, 5 former Bush Administration staff members have spoken out against the charged rhetoric aimed at stopping the proposed Muslim Cultural Center in Lower Manhattan. As is important to do with examples of principled courage in times of division in our national political discourse, we would like to highlight their statements: Read More »
Friday August 27, 2010
Dr. Zogby on FRANCE 24 - “Mosque Row: Zero Tolerance at Ground Zero”
Jim takes part in a panel discussion about the Islamic community center in lower Manhattan on FRANCE 24, an international news channel broadcast in French, English and Arabic in more than 120 countries. Read More »
From the desk of Dr. Zogby
Trying to Be Hopeful About Peace
A few years back when Washington was preparing for the then highly touted Annapolis Peace Conference, I remember commenting that I was "hopeful, but not optimistic". Read More »
Viewpoint with James Zogby: Josh Kraushaar, Michelle Richardson, Andrew Serwer
Air Date: August 5, 2010
On Thursday's edition of Viewpoint with James Zogby: Josh Kraushaar, Executive Editor of The Hotline, the National Journal; Michelle Richardson, Legislative Counsel at the ACLU; Andrew Serwer, Writing fellow at The American Prospect. Read More »
Dr. Zogby Speaks at Conference Commemorating 45th Anniversary of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act
The story of Arab Americans coming of age, as an organized community, is a classic American tale—a story of immigrants seeking opportunity, benefiting from America’s freedoms, but also experiencing, at times, the dark side of exclusion and discrimination that has, for so many, haunted our nation’s history. Read More »
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