New Poll: U.S. Attitudes Toward Egypt
JZ Analytics was commissioned by New York University (Abu Dhabi) to conduct an online survey of American attitudes toward Egypt. Conducted in January 2012, the poll shows continued turmoil in Egypt, the behavior of the military authority (SCAF), and questions about the Muslim Brotherhood's new leadership role...
2012 Presidential Candidate Statements
Our new Presidential Candidates page allows you to browse through a list of presidential candidate statements on issues ranging from civil liberties to the Arab Spring, along with official campaign announcements and profiles of key advisors for every official candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.
“Arab Voices” Available in Paperback
This month, Arab Voices came out in paperback with a new section on the Arab Spring. The book, and the polling it is based on, have proved invaluable to many analysts and policy makers as they try to better understand the changes taking place in the region.
Scorecard of the 112th Congress
AAI's Scorecard of the 112th Congress is now available online. Click here to read our annual report on the voting record and other actions of each member of Congress on civil liberties, Israel-Palestine, and US-Arab relations.
Countdown
Countdown is AAI’s weekly take on what’s happening and what’s being said by the candidates, officials, and pundits—here in DC and around the country.
Newsblog
Friday February 10, 2012
Do Not Distort Calls for Moral Consistency
To be clear, the issue here isn’t the fact that the U.S. has cast a veto or two in the past that weren’t morally defensible. It’s the fact that the U.S. has used its veto to shield Israel from international criticism for its crimes against the Palestinian people more times than the combined total of all vetoes cast by all the other permanent members of the UN Security Council on all issues. Take a moment to reread that last sentence. Read More »
Thursday February 09, 2012
AAI Poll: U.S. Favorable Attitudes Toward Egypt at 33%
For the first time in two decades, U.S. opinion toward Egypt is in sharp decline with an overall favorability of 33%, according to a poll released by the Arab American Institute today. In July 2011, AAI polling showed 5% of Egyptians held a favorable view of the U.S. The poll released today was conducted by JZ Analytics for NYU Abu Dhabi in January 2012, and surveyed 997 Americans nationwide. Key findings include: Read More »
Tuesday February 07, 2012
“Brick by Brick”
By Dalal Hillou
By 2013, the first liberal arts Muslim college may be established in Berkeley, California. Zaytuna Institute - from which the proposed college stems - was founded in 1996. After its founding, Zaytuna quickly gained a reputation for providing leading educational programs and publications for the surrounding and national Muslim community. In 2009, Zaytuna College was created with the purpose of serving as an institution dedicated to higher learning with a curriculum in Islamic Studies and Arabic, as well as in the humanities and social sciences. Read More »
Friday February 03, 2012
Iowa Shows Leadership on Middle East Peace
Iowans’ concern for the Middle East peace process had a profound effect on the 2008 election and the debate among candidates about foreign policy challenges. With the 2012 elections drawing closer, Iowan Democrats are again demonstrating leadership on Middle East peace as counties prepare platforms for the state convention. Read More »
@AAIUSA Dvd #French on #ArabSpring: "political culture o/ Mid. East 'seething w/anti-Semitism, anti-American & fascinated w/radical Islam.'
about 2 hours, 33 minutes ago.
US Senators urge material support 'upon request' to #Syrian opposition http://t.co/zNzvMuZI @aaiusa http://t.co/4tG07JiW #Casey #Rubio
about 3 hours, 10 minutes ago.
RT @omarbaddar: #FF @Ramisms @AJStream @OZTewfik @EmilyiManna @YallaChange @AAIUSA @ADCTweets @Ibishblog @pitapolicy @NAAP_DC @PalestineNote @MaxBlumenthal
about 5 hours, 9 minutes ago.
Kahlil Gibran Awards Gala - April 18
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From the desk of Dr. Zogby
Dealing with Iran
If we are to believe what we are hearing and reading from a variety of confirmed and unconfirmed sources, in Israel and the U.S., some day in the next few months we may wake up to the news that Israel has bombed Iran's nuclear facilities. Or maybe not. Read More »
Viewpoint with James Zogby: Rob Malley, Hussein Hassouna, Lara Friedman
Air Date: 12/29/2011
Rob Malley, Middle East and North Africa Program Director at the International Crisis Group; Amb. Hussein Hassouna, Chief Representative of the League of Arab States to the United States; Lara Friedman, Director of Policy and Government Relations for Americans for Peace Now. Read More »
2009 Homeland Security Testimony
The subcommittee's meeting today to explore whether there are risk factors or preincident indicators of terrorist activity identified by intelligence and law enforcement organizations to enable them in thwarting attacks while preserving -- let me repeat that -- preserving individuals' right to privacy and civil liberties. Read More »