Friday December 14, 2012
On its last day in session, the Michigan Legislature will not be voting on an “anti-Sharia” law. While it is troubling that we continue to deal with these initiatives (spearheaded by David Yerushalmi, co-founder of the American Freedom Law Center and “the man behind the anti-Sharia movement”), it is good news that the bill didn't make it to the floor. Read More »
Friday December 14, 2012
The bill in its current form not only discriminates on the application of the Due Process Clause afforded to immigrant communities but also makes it exceedingly difficult for the President to live up to his promise of once and for all closing the infamous Guantanamo Bay detention center. Read More »
Friday December 14, 2012
Press Release: During the month of September 2012, Zogby Research Services conducted a comprehensive, unprecedented survey of Israeli Jews and Arabs; Palestinians in the West Bank, Gaza, and East Jerusalem; Palestinian refugees in Lebanon and Jordan; and the American Jewish community. The survey was conducted for the Sir Bani Yas Forum, a joint effort between the UAE and Chatham House. Read More »
Thursday December 13, 2012
Although DHS's 287(g) program has proven to result in racial profiling, the agency is looking to expand the program to new jurisdictions instead of ending it. Read More »
Wednesday December 12, 2012
The Daily Beast has a fascinating article yesterday about Josh Begley, a graduate student at NYU who designed an iPhone app that tracks compiles and maps information on drone strikes. Read More »
Wednesday December 12, 2012
Since President Mohamed Morsi’s decree on Nov. 22, which placed his decisions above judicial review, Egypt has been in a state of perpetual political crisis, with each day bringing new demands and concessions from both Morsi and his secular opponents. Throughout it all, American diplomats and policy-makers have been remarkably silent Read More »
Wednesday December 12, 2012
Clinton spokesperson Philippe Reines said in a statement. Reines added, “in her place, Deputy Secretary [Bill] Burns will travel to Marrakech for the Friends of the Syrian People meeting. Read More »
Tuesday December 11, 2012
By Mehrunisa Qayyum
When a man is shot to death, that is a crime. But when a woman is raped by security forces, that amounts to a war crime, according to the Geneva Convention’s Chapter 32, Rule 93. So if investing in a strategy to better articulate why the international community should care about what is taking place in Syria, then why not make the case by starting from a stronger point, like rape as a war crime? Read More »
Tuesday December 11, 2012
The New America's Middle East Task Force and the Arab American Institute invite you to the launch of a critical public opinion survey on what Palestinians and Israelis want in a peace deal and their thoughts about the prospects for achieving it. Read More »
Monday December 10, 2012
It’s hard to escape the conclusion that Congress may need to rethink their understanding of the phrases “unilateral scheme” and “violation of the spirit of the Oslo Accords.” Read More »
Monday December 10, 2012
After a close run-off election with Congressman Jeff Landry, Arab American Congressman Charles Boustany successfully won his fifth term in office for his Louisiana district. Boustany’s election marks the return of all five Arab American members of Congress, and the official end of the 2012 congressional election. Read More »
Monday December 10, 2012
By Jennine Vari
Patriots and Peacemakers exhibit highlights Arab Americans of different nationalities and religions who have served in the military, Peace Corps, and Diplomatic Service. Read More »
Monday December 10, 2012
By Vieshnavi Rattehalli
Born in Jordan to an American mother and a Jordanian father, Omar Rayyan moved to the US to attend the Rhode Island School of Design for his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration. Rayyan’s primary market is children’s and young adult magazines and books for both cover and interior illustrations, and he has illustrated for many publishers, including Simon & Schuster, Random House, and Hyperion/Disney Read More »
Friday December 07, 2012
A new study released by the Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism shows a surge in Arab American news outlets. Read More »
Thursday December 06, 2012
The White House put out this statement yesterday on President Obama's call to Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi following the eruption of violent protests throughout Cairo. Could the U.S. do more to pressure Morsi into rescinding his recent power grab? What is the U.S. role with respect to Egypt's current unrest? Read More »
Wednesday December 05, 2012
In Washington, there was condemnation from the Obama administration, but there was no pressure. To aggravate the Obama administration some more, an Israeli official said that building in E1 as retaliation was not aimed at the Palestinians, but at President Obama for refusing to endorse the 2004 Sharon-Bush letter that approved of some settlement expansion in the West Bank. Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert also described the Israeli move as a “slap in the face” of Obama. Read More »
Tuesday December 04, 2012
Michael Oren knows something about Hamas that the rest of us don’t: apparently it has one of the most media-savvy public relations teams in the world. That’s what it would take to dupe the American media, which is a claim Oren made in the wake of Israel’s Gaza offensive. Read More »
Friday November 30, 2012
By Jennine Vari
Within a year of vetoing the DREAM Act, two Republican senators have introduced a similar proposal, claiming that the Achieve Act is the first step in reforming the US immigration system. Read More »
Thursday November 29, 2012
Watch the UN General Assembly as it deliberates whether to upgrade Palestine to a "Non Member State." Read More »
Thursday November 29, 2012
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has long been one of the most contentious issues in US foreign policy. At dining room tables, friends and family members that otherwise agree on most issues relating to politics are loathe to discuss the topic for fear of igniting a vitriolic exchange. But according to AAI’s most recent poll American Opinions on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, 2012, for an increasing number of Americans, Israel/ Palestine is not even an afterthought. Read More »
#NC lawmaker equates Islamic prayer w/ terror http://t.co/G9sp1NeLC1 @mostrolenk @aaiusa h/t @ozzyformayor
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Latest poll to be released Friday finds Americans are divided on continuing aid to #Egypt: http://t.co/1spZM1m9d2
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RT @MaiE_89: In the 1990’s, #Egypt had a 60% favorable rating among Americans, while today only 36% of US views the country positively via @AAIUSA
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Looking at Iran by James Zogby
Kahlil Gibran Awards Gala - April 16, 2013President Obama got it just about perfect in his Jerusalem speech when he urged Israelis to see the world through the eyes of Palestinians. That portion of his remarks was so compelling it deserves to be quoted in full: Read More »
Air Date: 5/31/2012
Fellows from Syracuse University’s “Leaders for Democracy Fellowship Program (LDF); Bill Press, Host of the “Bill Press Show” and author of the new book, The Obama Hate Machine: The Lies, Distortions, and Personal Attacks on the President---and Who Is Behind Them. Read More »
The story of Arab Americans coming of age as an organized community is a classic American tale of immigrants seeking opportunity, benefiting from America’s freedoms, but also experiencing, at times, the dark side of exclusion and discrimination that has so often been a part of our nation’s history. Read More »
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