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Friday March 15, 2013

Sam Salamey: Dearborn’s First Arab American Judge

By Jennine Vari
This past November, Salamey was elected as a 19th District Court Judge, becoming the first Arab American judge in Dearborn. Read More »

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Friday March 15, 2013

Kahlil Gibran Award Recipient: Christiane Amanpour

By Jade Zoghbi
This year, Christiane Amanpour will receive the Anthony Shadid Award for Excellence in Journalism. Read More »

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Friday March 15, 2013

Michelle Kalil: Profile of an Arab American Judge

Michelle Kalil turned her fascination with the Supreme Court and judiciary into a career in criminal law, and this past November she was elected as Duval County Judge. Read More »

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Wednesday March 13, 2013

NYC Grassroots Campaign Takes on Geller Ads

By Jennine Vari
One of the most recent ad campaigns in NYC to take on Geller’s hate speech is “Talk Back to Hate,” a grassroots campaign started by Akiva Freidlin.  Read More »

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Wednesday March 13, 2013

UNRWA’s Role in Regional Stability

By Jennine Vari
Despite the growing need for refugee assistance, the work of a United Nations organization devoted to Palestinian refugees has recently been called into question by Congress.  Read More »

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Monday March 11, 2013

President Hosts Arab American Meeting Ahead of Middle East Trip

Today, President Obama met with Arab American community leaders in advance of his trip to the Middle East. They released the following statement today: Read More »

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Friday March 08, 2013

Loud Silence: Arab Women in the Media

By Jade Zoghbi
As we mark the 100th International Women’s Day, it is important to reflect on the past and potential shifts in society to liberate spaces for the Arab and Arab American woman.  Read More »

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Friday March 08, 2013

Iraq Redux: Poll Gives Cautionary Guidance for US Iran Policy

These actions also provide a cautionary note. Continuing to push for direct military intervention, and speaking of Iran only in terms of US and Israeli strategic interests, not only undermines the President’s approach, but also bolsters Iran’s only regional strength: its perceived resistance to the West. Read More »

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Friday March 08, 2013

Lessons from the AIPAC Conference

AIPAC's hawkish resolutions undermine American claims that it would prefer to solve the dispute diplomatically and add suspicion to an already fractious Iranian-American relationship. Such needless provocations only hurt the US and Israel, since both countries would be much better off seeing the Iranian conflict resolved diplomatically. Read More »

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Thursday March 07, 2013

Mamilla Cemetery: Moving Beyond Conflict at the International Poetry Festival

By Jade Zoghbi
There are numerous vulnerable cultural sites that carry a deep national meaning and history. Many of these are now facing imminent destruction. The preservation of the ancient Mamilla cemetery is one such place. Read More »

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Thursday March 07, 2013

Rand Paul Leads Important Filibuster on Drones

While Attorney General Holder was being grilled by Senators on the Judiciary Committee during an oversight hearing about the administration’s drone policy, Rand Paul (R-KY) got on the Senate floor to filibuster the nomination of John Brennan for the director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Read More »

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Thursday March 07, 2013

Act Today: Tell Your Member of Congress to Track Hate Crimes

You may be surprised to learn that federal law enforcement does not track hate crimes aimed at the Arab American community. US Congressman Joseph Crowley (D-NY) is working to change that, and he’s asking his colleagues in the House of Representatives to help. You should too. Take action now and ask your representative to sign on to the Crowley letter. The deadline is tomorrow, Friday, March 8 Read More »

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Wednesday March 06, 2013

“Looking at Iran”: A Book Detailing Arab and Muslim Attitudes Toward Iran

By Jennine Vari
Yesterday, AAI President Jim Zogby released the results of a 20-nation Zogby poll on Arab and Muslim opinions and attitudes toward Iran at the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars. The poll release was accompanied by the launch of Zogby’s newest book, Looking at Iran: the Rise and Fall of Iran in Public Opinion Looking at Iran which compares 2012 Zogby Poll data on attitudes toward Iran with data Zogby Research has compiled from its past decade of polling in the region. Read More »

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Wednesday March 06, 2013

Segregated Buses Highlight Palestinian Civil Rights Abuses

It’s disappointing when civil rights icons and progressive political leaders fail to live up to their own self-professed ideals of equality when it comes to Israel. They may be frightened of the political consequences of standing up to militant right-wing groups like AIPAC, but one can’t help but wonder if Biden and other leaders, decades in the future, will not once again regret their inaction when an oppressed people needed them the most. Read More »

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Tuesday March 05, 2013

Attorney General Says President Can Use Drones on US Soil

In a letter released earlier today, US Attorney General Holder said the administration does have the authority to use military force to kill an American on US soil in an “extraordinary circumstance” although it has “no intention of doing so.” Read More »

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Tuesday March 05, 2013

Watch at 12:30: The Rise & Fall of Iran in Arab and Muslim Eyes - A New Poll

Today, at the the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington, DC, AAI President James Zogby releases key findings from a 20-nation poll conducted by Zogby Research Services (ZRS) on Arab and Muslim attitudes toward Iran. Zogby is joined by an impressive panel of experts to comment on the poll including, Jane Harman, Marc Lynch, Hisham Melhem, Barbara Slavin, and Haleh Esfandiari. Today's poll is released alongside an e-book with full analysis of the results: Looking at Iran: the Rise and Fall of Iran in Public Opinion", which is available for purchase on Amazon. Read More »

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Friday March 01, 2013

The Hagel Hearings: Six Examples of Getting it Right

On Wednesday, we brought you a list of six Washington figures that thoroughly embarrassed themselves during the saga of Chuck Hagel’s nomination to head the Defense Department. But the news was not all bad. Some in Washington, both journalists and politicians, had the common sense to see Hagel for what he was: a decorated war veteran with policy views well within the American mainstream. We’ve recognized some of those who distinguished themselves during this process below. Read More »

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Friday March 01, 2013

Doris Bittar: Preserving and Merging Identities In Patterns

By Jade Zoghbi
Doris Bittar, a lecturer at the University of California, San Diego, is a Lebanese artist who was born in Baghdad, Iraq and immigrated at a young age to the United States from Beirut, Lebanon. Her journey of relocating, like most people and immigrants, she has experienced the weight of finding meaning for herself in the multiple cultures which have defined her over the years. Read More »

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Friday March 01, 2013

Palestinian American Teacher Blocked from West Bank

Nour’s case provides a clear example of the irrationality of the Israeli border policy, and the wide-ranging effects of occupation politics. The fear engendered at the Israeli borders and the boundless suspicion of all Palestinian people has created an untenable situation that adversely impacts Palestinians and Israelis alike. Read More »

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Friday March 01, 2013

Kelly Wins Democratic Primary in Race for Jackson’s Seat

By Jennine Vari
The former state representative ran on a platform calling for stricter gun laws, an issue that resonated with a community ravaged by gun violence.  Read More »

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