Friday February 11, 2011
AAI has featured Majid Al-Bahadli before, most notably for the his role as the only Iraqi American delegate for Obama in 2008. But it's Valentine's Day weekend, and amid all the tumultuous events happening around the world we'd like to bring you something different. Read More »
Thursday February 10, 2011
Conflating religion and ethnicity, Rep. Paul Broun (R-GA) attempted to make a case for profiling at the House Homeland Security Committee hearing yesterday. He said "We've got to profile these folks!" Which folks, you might ask? Basically anyone that looks "Arabian." See for yourself. Read More »
Wednesday February 09, 2011
The mix of a stubborn regime, growing popular protests, and heightened media coverage points towards a long standoff. And depending on what Suleiman meant by not putting up with continued protests, the standoff could escalate once again into a violent confrontation. Listening to the voice of the people is the only safe and legitimate way out of this standoff. Read More »
Wednesday February 09, 2011
In a bit of a surprise for many, including House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX), the House voted against extending key Patriot Act measures yesterday evening. Read More »
Monday February 07, 2011
I started in mid-January with two events in Cleveland (the City Club and the National Arab American Medical Association. Both great audiences. The City Club is a great old Cleveland institution that brings together folks concerned with the policy debates about a range of foreign and domestic policy issues. The questions were smart, especially those coming from some of students who were present. Read More »
Monday February 07, 2011
Aside from your clothes, can you name the designer of any other items in your house? If you can, chances are that name would be Karim Rashid, alternately known as the Poet of Plastic, the Prolific Designer, and most notably, the Most Famous Industrial Designer in All the Americas. Read More »
Friday February 04, 2011
Last night, the Senate passed a resolution (S.RES.44) by voice vote that affirmed the importance of the U.S.-Egyptian bilateral relationship and called on Egyptian President Mubarak to step down. Read More »
Thursday February 03, 2011
ADC and MPAC are both organizing Hill briefings that will provide much-needed information to counter Homeland Security Committee Chairman Peter King's upcoming hearings on the "radicalization" of the American Muslim community. Read More »
Wednesday February 02, 2011
That's what AAI President Jim Zogby has called the revolts in Tunisia and Egypt. Noting that the situation's outcome will be decided by the Egyptian people, Jim said that while "US politicians may need to hear themselves speak, but, in fact, we have no constructive role to play." Read More »
Tuesday February 01, 2011
Today, AAI joined 50 other community, religious, civil and human rights organizations in signing a letter calling on congressional leaders to object to House Homeland Security Committee Chair Peter King's (R-NY) hearings on the 'radicalization of the Muslim American community.' Read More »
Monday January 31, 2011
A week of mass demonstrations in Egypt demanding the end of the rule of President Mubarak has left over 100 people dead, and has simultaneously stirred the aspirations, hopes, fears, and concerns of millions of people in Egypt and across the region. With things expected to further escalate, we asked several prominent Egyptian-American community leaders and members to share their thoughts on the situation. Read More »
Sunday January 30, 2011
Amid the continued popular protests in support of political and economic reforms in Egypt, the U.S. Department of State upgraded the advisory for Americans in Egypt from an alert to a warning today. The embassy has authorized voluntary departure for Americans and assistance is available for those who may need it. Read More »
Friday January 28, 2011
The Egyptian government, anticipating today’s activities, cut off access to the internet and disabled SMS capabilities in cell phone networks in large parts of the country, seeking to undermine the ability of protesters to organize. Despite such measures, today marks the largest turnout for such demonstrations, with estimates as high as 150,000 people. Read More »
Thursday January 27, 2011
Yesterday, the House Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement held its first hearing of the 112th Congress on what it called, “ICE Worksite Enforcement – Up to the Job?” Read More »
Wednesday January 26, 2011
Last Night, President Barack Obama delivered the 2011 State of the Union address. In a show of bipartisan solidarity following the recent tragic shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona, Republicans and Democrats abandoned the traditional partisan divide in their seating arrangement, and instead sat together. Read More »
Monday January 24, 2011
With much speculation on what President Obama will say in tomorrow’s State of the Union address, we have asked several Arab Americans from across the country to share their thoughts. Below is what they had to say. Please join the conversation and share your reaction to their comments and elaborate with your own take on the speech. It is through this type of engagement that we can develop a healthy discussion on the current state of affairs and contribute to moving our country forward. Read More »
Monday January 24, 2011
Much of the immediate reactions to this revelation have focused on the implications for the Palestinian Authority in light of these major and unpopular concessions for nothing in return. But the other half of that story, namely Israel ’s rejection of those concessions as insufficient, is more worthy of attention for us here in the US. Read More »
Friday January 21, 2011
2011 marks the anniversary of an important moment in the history of U.S.-Arab relations, but probably not the moment most would think of. A century ago this year, Lebanese-American Ameen Rihani wrote the first English novel written by an Arab, The Book of Khalid, a story about two friends from Baalbek who come to the United States... Read More »
Thursday January 20, 2011
It is difficult to find humor in Chairman Peter King’s planned congressional hearings targeting the Muslim community in the US, particularly in light of King’s history of making sweeping statements about American Muslims and extremism. Read More »
Thursday January 20, 2011
For years now, the Palestinians and U.S. have been politically outmaneuvered by Israel which, like in every previous phase of negotiations, managed to collapse the latest round of U.S.-led direct talks through continued settlement expansion. By quagmiring the talks in the initial phase of whether or not to freeze settlements, Israel has managed to avoid dealing seriously with the final status issues required for the emergence of a viable Palestinian state. 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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