Wednesday January 19, 2011
Today in Politico's "The Arena", AAI President Jim Zogby commented on House Homeland Security Committee Chair Rep. Peter King's (R-NY) upcoming hearings on 'radicalization' of the American Muslim community. Jim assesses the efficacy of Chairman King's hearing and the potential affects they will have on the Muslim community in the United Sates. Read More »
Wednesday January 19, 2011
A group of over 40 former senior foreign policy officials, prominent academics and political figures have signed a public letter to President Obama urging him to vote in favor of a U.N. Resolution condemning illegal Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territories. Among the letter's signatories were AAI President, Jim Zogby and Chairman, George Salem. Read More »
Tuesday January 18, 2011
Tunisia has been on my mind. In particular, I've been thinking about a group of young Tunisians I met almost two decades ago. They were cousins of a friend of mine who lived in the Washington area. He knew that I was going to Tunis to participate in a conference on democracy and he encouraged me to take some time to meet them. Read More »
Friday January 14, 2011
The 21st century has seen something of a reputation flip for a few of the small emirates in the Arabian Peninsula, particularly Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Qatar. Once sandy flyovers that barely registered on the radars of the jetsetter crowd, these tiny states had become something of an ultra-luxury must-see in the early 2000s. Read More »
Thursday January 13, 2011
In recent months, Indiana Governor and potential presidential candidate Mitch Daniels has come under scrutiny from some conservative groups, for suggesting the GOP call a “truce” on social issues with liberals in order to focus the country’s political efforts on more pressing fiscal issues. Read More »
Wednesday January 12, 2011
Secretary of State Hilary Clinton, during her tour of the Gulf states, made an unexpected visit to Yemen yesterday. Clinton’s trip to Yemen, the first by a Secretary of State since James Baker in 1990, endeavored to expand diplomatic ties between the two countries. Read More »
Wednesday January 12, 2011
Nearly a dozen Lebanese opposition cabinet ministers have resigned their posts today, collapsing the current coalition government in Lebanon. The resignations followed the collapse of the Saudi-Syrian initiative to resolve tensions over the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. Read More »
Tuesday January 11, 2011
Jeff Stein, the highly acclaimed intelligence and defense specialist, wrote a powerful piece in the Washington Post yesterday, suggesting that the shooting in Arizona may offer Congressman Peter King an opportunity to reconsider his ill-conceived plan to target the Muslim American community with hearings about “radicalization.” Read More »
Tuesday January 11, 2011
Sunday marked the first day of a week-long vote in southern Sudan which will determine whether Africa’s largest country will remain unified under the government in Khartoum, or whether it will split into two independent states: north and south. Read More »
Tuesday January 11, 2011
Laura Muphy, Director of the ACLU Washington Legislative Office appeared on the latest
Monday January 10, 2011
Rep Steve King (R-Iowa) recently introduced a bill that would do away with the automatic granting of citizenship to children born in the United States as a first step in tackling immigration reform. Rather, H.R. 140, Rep. Read More »
Monday January 10, 2011
We are shocked and saddened by the recent shooting of Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and several of her colleagues and constituents. AAI joins the nation in mourning. Read More »
Friday January 07, 2011
It’s not quite certain yet, but analysts observing the recent schedule of Arab American Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels agree that he’s ever more serious about pursuing the Presidency in 2012. Read More »
Friday January 07, 2011
Mohamed Khairullah, an Arab American mayor of Prospect Park, New Jersey, was sworn in on Sunday to his third term in office. The oath was administrated by Judge Hany Mawla, the first Arab and Muslim American to serve on New Jersey's Superior Court. Way to go New Jersey! Read More »
Wednesday January 05, 2011
Today marks the first day of the 112th Congress. At 12:00pm today both the House and the Senate will be called to order. In the House, outgoing Speaker, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, the first woman to serve as Speaker of the House, will deliver remarks followed by incoming speaker, Rep. John Boehner. Read More »
Tuesday January 04, 2011
While Arizona’s SB 1070 measure, seemingly legitimizing racial profiling as a means of targeting undocumented immigrants, garnered significant media attention, it is not the only problematic measure in Arizona. Read More »
Wednesday December 29, 2010
Last night, AAI President Jim Zogby appeared on MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews to discuss Iraq's new national unity government. Read More »
Saturday December 25, 2010
We wish all our friends and colleagues a holiday filled with joy and peace. AAI President Jim Zogby wrote his column this week about Christmas in Bethlehem and we wanted to share it with you today. Read More »
Tuesday December 21, 2010
On Friday, December 17, a group of Lebanese Americans met with officials from the Obama administration to discuss the situation in Lebanon in light of the possible impending indictments by the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) for the murder of former Prime Minister Rafik Al Hariri. The meeting was convened by the Arab American Institute (AAI) and the American Task Force for Lebanon (ATFL), and brought together Lebanese Americans from across the country. The following statement was released by the co-conveners at the conclusion of the meeting: Read More »
Tuesday December 21, 2010
One of AAI's own, Nawaf Soliman, CEO of Object Design & Communications was recently featured in Washington Diplomat magazine for his work. 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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