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Friday November 09, 2012
Today the United States Commission on Civil Rights (USCCR) convened a briefing on Federal Civil Rights Engagement with the Arab and Muslim American Communities Post 9/11. The commission hosted three panels to address “the success and failure of the federal government in engaging the Arab and Muslim American community post 9/11.” Read More »
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Monday September 10, 2012
Earlier today, AAI President Jim Zogby joined a panel of experts at the Wilson Center to discuss the results of a new public opinion survey on the role of the United States in a post-9/11 world. The event was introduced by The Honorable Jane Harman, Director, President and CEO of the Woodrow Wilson Center; and the speakers included Chicago Council on Global Affairs President Marshall Bouton, former CIA Director General Michael Hayden, and New America Foundation Senior Fellow Philip Mudd. Read More »
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Friday July 06, 2012
According to Rick Santorum, Obama is so weak on the question of Iran that he’s practically encouraging them to develop nuclear weapons, yet so opportunistic and desperate to win the upcoming election that he just might bomb Iran. Read More »
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Thursday June 21, 2012
AAI President Jim Zogby participated in a four person debate panel today addressing the question of whether or not there is a double standard in the response to anti-Semitism against Arab Americans compared with the response to anti-Semitism directed against American Jews. Read More »
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Wednesday January 11, 2012
Last year, AAI President Jim Zogby's book on the Arab world, Arab Voices: What They Are Saying to Us and Why It Matters, was released to major acclaim and brisk sales. 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. Read More »
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Wednesday October 05, 2011
Atlas is telling us that we need not fret because the US rankings are actually much higher than 41st place in the world, if we only count white infant mortality numbers. Read More »
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Thursday September 22, 2011
As dramatic upheavals sweep the Arab world, Arab public opinion matters more than ever, both to regional leaders and to the United States. Next Monday, AAI President Jim Zogby will discuss the Palestinian bid for statehood at the UN, the intended veto by the United States at the Security Council and the implications it will have on our standing in the Arab world. Read More »
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Wednesday July 13, 2011
By Maryam Al-Zoubi
“I am Undocumented, Unafraid & finally Unashamed!” was the phrase that rang in Chicago’s Daley Plaza on March 10th, 2011.
I watched nervously in the crowd as my good friend Alaa Mukahhal, an undocumented Palestinian American, shouted those words from the stage. I was afraid for what might happen to her if she stopped living in the shadows, but as tears streamed down my face, I know I was proud that she had the strength to stand up and fight for her rights. Read More »
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Monday July 11, 2011
Every summer, AAI hosts 10-12 well-qualified interns from an applicant pool of over 100 undergraduates and recent graduates. Selected interns are deeply involved in their communities, highly successful in their studies, often speak multiple languages, and demonstrate hard work and enthusiasm in all their work. Interns are selected to represent AAI at a variety of D.C. organizations, ranging from advocacy groups and political parties to members of congress and government agencies. Read More »
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Friday April 01, 2011
On Tuesday, Democratic Party Whip Senator Dick Durbin (IL) convened a hearing on the civil rights of American Muslims. Viewed widely as a counterweight to Representative Peter King's (R-NY) hearings on "radicalization" in the American Muslim community, Durbin's hearing did not garner nearly as much attention from the media. Despite the relative lack of coverage, the message Senator Durbin's hearings sent to the American Muslim community and to the general American public at large was an extremely important and positive one. Read More »
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Tuesday January 11, 2011
Laura Muphy, Director of the ACLU Washington Legislative Office appeared on the latest Viewpoint with James Zogby to discuss a wide-range of civil rights issues including the controversial material support terror law. Read More »
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Tuesday December 07, 2010
Yesterday, I spoke about Arab Voices at Utica College in New York. I have traveled the country promoting my book, explaining its purpose and importance, but presenting my life's work to my hometown audience was particularly meaningful. Read More »
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Monday December 06, 2010
From Thanksgiving in DC to a great visit to Metro Detroit and seeing some old friends. Read More »
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Wednesday November 17, 2010
Started with a great review in Foreign Affairs and on to wonderful events in Peoria, Ann Arbor, Charlotte and Atlanta. Tonight, it's Busboys & Poets. Read More »
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Wednesday November 10, 2010
The last few weeks were extraordinarily hectic. With the exception of a break for the election, I've been on the road with Arab Voices.
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Wednesday October 27, 2010
Philadelphia and Chicago (then Houston and home to an event at Georgetown).
It's been busy and a real learning experience. Read More »
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Friday October 22, 2010
Closed out the second week with two really wonderful events in Seattle. The Seattle Times previewed my appearance with a great review by Jerry Lange. First stop was Microsoft, where one I had a lunchtime visit with a thoughtful group of about 100. The discussion that followed my talk was smartly focused on the elections... Read More »
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Wednesday October 20, 2010
I woke up this morning, still on the West Coast, to a flood of emails about the piece in the Washington Post. It was so gratifying to hear from friends, near and far. Last night's Los Angeles World Affairs Council was, as always, a great forum. I've been speaking here since 1984... Read More »
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Wednesday October 20, 2010
A front page feature in the Washington Post Style section leads with a positive piece on an Arab American -- none other than our own AAI President Jim Zogby. Read More »
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Tuesday October 19, 2010
Jim writes about the need to listen and move beyond myths on Informed Comment and the Progressive Book Club features an excerpt from Arab Voices. Read More »
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Kahlil Gibran Awards Gala - April 16, 2013
