Tuesday April 09, 2013
By Jade Zoghbi
Next Tuesday, the Arab American Institute Foundation will honor the extraordinary career and contributions of Ralph Nader during the annual Kahlil Gibran Spirit of Humanity Awards. Read More »
Friday March 29, 2013
We’ve been reading some diverse material this week, and here are three articles we think you’ll find interesting. They cover a broad scope of issues, including Arab American community news, national security, and Arab Americans in politics. Read More »
Tuesday March 26, 2013
By Jennine Vari
Last week, Arab American and Latino lawyer Sam Jammal was hired as chief of staff to California Congressman Tony Cardenas (D-29). Read More »
Monday March 25, 2013
In the Detroit Metro Times this week, staff members emphatically embraced the idea of Tlaib running for mayor. Read More »
Friday March 15, 2013
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 »
Friday March 15, 2013
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 »
Wednesday February 13, 2013
Today AAI hosted a virtual brownbag discussion on Syria, featuring two Arab American activists with very different perspectives on the conflict. Both speakers participated in a lively debate with each other and dozens of online viewers, who submitted questions via Twitter and Livestream. Read More »
Thursday January 31, 2013
Zead Ramadan comes from humble origins, but now the successful Arab American community leader and café owner from Upper Manhattan is making a run for the City Council to represent the 7th district. Ramadan and other candidates are seeking to replace the term-limited Robert Jackson who has served since 2002. If he wins, Ramadan will be the first Arab American to occupy a seat on New York’s City Council, and Ramadan is proud of that possibility. Despite having to stave off the inevitable attacks on his ethnicity and faith from Islamophobic and anti-Arab fringe groups, Ramadan actively wears his ethnicity on his sleeve, and the numerous news reports written about Ramadan reflect that. Read More »
Thursday January 24, 2013
By Jade Zoghbi
At AAI’s Inaugural Event last Sunday, White House leaders and Arab American supporters embraced Obama’s second term with a sense of accomplishment, empowerment, and anticipation for future successes. Read More »
Friday January 18, 2013
This weekend in Washington is jammed-packed with events, and the Arab American community is participating in all of it. From volunteering during a national day of service, to attending the Inaugural Ball and official swearing-in ceremony Monday, Arab Americans are right at the center of all the action. Following inauguration weekend, AAI will get straight back to work, attending a White House meeting to discuss our community and support for national immigration reform. Here are a couple things we’re doing this weekend; we’ll update you on them over the next few days. Make sure to follow us on Twitter and Facebook for updates and photos. Read More »
Thursday January 17, 2013
Today, Nancy Pelosi’s office announced that long-time chief of staff John Lawrence will retire after a successful 38-year career on Capitol Hill. His replacement will be Arab American Nadeam Elshami. Originally from Nashville, Tennessee, Elshami currently serves as the communications director and senior adviser to the House minority leader Nancy Pelosi. Read More »
Friday January 11, 2013
West Virginia Democrat and Arab American member of Congress Nick Rahall is said to be considering a run for Jay Rockefeller’s (D-WV) Senate seat in 2014 when he retires. A Rahall spokesman confirmed to The Hill earlier today that a potential run for Rockefeller’s seat is "under consideration." Read More »
Monday January 07, 2013
Arab Americans aren’t the only ones celebrating the appointment of Johnny Khamis as the first-ever Arab American City Council member representing the 10th district of the city of San Jose, California. Khamis’s swearing-in ceremony, which was led yesterday by San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed, received prominent attention from the local San Jose news site, MercuryNews.com which lauded the newly-elected Republican for, among other things, helping San Jose to reach yet “another milestone in the growing diversity of the Bay Area's largest city.” 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 »
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 »
Monday November 26, 2012
By Vieshnavi Rattehalli
The final numbers on voter turnout are still being calculated, but it is crystal clear that the youth vote is here to stay. Turning out in record numbers, voters aged 18 to 28 comprised 19% of national voters, an increase from 2008. Read More »
Thursday November 15, 2012
Former City Council Member Amir Omar is racking up endorsements in his bid for Mayor of Richardson, Texas. In a recent vote, the city’s electorate moved to change the previous system of selecting a Mayor by way of the City Council. The city will now directly elect its leader by popular vote. Although he was aware that the move would eliminate his seat on the City Council, Omar was a strong proponent for the switch, saying in an email to supporters that “this is a positive change for our City. Read More »
Thursday November 08, 2012
In California, Johnny Khamis narrowly won a seat on the San Jose City Council over Robert Braunstein. The Michigan State University Board of Trustees election was another close race, but on Wednesday afternoon the final results showed Arab American Brian Mosallam in second place, claiming a seat on the board. Read More »
Wednesday November 07, 2012
AAI is committed to updating you on the results and progress of Arab American candidates running for office and reelection across the country. Read More »
Tuesday November 06, 2012
This Election Day will decide the fate of four Arab American members of Congress who have weathered tough races this cycle. A fifth Arab American member, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), is running in a safe district and has not needed to campaign. Here are the latest updates on the races in which Arab American candidates are fighting close battles to represent their districts. Read More »
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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The Muslim Brotherhood has a negative favorable/unfavorable ratio of 30%–47%
http://t.co/rMKu4JJrgW
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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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