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 April 05, 2013
As the demographics researcher at the Arab American Institute, I’m often asked about the total number of Arab Americans in the country. Though the question seems simple, the answer is anything but. Read More »
Wednesday April 03, 2013
Osama Siblani, founder of the Michigan-based Arab American News, will be inducted into the Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame on April 20th at its annual banquet. Arab American News is the largest weekly Arab American publication in the country, with a circulation of roughly 35,000. Read More »
Tuesday April 02, 2013
By Jade Zoghbi
Kemal Amen Kasem, better known as Casey Kasem, is the recipient of the 2013 Award for Individual Achievement at this year’s Kahlil Gibran Spirit of Humanity Awards Gala on April 16. 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 »
Friday March 29, 2013
By Jade Zoghbi
On Tuesday March 26th, Just World Press published a cookbook named “The Gaza Kitchen: A Palestinian Culinary Journey.” This cookbook demonstrates how a complex and rich culture is connected to all aspects of food production--the Israeli siege, shortages of product movement across borders, scarcity in farming and fishing opportunities, and insufficient electricity and water. Read More »
Wednesday March 27, 2013
By Jade Zoghbi
Marian Wright Edelman is the founder and president of the Children’s Defense Fund (CDF), a 40-year old organization dedicated to promoting social justice and advocating for disadvantaged and children and families. 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 22, 2013
By Jennine Vari
Through Mikhail's poetry, we can begin to understand how a war that is so alien to many Americans, affects the lives of those who are forced to relive it every day. Read More »
Monday March 18, 2013
The Arab American Institute is helping to collect Arab American poems for an upcoming poetry anthology on the universal struggle for equality, human rights, and survival. 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
By Jade Zoghbi
This year, Christiane Amanpour will receive the Anthony Shadid Award for Excellence in Journalism. 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 »
Friday March 08, 2013
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 »
Thursday March 07, 2013
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 »
Friday March 01, 2013
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 »
Thursday February 28, 2013
By Jennine Vari
Leeor Kaufman is a Brooklyn-based photographer from Israel, who began documenting the daily lives of Palestinian villagers and took a particular interest in a small village in the West Bank called Wadi Fuqin. Read More »
Friday February 22, 2013
By Jade Zoghbi
Emad Burnat, his wife Soraya, and their son Gibreel were on their way to Sunday’s Academy Awards ceremony when the family was stopped and threatened to be sent back home from the Los Angeles International Airport. 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 »
Latest poll to be released Friday finds Americans are divided on continuing aid to #Egypt: http://t.co/1spZM1m9d2
about 1 minute ago.
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
about 4 minutes ago.
The Muslim Brotherhood has a negative favorable/unfavorable ratio of 30%–47%
http://t.co/rMKu4JJrgW
about 5 minutes ago.
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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