Wednesday February 01, 2012
Two Arab American candidates could potentially run against each other for Gabrielle Giffords’s old congressional seat. Arizona State Representative Matt Heinz yesterday announced his candidacy for Arizona’s 8th congressional district, a seat which could potentially have six different candidates (three Republicans and three Democrats) running to occupy it. Read More »
Wednesday February 01, 2012
By Justin D. Martin
The primary impediments standing between Arab Americans and mainstream journalism, rather, are due to what journalism often represents in Arab countries. Read More »
Monday January 30, 2012
by Abraham Hassan
Palestinian American Republican Abraham Hassan follows up on his question from the CNN Florida debate on January 26th. Mr. Hassan, a Republican from Jacksonville, FL asked the candidates how they would achieve peace between the Israelis and the Palestinians. Referring to a controversial statement made by Newt Gingrich weeks earlier where he said Palestinians were an "invented people," Mr. Hassan asserted before the debate audience: "As a Palestinian American Republican, I'm here to tell you we do exist." Read More »
Thursday January 26, 2012
The Arab American Institute is outraged by the targeting of Americans by the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), Egypt's military government. The December 29 raid and confiscation of materials from the offices of the International Republican Institute (IRI) and National Democratic Institute (NDI), among others, by SCAF was a provocative step taken against non-governmental organizations engaged in important civil society work. The news that six Americans have now been prohibited from leaving Egypt is unacceptable. Read More »
Thursday January 19, 2012
The GOP has chosen Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels, a public official we’ve praised for his principled stances and success as a public administrator, to deliver the party’s response to the President’s State of The Union address next Tuesday. There are few better suited for the task than Governor Daniels, a governor with an impressive fiscal record the party will use to validate its message on the economy. Read More »
Friday January 13, 2012
Three key endorsements by Arab American elected officials have bolstered the campaigns of three GOP candidates seeking the Republican nomination for President. Former New Hampshire Governor John H. Sununu, Freshman GOP Congressman Justin Amash (MI -3) and Congressman Richard Hanna (R-NY) have all thrown their weight behind the candidates they believe should win the republican nomination and the presidency. Read More »
Tuesday January 03, 2012
We first brought the “Save Washington Street” campaign to your attention back in early November, and our original article urged you to take action to preserve this historic site of the first Arab American neighborhood in the United States. Now this campaign has caught the attention of The New York Times reporter David Dunlap Read More »
Wednesday November 16, 2011
By Maha Neouchy
The Network for Arab American Professionals (NAAP) celebrated their 10th year anniversary with a cozy reception on Friday, November 11 at Maggiano’s Little Italy in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Read More »
Monday November 14, 2011
By Maha Neouchy
Turaath: Celebrating Arab Culture in America, hosted by the American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) on Thursday, November 10th was a huge success. This event, the first of its kind, was hosted by the newly-formed ADC Women’s Initiative. Read More »
Friday November 11, 2011
Congratulations to David Ramadan, who won his bid for a seat in Virginia’s House of Delegates on Tuesday. To the credit of the Commonwealth, Tuesday was more than a victory for Ramadan. It was also a defeat for a campaign of misinformation and malicious rumor-mongering; an Islamophobic campaign of the very type that threatens the values, beliefs, and citizens of our country. Read More »
Wednesday November 02, 2011
By Maha Neouchy
Ground Zero has occupied the attention of Americans for over a decade. But a little known fact about the site, which is now being brought to the attention of Americans everywhere, is that it was once home to one of the first Arab American neighborhoods in the U.S. Read More »
Tuesday October 18, 2011
By Maha Neouchy
During the month of November, the Advisory Council on Arab Affairs, one of eight advisory councils of the Chicago Commission on Human Relations (CCHR), will host its annual Arab Heritage Month in Chicago. Read More »
Monday October 17, 2011
By Maha Neouchy
If you will be in Washington D.C. this Veteran’s Day Weekend, be sure to attend “Turaath: Celebrating Arab Culture in America” at the historic Lincoln Theatre on November 10. The event, which kicks off at 7:30 p.m., is a part of a new initiative created by the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) to celebrate the achievements of successful Arab American women and the rich culture of the Arab American community as a whole. Read More »
Monday October 17, 2011
By Emily Manna
Lena Alhusseini, Executive Director of the Arab-American Family Support Center (AAFSC), has been named a White House Champion of Change for domestic violence awareness. Read More »
Monday September 12, 2011
On Saturday, September 10, the Arab American Institute Foundation took part in the 9/11 Day of Service sponsored by Serve DC and Greater DC Cares. Working at JC Nalle Elementary School in Anacostia, AAI volunteers helped clean up and repaint several classrooms, in order to provide a better learning environment for the district’s children. Read More »
Thursday August 18, 2011
Arab American comedian Dean Obeidallah was among several American Muslim comedians who traveled to the deep south on a comedy tour entitled “The Muslims are Coming” where they performed free shows in Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi and Tennessee. The purpose behind the tour, and the “free admission” part, was an attempt to go beyond their typical audience and reach communities that are not too familiar with Islam and American Muslims. Read More »
Thursday August 04, 2011
"I will never forget the moment when my dream became reality, when I saw the prayer flags flapping in the thin air, marking the summit of the greatest mountain on earth" Read More »
Wednesday June 22, 2011
The Nazareth Polyphony Youth Ensemble is performing a special concert at the U.S. Department of State on June 29. It’s a fitting venue for an orchestra that seeks to “transcend cultural and social boundaries to educate both performers and listeners in the art of listening.” Read More »
Friday June 10, 2011
As troubling as the cancellation, we were disturbed by ADC’s refusal to comment on the matter for an entire day, allowing the story to grow and become an embarrassment to the organization and to the Arab American community. When they finally did release a statement, it was infuriatingly oblique, not addressing the issues at hand. Read More »
Friday June 10, 2011
By Ed Gaier
A recent New York Times Op-Ed by Council on Foreign Relations senior fellow Ray Takeyh argues that the Middle East is headed for a post-American era. In this era, the United States would ostensible have limited ability to project its power and cajole Arab regimes to pursue policies aligned with American interests. He posits that new Arab countries in democratic transitions in the “era of self-determination” will not be as subjective to American foreign policy priorities as previous alliances of patronage have been. 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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