Friday February 08, 2013
By Jade Zoghbi
The exhibition by Iraqi-born and London-based artist Jananne Al-Ani (1966) is on view at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in Washington DC until February 10, 2013. Read More »
Thursday February 07, 2013
By Jade Zoghbi
John Betar (101) and Ann Shawah (97) crossed paths and fell in love in a Syrian American community located in Bridgeport, Connecticut. On November 25, 1932, the two decided to spend the rest of their lives together. Read More »
Wednesday February 06, 2013
By Jade Zoghbi
On February 6, 2013, representatives from the The Parents Circle-Families Forum, the Alliance for the Middle East Peace, and The Telos Group took part in an important hill briefing. Read More »
Friday February 01, 2013
Yvonne Wakim and Maha Addasi dispel common stereotypes of Arab Americans in their new work “A Kid's Guide to Arab American History.” 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 31, 2013
By Jade Zoghbi
Artist Naomi Shihab Nye makes sense of the world within and the communities in which she is immersed through the art of poetry. Read More »
Tuesday January 29, 2013
By Jade Zoghbi
The Lebanese American poet Kahlil Gibran revolutionized Arab American culture and made a significant contribution to the American ethos with his distinguished artistry, eloquently bridging the many identities of East and West. Gibran was one of many Arab American artists who introduced and built on the Arab immigrant literary tradition. 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 »
Monday December 10, 2012
By Jennine Vari
Patriots and Peacemakers exhibit highlights Arab Americans of different nationalities and religions who have served in the military, Peace Corps, and Diplomatic Service. Read More »
Monday December 10, 2012
By Vieshnavi Rattehalli
Born in Jordan to an American mother and a Jordanian father, Omar Rayyan moved to the US to attend the Rhode Island School of Design for his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration. Rayyan’s primary market is children’s and young adult magazines and books for both cover and interior illustrations, and he has illustrated for many publishers, including Simon & Schuster, Random House, and Hyperion/Disney 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 »
Tuesday November 27, 2012
By Jennine Vari
On Saturday December 1st, the Philadelphia-based nonprofit Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture will present Moroccan singer Karima Skalli at the Smithsonian’s Freer Gallery 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 »
Wednesday November 14, 2012
By Jennine Vari
Last week, prominent Arab American scientist Dr. Charles Elachi received the Crystal Helmet Award from the Association of Space Explorers (ASE) for his work on the Mars Curiosity Mission. 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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