Wednesday November 14, 2012
By Vieshnavi Rattehalli
Saturday, December 1st at the historic Lincoln Theatre on U St. NW in Washington DC, the American-Arab Anti- Discrimination Committee (ADC) and the ADC Women’s Initiative present the second annual Turaath. 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 »
Monday November 05, 2012
By Vieshnavi Rattehalli
Roads of Arabia: Archaeology and History of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia comes to the Smithsonian Museum of Asian Art’s Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Read More »
Thursday November 01, 2012
By Jennine Vari
One neighborhood that has received relatively little coverage is the remains of Little Syria in Lower Manhattan Read More »
Friday October 26, 2012
It’s hard to believe we’re here already, but today marks the beginning of our 10 day countdown before the election. Between now and then, you will receive one email from us each day giving you a new opportunity to make a difference in this final stretch to November 6th. Read More »
Thursday October 25, 2012
By Emily Jabareen
On November 11th, Arab American Family Services (AAFS) will host a dinner entitled “Breaking Bread, Building Bridges” in association with AmeriCorps Vista. The dinner will highlight the history that the Arab American community and the U.S. Army have shared, and will announce the launch of a project in collaboration with AmeriCorps Vista that will bring together US veterans who served in the Middle East and at-risk immigrant and refugee youth in a tutoring program that is aimed at connecting both groups in a supportive academic setting. The program will aid immigrant and refugee children, particularly those from the Middle East, to view the US military more positively. Read More »
Wednesday October 24, 2012
By Vieshnavi Rattehalli
The seventeenth annual Arabian Sights Film Festival begins this Thursday, October 25th and runs through November 4th, screening ten films from a diverse set of countries including Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon, and Morocco. Read More »
Wednesday October 17, 2012
This Sunday evening, Arab American comedian Dean Obeidallah will bring his "Dean Obeidallah for Vice President" comedy tour to Washington, DC for two shows. Dean, who has appeared on numerous US and international TV shows and is a regular contributor to CNN, will be joined by two hilarious local comedians, “Go Remy” and Said Durrah. Read More »
Thursday October 11, 2012
Today marks the 27th anniversary of the death of Alex Odeh, who was killed by a pipe bomb as he entered his office in Santa Ana, California. Odeh was the West Coast Regional Director of the Arab-American Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) as well as a lecturer and poet who immigrated to the U.S. from Palestine in 1972. He was supposed to speak at the Friday prayer service at a synagogue in Fountain Valley, California the day of his death. Read More »
Thursday October 11, 2012
By Vieshnavi Rattehalli
Unveiled on January 7th of this year, the Danny Thomas commemorative postage stamp posthumously honors the well-known Arab American entertainer whose radio, TV, and film career spanned five decades. The stamp, which has been sold at more than 30,000 US Postal Service locations nationwide since February 16th, was first introduced at an L.A. Gala on the 50th anniversary of the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee and what would have been the late founder’s 100th birthday. Read More »
Friday September 28, 2012
By Emily Jabareen
Watch out, “the Muslims are coming!” The intriguing and slightly sarcastic title of a new reality TV-style documentary humorously captures the hyperbolic and much overblown antagonism lately demonstrated against Muslims in US political discourse. Read More »
Friday September 28, 2012
As part of the Smithsonian Institution’s eighth annual Museum Day Live! Event, the Arab American National Museum in Dearborn will be offering free admission tomorrow. Read More »
Wednesday September 26, 2012
By Jennine Vari
This week is the second annual DC Palestinian Film and Arts Festival. While most of the films are serious and political, Saturday ends on a different note with FouseyTube. Read More »
Monday September 17, 2012
By Vieshnavi Rattehalli
Flying Paper is a documentary film following the story of Palestinian youth in Gaza who embark on a quest to break the Guinness World Record for the most kites ever flown at once. Read More »
Thursday September 13, 2012
By Jennine Vari
A film by Rola Nashef has earned the Arab American filmmaker the Grolsch Film Works Discovery Award at the Toronto International Film Festival. Detroit Unleaded is a “romantic dramedy” about two cousins, Sami and Mike, who take over the family gas station in Detroit. Read More »
Monday September 10, 2012
It’s baffling that Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and other democratic officials doubled down on the DNC’s motion to push through a voice vote on a resolution recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel at the Democratic National Convention. In an interview with the LA Times on Saturday, Mayor Villaraigosa played down the significance of the three-time response to the controversial measure on the floor of the DNC, saying the media blew the whole thing out of proportion and that it was the media, not the delegates, who were concerned about the measure. “Not one person objected. It’s more a media concern than a delegate concern,” the LA Times quoted him as saying... Read More »
Monday September 10, 2012
By Vieshnavi Rattehalli
Much awaited by its small but avid cult-like following, Community represents the best of American television for many reasons. Aside from being a witty and sophisticated show that successfully employs meta-humor and frequent pop-culture references, Community displays progress in American television depiction of Arabs in America. Read More »
Monday September 03, 2012
Fifty-five Arab American delegates and committee members are currently attending this year’s DNC, representing 18 different states. The Arab American Institute will highlight the background and experiences of two Arab American delegates, alternates, or committee members per day, starting with Devon Abdallah, a first-time delegate from Washington, and Ismael Ahmed, a long-time party veteran representing Michigan. 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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