Friday August 31, 2012
Earlier this month, the Gibran National Committee of Lebanon signed an exclusive Option Agreement with the Creative Projects Group to produce a feature film highlighting the life story of Arab American poet, artist, and philosopher Kahlil Gibran. Read More »
Thursday August 30, 2012
Ahmed is likely the first Arab American sitcom character who can be funny as an individual, not as an Arab. Hopefully, he’ll be the first of many. Read More »
Wednesday August 29, 2012
At AAI, we’ve periodically tried to highlight the exploits of some of the Arab American heroes we’ve come across, but next month will be the start of something quite different: the first Arab American superhero. Read More »
Tuesday August 21, 2012
By Taif Jany
Fay Beydoun, the Executive Director of the American Arab Chamber of Commerce, is a personification of the Arab American success story. She has dedicated her time and passion to serve and build new business communities, positively impacting other organizations to prosper and succeed. Read More »
Friday August 10, 2012
The dust has settled after Tuesday’s primary elections in Michigan. Redistricting shook up the elections, pitting a number of incumbents against each other in tough races. Despite the tough challenges, Arab American candidates came out on top, winning each of their respective contests. Read More »
Friday August 10, 2012
By Johara Hall
George El-Khouri, a North Carolinian of Lebanese descent decided to run for delegate once more this year to honor his late father, Joseph El-Khouri. Read More »
Friday August 03, 2012
By Sara Jawhari
As the country continues to search for answers and mourn the victims of the mass shooting that occurred in a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado on July 20, families of victims and those hospitalized now have one more thing to worry about. Read More »
Wednesday August 01, 2012
By Johara Hall
Majid Al-Bahadli’s story is not that of your typical Democratic National Convention delegate. In fact, it is far from it. Read More »
Wednesday August 01, 2012
By Sara Jawhari
The realities of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict became personal when Mansour’s cousin was imprisoned by Israeli police at age 15. “It had a huge impact on me and awakened me to the Palestinian experience. I vowed I was going to be part of the solution to the issue, so I went into law school with the motivation of freeing Palestine, or at least playing a role.” Read More »
Wednesday July 25, 2012
By Taif Jany
Recognized by the Time Magazine as “someone who gives women a voice,” Zainab Salbi is one of the most inspiring human and women’s rights activists around the world. Born and raised in Baghdad, Iraq, Zainab’s life was shaped by many events; some happy, others terrifying. Read More »
Friday July 20, 2012
By Johara Hall
Gus Mansour, a longtime Democrat and an active Obama campaigner, will be attending the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina this fall along with fellow Washingtonians Devon Abdallah and Majid Al-Bahadli. Read More »
Friday July 13, 2012
By Johara Hall
Jack Hanna, the Chairman of the Pennsylvania State Democrats’ Southwest Caucus has been an active member of the Arab American community and a longtime member of the Arab American Institute. As an Attorney at Law practicing in Pennsylvania’s Indiana County and member of the PA Bar Association, Hanna has been an integral part of his local community as well. Read More »
Thursday July 12, 2012
By Johara Hall
Devon Abdallah, an influential civil rights activist in her home state of Washington, will be attending the 2012 Democratic National Convention, along with two other Arab Americans, Majid Al-Bahadli and Gus Mansour. Read More »
Tuesday July 10, 2012
By Tess Waggoner
A group of Arab American women in Dearborn, Michigan are mobilizing get out the vote efforts in preparation for November’s presidential election. Read More »
Monday July 09, 2012
By Johara Hall
Sherine El-Abd, an Egyptian born American citizen who immigrated to the United States in 1965, has become an influential Arab American in her community. Read More »
Friday July 06, 2012
An Arab American businessman agreed to end his hunger strike yesterday after authorities in Dubai granted his request for bail. The case of Zack Shahin, an Arab American of Lebanese descent originally from Ohio, has strained the usually close relationship between the United States and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and raised concerns about the security of the large expatriate business community in Dubai and other Emirates. Read More »
Thursday July 05, 2012
Every October since 1995, the Arab Cultural and Community Center hosts an Arab Cultural Festival in the San Francisco Bay Area. The day-long event features all different aspects of Arab and Arab American cultural identity, including music, cuisine, and arts. Read More »
Thursday July 05, 2012
Metromode Media wrote a great profile piece on prominent Arab American Yousif Ghafari, from Dearborn, MI. Ghafari speaks about why immigration can help move the US economy forward Read More »
Tuesday July 03, 2012
In New Jersey’s newly-drawn ninth congressional district, something interesting is happening. Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, Bill Pascrell’s Republican opponent for the district’s congressional seat, is trying to court the Arab American vote. Over the weekend, Boteach called up AAI Board of Governors member Sherine El-Abd, who also serves as Chairwoman of the New Jersey Arab American Republican Caucus, and asked her to accompany him during his weekend walk-through of South Paterson. Read More »
Monday July 02, 2012
By Nasser Siadat
By bringing her North American tour to Washington DC at a time that coincides with the coming celebrations of America’s own independence, Massi hoped to shed light on this moment in her nation’s history given its relevance to au courant struggles around the Arab world in wake of the Arab spring. 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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