Thursday June 28, 2012
The Arab Young Organization, a project of the Arab Resource and Organizing Center, has produced entitled “TURATH: Teaching, Understanding, and Representing Arabs Throughout History.” It aims to uncover the representation of Arab identity, culture, and history in high school curricula, using survey findings, and on the ground research. Read More »
Wednesday June 27, 2012
Linda Sarsour continues to make the community proud by broadening the scope of Arab American participation in public service. Sarsour was recently appointed to the Bay Ridge, Brooklyn Community Board 10, a local body of community leaders with a diverse membership. Read More »
Wednesday June 27, 2012
By Johara Hall
A 2012 special election in Arizona's 8th congressional district was held on June 12, 2012 to replace former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. Read More »
Tuesday June 26, 2012
By Nasser Siadat
Mitch Daniels, one of the nation’s most influential Arab Americans, is taking on a new role. The two-term governor of the State of Indiana will serve as the 12th president of Purdue University. Read More »
Friday June 22, 2012
By Johara Hall
A new study suggests that satiric news coverage as seen in programs such as Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” has changed the way Americans view Al Jazeera English by decreasing prejudice against Arab Americans and bias against the Qatari-based channel. Read More »
Friday June 22, 2012
By Nasser Siadat
A recent Congressional race in New Jersey’s 9th district and a newly-filed federal lawsuit challenging the NYPD surveillance programs testify to a new political reality – a growing cohort of Arab Americans are burying feelings of political marginalization and establishing themselves as a community of engaged and strategic voters. Read More »
Monday June 18, 2012
Mirza’s advice to Arab Americans who are interested in becoming more politically active is to begin locally: “All politics are local, and if you want to get anything done, that’s where you begin.” Mirza encourages Arab Americans to join political parties and participate in campaigns, including “door-to-door canvassing, phone-banking and so on,” to attend town halls and city council meetings, and to build up from there. Read More »
Monday June 18, 2012
By Nicole Abi-Esber
The first-ever documentary chronicling the immigration journeys of thousands of Arab Americans, called “A Thousand and One Journeys: The Arab Americans” is set to be released in late 2012. Director and producer Abe Kasbo has been working on the documentary project for almost five years, exploring the history of the diverse Arab American community. Read More »
Friday June 15, 2012
It’s that time of the year again! The American Arab Chamber of Commerce is hosting the 2012 17th Annual Dearborn Arab International Festival, this weekend, June 18-20 where people from across the country and the Middle East come to join in cultural celebration in one of the largest free street festivals in the nation. Read More »
Friday June 15, 2012
If you’re looking for new books to read this summer, the Arab American Museum has just announced the winners of their 2012 Arab American Book Awards. Winners are chosen in the categories of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry, and all authors will be honored in a special ceremony on September 29th at the Arab American National Museum in Dearborn. Read More »
Monday June 11, 2012
Sara El-Amine has found her calling working as National Training Director for the Obama Campaign, but working in U.S. domestic politics wasn’t quite what she expected. Read More »
Thursday June 07, 2012
The Jacksonville Chapter of the American Federation of Ramallah-Palestine recently mobilized after Governor Rick Scott declined their request for a letter welcoming participants to their national convention. Read More »
Wednesday May 23, 2012
By Danielle Malaty
David-Imad Ramadan is a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, first elected in November 2011. Ramadan was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates to serve as a representative of the 87th district, which spans Loudoun County and Prince William County. Read More »
Tuesday May 15, 2012
From May 14th – 17th, the American Islamic Congress will once again host the DC International Human Rights Film Festival to show and discuss films on pressing social and civic issues from around the globe. Read More »
Monday May 14, 2012
The most effective way to dispel misconceptions, break down barriers and expose injustices facing any community or group of people is to tell individual, real life stories - stories of sacrifice, hardship and triumph. And that is precisely what a young group of filmmakers are trying to do with their new and inspiring film, “Adeela.” Read More »
Friday May 11, 2012
On April 25, the Arab American National Museum was a part of a national discussion on the role that “culturally specific” or “ethnic” museums play in the United States. Helen Samhan, who is a founding member of AAI and the current Senior Outreach Advisor for the Museum, was invited to participate in a day-long symposium hosted by the Smithsonian Institution. The symposium, called “(Re)Presenting America: The Evolution of Culturally Specific Museums,” sought to address the debate on whether these museums serve to divide the nation along ethnic lines or whether they instead offer a more thorough look at the diverse history of the United States. Read More »
Monday May 07, 2012
Johnny Khamis has big plans for the city of San Jose, and he’s hoping the community agrees and elects him to serve on San Jose City Council this year. Read More »
Monday May 07, 2012
By Merik Tadros
River Jordan is a cross-cultural Arab American graphic novel set in Chicago, USA and Amman, Jordan. The heart of the story is about a young boy named Rami who learns to overcome his father's death with the help of an artist named Nabil, in becoming a true artist. Read More »
Thursday May 03, 2012
By Dalal Hillou
On April 28 and 29, the Alif Institute in Atlanta, Georgia hosted the 7th Annual Atlanta Arab Festival. The weekend of festivities paid homage to the diverse heritage of the state’s more than 27,000 Arabs. Read More »
Wednesday May 02, 2012
By Jessica Malaty
Please join us on Sunday for "Ana Masry: Still Living in the Square," a concert showcasing the multidimensionial Egyptian identity as it was and continues to be represented in Tahrir Square. 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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