Wednesday May 16, 2012
By Mehrunisa Qayyum
This region’s media environment underwent huge improvements in 2011, but it remained the worst-performing part of the world. For every Egypt moving forward in media freedom, there’s a Bahrain or two moving backward and neutralizing the progress. Read More »
Monday May 14, 2012
The Obama Administration’s military obsession, the drone, has been hailed as the ideal example of efficient, humane warfare. Following the president’s decision to expand U.S. drone operations in Yemen, chief counterterrorism advisor John Brennan provided a problematic defense of the drone program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Read More »
Friday May 11, 2012
Despite objections by human rights groups and activists, the Obama administration has signaled a willingness to resume arms sales to Bahrain. Read More »
Monday May 07, 2012
Despite the violence and instability rocking the country, the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad desperately wants Syrians and outside observers to believe everything is just fine. Read More »
Friday May 04, 2012
In the early days of the Arab uprisings last year, many commentators were quick to assert that the mass movements in Tunisia, Egypt, Syria, and beyond had no foreign policy objectives; this great piece by Nicholas Noe of MidEastWire demonstrates that this is clearly not the case. Read More »
Thursday May 03, 2012
Last week, Mona Eltahawy’s article for Foreign Policy, Why Do They Hate Us?, received both strong praise and harsh criticism for its take on misogyny and gender inequality in the Arab world. Eltahawy correctly identified several problems impacting many Arab women, including sexual harassment, limited civil rights, and female genital mutilation, but the framing and objectives of the piece were called into question by a multitude of critics (the best of which include Tom Dale, Mona Kareem, and Leila Ahmed). Read More »
Tuesday May 01, 2012
Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa’s tweets, in which he “invite[s] everyone to stand with Bahrain and vote in a survey against the harmful Al Jazeera film” is another troubling example of authority figures attempting to influence or pressure reporters into providing them with more favorable coverage. Read More »
Monday April 23, 2012
A combination of vast economic hardship, human rights abuses and international politics have revived Morocco's February 20 movement and ushered in new challenges to the monarchy. Now, Morocco’s protest movement is hoping to finally bring its cause into the international spotlight. Read More »
Friday April 13, 2012
In case you missed it, check out the video below for our hill briefing on the current situation of religious minorities in the Middle East. Read More »
Tuesday April 10, 2012
Tomorrow, AAI will be hosting a congressional briefing on the current situation of religious minorities in the Middle East. Read More »
Friday April 06, 2012
There’s an interesting article in Le Monde Diplomatique about the Syrian uprising, its complications, and its regional effects. Read More »
Friday April 06, 2012
By Jeffrey Wright
Egypt’s presidential race was shaken up this week by the announcement that Khairat el-Shater, the deputy Supreme Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood, would be the Freedom and Justice Party (the Muslim Brotherhood’s political party) candidate for president. Read More »
Tuesday April 03, 2012
Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger has an op-ed in the Washington Post today about the intersection of American strategic objectives and the “Arab Spring.” Read More »
Wednesday March 14, 2012
AAI has launched a web-based Arab opinion poll section featuring data from the past ten years on a range of issues. Among the polling data released today are numbers showing the Syrian regime is facing increased regional isolation and that Bashar al-Assad's favorable ratings are at an all time low. Read More »
Tuesday February 28, 2012
Anthony Shadid has been widely hailed as the best foreign correspondent of his generation. For Arab Americans, he was much more than that. How many times did we send one of Anthony's dispatches from Iraq, Palestine, Lebanon, Egypt, Libya or Syria to our friends so that they might understand Arabs as mothers and fathers, sons and daughters, brother and sisters -- as complex, dynamic people? The humanity of Anthony's writing gave all of us a voice. Read More »
Wednesday February 22, 2012
Like Libya and Syria, Yemen’s future remains highly uncertain, and will likely have far-ranging effects on the region for decades to come. Read More »
Tuesday February 21, 2012
Anthony Shadid inspired a generation of Arab American Journalists–journalists who are now some of the most influential and well-respected reporters covering the Arab world. With his tragic passing in Syria last week, many of the friends and fellow journalists touched by Shadid’s life and work paid tribute to his memory by sharing his contributions to both their professional and personal growth. Read More »
Tuesday February 14, 2012
Today marks the one year anniversary of the uprising in Bahrain, a conflict that in many ways encapsulates the myriad difficulties of the so-called Arab Spring. Read More »
Thursday February 09, 2012
For the first time in two decades, U.S. opinion toward Egypt is in sharp decline with an overall favorability of 33%, according to a poll released by the Arab American Institute today. In July 2011, AAI polling showed 5% of Egyptians held a favorable view of the U.S. The poll released today was conducted by JZ Analytics for NYU Abu Dhabi in January 2012, and surveyed 997 Americans nationwide. Key findings include: Read More »
Monday January 30, 2012
By Jeffrey Wright
An uprising that began as a conflict between peaceful protesters and violent state security forces is increasingly becoming a conflict between armed groups. Read More »
What Comes First: #Media Impact or Influence? discussed on @aaiusa blog #Arab American Institute http://t.co/CiGquFfO @ramahkudaimi @ramisms
about 53 minutes ago.
#Assad gives interview to Russian channel, warns other countries that "sow chaos" in #Syria could suffer same fate: http://t.co/0m0whyNt
about 1 hour, 29 minutes ago.
Have truer words ever been spoken? “What’s important is the policy, not the tourism" -- http://t.co/y7LTODbT #Countdown #Israel #Romney
about 1 hour, 51 minutes ago.
Be Part of the Change!Benjamin Netanyahu, ever the master maneuverer, has done it again. Just moments before the Israeli Parliament was to ratify the call for new elections, the Kadima Party announced that it had completed negotiations with the Prime Minister and would join the government producing Israel's largest governing coalition in history (including 94 of 120 Members of the Knesset). The announcement sent shockwaves throughout the region and here in the US. Speculation was rife about what this sudden move might mean. Read More »
Barbara Slavin, senior fellow at the Atlantic Council and correspondent for Al-Monitor; Ron Kampeas, Washington Bureau Chief for the Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA), Shane D'Aprile, editor of Campaigns & Elections. Read More »
The subcommittee's meeting today to explore whether there are risk factors or preincident indicators of terrorist activity identified by intelligence and law enforcement organizations to enable them in thwarting attacks while preserving -- let me repeat that -- preserving individuals' right to privacy and civil liberties. Read More »
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