Friday May 25, 2012
Given polling before the elections, this result is rather unexpected, and for forces sympathetic to the Jan. 25th Revolution, it represents a concerning embrace of Egypt’s status quo. Read More »
Tuesday May 22, 2012
Last week on NPR’s "Fresh Air," Terry Gross interviewed investigative reporter Jeremy Scahill about the ongoing U.S. counterterrorism operation in Yemen. It was a detailed and revealing look into the dangers and contradictions of the Obama administration’s ever-widening “overseas contingency operations,” and the unforeseen effects of the drone war. Read More »
Monday May 21, 2012
American policymakers should be cautious before endorsing Saudi efforts to expand the GCC. Such an expansion would spread Saudi influence and religion and stifle the legitimate democratic aspirations of the peoples of the peripheral GCC states, all in the name of providing deterrence against an Iranian threat that would be better managed through diplomacy. Read More »
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 »
#NC lawmaker equates Islamic prayer w/ terror http://t.co/G9sp1NeLC1 @mostrolenk @aaiusa h/t @ozzyformayor
about 2 hours ago.
Latest poll to be released Friday finds Americans are divided on continuing aid to #Egypt: http://t.co/1spZM1m9d2
about 4 hours, 41 minutes ago.
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
about 4 hours, 45 minutes ago.
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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