Tuesday February 19, 2013
By Jennine Vari
Mideastwire.com is now accepting applications for its annual exchange program in Tunis, Tunisia. Read More »
Friday February 15, 2013
Connecting Cultures, a unique educational initiative that takes place in the deserts of Oman, is designed to promote intercultural dialogue as well as raise cultural awareness Read More »
Friday February 15, 2013
By Jade Zoghbi
The video depicts Tammi Rossman-Benjamin, a UC Santa Cruz lecturer, who made outrageous accusations and comments towards the MSA and Palestinian groups Read More »
Wednesday February 13, 2013
Today AAI hosted a virtual brownbag discussion on Syria, featuring two Arab American activists with very different perspectives on the conflict. Both speakers participated in a lively debate with each other and dozens of online viewers, who submitted questions via Twitter and Livestream. Read More »
Wednesday February 13, 2013
She was strip-searched and jailed for more than four hours based on complaints that she, along with the two other men sitting on her row, were “conducting suspicious activity” during a flight. Read More »
Wednesday February 13, 2013
Join the conversation Wednesday at noon on Twitter and tune in to our livestream channel as we host a conversation on Syria with two engaged Arab Americans with different perspectives. Watch during your lunch hour and tweet your questions and comments to us @AAIUSA using the hashtag #Syria. Read More »
Tuesday February 12, 2013
President Obama will deliver his fifth State of the Union address tonight, amidst a flurry of political activity on the Hill. The speech will be his first substantive foray into the political agenda of his second administration, and many are hoping to get a sense of Obama’s priorities for the coming years. Read More »
Tuesday February 12, 2013
There is a problem with the way federal law enforcement tracks hate crimes aimed at the Arab American community: they don’t. In the past ten years, there have been more than 800 incidents involving “violence, threats, vandalism, and arson against persons perceived to be Muslim or to be of Arab, Middle Eastern, or South Asian origin.” Federal charges have been brought in only a handful of cases, with only 45 convictions as of March 29, 2011. Read More »
Friday February 08, 2013
By Jennine Vari
The injunction against the NYPD is seeking to end the investigations of Muslims communities without evidence of unlawful activity. Read More »
Friday February 08, 2013
The House Judiciary Committee held the first of many hearings Tuesday on Immigration policy. AAI submitted testimony for the record, specifically emphasizing the need for incorporating civil rights and civil liberties protections in immigration enforcement and prohibiting racial profiling. Read More »
Thursday February 07, 2013
Brennan, a controversial national security figure who currently serves as a counterterrorism advisor to the Obama administration, is widely credited as the architect of the President’s current global war strategy. As such, Brennan is intimately linked with a number of the Obama administration’s most controversial policies, particularly the use of unmanned aerial drones for targeted assassination campaigns. Read More »
Thursday February 07, 2013
Earlier this week, NBC News released a Department of Justice memo outlining the administration’s legal rationale for the targeted killing of American citizens. Read More »
Tuesday February 05, 2013
By Jennine Vari
A student club at Rocky Mountain High School in Fort Collins, Colorado has been working to break down cultural barriers by translating the Pledge of Allegiance and reciting it in other languages. However, the most recent translation has sparked controversy. Read More »
Friday February 01, 2013
These types of questions dominated the proceedings. In the course of the hearing, Israel was referenced 166 times, mostly on questions that have no bearing on the responsibilities of a Secretary of Defense. Meanwhile, questions about the many challenges that do fall within Hagel’s jurisdiction were practically ignored: 20 mentions of Afghanistan, and 2 passing references to the epidemic of troop suicides. Read More »
Thursday January 31, 2013
Zead Ramadan comes from humble origins, but now the successful Arab American community leader and café owner from Upper Manhattan is making a run for the City Council to represent the 7th district. Ramadan and other candidates are seeking to replace the term-limited Robert Jackson who has served since 2002. If he wins, Ramadan will be the first Arab American to occupy a seat on New York’s City Council, and Ramadan is proud of that possibility. Despite having to stave off the inevitable attacks on his ethnicity and faith from Islamophobic and anti-Arab fringe groups, Ramadan actively wears his ethnicity on his sleeve, and the numerous news reports written about Ramadan reflect that. Read More »
Thursday January 31, 2013
Today, Senator Chuck Hagel undergoes a nomination hearing held by the Senate Armed services Committee. Though Hagel is expected to ultimately be confirmed, he is sure to face some opposition in the form of verbal grilling from Republicans and Democrats alike, especially with regard to his views on Israel, Iran, and defense spending cuts. Read More »
Wednesday January 30, 2013
The New York Times published an op-ed yesterday from Palestinian American law professor George Bisharat entitled, “Why Palestine Should Take Israel to Court in The Hague.” Bisharat argues that “The [International Criminal Court] could prosecute major international crimes committed on Palestinian soil anytime after the court’s founding on July 1, 2002.” Read More »
Monday January 28, 2013
Friday marked the two-year anniversary of the beginning of the revolution that pushed Hosni Mubarak from power and ushered in a new era in Egyptian politics. As Tahrir Square fills again with protesters, this time shouting slogans against the Muslim Brotherhood and their president, Muhammad Morsi, it’s an important time to reflect on the revolution’s successes and failures. Read More »
Monday January 28, 2013
The "Gang of Eight", eight senators taking the lead on immigration reform, released a document of principles today agreed- upon by the bipartisan group. Read More »
Friday January 25, 2013
By Jennine Vari
Yesterday afternoon the Center for American Progress hosted a panel discussion on the rise of right-wing extremist groups and the policies that the federal government can implement to address the growing number of crimes. 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%
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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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