Tuesday May 10, 2011
If either side of the debate continues to couch this discussion in narrow partisan or ethnic terms, they may still win some votes, but we will not achieve reform. Read More »
Monday May 09, 2011
As part of the presentation to the four young Egyptians who we were privileged to have with us in the audience to accept the award, we prepared this video. As you can see, it was really made in the region by the dynamic people of Tunisia, Egypt and beyond who inspired us all. Read More »
Monday May 02, 2011
Representative Kavanagh apologized for his “poorly conceived” bill during a meeting with the Sodhi family and the Sikh American community. Read More »
Thursday April 28, 2011
"The Palestinians need this unity and the US and the Israelis need the Palestinians to be unified. Palestinian reconciliation is a precondition to any peace agreement and to stability in that region." Read More »
Monday April 25, 2011
But what if the situation were reversed? What if Israeli soldiers fired at suspicious Palestinians who drove into restricted Israeli areas without authorization? Would there be “severe” punishment for the “cold-blooded murder” of Palestinians? We don’t have to wonder. We merely need look a few years back at the case of Iman al-Hams. Read More »
Friday April 22, 2011
“As Christians get ready to celebrate Easter, Palestinian Christians living in the West Bank and Gaza Strip are envious of fellow Christians from all over the world who are able to visit Jerusalem’s holy Christian sites and worship freely while they cannot.” Read More »
Wednesday April 20, 2011
I wanted to draw your attention to the work of the National Arab American Medical Association (NAAMA). Today NAAMA sent out a press release announcing their efforts to provide "urgently needed" medical supplies throughout the Arab World. The release cites the abysmal state of emergency medical care in Arab countries and highlights the organization's commitment to provide supplies where they are needed. NAAMA's future goal is to "have funds available not only for the ongoing tragedy in Libya but to have contingency plans for emergency medical relief wherever the need may suddenly arise in other parts of the Arab world." Read More »
Tuesday April 19, 2011
In a twist that could be described as humorous were it not associated with an ongoing tragedy, the interior ministry followed the lifting of the emergency law with imposing a new comprehensive ban on political gatherings... Read More »
Monday April 18, 2011
Over the weekend, the Center for American Progress (CAP) hosted an event entitled, “What do the Popular Uprisings in the Middle East Mean for the Future of Political Islam?” The keynote speaker for the event was renowned Oxford scholar of Islamic Studies Tariq Ramadan, who delivered his remarks before the discussion was turned over to a panel. Read More »
Friday April 15, 2011
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has published a map online which highlights regions and states in the U.S. where both planned or existing mosques and Islamic centers have met opposition in one form or another. The red dots shed light on a disturbing trend that has taken root across the country since the Park 51 controversy in Lower Manhattan. Read More »
Thursday April 14, 2011
"As an Arab American woman I am proud of the recent changes in the Middle East and the opportunity women there have to participate in the newly accessible civic forum. Vital Voices has worked for years to support women in these environments, through local communities and women's networks, to improve the lives and futures of women both inside and outside the Arab World. To honor their commitment at this time in history not only makes me proud of what they've done, but hopeful for the work they will continue to do in the region." - AAI Executive Director, Maya Berry. Read More »
Wednesday April 13, 2011
As I had noted at the time, the fall of Mubarak had been beyond plausible imagination for most people in the region, and has commenced a new era of popular empowerment in which young people throughout the region feel capable and committed to playing a meaningful role in shaping their political future. From the ruling standpoint, the fall of Mubarak heightened the sense of vulnerability for all authoritarian regimes that were subsequently compelled to offer far-reaching economic, social, and political perks to placate their discontent masses. The sense that political realities were unalterable was been completely shattered for both the governments of the region and its people. Read More »
Tuesday April 12, 2011
Today from 12pm to 1:30 pm, the Center For American Progress (CAP) will convene a panel of experts entitled: Choosing our words Carefully: The Consequences of Heated Rhetoric to address the rise in xenophobic and bigoted rhetoric in politics and its affect on various ethnic and religious communities throughout the country. Citing the assassination attempt on Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords in Arizona, the panel will also assess how heated political discourse has the potential to encourage irascible and discontent individuals to violence. This event will be live-streamed and we encourage you to tune in. AAI president Jim Zogby is among the featured panelists. Read More »
Monday April 11, 2011
Despite over a hundred protesters having been killed in Yemen, the country’s youth continue to fill the streets in the tens of thousands, calling for the ouster of President Saleh. President Saleh has been resistant to leaving office immediately, insisting on a face-saving transition out of power that would take place at a future election poll. Read More »
Thursday April 07, 2011
Every year, Mira Riad’s Egyptian American parents would take her on summer vacation to Cairo. The contrast between the abject poverty of Cairo’s streets and the manicured polish of her New York city suburb served as a constant reminder of her good fortune, and her responsibility to help those in need. Now, at the age of 32, the Egytian American attorney is doing her part by founding a new orphanage in Cairo to serve the city’s most underprivileged. Read More »
Tuesday April 05, 2011
If I can put Goldstone’s “reconsideration” into my own blunt words, it would sound something like this: while Israel’s lengthy and nontransparent investigations raise concerns, their conclusions about the cause of civilian deaths would have nevertheless been taken into account and probably influenced our report if Israel had cooperated with our investigation. Read More »
Monday April 04, 2011
Given the situation in the Middle East, there is a growing need for Arab Americans to be in the media and weigh in on the issues that matter. During the height of the revolution in Egypt we put a number of individuals in contact with various media outlets to ensure Arab American voices were heard. It is extremely important to AAI and to the community that Arab Americans are represented in the media. Please continue to share your news with us and let us know what you are doing. Additionally, if you need any help in contacting the media, we have several tools available and would be happy to assist. Here are some appearances of Jim on a few programs we'd like to share with you. You can also share your news with us by... Read More »
Friday April 01, 2011
The Guardian is offering an interactive timeline of all the protests that recently swept the Arab World, starting with the man that set himself on fire in Tunisia in December 2010, and continuing with regular daily updates into the present. The interactive timeline is aptly named "Arab Spring." Check it out: Read More »
Friday April 01, 2011
On Tuesday, Democratic Party Whip Senator Dick Durbin (IL) convened a hearing on the civil rights of American Muslims. Viewed widely as a counterweight to Representative Peter King's (R-NY) hearings on "radicalization" in the American Muslim community, Durbin's hearing did not garner nearly as much attention from the media. Despite the relative lack of coverage, the message Senator Durbin's hearings sent to the American Muslim community and to the general American public at large was an extremely important and positive one. Read More »
Friday April 01, 2011
As an Iraqi American, Stephen Said has watched the recent events in Egypt and Tunisia with nervousness, wonder, and hope. Like many Arab Americans, he wondered what he could do to contribute to the cause, not simply for the ouster of President Mubarak from Egypt, but for “equality and freedom not just across the Arab world, but for the entire world.” His contribution, like that of Abdel Halim Hafez, Sam Cooke, or countless other socially-conscious musicians, comes in the form of song. Read More »
#NC lawmaker equates Islamic prayer w/ terror http://t.co/G9sp1NeLC1 @mostrolenk @aaiusa h/t @ozzyformayor
about 7 hours, 19 minutes ago.
Latest poll to be released Friday finds Americans are divided on continuing aid to #Egypt: http://t.co/1spZM1m9d2
about 9 hours, 59 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 10 hours, 3 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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