Monday February 11, 2013
By Jade Zoghbi
The scholarship will support young adolescents and college students of Arab descent (of any of the Arab League countries) at the undergraduate level. Read More »
Wednesday November 14, 2012
By Vieshnavi Rattehalli
Saturday, December 1st at the historic Lincoln Theatre on U St. NW in Washington DC, the American-Arab Anti- Discrimination Committee (ADC) and the ADC Women’s Initiative present the second annual Turaath. Read More »
Tuesday July 10, 2012
Every summer, AAI hosts 10-12 interns from an applicant pool of over 100 undergraduates and recent graduates. We are particularly proud of our 2012 interns, selected from a remarkably competitive field for their impressive history, experience, intelligence, and motivation. Read More »
Thursday May 31, 2012
The Arab American Institute Foundation (AAIF) is pleased to announce that the 2012 Helen Abbott Community Service Awards have been awarded to Tess Waggoner, Abeer Hassan, and India Williams. Read More »
Tuesday May 22, 2012
On Saturday, May 19th, more than 20 Arab American organizations across the country took part in the 8th annual National Arab American Service Day. Organized each year by the National Network of Arab American Communities (NNAAC), National Arab American Service Day brings together Arab Americans for a day of giving back to their communities and building bridges with local charities and organizations. Read More »
Wednesday April 04, 2012
The Foundation gives up to two $1,000 awards to university students who exemplify these traits, and one $500 award to an outstanding high school student. This year’s applications are due April 13, 2012. Read More »
Monday July 11, 2011
Every summer, AAI hosts 10-12 well-qualified interns from an applicant pool of over 100 undergraduates and recent graduates. Selected interns are deeply involved in their communities, highly successful in their studies, often speak multiple languages, and demonstrate hard work and enthusiasm in all their work. Interns are selected to represent AAI at a variety of D.C. organizations, ranging from advocacy groups and political parties to members of congress and government agencies. Read More »
Friday May 20, 2011
On May 14th, the Arab American Institute Foundation and the Network of Arab American Professionals hosted a storytelling and bookmaking workshop for local youth, as part of the National Arab American Service Day. Service Day was hosted in conjunction with National AmeriCorps Week to further the discussion and growth of national service in the public realm. Read More »
#NC lawmaker equates Islamic prayer w/ terror http://t.co/G9sp1NeLC1 @mostrolenk @aaiusa h/t @ozzyformayor
about 19 minutes ago.
Latest poll to be released Friday finds Americans are divided on continuing aid to #Egypt: http://t.co/1spZM1m9d2
about 3 hours 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 3 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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