Thursday October 11, 2012
Any of these individuals at the helm of Romney’s foreign policy agenda could herald a deeply dangerous return to failed policies that have already engendered distrust, disenchantment, and radicalization across the Arab world. Read More »
Friday October 05, 2012
A group of members of Congress from both chambers have drafted a letter to Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa, the King of Bahrain, calling for the pardon and release of doctors imprisoned during the uprising that rocked the country last year. Read More »
Thursday October 04, 2012
Last night’s presidential debate focused on a wide range of important political issues, and displayed many of the significant differences – and similarities – between the two candidates. However, the issues ignored by the debate were equally illustrative. Read More »
Friday September 28, 2012
As part of the Smithsonian Institution’s eighth annual Museum Day Live! Event, the Arab American National Museum in Dearborn will be offering free admission tomorrow. Read More »
Friday September 28, 2012
There is an alternative explanation for the public’s ready acceptance of torture and assassination that Zegart was too quick to dismiss. Obama has, with the notable exception of torture, kept almost all of George W. Bush’s national security infrastructure intact, and has even escalated a number of its components. Read More »
Wednesday September 12, 2012
We must honor the legacy of the four Americans and ten Libyans who lost their lives defending the embassy, and strive for a more open and mutually-respectful interaction with the rest of the world. We must bring the perpetrators of this crime to justice, but we must also take great care not to conflate their actions with the Arab or Muslim people as a whole. Read More »
Wednesday August 22, 2012
The verdict in the civil lawsuit against the State of Israel for the killing of peace activist Rachel Corrie over nine years ago will be announced August 28, 2012, at 9:00 a.m. at the Haifa District Court. Rachel Corrie, a 23-year-old American from Olympia, Washington, was crushed to death March 16, 2003, by an Israeli military Caterpillar D9-R bulldozer while nonviolently protesting demolition of Palestinian civilian homes in Rafah, Gaza. Read More »
Monday August 13, 2012
On Saturday, August 11, AAI hosted a town hall in Chicago to discuss the latest developments in Syria, the evolving US government response, and the role of the Arab American community in helping Syria move forward. Read More »
Monday August 06, 2012
Join us for a Town Hall at Jerusalem Restaurant in Bridgeview this Saturday, August 11th, at 11:00am to discuss these questions and more. Read More »
Thursday July 26, 2012
In a series of interviews with Newsmax TV, former National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski weighs in on a number of important US foreign policy entanglements, including the Iraq War, the War on Terror, the conflict with Iran, and US intervention in Syria. Read More »
Tuesday July 24, 2012
Cole is right to connect these politically-motivated smear campaigns to their potential electoral ramifications. The attempt to politically marginalize Arab American and American Muslim citizens is no longer a cost-free attack; these communities have proven their ability to organize, mobilize, and swing electoral outcomes. Hopefully, both parties will also learn this lesson before it’s too late. Read More »
Friday July 20, 2012
To save you time, a headache, and an acute bout of depression about the people who run our government, I’ve summarized the arguments made by Congresswoman Michele Bachmann about the Muslim Brotherhood infiltration of the US government. Read More »
Thursday July 19, 2012
In a recent article in Jadaliyya, we explored the problems inherent in a recent Economist cover story called "Egypt in Peril," which featured a pyramid spewing volcano smoke. Read More »
Wednesday July 18, 2012
Palestinian film maker Leila Sansour is racing against only one other contender to break into the lead with her moving film about the wall in Palestine. This is the first year that Virgin opens the vote to the public. If her film wins it will screen for a whole year in UK cinemas and beyond running alongside other ads before commercial film screenings. This will be an important media achievement in raising awareness of the wall's impact in Palestine and a great chance for the Palestinian story to reach an entirely new audience. Read More »
Tuesday July 17, 2012
In 48 hours Virgin will select the winning 2 minute short from 750 running this year in competition. Palestinian film maker Leila Sansour is about 200 votes shy of having this moving film about the wall in Palestine come first. This is the first year that Virgin opens the vote to the public. If her film wins it will screen for a whole year in UK cinemas and beyond running alongside other ads before commercial film screenings. Read More »
Monday July 16, 2012
Jusoor is inviting Syrians from around the world as well as members of the global community with an interest in contributing to Syria's future to attend their first annual global conference. Read More »
Thursday July 05, 2012
Every October since 1995, the Arab Cultural and Community Center hosts an Arab Cultural Festival in the San Francisco Bay Area. The day-long event features all different aspects of Arab and Arab American cultural identity, including music, cuisine, and arts. Read More »
Monday July 02, 2012
Jusoor, a global network designed to support the economic development of Syria , has partnered with the Illinois Institute of Technology to offer accelerated admission and scholarship assistance for up to 50 Syrian undergraduates. Read More »
Friday June 29, 2012
Today, UNESCO voted to place Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity on its “List of World Heritage in Danger.” Read More »
Thursday June 28, 2012
“The United States is abandoning its role as the global champion of human rights,” warned former President Jimmy Carter in a New York Times op-ed earlier this week. Read More »
Latest poll to be released Friday finds Americans are divided on continuing aid to #Egypt: http://t.co/1spZM1m9d2
about 2 hours, 2 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 2 hours, 6 minutes ago.
The Muslim Brotherhood has a negative favorable/unfavorable ratio of 30%–47%
http://t.co/rMKu4JJrgW
about 2 hours, 7 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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