Thursday June 28, 2012
The Arab Young Organization, a project of the Arab Resource and Organizing Center, has produced entitled “TURATH: Teaching, Understanding, and Representing Arabs Throughout History.” It aims to uncover the representation of Arab identity, culture, and history in high school curricula, using survey findings, and on the ground research. Read More »
Sunday June 24, 2012
The Carnegie Middle East Center has put together a useful guide to the crisis in Syria, with fairly comprehensive portraits of the coalitions, parties and movements, and personalities involved in the 17-month uprising. Read More »
Friday June 22, 2012
In light of Congressional moves to strip refugee status away from most Palestinians, it’s important to look at the current situation of the Palestinian diaspora. A recent report by American Near East Refugee Aid (ANERA) documents the plight of Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon, who must bear the worst refugee conditions in the region. Read More »
Wednesday June 13, 2012
Last week, Rights Working Group released The NSEERS Effect: A Decade of Racial Profiling, Fear, and Secrecy, a report critical of the Obama Administration's handling of the National Security Entry-Exit Registration System (NSEERS). Read More »
Tuesday June 12, 2012
Samira F. Afzali, a Minnesota immigration lawyer, has compiled a very helpful FAQ on Temporary Protected Status for Syrians. Read More »
Monday June 11, 2012
Since the Arab Uprisings of last year, it’s been hard to keep up with the rapid developments enveloping Egypt, Libya, Syria, Yemen, Bahrain, Palestine, and practically every other Arab state. In the midst of all this change, however, last week marked the anniversaries of several key moments in Arab history, and we should take the time to reflect on the residual effects of these pivotal events on the current state of the region. Read More »
Friday June 08, 2012
In response to the troubling revelations of racial, ethnic, and religious profiling by the NYPD, a leading national legal advocacy group has made a powerful and impactful response. Muslim Advocates, representing a diverse group of American Muslims, has filed suit against the New York Police Department alleging unconstitutional and discriminatory behavior in its surveillance of Arab American and American Muslim communities. Read More »
Friday June 01, 2012
In a clever riff off of the “Federal Do-Not-Call List,” and a poingnant statement about the Obama Administration’s increasing attack on our civil liberties, someone has created a White House petition asking for the creation of a “Do-Not-Kill List.” Read More »
Wednesday May 30, 2012
According to Patrick Daley, “Behind all of Syria's influence in Lebanon, and underneath a past of political manipulation, the true cause of Tripoli's violent present lies in the city's appalling neglect.” Read More »
Friday May 25, 2012
The Palestinian refugee problem remains one of the key issues of the Arab Israeli conflict, but Senator Mark Kirk (R-IL) has a new idea to solve it: make them disappear. Read More »
Thursday May 24, 2012
Yousef Munayyer has an interesting piece in The New York Times today about the structural inequalities faced by Palestinians in Israel, and the ways it affects everyday life for Palestinians on both sides of the Green line 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 »
Friday May 18, 2012
A number of newly-introduced bills and amendments aim to strip the indefinite detention provisions out of the NDAA, including the Smith-Amash amendment lauded by the ACLU, and the No Detention Without Charge Act of 2012, sponsored by Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY). Read More »
Tuesday May 15, 2012
The tide is finally turning against racial profiling and Islamophobia, but it won’t happen without your help. 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 »
Tuesday May 08, 2012
As the Annan Peace Plan in Syria totters on the brink of collapse, it's important to look to Libya to see how international involvement often has long and unintended consequences for future stability. 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 »
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 »
Friday April 27, 2012
If you haven’t done so already, please take two minutes today to email "60 Minutes" to thank them for their brave coverage and urge them to resist pressure to distort it. Read More »
Thursday April 26, 2012
The New York Times columnist Paul Krugman penned a surprising piece on Tuesday about Peter Beinart’s controversial book The Crisis of Zionism. 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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