Tuesday April 24, 2012
Last week, Secretary Clinton overruled Ros-Lehtinen’s hold on Palestinian aid and agreed to disburse the full $147 million package. It’s a rare move for any administration to make, but signals an increasing awareness of the important role that aid has played in securing American interests among the Palestinians. Read More »
Thursday April 19, 2012
In the midst of ever-evolving tragedy in Syria, the media has largely missed the continuing unrest in Bahrain, where just today tens of thousands of Bahrainis took to the streets to demand the release of opposition activist Adbulhadi Al-Khawaja. Read More »
Friday April 13, 2012
In case you missed it, check out the video below for our hill briefing on the current situation of religious minorities in the Middle East. Read More »
Tuesday April 10, 2012
Tomorrow, AAI will be hosting a congressional briefing on the current situation of religious minorities in the Middle East. Read More »
Friday April 06, 2012
There’s an interesting article in Le Monde Diplomatique about the Syrian uprising, its complications, and its regional effects. Read More »
Tuesday April 03, 2012
Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger has an op-ed in the Washington Post today about the intersection of American strategic objectives and the “Arab Spring.” Read More »
Monday April 02, 2012
U.S. aid does more than just buttress the fledgling Palestinian state; it also affirms America's commitment to the Palestinian people, and Washington’s desire to play a role in its future actions and development. Read More »
Friday March 16, 2012
If you didn’t happen to catch last night’s Daily Show, it’s a great recap of the absurdity surrounding Washington’s decision to pull all its funding from UNESCO as a punishment for extending membership to Palestine. Read More »
Thursday March 15, 2012
One year ago today, Syrians took to the streets amid an atmosphere of self-assurance and optimism as ossified regimes collapsed all around them. One year later, that initial optimism has vanished as the uprising has struggled to maintain momentum against brutal repression and international paralysis. So, what comes next? Read More »
Wednesday March 14, 2012
Though ThinkProgress is right to point out the lack of Republican support for Temporary Protected Status, the real tragedy is the lack of interest on this issue from all parts of government. Read More »
Monday March 12, 2012
These attacks will only further erode the Palestinian people’s already shaken belief in the viability of peace, brokered with a partner that continues to treat the Palestinian territories without any regard for sovereignty, or even human life. It also erodes the legitimacy of the United States as a critical party to future peace negotiations, for failing yet again to sympathize with the struggling and suffering of the Palestinian people even as a mere formality. Read More »
Thursday March 01, 2012
Following months of community pressure on the Obama administration and the Department of Homeland Security to grant Temporary Protected Status to Syrian nationals currently residing in the United States, six U.S. Senators today co-signed a letter to President Obama urging him to implement TPS immediately Read More »
Friday February 24, 2012
Today, the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), the Arab American Institute (AAI) and representatives from a number of Arab American and Syrian American organizations met with officials from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to discuss the implementation of government protections for Syrian nationals currently residing in the United States. Read More »
Wednesday February 22, 2012
Like Libya and Syria, Yemen’s future remains highly uncertain, and will likely have far-ranging effects on the region for decades to come. Read More »
Wednesday February 15, 2012
Though the world was inspired by the democratic uprisings that swelled through the Arab world throughout 2011, it bears remembering that many of the goals, tactics, and frustrations of these disparate movements have also been taking place in Palestine for decades. Read More »
Tuesday February 14, 2012
Today marks the one year anniversary of the uprising in Bahrain, a conflict that in many ways encapsulates the myriad difficulties of the so-called Arab Spring. Read More »
Thursday February 02, 2012
Until the White House learns to consider Palestinians as equal partners in this process – and stop relying on the “expertise” of officials who refuse to recognize them as such – things will likely continue along as they have for the past thirty years. Read More »
Wednesday January 25, 2012
Next Tuesday, January 31, AAI will be hosting a congressional briefing on Egypt: One Year after the Revolution, featuring Ashraf Khalil and Dr. Jim Zogby. Read More »
Monday January 23, 2012
Though large-scale protests did not erupt in Syria until the March 15 uprising in Daraa, January 26 will be the one-year anniversary of the first Syrian demonstration. The mass movement to oust Syrian president Bashar Al-Assad has been fraught with complications, but despite an unimaginably brutal response by the Syrian government, the protests continue unabated. Read More »
Wednesday January 11, 2012
David Cole has a fantastic piece in The Nation about the ten year anniversary of the first indefinite detentions at Guantanamo Bay, exploring many of the legal, political, and social obstacles to the abolition of the most glaring modern contradiction of our civil liberties. Read More »
#NC lawmaker equates Islamic prayer w/ terror http://t.co/G9sp1NeLC1 @mostrolenk @aaiusa h/t @ozzyformayor
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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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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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