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Friday April 05, 2013
As the demographics researcher at the Arab American Institute, I’m often asked about the total number of Arab Americans in the country. Though the question seems simple, the answer is anything but. Read More »
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Wednesday March 06, 2013
By Jennine Vari
Yesterday, AAI President Jim Zogby released the results of a 20-nation Zogby poll on Arab and Muslim opinions and attitudes toward Iran at the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars. The poll release was accompanied by the launch of Zogby’s newest book, Looking at Iran: the Rise and Fall of Iran in Public Opinion Looking at Iran which compares 2012 Zogby Poll data on attitudes toward Iran with data Zogby Research has compiled from its past decade of polling in the region. Read More »
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Tuesday March 05, 2013
Today, at the the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington, DC, AAI President James Zogby releases key findings from a 20-nation poll conducted by Zogby Research Services (ZRS) on Arab and Muslim attitudes toward Iran. Zogby is joined by an impressive panel of experts to comment on the poll including, Jane Harman, Marc Lynch, Hisham Melhem, Barbara Slavin, and Haleh Esfandiari. Today's poll is released alongside an e-book with full analysis of the results: Looking at Iran: the Rise and Fall of Iran in Public Opinion", which is available for purchase on Amazon. Read More »
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Thursday February 28, 2013
AAI President Jim Zogby will deliver a presentation at the Woodrow Wilson Center next Tuesday on the results of a 20-nation poll of Arab and Muslim attitudes toward Iran. The Wilson Center has organized an impressive panel of experts to comment on the findings. The poll, which will become available Tuesday at 12:30pm, was conducted by Zogby Research Services (ZRS)and shows significant shifts in attitudes across the region that have occurred in just the past six years, all of which have serious policy implications: Read More »
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Friday December 14, 2012
Press Release: During the month of September 2012, Zogby Research Services conducted a comprehensive, unprecedented survey of Israeli Jews and Arabs; Palestinians in the West Bank, Gaza, and East Jerusalem; Palestinian refugees in Lebanon and Jordan; and the American Jewish community. The survey was conducted for the Sir Bani Yas Forum, a joint effort between the UAE and Chatham House. Read More »
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Tuesday December 11, 2012
The New America's Middle East Task Force and the Arab American Institute invite you to the launch of a critical public opinion survey on what Palestinians and Israelis want in a peace deal and their thoughts about the prospects for achieving it. Read More »
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Thursday November 29, 2012
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has long been one of the most contentious issues in US foreign policy. At dining room tables, friends and family members that otherwise agree on most issues relating to politics are loathe to discuss the topic for fear of igniting a vitriolic exchange. But according to AAI’s most recent poll American Opinions on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, 2012, for an increasing number of Americans, Israel/ Palestine is not even an afterthought. Read More »
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Wednesday November 14, 2012
This week, AAI president Jim Zogby and Hussein Ibish, a senior fellow at the American Task Force on Palestine, each wrote articles that appeared on “Open Zion,” a blog edited by Peter Beinart on The Daily Beast. They expressed very different views on the status quo of the Arab American community and the challenges of “normalizing” Arab American political perspectives. Jim’s article was posted in response to Mr. Ibish’s. An excerpt of both appears below. Take a look and let us know your thoughts. Read More »
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Tuesday October 23, 2012
This evening, AAI President Jim Zogby will participate on a panel at a day-long event held at the Washington National Cathedral hosted by the Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress. The event, entitled Religious Diversity in America: The American Muslim Experience, aims to build on a summit held last year in Lebanon, a country with a history of sectarian division and inter-religious violence. Read More »
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Thursday October 11, 2012
Today at 7:20 ET, AAI president Jim Zogby will join Huffington Post Live host Alyona Minkovski and a group of Arab Americans working throughout the country to mobilize Arab American voters, for a conversation on how the Arab American vote will affect the presidential election. Citing Jim’s recent column on the Arab American Vote and AAI’s September polling data on how Arab Americans are likely to vote this November, HuffPost Live’s online conversation will address how Arab Americans will sway the 2012 election. Read More »
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Monday October 08, 2012
As we head into the 2012 elections, it is important for the community to know that our voice counts and that we can make a difference this election. In a number of ways, we already have. The Arab American community has worked tirelessly in many states throughout the nation to register new voters and become more integrated into the political process. Today, not only are Arab Americans voting in record numbers, they are helping to influence the outcome of races like never before. Read More »
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Thursday October 04, 2012
In mid-September, AAI President Jim Zogby traveled to the United Arab Emirates to present the findings of a poll conducted by JZ Analytics in five non-Arab Muslim countries, surveying attitudes toward the Arab world. Read More »
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Friday September 28, 2012
AAI President Jim Zogby joined CNN’s Wolf Blitzer and Kate Bolduan in the Situation Room last night to discuss a wide range of Middle East foreign policy issues as well as AAI’s recent poll on the Arab American vote in 2012. Dr. Zogby was joined by Danielle Pletka, vice president of foreign and defense policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute. While AAI’s poll shows that jobs and the economy rate as the two most important issues concerning Arab Americans this election cycle, foreign policy is also among the top issues. Read More »
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Thursday September 27, 2012
Today at a press conference in DC, AAI released its poll on how Arab Americans plan to vote in the upcoming November election. AAI president Jim Zogby explained the poll’s key findings and insights into the likely voting behavior of Arab Americans this election cycle. He then took questions from reporters as well as from viewers on AAI’s Livestream channel. Read More »
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Tuesday September 18, 2012
AAI president James Zogby appeared on Andrea Mitchell Reports today to discuss anti-U.S. protests unfolding in several Arab and Muslim countries throughout the Middle East, Africa and Asia. Now in their second week, the inability and perceived unwillingness to deal with protestors and calm public sentiment in several countries have cast doubt about the future relationships of the U.S. and many of its key allies like Egypt. Read More »
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Monday August 27, 2012
Conducted on August 15th and 16th, The American Divide: How We View Arabs and Muslims, surveyed American attitudes toward Arabs, Muslims and eleven other groups and religions. Among other things, the poll highlights a sharp generational and partisan divide with respect to views on Arabs and Muslims. Read More »
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Thursday August 23, 2012
The Arab American Institute is releasing the results of a poll conducted this summer on American attitudes toward Arabs and Muslims. AAI will release the results of the poll at a press briefing hosted by AAI president Dr. Jim Zogby. The polling data highlights how anti-Muslim and anti-Arab political rhetoric over the past two years has influenced American public opinion. Read More »
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Thursday August 02, 2012
Attacks on Arab American and American Muslim Public Servants
Every so often an issue emerges that presents a clear choice of right and wrong and with it a clear opportunity for public officials to demonstrate leadership. This edition of "Leadership or Pandering” takes a look at the unfounded attacks on American Muslim public servants by Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) and cosigned by Representatives Trent Franks (R-AZ), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Tom Rooney (R-FL) and Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA). Read More »
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Wednesday March 14, 2012
AAI has launched a web-based Arab opinion poll section featuring data from the past ten years on a range of issues. Among the polling data released today are numbers showing the Syrian regime is facing increased regional isolation and that Bashar al-Assad's favorable ratings are at an all time low.
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Thursday February 09, 2012
For the first time in two decades, U.S. opinion toward Egypt is in sharp decline with an overall favorability of 33%, according to a poll released by the Arab American Institute today. In July 2011, AAI polling showed 5% of Egyptians held a favorable view of the U.S. The poll released today was conducted by JZ Analytics for NYU Abu Dhabi in January 2012, and surveyed 997 Americans nationwide. Key findings include: Read More »
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Looking at Iran by James Zogby
Kahlil Gibran Awards Gala - April 16, 2013
