Thursday August 30, 2012
Last night's convention program had two goals: presenting a stinging critique of Obama's foreign policy and introducing the nation to the vice-presidential nominee Paul Ryan. Read More »
Thursday August 30, 2012
Today, AAI hosted “The Party of Lincoln: Religious Liberty and the GOP”, a discussion featuring Suhail Khan, and Randa Fahmy Hudome. Read More »
Wednesday August 29, 2012
The two major speeches last night – given by Ann Romney and Governor Chris Christie – stood in stark contrast to one another in their tone, content, and reception. Ann Romney went to the podium with two clear tasks: humanizing Mitt Romney and appealing to female voters. The consensus after her speech was that she did an excellent job at both. Read More »
Tuesday August 28, 2012
The diverse lineup of GOP convention speakers stands in stark contrast to the sea of white faces in the crowd of 4,441 delegates, as well as to the Republican Party’s current base of support. Polling numbers show that the GOP’s support among minority voters is abysmal and party leaders have acknowledged that attracting support from Latino and African American voters is essential to the long-term survival of the party. Read More »
Monday August 27, 2012
The AAI team arrived at the Republican National Convention today, making it through delays and heavy turbulence. As the event kicked off, it was clear that the appearance of unity in the ranks of the Republican Party is one of its chief goals this week. The Romney campaign has so far been unable to engender such unity, so instead it is seeking to changes to the convention rules to help solidify the party. The proposed changes have drawn fire from supporters of Ron Paul, Rick Santorum, as well as State Party officials, who view the move as a power-grab that wrests control of the nominating process from the states and grassroots of the party. Read More »
Monday July 09, 2012
By Johara Hall
Sherine El-Abd, an Egyptian born American citizen who immigrated to the United States in 1965, has become an influential Arab American in her community. Read More »
Wednesday May 23, 2012
By Danielle Malaty
David-Imad Ramadan is a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, first elected in November 2011. Ramadan was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates to serve as a representative of the 87th district, which spans Loudoun County and Prince William County. Read More »
#NC lawmaker equates Islamic prayer w/ terror http://t.co/G9sp1NeLC1 @mostrolenk @aaiusa h/t @ozzyformayor
about 29 minutes ago.
Latest poll to be released Friday finds Americans are divided on continuing aid to #Egypt: http://t.co/1spZM1m9d2
about 3 hours, 10 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 3 hours, 14 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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