Tuesday July 03, 2012
In New Jersey’s newly-drawn ninth congressional district, something interesting is happening. Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, Bill Pascrell’s Republican opponent for the district’s congressional seat, is trying to court the Arab American vote. Over the weekend, Boteach called up AAI Board of Governors member Sherine El-Abd, who also serves as Chairwoman of the New Jersey Arab American Republican Caucus, and asked her to accompany him during his weekend walk-through of South Paterson. 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 »
Monday July 02, 2012
By Nasser Siadat
By bringing her North American tour to Washington DC at a time that coincides with the coming celebrations of America’s own independence, Massi hoped to shed light on this moment in her nation’s history given its relevance to au courant struggles around the Arab world in wake of the Arab spring. Read More »
Friday June 29, 2012
By Nama Khalil
The Institute for Social Policy and Understanding held a timely symposium, Reason vs Rhetoric: Understanding American Muslims, which featured leading experts on issues facing the American Muslim community, and their place in the broader national landscape. Read More »
Friday June 29, 2012
Yesterday, a few dozen people gathered at Paradiso Café in Washington, DC for a “Tweet-Up” happy hour, organized by PitaPolicy and the Arab American Institute (AAI). Read More »
Friday June 29, 2012
After making an important statement about the strength of organized and motivated Arab American communities in the New Jersey primary between Reps. Bill Pascrell and Steve Rothman, Arab Americans around the country are looking to replicate their success in a number of key congressional races. One such race is in Ohio’s 9th Congressional district, where Rep. Marcy Kaptur will face Samuel “Joe the Plumber” Wurzelbacher. Read More »
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 »
Wednesday June 27, 2012
Linda Sarsour continues to make the community proud by broadening the scope of Arab American participation in public service. Sarsour was recently appointed to the Bay Ridge, Brooklyn Community Board 10, a local body of community leaders with a diverse membership. Read More »
Sunday June 24, 2012
Earlier this month, we wrote about a democratic primary in North Jersey between Bill Pascrell and Steve Rothman, in which we noted a new standard for Arab American engagement in the political process. Jim Zogby said Pascrell’s victory was evidence of an Arab American political "coming of age," showing that the community could come out in support of a candidate, get out the vote and help get them elected. That is precisely what the community did in New Jersey's 9th district for Bill Pascrell, and it is exactly why efforts have been mounted to vilify Arab American voters in New Jersey and beyond. Read More »
Friday June 22, 2012
By Nasser Siadat
A recent Congressional race in New Jersey’s 9th district and a newly-filed federal lawsuit challenging the NYPD surveillance programs testify to a new political reality – a growing cohort of Arab Americans are burying feelings of political marginalization and establishing themselves as a community of engaged and strategic voters. Read More »
Thursday June 21, 2012
By Sara Jawhari
This June, the Polyphony Youth Orchestra, comprised of Israel’s most talented young Arab and Jewish musicians, will come to the United States to share not just their artistic gifts, but their vision for a just and equal future in their divided home country. Read More »
Thursday June 21, 2012
Is there a double standard in the response to anti-Semitism against Arab-Americans compared with the response to anti-Semitism directed against Jewish-Americans? Because the question seems too controversial for most in the mainstream to want to touch, Ralph Nader’s “Debating Taboos” debate series is taking it on. Read More »
Tuesday June 19, 2012
Every June, Dearborn, Michigan, a Detroit suburb with one of the country’s most concentrated Arab American populations, holds an Arab International Festival, a celebration of Arab food, culture, music and Dearborn’s thriving Arab American community. In the last few years, though, the festival has also attracted all manner of anti-Muslim protesters, from Islamophobes warning of the imminent Sharia takeover to Christian missionaries interested in converting Muslims. Read More »
Monday June 18, 2012
Mirza’s advice to Arab Americans who are interested in becoming more politically active is to begin locally: “All politics are local, and if you want to get anything done, that’s where you begin.” Mirza encourages Arab Americans to join political parties and participate in campaigns, including “door-to-door canvassing, phone-banking and so on,” to attend town halls and city council meetings, and to build up from there. Read More »
Monday June 18, 2012
Boards of education are not typically the scene of heated political races, but this year’s Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) election will be a notable exception. Because many textbooks used nationwide are printed in Texas, the decisions made by that state’s board resonate across the country and affect the education of millions of children. Read More »
Friday June 15, 2012
It’s that time of the year again! The American Arab Chamber of Commerce is hosting the 2012 17th Annual Dearborn Arab International Festival, this weekend, June 18-20 where people from across the country and the Middle East come to join in cultural celebration in one of the largest free street festivals in the nation. Read More »
Wednesday June 13, 2012
A few weeks ago, we wrote about two legislative efforts to impose independent oversight on the NYPD. The New York City Police Department is currently the only New York City agency without an independent Inspector General. At the City level, two City Council Members are introducing legislation today to change that. If the measure passes (34 out of 51 votes plus the support of the City Council Speaker are needed to push the bill through without opposition), the NYPD will have to answer to an independent Inspector General who would in turn make regular reports to the public. Read More »
Wednesday June 13, 2012
In the wake of President Obama’s recent immigration decision, Maryland voters will have their own chance to decide on their state’s DREAM Act. The Maryland version of the immigration bill would provide in-state tuition to undocumented immigrants who could prove that they had attended Maryland high schools for at least three years and that their parents had filed taxes. 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 »
Thursday June 07, 2012
The Jacksonville Chapter of the American Federation of Ramallah-Palestine recently mobilized after Governor Rick Scott declined their request for a letter welcoming participants to their national convention. 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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