Monday September 03, 2012
Fifty-five Arab American delegates and committee members are currently attending this year’s DNC, representing 18 different states. The Arab American Institute will highlight the background and experiences of two Arab American delegates, alternates, or committee members per day, starting with Devon Abdallah, a first-time delegate from Washington, and Ismael Ahmed, a long-time party veteran representing Michigan. Read More »
Monday September 03, 2012
AAI today attended the opening council sessions of the DNC, including an ethnic council meeting chaired by AAI President Dr. Jim Zogby. Speaking before an audience of approximately 200 people, Dr. Zogby emphasized the pivotal role that ethnic communities will likely play in a number of key swing states including Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Florida. Read More »
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 »
Friday August 24, 2012
Voter suppression has been the story of the 2012 elections, and Florida has been in the thick of it. Read More »
Friday August 24, 2012
Voting rights activists in Virginia suffered a defeat on Monday, as the U.S. Department of Justice approved Virginia’s new voter ID law. The legislation, which requires voters to bring identification to the polls for the first time, will go into effect in time for Election Day in November. Read More »
Friday August 17, 2012
Opponents of Pennsylvania’s voter ID law were dealt a significant blow Tuesday, as Judge Robert Simpson refused to strike down the legislation. Although he expressed sympathy with those Pennsylvanians who would be burdened by the new voter ID requirements, Simpson ultimately decided that the state’s efforts to address the problems with implementing the law were sufficient to uphold it. Read More »
Friday August 10, 2012
By Johara Hall
George El-Khouri, a North Carolinian of Lebanese descent decided to run for delegate once more this year to honor his late father, Joseph El-Khouri. Read More »
Wednesday August 08, 2012
Last week brought another victory for opponents of Texas’ controversial voting rights law, as a federal judge in Galveston struck down new voter registration regulations on Thursday. Read More »
Monday August 06, 2012
Michigan voters – are you ready to make an impact? The Michigan primary election is tomorrow, Tuesday August 7th, and re-districting in Michigan means that it has never been more important that you, as an Arab American, make your voice heard. Read More »
Wednesday August 01, 2012
By Nama Khalil
In a recent interview with Israel Hayom, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney claimed that the Arab Spring might never have happened had George W. Bush's "freedom agenda" not been prematurely halted by President Barack Obama. Read More »
Wednesday August 01, 2012
By Johara Hall
Majid Al-Bahadli’s story is not that of your typical Democratic National Convention delegate. In fact, it is far from it. Read More »
Wednesday August 01, 2012
By Sara Jawhari
The realities of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict became personal when Mansour’s cousin was imprisoned by Israeli police at age 15. “It had a huge impact on me and awakened me to the Palestinian experience. I vowed I was going to be part of the solution to the issue, so I went into law school with the motivation of freeing Palestine, or at least playing a role.” Read More »
Monday July 30, 2012
The 2012 elections are heating up, and AAI has been working to keep you informed of key election developments in your state and nationwide. Now, we need your help to ensure that the Arab American community has a voice in the lead up to November. Read More »
Tuesday July 24, 2012
Cole is right to connect these politically-motivated smear campaigns to their potential electoral ramifications. The attempt to politically marginalize Arab American and American Muslim citizens is no longer a cost-free attack; these communities have proven their ability to organize, mobilize, and swing electoral outcomes. Hopefully, both parties will also learn this lesson before it’s too late. Read More »
Monday July 23, 2012
Nearly everyone agrees that these letters went too far and many have likened Bachmann to Senator Joe McCarthy, seeking out the communist threat in the 1950s. But we rarely discuss how we got here, and what conditions exist - mainly within the Republican Party as Rollins warned - which led us to this point. Read More »
Friday July 20, 2012
By Johara Hall
Gus Mansour, a longtime Democrat and an active Obama campaigner, will be attending the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina this fall along with fellow Washingtonians Devon Abdallah and Majid Al-Bahadli. 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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