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Philadelphia and Chicago (then Houston and home to an event at Georgetown). It's been busy and a learning experience. Events in Philadelphia (at Villanova and the World Affairs Council) were both great. It appears from this blog that I made at least one convert. Not all were impressed. One distinguished...

The midterm elections are only one week away, and Arab Americans across the country are getting ready to vote. If you live in one of the ten states with the highest concentration of Arab Americans, be sure to visit our Voter Guides page, where you will find all the information you...

On Wednesday, October 20, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivered the keynote address at the American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP)’s 5th annual gala. Secretary Clinton reaffirmed the Obama Administration’s commitment to viable Palestinian statehood where “the indignity of occupation would end,” noting that the US position on Israeli settlements has not changed, and promising...

Closed out the second week with two really wonderful events in Seattle. The Seattle Times previewed my appearance with a great review by Jerry Lange. First stop was Microsoft, where one I had a lunchtime visit with a thoughtful group of about 100. The discussion that followed my talk was...

Yesterday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivered the keynote address at the fifth annual gala of the American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP). Clinton began her speech by condemning the recent arson attack on a Palestinian school warehouse near Nablus noting there is “never any justification for violence against civilians, and an attack...

The Arab American Family Support Center (AAFSC) and the Arab American Institute (AAI) hosted a voter engagement event on October 13th at AAFSC’s Brooklyn office. Congresswoman Yvette Clarke (NY-11) came to the event and stayed for much of the evening, speaking with local constituents and community members about the importance...

I woke up this morning, still on the West Coast, to a flood of emails about the piece in the Washington Post. It was so gratifying to hear from friends, near and far. Last night's Los Angeles World Affairs Council was, as always, a great forum. I've been speaking here...

A front page feature in the Washington Post Style section leads with a positive piece on an Arab American -- none other than our own AAI President Jim Zogby. Jim's book Arab Voices:  What They Are Saying to Us and Why it Matters just came out on October 12 and already is...

Rachel Audi is the Republican candidate running for Maryland’s 47th district seat for the House of Delegates. Audi always embraces the inevitable questions about her last name with a laugh, saying, “People always ask about my name. People ask if I’m German or if I have an Audi car.” The...

Juan Cole's Informed Comment is running a guest column by AAI President Jim Zogby today:  After decades spent trying to better explain the Arab World to other Americans, all too often I have found myself running up against the same mythologies and half-truths that, year after year, stubbornly maintain an...