AAI Responds to Confirmation of Eric Dreiband
Arab American Civil Rights Group Responds to Confirmation of Eric Dreiband as Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division in the Department of Justice WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Arab American Institute Executive Director Maya Berry released the following statement in response to the Senate’s confirmation of Eric Dreiband as...
Victory on Airline Discrimination
Victory on Airline Discrimination FAA Law Includes New Requirement on Nondiscrimination Training WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2018 was signed into law on Friday, October 5, 2018. The bill includes section 407, titled “Training policies regarding racial, ethnic, and religious nondiscrimination,” which outlines requirements...
The Scapegoating of Minorities as National Security Policy
On September 20, 2018, the George Washington University Law School convened “The Scapegoating of Minorities as National Security Policy” panel as part of the NATSECDEF conference. Laila al-Arian of Al Jazeera led a discussion between Deepa Iyer, author of We Too Sing America, and former Executive Director of South Asian...
#MidtermsOnMyTerms: Yalla Vote Makes its Mark Nationally
By Ibrahim Diallo September 25th marked this year’s National Voter Registration Day (NVRD), a national holiday celebrated on the fourth Tuesday of every September to register eligible voters and spread awareness of upcoming elections and local opportunities to become civically engaged. As a premier partner of NVRD, AAI coordinated voter...
Examining First Amendment Rights on Campus
In a hearing on Wednesday, September 26th, the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce addressed the topic of free speech on college campuses. To begin, Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) stated that institutions of higher education “curbing speech” via anti-harassment policies threaten to undermine the cultivation of students’ critical...
#OurAmerica2018 Gather Advocates, Impacts Policy Agenda
By Ibrahim Diallo On September 22nd and 24th, The Arab American Institute and our national partners, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Open the Government, hosted our Fall 2018 National Leadership Summit, Our America: Harness Power, Change Policy. The Summit consisted of convenings in two cities: Dearborn, MI, and...
False Narratives of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
On Wednesday, September 12th, Georgetown University’s Center for Contemporary Arab Studies and the Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding hosted a discussion with four leading scholars and activists in the areas of Palestinian Christianity and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Dr. James Zogby of the Arab American Institute, The Telos Group’s...
AAI Joins Congressional Briefing on Hate Crime
By Anastasia Horn About one percent of hate crimes committed in the United States are reported in official statistics. Despite the lack of adequate data, we know that specific communities, including Arab Americans and American Muslims, currently face an increased risk of targeted violence. On September 6, 2018, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) hosted a briefing...
Improving Our Response to Hate Crime
On Thursday, September 6th, 2018, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, in coordination with the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC), hosted a congressional briefing titled "Improving Federal Hate Crimes Enforcement." The following are prepared remarks from AAI's Policy Associate, Kai Wiggins, who served as a panelist. Improving Our Response to Hate Crime: The Need for...
Trump and The Attempted Erasure of Palestinians
The Trump Administration has been working toward presenting his “deal of the century” and delivering Palestinian-Israeli peace during his tenure in office. Resolving the Palestinian-Israeli conflict has been seen as a key issue to delivering “peace and stability” to the region. Every President in recent history has attempted to present...
