Nine months into the “Arab Spring,” we surveyed public opinion in seven Arab countries and Iran, asking over 6,000 respondents about their primary political concerns and their degree of satisfaction with the pace of change taking place in their countries. What we found was that an "Arab Spring" effect had occurred, with reform and rights issues now being perceived as political priorities in most countries. Read More »
Air Date: 12/8/2011
Leila Hilal, co-director of Middle East Task Force at the New America Foundation; M.J. Rosenberg, Senior Foreign Policy Fellow at Media Matters Action Network; Moeed Yusuf, South Asia adviser at the United States Institute of Peace in the Center for Conflict Analysis and Prevention Read More »
On December 7, 2012, six Republican candidates for President (Rep. Ron Paul was not invited) appeared before the Republican Jewish Coalition (NRC) to campaign for Christian votes. There are Jewish Republicans, to be sure, but not enough to make a difference in this primary contest. No, the real prize that drew the candidates to the NRC event were the 40% of GOP primary voters who are declared "born-again" Christians who fervently believe that Israel can do no wrong and that it is their religious duty to support any and all Israeli policies as a prerequisite to hasten the "Day of Judgment". Read More »
In just one year, relations between the United States and Turkey have moved from tension to cooperation. This was the focus of remarks by a Turkish journalist speaking at the opening session at the second convention of the Turkic American Alliance. After reviewing the differences in the bilateral relationship, then and now, he asked rather pointedly, "What happened to account for this change and where will it lead us?" Read More »
With the date for US forces to be fully withdrawn from Iraq fast approaching, it is important to remind ourselves how we got into that long and deadly war in the first place, to recognize that this conflict is far from over, and to hold accountable those who are responsible for the horrors they created during the past eight years. Read More »
Shortly after Barack Obama's inauguration as the 44th President of the United States, I was invited to a dinner at the Lebanese Embassy in Washington, D.C. in honor of Ray Lahoud. Lahoud had just been named as Secretary of Transportation, and the Embassy was proud that the grandson of Lebanese immigrants had been named to serve in the new President's cabinet. It was, in many ways, a special night that captured the mood of Washington in early 2009. Read More »
Air Date: 11/17/2011
Samih Al-Abed, Former Palestinian Authority Minister; Yossi Beilin, Former Knesset Member and Minister; Murhaf Jouejati, Professor of Middle East Studies at the National Defense University; Zaid Jilani, Senior Reporter/Blogger for ThinkProgress.org Read More »
This presidential election couldn't have come at a worse time for America and the Arab World. Since candidates are more focused on politics than on sound policy, critical issues will not receive the thoughtfulness they require. Read More »
Air Date: 11/20/2011
Trita Parsi, Co-Founder and President of the National Iranian American Council (NIAC); Ellen Laipson, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Henry L. Stimson Center; Alex Roarty, Politics Writer for the National Journal. Read More »
The hysteria on display in Washington over UNESCO's vote to include Palestine as a member of the world body, though largely a manufactured effort, was, nevertheless, irritating and a sad commentary on the dysfunctional nature of U.S. politics. Read More »
Air Date: 11/3/2011
Colin Kahl, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East; Nabil Shaath, Senior Palestinian Negotiator discusses the admission of Palestine to UNESCO; Glenn Kessler, Author,” Fact Checker” Column at The Washington Post Read More »
Several months back, when the Arab League suspended Libya's membership and passed a resolution supporting a "no-fly zone" over the country; it appeared to be a one-off affair. Muammar Qadhafi had worked hard, for decades, to make himself a regional pariah. His bizarre behavior, his reign of terror, and his absurd policy pronouncements had long outraged and embarrassed many across the Arab World. Read More »
Air Date: 10/27/2011
Marwan Muasher, Vice President for studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; Michael Isikoff, National Investigative Correspondent at NBC News. Read More »
In 1981, my brother, John Zogby, ran for Mayor of Utica, New York. Like other factory towns across New England, the Mid-Atlantic and Mid-Western states, Utica was in decline. The factories that had employed tens of thousands had closed and gone south. With the loss of these jobs, the city was in the beginning of a steep decline. Read More »
Air Date: 10/20/2011
Chas Freeman, Chairman of Projects International; Frank Sharry, Founder and Executive Director, America’s Voice; Ahmed Maher, Co-Founder, April 6 Youth Movement Read More »
This Presidential election is beginning to look a lot like the contest of 1996, which saw a battered Bill Clinton win a second term in office by defeating Republican Senator Bob Dole. There are differences, to be sure, but the similarities are striking. Read More »
Air Date: 10/13/2011
Aaron Snipe, Spokesperson, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, U.S. Department of State; Ausama Monajed & Dima Moussa Founding Members Syrian National Council; Shane D’Aprile, Editor, Campaigns & Elections
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Having spent time this week in both New Hampshire and Iowa, the states featuring the first presidential nominating contests of 2012, and having been in Michigan the week before, I am getting the feeling that this has all the makings of a very strange election. Foremost among the reasons for this is the fact that the country is in a deep funk. The numbers tell it all. Read More »
Air Date: 10/6/2011
Naif Al-Mutawa, Creator of “the 99”; George Cody, Director of the American Task Force for Lebanon; Michael German, Policy Counsel on National Security, Immigration and Privacy at the American Civil Liberties Union. Read More »
Maen Areikat, PLO Chief Representative to the U.S.; Raji Sourani, Director, Palestinian Centre for Human Rights; Barbara Bodine, Fmr. U.S. Ambassador to Yemen (1997-2001); Robert Borosage, Founder and President of the Institute for America's Future 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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