2012 Presidential Candidates
The 2012 Presidential Election is already shaping up to be quite a race, and many issues of great importance to the Arab American community have already taken center-stage. The Arab American Institute has compiled a list of presidential candidate statements on issues ranging from civil liberties to the Arab Spring, along with official campaign announcements and key advisors for every official candidate for the 2012 Republican nomination. We will be updating the content daily, so be sure to check back often to find the latest news on each of the candidates below, and stay on top of the issues that matter most to you.
Use this page to take a detailed look at each candidate, filter the statements of any given candidate by any of the six topics listed for each profile, or compare statements from all candidates using the "Sort by Topic" menu below.
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Arab Spring | Civil Liberties | Immigration | Iran | Islamophobia | Palestine | Syria | War On Terror
Democrat
Barack Obama
Arab Spring | Civil Liberties | Immigration | Iran | Syria
Islamophobia | Palestine | War On Terror
Republican
Mitt Romney
Arab Spring | Civil Liberties | Immigration | Iran | Syria
Islamophobia | Palestine | War On Terror
Ron Paul - Campaign Suspended May 15, 2012
Arab Spring | Civil Liberties | Immigration | Iran
Islamophobia | Palestine | War On Terror
Newt Gingrich - Campaign Suspended May 1, 2012
Arab Spring | Civil Liberties | Immigration | Iran
Islamophobia | Palestine | War On Terror
Rick Santorum - Campaign Suspended April 10, 2012
Arab Spring | Civil Liberties | Immigration | Iran
Islamophobia | Palestine | War On Terror
Rick Perry - Campaign Suspended January 19, 2012
Arab Spring | Civil Liberties | Immigration | Iran
Islamophobia | Palestine | War On Terror
Jon Huntsman - Campaign Suspended January 16, 2012
Arab Spring | Civil Liberties | Immigration | Iran
Islamophobia | Palestine | War On Terror
Michele Bachmann - Campaign Suspended January 04, 2012
Arab Spring | Civil Liberties | Immigration | Iran
Islamophobia | Palestine | War On Terror
Herman Cain - Campaign Suspended December 03, 2011
Arab Spring | Civil Liberties | Immigration | Iran
Islamophobia | Palestine | War On Terror
MT “@AAIUSA: We're releasing a new @zogby_research poll on American Attitudes Toward #Egy & #MB Fri at @amprog http://t.co/jEfMnJSmV4”
about 20 minutes ago.
Such diverse representation here at Capitol Hill #Immigration rally - an important issue for all Americans of all backgrounds #TimeIsNow
about 39 minutes ago.
RT @AAIUSA: We're releasing a new @zogby_research poll on American Attitudes Toward #Egypt & the #MB Friday at @amprog http://t.co/1spZM1m9d2
about 1 hour, 6 minutes ago.
Looking at Iran by James Zogby
Kahlil Gibran Awards Gala - April 16, 2013
From the desk of Dr. Zogby
Obamas Lesson: Look at the World Through Their Eyes
President 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 »
Viewpoint with James Zogby: Leaders for Democracy Fellowship Program Fellows, Bill Press
Air Date: 5/31/2012
Fellows from Syracuse Universitys 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 »
Testimony before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (October 9, 2012)
The story of Arab Americans coming of age as an organized community is a classic American tale of immigrants seeking opportunity, benefiting from Americas freedoms, but also experiencing, at times, the dark side of exclusion and discrimination that has so often been a part of our nations history. Read More »
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