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The Arab American Institute (AAI) is a nonprofit organization committed to the civic and political empowerment of Americans of Arab descent. AAI represents the policy and community interests of Arab Americans throughout the U.S. through two primary focus areas: campaigns and elections, and policy formulation and research.
The Arab American Institute Foundation (AAIF) was founded by the Arab American Institute in 1995. AAIF supports programs that promote greater awareness of Arab Americans in the U.S., demographic research and international outreach. AAIF serves as the primary national resource on the Arab American experience for the media, academia, government agencies and the private sector.
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If being from #Lebanon=indicator of pssble #Hezbollah sympathizer, does being fr #Alabama mean white sprmacist symp? http://t.co/w24vnhyFRh
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. @jensalan @mhopp7 @ase @aaiusa http://t.co/9pwVufl3ow Sues FBI After Secret #Surveillance by @KelleyBVlahos http://t.co/8bmjsj5zl1
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AAI to #Boston probe: "Amer. Muslims reject such violence in greater numbers than any other religious group surveyed" http://t.co/w24vnhyFRh
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Looking at Iran by James Zogby
From the desk of Dr. Zogby
A Bad Week, But Not That Bad
We have, of late, been inundated with press accounts declaring that the Obama Administration is in real trouble. Headlines scream: "Obama struggles", "White House dysfunction", or, worse still, asking "Has Obama Lost Washington?" One would get the sense that the Administration is unraveling. Read More »
Viewpoint with James Zogby: Leaders for Democracy Fellowship Program Fellows, Bill Press
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 »
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 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 »
Upcoming Events
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May 27 2013
Tunisian American Day
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May 29 2013
"Arab Attitudes Toward Iran" Discussion in San Francisco
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Jun 01 2013
Rally for Tunisia Conference