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2003

December

Dec 18: Caucus Trainings Prepare Community for '04

Dec 03: First Census Report on Arab Ancestry Marks Rising Civic Profile of Arab Americans

Dec 01: After Year of Community Concerns, DHS To Suspend Aspects of Special Registration

November

Nov 07: Arab Americans Win Reelection in Mayoral, State Senate, and City Council Races

October

Oct 29: Community Leaders Join President for White House Iftaar

Oct 07: Presidential Candidates to Address Arab Americans at National Conference

September

Sep 25: AAI Mourns Professor Edward Said

Sep 15: Arab American Leadership Conference Attracts Early Confirmations From Dean, Gephardt, Kerry, Kucinich, Lieberman and Moseley-Braun

Sep 12: AAI Releases 2004 Presidential Voter Guide

Sep 09: Abu Dhabi TV Exchange Examines “Roots of 9/11” with Tom Friedman, James Zogby and Arab Audience

Sep 09: Kerry, Lieberman Caught Pandering on Mideast; Polling Indicates Americans Support Balance

August

Aug 29: Iowa Arab Americans Launch ‘04 Efforts

Aug 23: Arab Americans Launch ’04 Effort in Manchester, NH

Aug 14: AAI Statement on Recess Appointment of Daniel Pipes

Aug 05: AAI Releases Congressional Scorecard

July

Jul 25: Arab American Institute, Americans for Peace Now Release New Joint Survey of Arab American & Jewish American Opinion

Jul 23: Pipes Vote Fails to Draw Quorum

Jul 21: AAI Board Chair and Vice President Named to US Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy

Jul 15: Poll Shows Declining Arab American Support for Bush; Kerry, Dean Lead among Democrats

Jul 01: AAI Sponsors EEOC Workshop

June

Jun 25: Zogby to Comment on Migration Policy Institute’s New Report

Jun 24: AAI Applauds Acosta Nomination

Jun 18: DOJ Profiling Guidelines “Anything But a Ban”

Jun 10: President Bush Upholds Road Map

Jun 05: Joint Arab American, Jewish American Initiative Launched to Support the Road Map

Jun 03: Zogby to Open AAI's New Michigan Office

Jun 03: Zogby Addresses Secretary's Open Forum

Jun 02: AAI Holds First Arab American Civic Empowerment Workshop in Iowa

Jun 02: Florida Arab Americans Attend Workshop on Political Participation

May

May 28: Zogby to Address State Department's Open Forum

May 27: AAI Commends Senate for Passage of Hate Crimes Resolution

May 27: AAIF Hosts Civic Education Workshop in Florida

May 22: AAI Forms New York Arab American Leadership Council

May 07: Abu Dhabi TV: US/Iraqi Students Engage On War Aftermath Debate Liberation v. Occupation, U.S. Responsibilities and Future of Iraq

April

Apr 25: ARAB AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOUNDATION: Arab American Awards Promote Understanding

Apr 14: Arab Americans Meet with Gov. McGreevey

Apr 08: AAI Urges Senate to Reject Pipes’ Appointment

Apr 04: Arab American Advisory Committee Meets

Apr 01: AAI Supports Civil Rights Rally

March

Mar 28: FBI Creates First Arab American Advisory Committee: Zogby Appointed

Mar 18: Arab Americans to Hold Session on Political Empowerment

Mar 18: AAI Calls for Independent Investigation into Death of American Activist

Mar 10: AAI Holds National Emergency Meeting

February

Feb 28: AAI Chairman and Managing Director Meet with FBI Director

Feb 27: 5th Annual Kahlil Gibran Spirit of Humanity Awards

Feb 21: Are Palestinians Affected by INS Special Registration?

Feb 21: Rumsfeld Correct on Human Shields; Possible Action Should Apply to All

Feb 20: Statement on Al-Arian Arrests

Feb 20: Arab Americans, Japanese Americans Request Meeting with Rep. Coble to Discuss Offensive Remarks

Feb 14: AAI Endorses Affirmative Action Case

Feb 13: AAI Joins Congressman Holt to Keep 9/11 Victim’s Family in US

Feb 13: Arab Americans to Hill & Mexico’s Fox: Ignore pro-Occupation Extremists Americans Support Peace in Mideast

Feb 12: Rep. Holt Brings Family to DC; Asks Congress to Keep Them in US

Feb 06: AAI Asks President to Ensure Safe Re-entry for Hajj Pilgrims

Feb 05: Congressman Coble Must Apologize For Offensive Remarks

Feb 03: St. Dept. Responds to AAI Concerns Regarding Discriminatory Israeli Policies

January

Jan 23: Super Bowl Immigrant Roundup Discriminatory and Ineffective

Jan 14: State Dept. Advisory Acquiesces to Discriminatory Israeli Policy

Jan 09: Arab Americans, Civil Rights, Immigration Advocates Write to Bush; Raise Objections to Call-in Registration

Jan 09: On Eve of Deadline, AAI Renews Objections to Special Call-In Registration

Jan 08: AAI Co-Sponsors Student Conference

Jan 07: Lexington's First Arab American Mayor Takes Office