Leadership, Poetry, Friendship, and the Pursuit of Justice Echo at AAIF’s Kahlil Gibran Spirit of Humanity Awards The Arab American Institute Foundation celebrated the Spirit of Humanity, offering the promise of hope in the face of darkness in recognizing Gus Newport, Lyse Doucet, RAICES, Emel Mathlouthi and the late Miriam...
#ArabAmericansLead on the Hill
On Thursday, May 2, 2019, the Arab American Institute, along with our partners at the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), the National Network for Arab American Communities (NNAAC), and the Network for Arab American Professionals (NAAP), hosted a breakfast on Capitol Hill with our Leadership Days participants prior to their constituent...
The first panel of 2019 Arab American Leadership Days, “Protecting Democracy: The First Amendment and Palestine, Voting Rights, and Hate Crime,” discussed three core issue areas: The First Amendment and Palestine, Voting Rights, and Hate Crime. All three issues are strongly related to AAI’s founding mission of nurturing and encouraging...
Arab Americans Convene for Leadership Days in D.C.
Arab American Leadership Days, an annual advocacy and leadership program that brings community leaders together in D.C., kicked off this morning, Wednesday May 1st, 2019. Dr. Jim Zogby, the co-founder and President of AAI, Maya Berry, AAI's Executive Director, and Samer Khalaf, the President of ADC (American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee) delivered...
The Arab American community will honor individuals and organizations who carry on the humanistic legacy of author and poet Kahlil Gibran at the 21st Kahlil Gibran Spirit of Humanity Awards Gala on the evening of Thursday, May 2, 2019 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C. This year’s recipients include former Berkeley, CA...
AAI Participates in Congressional Briefing on Hate Crimes and Rise of White Nationalism
On Thursday, April 25, 2019, AAI Executive Director Maya Berry participated in a policy briefing on Capitol Hill hosted by The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. The briefing was organized as a follow-up, of sorts, to this month's House Judiciary Committee hearing on "Hate Crimes and the Rise...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 23, 2019 CONTACT: Tess Waggoner | twaggoner@aaiusa.org | (202) 429-9210 AAI Statement on Supreme Court Oral Arguments on Census Citizenship Question WASHINGTON, DC – Maya Berry, Executive Director of the Arab American Institute, made the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Department of Commerce...
Beyond the Citizenship Question
The 2020 Census has received an unusual amount of attention. This is largely because of the Trump Administration's highly politicized decision to add a citizenship question to the decennial census form. The attempt has been challenged and criticized as an attack on the purpose and meaning of the Census. Since its first run...
Attend the 2019 Kahlil Gibran Gala
You are cordially invited to attend the 21th annual Kahlil Gibran Spirit of Humanity Awards Thursday, May 2, 2019 Omni Shoreham 2500 Calvert St. NW | Washington, D.C. 5:30 Reception | 6:30 Gala Black Tie Awardees | Tickets | Accommodations| About the Awards The Arab American Institute Foundation is proud to present its twenty-first annual...
Florida's Arab American Community Remains Active in 2019
March was a busy month for the Arab community in Jacksonville, Florida as residents focused on both the mayoral election and the beginning of the legislative session. There were several opportunities for residents to meet the mayoral candidates and ask them questions ahead of the March 19th election. The Arab American community had a strong presence in...
