AAI Denounces DHS Failure to Re-designate TPS for Somalia
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Thirty-two years ago this month, I was arrested sitting-in and blocking the entrance of the Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC. The Embassy was hosting an event that evening in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Looking back at what we did that day, I'm confident that it was the right way to remember Dr. King's legacy.
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The Arab American Institute Foundation is delighted to launch The MENA Artisan Initiative - a new endeavor that aims to connect American small businesses with local artisans from across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The Artisan Initiative launches with a focus on Tunisia and will be expanding to neighboring MENA countries.
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Announcing Launch of the MENA Artisan Initiative
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AAI Denounces DHS Failure to Re-designate TPS for Yemen
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Today, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order that constitutes a direct assault on academic freedom, First Amendment rights, and advocacy for Palestinian human rights.
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Glance, unlock. Accessing your beloved electronic companion has never been easier as the key is now your unique face. Simple enough? Not so fast. The convenient technology of facial recognition has not made it into our daily lives without controversy, and with good reason.
The René Moawad Foundation honored Dr. James Zogby with an Outstanding Community Service Award during their 26th annual benefit gala held Oct. 26 at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Washington D.C. under the motto “Giving Hope… Making a Difference.”
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Earlier this week, J Street held its annual conference in Washington. Arab American Institute Executive Director Maya Berry spoke on a panel called “Fighting Anti-Semitism and its Weaponization in American Politics,” moderated by Rabbi Jill Jacobs, Executive Director of T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights.
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Iraq reels from news reports that a masked gunmen fired upon protesters in Karbala earlier today, killing 18 people. The event caps off a dark month of October in country, over 16 years since the U.S. invasion. In total, at least 240 people have been killed and at least a staggering 8,000 people have been injured in widespread protests which have been met by an authoritarian response of violence and repression.
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Last week, over 1,100 people convened in Detroit to work towards realizing the “New American Dreams” of immigrants and refugees. Almost 200 speakers, including the Arab American Institute’s Suher Adi, spoke at the National Partnership for New Americans’ 12th National Immigrant Integration Conference (NIIC).
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“A revolution within the constitutional legitimacy,” that’s how Kais Saied, the 61-year old newly elected president of Tunisia described his landslide victory, having secured more than 73 percent of the votes.
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The Arab American Institute Foundation (AAIF) led a delegation of 10 Arab American elected officials and policy practitioners on an experiential learning trip to Tunisia between March 7 and 18th, 2019.
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On Friday, March 29, 2019, the Virginia Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights held a public briefing seeking to examine hate crimes in the state. AAI Policy Analyst Kai Wiggins provided written and oral testimony to the Committee.
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In response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) revealed that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) tracked “Anti-Trump” protests in New York City last summer.
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Whether it is professors being targeted for their support of or work on Palestine, k-12 teachers getting attacked for their use of the Arab World Studies Notebook, or student government association representatives getting harassed for passing pro-Boycott Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) resolutions, Palestine is one of the most contentious topics in the current US educational climate.
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On the morning of Tuesday, March 26, AAI staff joined coalition partners for a rally ahead of the Supreme Court's hearing of two cases that relate to gerrymandering.
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On Wednesday, March 20, 2019 AAI’s Policy Counsel Ryan Suto was in Tuscon, Arizona to testify at the House Committee on State and International Affairs hearing on SB 1167 in the Arizona House of Representatives.
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On Friday, March 8, Arab American Institute (AAI) President James Zogby and J Street President Jeremy Ben-Ami held a joint press briefing at AAI’s offices in Washington, D.C. The two took questions from journalists on the aftermath of the controversy surrounding Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, and the House resolution condemning bigotry which passed on Thursday, March 7, 2019.
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Last week the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) hosted a panel entitled, “Digital Surveillance Unleashed: Implications for Human Rights, Democracy, and American Influence.” The discussion focused on the global implications of Chinese surveillance systems, which the country is currently using to digitally monitor the Uyghurs in the Xinjiang province.
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