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J Street Again

James Zogby | Posted 11.02.2009 | World

Read More: Pro-Peace, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, J Street, Pro-Israel Advocacy, Arab, Jewish, Middle East Peace Process, Israel, Peace, Arab-Israeli Conflict, World News

In the 1990s, when we came together, we only did it at the behest of the White House, and Israeli and Palestinian leaders on the White House lawn validated the effort. This time is different.

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Afghanistan: A Whole New Approach

Jim Wallis | Posted 10.29.2009 | World

Read More: Capitol Hill, White House, President, Relief, President Obama, International, Indigenous, Council, Washington, War, Oxfam, Muslim Countries, Collateral Damage, Surge, America, Dick Cheney, Muslim, World Vision, Counter Insurgency, Terror, Development, Faith, History, Tragedy, Afghan Government, Democracy, Counter Terrorism, Special Forces, Religious, Terrorist, Richard Stearns, Congress, Unmanned Drones, Religious Leaders, Foreign Policy, Urgency, Moral Issues, Occupier, Arab, Taliban, Military, Afghanistan, Terrorism, Humanitarian Assistance, D.C., Casualties, Faith-Based, World News

When you massively intervene in a country as much as the U.S. has in Afghanistan, you can't responsibly just walk away. We must lead with what works -- development.

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Arabs and Jews Together for Peace

James Zogby | Posted 10.26.2009 | World

Read More: Palestinian Territories, Palestine, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Jews, Middle East, Arab American Institute, Arab, Palestinians, Israel, Middle East Peace, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Jstreet, World News

Sunday, representatives of over three dozen Arab American and American Jewish organizations met in Washington to make clear their shared commitment to a comprehensive Middle East peace.

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The Other Arab World

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 10.02.2009 | World

Read More: Irex, Community Media Network, Arabs, Women, Arab, Palestinian, Virginity, Filmmaker, Royal Film Commission, Mepi, World News

Four documentaries recently screened in Jordan give a rarely seen view of the Arab world and the lives of young Arabs searching for answers to philosophical questions of who they are and what they want.

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Racism, John McCain and Other Republicans

Norm Stamper | Posted 09.18.2009 | Politics

In 1976, 30 of my 31 police officers confessed to on-the-job use of the most vile, invective, racist language you can imagine. How do we confront the barefaced bigotry we see today?

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Arabia Felix 101: Yemen in the Grips of Unrest

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 09.17.2009 | World

Read More: Ali Abdallah Saleh, Al Qaeda, An-Nahar, Zaidi, Khaled Misha’al, Guantanamo, Lebanon, Iraq, U.S., Hezbollah, Salah Al Shanfara, The Losing Bet, Arabian Peninsula, Shafee Saif, United Arab Emirates, Chatham House, Yemen Times, Saudi Arabia, Al Manar, Najib Ghalab, Ramadan, Al Hayat, Carsten Niebuhr, Nasser Al Waheeshi (Abu Baseer), Palestinian, Sana’A, Yemen, Jihadi, Hamas, Qat, Sheikh Ahmad Yassin, Osama Bin Laden, Al Hirak Al Jounoubi (Southern Movement), Abu Bakr Al Qurbi, Al Yaman Al Saeed, Ginny Hill, Kuwait, Arab, Asharq Al-Awsat, Arabia Felix, Afghanistan, Hassan Nasrallah, Sa’ada Province, Sunni, 21st Century, Danish, Moslem, Houthis, Orientalist, Hadramawt, Wahabi, Israel, World News

Yemen has mounted a tight security plan for the holy Moslem month of Ramadan starting this week in a bid to thwart any new terrorist attacks, the Yemen Times reported.

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Wealthy Middle Eastern Countries Lease Lands Overseas To Secure Food

Journalism Boot Camp | Posted 09.06.2009 | World

Read More: Farming, Natural Resources, Sustainable Food, Agriculture, Sustainable Agriculture, Sustainable Farming, Qatar, Cairo, Middle East, Egypt, Water, Arab, Farmers, Food, Doha, Food Security, World News

For Egypt and the rest of the Middle East, the future of food security will be dependent upon nations providing a clean supply of water for agricultural use.

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Arab Divisions: New Trend in Guest-List Lifestyles Splits Arab Societies

Journalism Boot Camp | Posted 08.29.2009 | World

In the Qatari capital of Doha, the desert has transformed into lush, luxury communities. It is part of a trend in social segregation unlike anywhere else in the world.

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In Qatar and Egypt, Education Reform Means Learning In English

Journalism Boot Camp | Posted 08.22.2009 | World

English instruction in Qatar's schools, according to government plans, is to tailor students for higher education and jobs in English-language workplaces and universities.

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Hear The Evil; See The Evil; Feel No Evil - Where's the Outrage Over Deadly Church Bombings?

Rabbi Abraham Cooper | Posted 08.14.2009 | World

Read More: Christians, Turkey, Pakistan, George W. Bush, United Nations, Twitter, Obama, Iraq, Facebook, Simon Wiesenthal Center, Iran, Muslim, Suicide Bombing, Ban Ki Moon, Arab, Youtube, Internet, Israel, Afghanistan, Pope, World News

The Internet guarantees we will all hear the Evil, see the Evil, but it cannot make us care about Evil. And as recent events in Iran proved -- Technology cannot defeat Evil -- only people can.

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What Arabs Can Do to Support Peace

James Zogby | Posted 08.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Arab World, Obama Arab World, Arab, Foreign Affairs, Obama Administration, Arab League, International Relations, Israel, Middle East Peace, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Foreign Policy, Politics News

It is clear that the Obama Administration is making a real effort to press Israel to suspend all settlement construction -- using, at times, language not heard since the time of President Carter.

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Georgia State University Stands Behind a Professor Who Discriminated Against An Arab and Muslim Woman

Yvonne R. Davis | Posted 08.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Institution of Higher Learning, News, Mary Stuckey, Big News, Workplace Discrimination, Terrorist, Higher Education, Georgia State University, Slma Shelbayah, Middle East Institute of Georgia State University, Arabs, Anti-Arab, Dr. Mary Stuckey, College, Discrimination, Bomb in Hijab, President Mark P. Becker and Slma Shelbayah, Bomb, Islam, Anti Muslim, Hijab, Holy Quaran, Politics, Dr. Mary Stuckey Racist Remarks, President Mark P. Becker, Dona Stewart, Rhetoric of Hatred, Racism, Dr. Mary Stuckey Anti Arab Remarks, Muslims, Arab, Racial Profiling, Mary E. Stuckey, Tenured Professors, Terrorism, Gsu, Quaran, Shelbayah, Politics News

It seemed okay in 2008 for a University Professor to harass a Muslim student and get away with it.

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Obama is Doing Right by the Iranian People, So Far

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 07.25.2009 | World

Read More: Lebanon, Hugo Chavez, Britain, Afghanistan, Iranian, President Obama, Sunni, Violence, Paramilitary, Hezbollah, Iran, Taliban, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Basij, George W. Bush, Arab, Revolution, United States, Protest, Tiananmen Square, Shiite, Occupied Territories, Mass Movement, Iraq, John McCain, World News

The conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan, Lebanon, and the Occupied Territories, which Bush et al either supported or outright committed, actually strengthened the Ahmadinejad government.

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Arab Pro-Democracy Movements Should Support Iran's New Revolutionaries

Firas Al-Atraqchi | Posted 07.16.2009 | World

Read More: Democratic, Iran, Khamenei, Arab, Middle East, Pro-Reform, Khomeini, Iraq, Iran Demonstrations, Iran Protesters, Iran Recount, Iran Riots, Iran Crackdown, Obama, Iran Council of Guardians, Iran Elections, Tehran Demonstrations, Iran Elections Results, World News

While Iranians may look to the West for help, it is their immediate neighbors which should support their struggle.

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Jack Shaheen: Obama Delivers a Message of Peace to the Muslim World

Christian Avard | Posted 07.06.2009 | World

Read More: Obama Muslim, Barack Obama, Arab World, Palestine, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Obama Muslims, Middle East Politics, Obama Middle East, Palestinians, Obama Arabs, Middle East Peace, Muslim World, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Arabs, Mideast Peace Process, Middle East, Arab, American Muslims, Palestinian, Israel, Muslims, Obama Middle East Policy, Obama Muslim Smear, Obama Mideast Speech, Muslim, Israel Gaza, Anti-Muslim Bias, Obama Israel, Israeli Arabs, China, Gaza, Berlin, Obama Mideast Trip, World News

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So What If Obama Bowed? HALAS!

Yvonne R. Davis | Posted 05.13.2009 | World

Read More: Jews, Saudi King Abduallah, President Obama, Obama Bow, President Barack Obama, King Abdullah, Obama Adullah, Obama, World, Jewish, Barack Obama, Seder, Muslim, G-20 Summit, Arab, Saudi Arabia, President Bush, Nato Summit, President George W. Bush, Patrick J. Buchanan, World News, Nato, Passover Seder, Passover, Islam, Pat Buchanan, Ozzy Osbourne, Muslim World, Christianity, Glenn Beck, Judaism, World News

The President is speaking a language of acceptance and outreach to the Muslim world that is quite sincere.

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"Flying While Arab" Continues to Soar

Yvonne R. Davis | Posted 04.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Arab World, White House, War on Terrorism, Airport Security, Profiling, Airports, George W. Bush, Abu Dhabi, Immigration, Obama Administration, World, Flying While Muslim, World News, Arabs, Middle East, Airlines, President Bush, African Americans, Politics, Arab Discrimination, Blacks, Tsa, J.C. Watts, Barack Obama, Muslim World, Arab Americans, Driving While Black, Racial Profiling, Arab, Terrorism, Shoe Bomber, Flying While Arab, Vice President Cheney, Politics News

"Miss!" A large man with a crew cut pointed at me and exclaimed, "You have a bomb in your shoe!" This dude was talking to me. I was shocked.

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Who Says no Bias? American Theaters Block Arab American Film

Ray Hanania | Posted 02.28.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Hollywood Films, American East, Muslims, Arabs, Sept. 11, Dvd, Arab World, Muslim Americans, Arab, Muslim, Film, Movies, Muslim World, Arab Americans, Entertainment News

Two great Hollywood actors, Hesham Issawi and Sayed Badreya decided to make a Hollywood movie that told a part of the Arab American and Muslim Arab story in a real way.

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The Beloved Community and the Holy Land

Imam Yahya Hendi and Rabbi Gerald Serotta | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics

The harming of civilians -- whether they play in school yards in Southern Israel or seek refuge in schools in Gaza -- constitutes a crime against humanity by any international standard.

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An Open Letter to President Obama on Future Appearances on Arab TV

Dean Obeidallah | Posted 02.27.2009 | World

Read More: Arab World, Obama Al Arabiya, Obama Al Arabiya Interview, Arab Media, Barack Obama, Obama Arab Media, Dean Obeidallah, Dean Obeidallah Obama, Obeidallah, Dean Obeidallah: An Open Letter to President Obama on Future Appearances on Arab Tv, Letter to President Obama, Arab, Obama's Arab Tv Appearance, World News

If an Arab interviewer asks a question you don't like, take off your shoe and throw it at him. That will show everyone in the Arab world that you really understand us.

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An Open Letter to President Obama

Faisal J. Abbas | Posted 02.20.2009 | World

Read More: Iraq War, Palestine, Bill Clinton, First Amendment, Gaza, Middle East, Obama Inauguration, Arab, American Journalism, Hillary Clinton, Iraq, Civil Rights, Barack Obama, Edward R. Murrow, Arab-Israeli Conflict, World News

Mr. President, you bring a lot of hope to my region, and people are counting on you to make a change for the better and to once and for all bring peace and prosperity to this very troubled part of the world.

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Obama and the Perils of Gaza

Sandy Tolan | Posted 02.16.2009 | World

Read More: Beirut, Missiles, Gaza, Bush, Hope, Arafat, United Nations, Obama, Hamas, Paris, War Crimes, Civilians, Human Rights, Excessive, Sydney, Athens, Arab, Force, Palestinian, Baghdad, Israel, Muslim, Kassam, Qassam, Sandy Tolan, World News

Obama promised in his too-brief comments on Gaza that "after January 20th, I'll have plenty to say." Here's hoping he does, and that by the time he opens his mouth, it won't be too late.

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Dress Arab -- Make $

Dean Obeidallah | Posted 02.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Civil Rights, Jet Blue, Islamaphobia, Airtran, Arab, Discrimination, Muslim, Tsa, Raed Jarrar, Arab T Shirt Jet Blue, Politics News

I implored Arabs to shop at stores that can help you dress "white" like Banana Republic -- the Mecca of clothing for white people. But now I'm here to tell everyone to ignore that advice in light of today's news.

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Best Political Videos Of 2008 From The UpTake

The Uptake | Posted 02.02.2009 | Politics

It's hard to pick the "best" videos of the year. There are so many reasons that they can be good. So I've picked several based on my own categories.

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(Not) Flying While Muslim

Dean Obeidallah | Posted 02.02.2009 | World

Read More: Islamophobia, Muslim, Airport, Arab, Terrorism, Discrimination, Flying, Airtran, Irfan, Obeidallah, Muslim Airtran, Airtran Arab, Dean Obeidallah, Not Flying While Muslim, Flying While Muslim, Arab While Flying, (Not) Flying While Muslim, World News

As an Arab-American comedian who flies a great deal for work, I want to offer my experience to other brown people in the hopes it helps you get on your flight.

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