Politics

Discussions over Islam’s place in America ahead of national midterm elections are prompting American Muslims to make their voices heard through voting. Muhammed Malik, a South Florida Muslim community advocate, said debate over the Park51 Community Center in Manhattan, the rescinded threat to burn Qur’ans in Florida, and Muslim fears of racial profiling have created … Continued

Secretary Clinton: Thank you very much, Ziad, for that introduction and for your leadership of this important organization, and for you and the steadfast support that ATFP has given to the cause of peace. I am pleased that there are so many friends and colleagues here tonight, and it is especially gratifying for me to … Continued

The two didn’t appear on stage together and spoke separately to more than 500 people at the American Arab Chamber of Commerce annual banquet. Snyder, an Ann Arbor Republican and businessman, said it’s time for residents of the state to drop the labels that define them, whether those tags are political, ideological or geographical. The … Continued

With less than three weeks to go before election day, candidates around the country are stepping up their efforts to reach voters. In northern Virginia, just outside Washington, D.C., Congressional candidates attended a forum which was organized for Arab-American voters. Civil, religious freedoms The controversy over the proposed Islamic Cultural Center in New York City … Continued

Arab League ministers meeting in Libya walked a diplomatic tightrope on Friday, issuing a statement that put the Israeli-Palestinian peace process on notice but also giving American brokers another month to resolve an impasse over Israeli settlement construction and restart the talks. This compromise, reached after intense American lobbying to avoid a total collapse of … Continued

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas arrived in Libya on Thursday to seek Arab League backing for his decision to quit direct talks with Israel until the settlement construction moratorium is renewed, amid no signs that the US and Israel have a formula in hand to break the impasse. Although Ambassador to the US Michael Oren … Continued

The call for peace in Israel/Palestine within interfaith dialogue is being waged by Dr. Mark Braverman, author of “Fatal Embrace: Christians, Jews, and the Search for Peace in the Holy Land” The book was “written as a result of my shock, my horror, my sadness, and my anger at what is happening in historic Palestine.” … Continued

A poll of Arab American voters completed just one month before the 2010 mid-term elections shows that they favour Democrats over Republicans by a wide margin. The poll also reveals the community divided in its assessment of President Barack Obama’s job performance, with pluralities satisfied with his handling of most major issues, except the economy … Continued

Forty years after the death of Gamal Abdel Nasser, the late Egyptian president, his position remains unfilled: No other leader has emerged as a symbol of pan-Arab unity and the struggle for independence from Western influence. Nasser, who was the president of Egypt between 1956 and 1970, wielded great influence on the Arab intelligentsia and … Continued

Political stagnation presents a pressing challenge for the Arab world. In a new Q&A, Marwan Muasher identifies the major obstacles to reform in the region and talks about the path forward and role the international community can play in encouraging reform. Muasher argues that the Arab world is trapped between two major forces—an entrenched political … Continued