Arabs, Muslims and Americans Intertwine

Linking the U.S and Middle East

Egyptian-American Solidarity

Jan 29,2011-The protestors, who were organized via Facebook, carried signs in Arabic and English and waved Egyptian flags. “The demonstration was to show the people of Egypt that we care about them and we support them in their fight for freedom  and democracy,” said Amr Elshennawy.more...

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Egyptian Actors Fundraise for Egypt in USA

In its efforts to help Egyptians in need, Islamic Relief will be joined by three Egyptian celebrities at special dinners in April and May.
Actress Hanan Turk, TV personality Mustafa Hosny and TV host Amr Ellissy will join Islamic Relief at six dinners in five states.more...

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Libyan-American's Divided

"It was some weird alternative reality where you're asking people to throw bombs on your own country," she said.
Beyond the conflicting emotions, Libyan Americans also have had to contend with anger from other Arab Americans who, mindful of the continuing U.S. role in Iraq, are wary of Western intervention in another oil-rich Middle East country. more...

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Zogby Libya 'No-Fly' Poll

FBI interviewing Libyan Americans

  Civil Rights

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The U.S and Arab-American Diplomacy

U.S. Public Diplomacy Through Music: Cowboy Kareem Salama Tours the Middle East

A key priority for the Obama Administration, as outlined in the President’s Cairo speech of June 4, 2009, is launching “a new beginning” in America’s relationship with the Muslim world. The State Department is sponsored Muslim-American Kareem Salama in a  a seven-country, one-month tour of the Middle East. The Kareem Salama Tour is designed to bring to audiences in the Middle East a rising American musical talent, representative of America’s diversity of faith and heritage, who can serve as a bridge between Americans and the peoples of the Middle East.

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    Listen Now!

Remarks at the Annual State Department Iftar

Remarks at the Annual State Department Iftar
Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton
Secretary of State Benjamin Franklin Room
Washington, DC
September 7, 2010

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Hot Topic

Peter King undeterred by critics of Muslim Trial

 Rep. Peter King, the head of House Homeland Security Committee, held a series of hearings on Islamic radicalism in the American Muslim community. King says the hearings are a matter of national security and is not deterred by critics who say the hearings amount to a witch hunt, unfairly singling out Muslims as potential extremists. more....

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Anti-Terror Lessons of Muslim Americans, Sanford-Duke Study introduced during the King trial

In the aftermath of the attacks on September 11,2001, and subsequent terrorist attacks elsewhere around the world, a key counter-terrorism concern is the possible radicalization of Muslims living in the United States. Yet, the record over the past
eight years contains relatively few examples of Muslim-Americans that have radicalized and turned toward violent extremism. This project seeks to explain
this encouraging result by identifying characteristics and practices in the Muslim-American community that are preventing radicalization and violence.

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Critics fear hearing will fuel anti-Muslim bias

UC Berkeley Islamophobia and the Security Agenda Conference

Arab League Mission to the Washington, D.C.
1100 17th Street, NW/ Suite 602/ Washington DC. 20036 
Telephone- (202) 265-3210