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A significant event occurred on the streets of Washington, DC on Sept. 29--just one year and one day after Ariel Sharon, now Israel's prime minister, provoked the al-Aqsa intifada by [...]

As former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger prepared to speak to the 'Advent/MicroEdge Conference' on philanthropy, protesters gathered outside his hotel in Washington, DC on Sept. 6 to call attention [...]

The Arab American Institute hosted its 15th candidates' night in northern Virginia on Sept. 30. The more-than-capacity audience crowded into the room, first to stand in allegiance with their country [...]

Several people presented the Palestinian perspective on U.S.-Arab relations at a panel discussion at the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination annual convention. Attorney Raef Zreik described the dilemma the Palestinian Authority (PA) faces [...]

Arab-American, former Green Party presidential candidate, and long-time consumer activist Ralph Nader addressed a large audience at the Friday, June 9 dinner of the 18th annual American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, on [...]

In Washington, DC on March 19, Palestinian protesters were joined by a large and diverse group angry that the U.S. would accord full head-of-state treatment to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel [...]

Thousands of people gathered in front of the Israeli consulate in New York City for a rally on April 7 to call for the Palestinians' right to return to their [...]

Murhaf Jouejati, a resident scholar at the Middle East Institute (MEI), spoke to a full house at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Feb. 2 on conditions in Syria [...]

Farouk Kaddoumi, Palestinian foreign minister and head of the political department of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), spoke on moving toward a just peace in Palestine at a Dec. 5 [...]

In an Oct. 20 appearance at Georgetown University's Center for Contemporary Arab Studies, Israeli and Palestinian activists Jonathan Pollack and Ayed Morrar discussed their nonviolent resistance to Israeli occupation. The [...]

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's April 14 visit to President George Bush at the White House sparked a press conference called by the Muslim America Society Freedom Foundation (MAS), and [...]

On the weekend of July 19 to 22, Gallaudet University in Washington, DC was the site of an organizers' meeting for a new campaign aimed at ending the Israeli occupation [...]

On May 31, the United for Peace and Justice coalition (UFPJ) hosted a National Teach-in at the National City Christian Church in Washington, DC. As some conference-goers browsed through books [...]

Following his remarks Secretary Powell quickly left the banquet, and former Green Party presidential candidate Ralph Nader, an Arab American and longtime consumer advocate, entered. There was no appeal from [...]

Ambassador David Satterfield garnered quite a different response during a MESA plenary session on American policy and prospects for Middle East peace. Appearing instead of Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern [...]

Former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark was the keynote speaker at a Sept. 4 press conference held by ANSWER (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism) at the National [...]

A Saturday afternoon, Aug. 31 ISNA panel examined Muslim civil rights post 9/11--one of many panel discussions on this vital topic. After an introduction stressing that the concepts of justice [...]

Moderator Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai of the Kashmiri American Council opened the Saturday, Aug. 31 ISNA session on peace and justice in Kashmir by citing Sen. Joseph Lieberman (DCT), who [...]

Since Sept. 11, Dr. Sami Al-Arian has come under attack, as the University of South Florida (USF) tried to fire the tenured professor, allegedy for neglecting to specifically state that [...]

The International Republican Institute, a nonprofit organization with the stated purpose of advancing democracy worldwide, hosted at its Washington, DC offices on Dec. 6 British Member of Parliament Michael Anscram, [...]

Sabeel, the Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center based in Jerusalem, held a conference March 3 and 4 at Washington, DC's New York Avenue Presbyterian Church. In her opening keynote address to [...]

Former Washington Report staffer Randa Kayyali discussed her new book, The Arab Americans, at the Palestine Center in Washington, DC on Jan. 26. Her book is part of a series [...]

An urgent yet hopeful tone pervaded the annual Palestine Center conference, held Nov. 18, 2005 in Washington, DC. Noted scholar Dr. Naseer Aruri introduced the theme of the conference, 'Palestine [...]

Former Attorney General Ramsey Clark announced the formation of the Emergency Committee for Iraq on June 15 at the National Press Club. Co-chairs, including Clark; former Prime Minister of Malaysia [...]

On a sunny Saturday, Oct. 25, International ANSWER (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism) and UFPJ (United for Peace and Justice) united at the Washington Monument in the [...]

About 60 activists from the Washington, DC area kept vigil at Farragut Park June 5, as demonstrations and vigils around the world marked the 36th anniversary of Israel's military occupation [...]

Later that evening, several hundred ADC conventiongoers crowded the hall outside the banquet room for almost two hours, as metal detectors and police enforced strict security measures in anticipation of [...]

The first annual Muslim American Heritage Day was held Oct. 6 at Washington, DC'S Freedom Plaza. The site of many protests in support of Palestine and against the war in [...]

While the world's attention was focused on Israel's April invasions of the West Bank, the Jewish state passed several disturbing new laws. Dr. Jamal Zahalka, general director of the Ahali [...]

Longtime activist Jerome Segal, founder of the Jewish Peace Lobby and senior research scholar at the University of Maryland Center for International and Security Studies, addressed the Center for Policy [...]

Renowned author and activist Tariq Ali appeared at Georgetown University April 17 to debate the equally renowned and active Christopher Hitchens as part of a book tour sponsored by Verso, [...]