• Intern Corner
    Justice, Equality, and Human Rights

    Twenty Years After 9/11: A Reckoning for Anti-Muslim Hostility in the United States

    Dec 10, 2021Patricia Jannack

    In his human rights speech at the University of Connecticut in October, President Joe Biden argued that the best way for the United States to fight for global …

  • Viewpoint
    Palestine/IsraelArab Americans/ Muslim Americans

    The Changing Arab American Activism for Palestine in the United States

    Jul 12, 2021Hani J. Bawardi

    Advocacy for Palestine in the United States has entered a new phase, given the higher level of veracity social media injected into coverage of the latest Israe…

  • Viewpoint
    Arab Americans/ Muslim Americans

    Including Arab Americans in the Biden Administration Is Not Enough

    Mar 11, 2021Nadine S. Naber

    In a series of unprecedented moves, President Joe Biden took steps seen as helping to politically and socially integrate the Arab American community. He includ…

  • Op-Eds

    The arrogance of invoking ‘Syria’ or ‘Bogota’ as political violence in the U.S. unfolds

    Jan 11, 2021Yousef Munayyer

    Those of us living in the United States who hail from the Middle East have long felt the costs of a discourse that views our region exclusively through the len…

  • Conferences
    US Domestic Politics and Elections

    Fifth Annual Conference – The 2020 US Election: Domestic and Global Implications

    Sep 21-30, 2020

    Arab Center Washington DC dedicated its fifth annual conference to analysis of the November 3rd US elections, particularly the presidential component. Conferen…

  • Podcast
    Arab Americans/ Muslim Americans

    Race and the Arab American Community

    Aug 6, 2020

    In the first episode of 5 Questions, Nadine Naber joins host Yousef Munayyer to discuss Arab Americans and US race relations. Nadine Naber is a professor in th…

  • Book Talks
    Arab Americans/ Muslim Americans

    America & Islam: Soundbites, Suicide Bombs and the Road to Donald Trump

    Jul 25, 2019

    On July 25, 2019, Arab Center Washington DC hosted award winning journalist and scholar Lawrence Pintak for a book talk on America and Islam.

  • Viewpoint
    LevantArab Americans/ Muslim Americans

    What the Ilhan Omar controversies reveal about US politics

    Apr 26, 2019Tamara Kharroub

    The attacks against Omar are part of a larger project to silence voices that advocate for Palestinian rights.

  • Op-Eds

    Zeina Azzam: Arab views on America: We like you as people, we hate your policies

    Nov 20, 2017Zeina Azzam

    The rise of Trump could unravel the positive effects of US 'soft power' in the Arab world, undermining decades of work through bullying bombast.Read more

  • Policy Analysis
    Arab Americans/ Muslim Americans

    Countering Violent Extremism under the Trump Administration: Shortsighted and Counterproductive

    Oct 11, 2017Tamara Kharroub

    To counter violent extremism, the Trump Administration would better serve US interests and security by focusing on fostering democratic governance, investing i…

  • Op-Eds

    Yousef Munayyer: Reactionaries in the Driver’s Seat

    Dec 21, 2016Yousef Munayyer

    The America Trump inherits is one traumatized by 15 years of "War on Terror" policies, on top of institutionalized racism. As Trump has proven to be very diffe…

  • Policy Analysis
    Violent Extremism

    Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) in the United States: An Assessment of Domestic and International Efforts

    Dec 1, 2016Sara Lobo Tamara Kharroub

    Countering Violent Extremism, or CVE, is a relatively new but expanding framework of practices for US “soft power” engagement with radicalization and extremism…