Obama resists allied pressure for escalation in Libya
A rebel fighter walks beside a Grad multiple rocket launcher on the front line along the western entrance of Ajdabiyah April 19, 2011. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah DalshWASHINGTON (IPS) — Even as the conflict in Libya appears increasingly stalemated, the administration of President Barack Obama seems determined to resist growing allied...Poll: Americans overwhelmingly sympathetic to Arab democracyuprisings
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A new poll released on April 11 found that Americans strongly support Arab World uprisings but are split on whether or not democracy will be the final result, according to a new poll. When asked about the effect on the U.S. "if the countries of the Middle East become more democratic," respondents said it would...ACLU seeks records about state police searches of cellphones
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WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator John Kerry said Wednesday that U.S. policy toward the Middle East needs a "readjustment" to reflect the new realities of the region, which is at a boiling point with mass uprisings. "Too often over the past decade we have seen regimes in the region chiefly as bulwarks in the fight against terrorism, while...The King of Islamophobia
March 12th, 20110 'Witch hunt:' King's Muslim 'radicalization' hearings begin House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Peter King (R-NY) listens to witnesses during a hearing on "The Extent of Radicalization in the American Muslim Community and that Community's Response" on Capitol Hill in Washington March 10, 2011. REUTERSWASHINGTON,...Zogby International polling firm merging with Brazilian company
The Zogby International polling firm, which was founded in 1984 by Lebanese American John Zogby and has become a trusted source of information about issues affecting Arab Americans and the Arab world among many other issues, announced that it will officially begin transitioning with IBOPE Inteligencia, a subsidiary of the IBOPE Group.......
Zogby International polling firm merging with Brazilian company
The Zogby International polling firm, which was founded in 1984 by Lebanese American John Zogby and has become a trusted source of information about issues affecting Arab Americans and the Arab world among many other issues, announced that it will officially begin transitioning with IBOPE Inteligencia, a subsidiary of the IBOPE Group....U.S. considering “full range of options”
WASHINGTON (IPS) — As more Libyan towns and cities fell to anti-government forces Wednesday, U.S. President Barack Obama said Washington is preparing "the full range of options" to respond to the ongoing violence in the oil-rich North African state. In a five-minute televised statement from the White House, Obama stressed that...Al Jazeera English in talks with Comcast
The Comcast cable network, America's largest provider, is reportedly in discussions with Al Jazeera English to bring the channel into millions of U.S. homes, the Doha, Qatar-based network said on Tuesday, Feb. 22. The channel has received a great deal of extra attention because of its unfiltered coverage of Arab uprisings in Egypt as...Relief after alleged plot by Saudi student in Texas is foiled
WASHINGTON, D.C.- The Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) expressed its relief that law enforcement officials were able to disrupt an attempt to attack several targets including the home of former president George W. Bush. Early reports have shown that Khalid Ali-Aldawsari, a 20-year-old Texas student from Saudi Arabia who was arrested......
New America Media’s Sandy Close wins George Polk Career Award
BRENTWOOD, NY —This week, Long Island University announced the winners of 13 George Polk Awards for 2010. Sandy CloseThe New York Times and the independent non-profit news organization ProPublica each earned two Polk Awards, while the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel was honored with a Polk Award for the third-straight year. Judges...Seattle judge rules against Israeli war crimes bus ads citing threats
SEATTLE, WA — A ruling was handed down on Tuesday, Feb. 22 by a federal judge stating that county officials didn't violate First Amendment rights by refusing to run ads with the subject matter of Israeli war crimes on public buses, according to a report by Commentary Magazine's website. The prospective ads were sponsored by the Seattle......
Palestinian activist silenced, expelled from event
When can asking a question at a public forum at a university get you in trouble? When you're a Palestinian student, the speaker is an Israeli official, and the university is Florida International University (FIU). "Mnar has the strength of 10 men," said an Egyptian-American demonstrator at a recent south Florida Egyptian solidarity...Decision soon on Israeli war crime ads
A judge in Washington state was expected to rule on Friday, Feb. 18 whether it was unconstitutional for a county to cancel a bus ad that spoke out against Israeli Army war crimes. SeaMAC's bus ad. The ads, scheduled to run on Seattle buses, were pulled.In King County Washington, the American Civil Liberties Union filed a......