Aref Assaf

                 

Dr. Aref Assaf (PhD, Political Science and International Law) is president and founder of American Arab Forum, AAF, a non partisan think-tank specializing in advocating positive image of the American Arab community. Dr. Assaf was also a founding member of ADC-NJ Chapter and has served as its media chair for five years before serving as its president in 2004.

Dr. Assaf serves on and is a member of several state, national boards and academic organizations. These includes the American Society of Political Science and the American Society of International Law. Dr. Assaf is currently serving a second three-year term as a member of the New Jersey Governor’s Ethnic Advisory Council. His selection was the first of its kind for an Arab American to serve on this statewide council.

Dr. Assaf writes frequently in several New Jersey papers about contemporary American Arab issues and perspectives. He has appeared on many television programs such as CBS’ Sunday Morning, CNN in addition to metro TV stations. Dr. Assaf is available for speaking engagements without any honorarium.

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Monday, April 14, 2008
The Pope's 'Muslim Problem". Christain Muslim relations are strained and the Pope needs to take the lead
Among the Muslim clerics to shake the Pope hnad in Washington, DC, will be Imam Qatanani of the Islamic Center of Passaic County, NJ. The Imam,has been a leading figure in interfaith dialogue. Would it not be a fitting opportunity should the Pope visit New Jersey largest Mosque just he intends on visting a Jewsih Synagogue?

Monday, February 18, 2008
Fear-mongering defeated
Sometimes doing nothing is saying a lot. Kudos are deservedly due to members of Congress who let the ill-named Protect America Act expire rather than succumb to fear-mongering. The House on Wednesday declined to follow the Senate's footsteps and re-authorize the Act, which sunset Saturday, February 16, 2008.

Thursday, November 22, 2007
The Hope of Annapolis
(1 comments) For over six years, we have rightfully blamed the Bush administration for its inaction towards resolving the Palestine/Israel conflict. While there is ample justification for skepticism, this is not the time for fatalism about the prospect for a durable Middle East peace.

Monday, October 8, 2007
Another Peace Conference?
(1 comments) Against all odds, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's hope that Israelis and Palestinians should move beyond a "peace process" and agree on a "political horizon" reflects a lesson about the failure of previous peace efforts. A "political horizon" that offers hope for peace and defines it in a way acceptable to both sides would create political momentum for implementing negotiations to succeed.

Tuesday, October 2, 2007
Are There Too Many Muslims in America?
(4 comments) Are there too many Mosques/Muslims in America? Arabisto.com By Dr. Aref Assaf "We have too many churches and synagogues in the United States." Imagine what a national outrage would ensue if such a statement was uttered by an American official. Yet one ponders the conspicuous silence when Congressman Peter King (R-NY) warned us that "we have too many mosques in this country." In a recent interview with The Politico,

Saturday, July 21, 2007
Stop Dreaming, Mr. President!
So President Bush finally recognizes the urgent need to address the Palestine-Israel conflict. His "vision" of an independent Palestine state, first articulated in 2002, we are told, will be at the center of a major international peace conference to be held in the fall. In 2002,

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