English Events

• 4/27/16: A conversation with Dr. Maher S. Mahmassani about his book: "Islam in Retrospect: Recovering the Message" (in Arabic)

• One Year in Iraq, by Fuad K. Suleiman, Ph.D. (November 9, 2005, html, event in Arabic; transcript in English)

• Where do We Stand on Western Civilization?, by Qassim Al-Wazir (April 2002, html, event in Arabic; transcript in English)

• Do Arabs Want Change or More of the Same?, by Sadek Sulaiman (November 2, 2005, html)

• Sudan and Arabic Culture, by Ambassador of Sudan Khidir Ahmed (August 2, 2005, html)

• Reading the New Political Situation in Lebanon, A Panel Discussion  featuring Dr. Clovis Maksoud, Mohammad Shatah, and Dr. Daoud Khairallah (July 10, 2005, html)

• Drs. Saad Eldin Ibrahim and Rushdi Said Discuss Political Reform in Egypt (April 20, 2005, html)

• From Today's Extremes to Tomorrow's Moderation, a conversation with former Ambassador Sadek Sulaiman (March 9, 2005, html)

• Ideas for Improving Arab-American Relations with Dr. Paul Sullivan and Dr. Samer Shehata  (March 2, 2005, html)

• A conversation with Deputy Secretary General of the Arab League for Palestine Mr. Said Kamal, Ambassador of Qatar Mr. Bader Omar Al-Dafa, and Arab League Ambassador to the United States Dr. Hussein Hassouna, about "The Arab-Israeli Conflict and U.S.-Arab Relations" (December 1, 2004, html)

• A Conversation with former Ambassador General Mohammad Al-Zein: A Sudanese Point of View About the Darfur Crisis (August 27, 2004, html)

• A Conversation with Ambassador of Syria Dr. Imad Mustapha: "Syria and the Current Developments in the Middle East (August 8, 2004, html)

• A Conversation with Director of Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies, Dr. Abdel Monem Said  Aly, about "The Conflict in US-Arab Relations" (June 27, 2004, html)

• Empowering Arab Americans, by Mounzer Sleiman (html)

• Ameen Rihani's Vision of US-Arab Relations, by May Rihani (February 25, 2004, PDF)

• About the UN 2003 Report on Arab Human Development by Dr. Imad Mustapha (January 7, 2004, PDF)

• The Question of Federation, by Dr. David Khairallah (March 2004, html)

• The UN 2003 Report on Arab Human Development. by Dr. Imad Mustapha (PDF)

• How to Overcome the Weaknesses of our Nation, by Dr. Jawdat Said (PDF)

• Current and Future Arab-American Relations, by Dr. Mustapha Al-Faqey (PDF)

• The Struggle Over Jerusalem: Current Facts and Future Possibilities, by Ishaq Budeiri (PDF)  

• September 11 and the War on Terrorism, by Caryle Murphy, as published in Al-Ahram Newspaper, October 3, 2003 (Event was in English, but article is in Arabic, PDF)

• Lessons from an Important Era During Gamal Abdul Nasser's Life by Dr. Walid Abdelnasser, as published in Al-Khaleej Newspaper, October 10, 2003 (link)

• What is Needed to Build a Better Future for the Arabs?, as published in Al-Quds Newspaper, London, (link)

• The Future of Lebanon:  Options for a Solution, by Dr. Philip Salem

• Where We Stand on Western Civilization, by AlKassem AlWazir (PDF)

• Plans for the Future of the Middle East, Based on the American Vision of a Free Trade Area, as published in Al-Khaleej Newspaper (link)

• About Syrian American Relations, by Dr. Imad Mustapha, Deputy Ambassador, Embassy of Syria (May 21, 2003) (PDF)

• Reasons for Violence in Societies, by Kassem Al-Wazir (PDF)

• Panel Discussion at Al-Hewar Center: Arab American Relations:  Which Direction Will They Go? (PDF)

• Al-Hewar Center Panel: 50 Years After Nasser Revolution (in Arabic, gif file)

• The Nature of American Philosophy, by Sadek Sulaiman, May 8, 2002 (in Arabic, PDF)

• Al-Hewar Center Celebrates 7th Anniversary (as published by Al-Ahram Newspaper, in Arabic, PDF)

• Americans and the Arab World: Who has Misunderstood Whom?, by Sadek Sulaiman (PDF)

• A Poem in Arabic about the 7th Anniversary of Al-Hewar Center, by Abdullah Hassan (in Arabic, gif file)

• A Look at Life in Qatar, by Ambassador of Qatar to Washington, Bader Omar Al-Dafa, October 31, 2001 (PDF)

• How September 11 is Affecting the Arab and Islamic Community, October 10, 2001 (PDF)

• A Conversation with Ambassador of Jordan, Dr. Marwan Al-Muasher, "Jordan and Current Developments in the Middle East" 
  by Ambassador of Jordan, Dr. Marwan Al-Muasher, August 1, 2001 (in Arabic, PDF)

• Syria and Current Developments in the Middle East, by Ambassador of Syria, Dr. Rostom Al-Zoubi, July 25, 2001 (in Arabic, PDF)

• About the 49th Anniversary of Nasser's Revolution in Egypt by Sadek Sulaiman and Sobhi Ghandour (July 21, 2001) (in Arabic, PDF)

• Choices for the Palestinian People, by Dr. Hisham Sharabi, presentation at Al-Hewar Center (July 18, 2001) (in Arabic, gif file)

• Arab League Ambassador Dr. Hussein Hassouna Speaks at Al-Hewar Center (June 27, 2001) (as published in the July 10, 2001 edition of Al-Ahram Newspaper) (in Arabic, PDF)

• Egypt and Current Developments in the Middle East, by Ambassador of Egypt Nabil Fahmy (June 6, 2001) (in Arabic, PDF)

• The 'Homeland' in Immigrant Literature, by Dr. Suheil Bushrui (March 7, 2001) (in Arabic, PDF)

• A Conversation with Al-Tayeb Saleh (October 1995), (in Arabic, html)

• Israeli Aggression Against Christians in Palestine, by Rateb Y. Rabie, President of the Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation (April 11, 2001) (in Arabic, PDF)

• Unity and Diversity in the Arab Nation, by Sadek Sulaiman (March 28, 2001) (in Arabic, gif file)

• The Borders of Diversity in the Society and the Nation by Sobhi Ghandour (March 28, 2001) (in Arabic, PDF)

• Panel Discussion about The Israeli and Arab Lobbies: A Comparison (in Arabic, in PDF Format)

• Culture and the Role of Intellectuals, by Sadek Sulaiman  (in Arabic, PDF)

• The Cultural Legacy of Emir AbdelKader, by Ambassador of Algeria Idriss Jazairy (in Arabic, in Adobe PDF Format)

• Obstacles to Arabic Civil Society, by Zaid Al-Wazir (in Arabic, in Adobe PDF Format)

• Understanding the Nasser Years, by Sobhi Ghandour (in Arabic, in Adobe PDF Format)

• Choices for the Future of the Arab World, by Sobhi Ghandour (in Arabic, in Adobe PDF Format)

• The Role of Immigrants in the Arabic and Islamic Renaissance by Ibrahim Al-Wazir, September 1998 (in Arabic, PDF Format)

• The Arab League and the Future of Arabism, by Clovis Maksoud, March 1995 (in Arabic, PDF)

• Kuwait and the Palestinian Issue by Dr. Shafeeq Ghabra, October 1998 (in Arabic, PDF)

• The Future of Arab Solidarity by Khalid Abdalla, January 14, 1995 (in Arabic, PDF)

• The Arab Nationalist Movement in the 1950's and the Islamic Awakening in the 1980's: Remarks and Conclusions, featuring Dr. Taha Jaber Alalwani, Dr. Clovis Maksoud, and Mr. Sadek Sulaiman, with remarks by Sobhi Ghandour (in Arabic, in Adobe PDF Format)

• The Role of Religion in Arab Life by Sadek Sulaiman (in Arabic, in Adobe PDF Format)

• The Water Crisis in the Levant by Dr. Rushdi Said, (November 1998) (in Arabic, in Adobe PDF Format)

• By Dr. Najib E. Saliba:  Will the Cradle of Christianity be Without Christians?

• Delinda Curtiss Hanley, News Editor of the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs: What Americans Should Know About the Arab-Israeli Conflict (Presented at Al-Hewar Center on March 27, 2013)

• Dr. Lory Dance: “Struggles Of The Disenfranchised: Commonalities Among Native Americans, Black Americans, And Palestinians” (September 30, 2009)

• Dr. Suheil Bushrui: The Spiritual Foundation of Human Rights (October 22, 2008)

• Dr. Carsten Wieland: "A Regional Peace Negotiation Cannot Be Achieved Without Syria"  (December 1, 2006)

• 25 Lessons from 25 years of Interfaith Experience, Rev. Dr. Clark Lobenstine, Executive Director, InterFaith Conference of Metropolitan Washington (February 22, 2006, html)

• Dr. Michael Hudson:  American Needs to Rethink Its Mid East Policies (November 16, 2005, html)

• State Department Spokesman Explores Implications of Iraqi Elections (February 9, 2005, Word file)

• Dr. Azizah al-Hibri: "What It Means to be an American Muslim" (December 8, 2004, Word file)

• Helen Thomas:  "Press Failed to Hold White House Accountable" (in English, September 8, 2004)
  See also Arabic Article

• ADC President Mary Rose Oakar Stresses Importance of Political Participation (September 22, 2004)

• A Conversation with former Dean of the White House Press Corps, Helen Thomas (September 8, 2004, press release in Arabic)

• Arab Americans are a "Centerpiece" in this Election Year, by Jim Zogby, AAI (June 6, 2004)

• At Al-Hewar Center The Current Role of the U.S. in Iraq, by David Ballard, U.S. State Department (May 12, 2004)

• ‘Arabs in America’ or ‘Arab Americans’? An Analysis of an Al-Hewar Discussion Forum on Arab American Identities and Citizenship
  by Dr. Caroline Nagel and Prof. Lynn Staeheli (August 10, 2003)

• ...And What About Arab Christians?, by Gabriel Habib (March 17, 2004)

• The Quest for “Moderate” Islam, by Dr. Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad (February 18, 2004)

• Arab Youth: Positive Contributors To Their Countries’ Development, by Gregory Valadie (a special event hosted at the Academy for Educational Development and co-sponsored by Al-Hewar Center, on January 29, 2004)

• Winning Hearts Before Wars – The U.S. and the Muslim World, by Dr. Husain Haqqani (July 13, 2003)

• Why We Need Dialogue Among Cultures and Civilizations (May 7, 2003), featuring Mr. AbdulWahab Al-Kebsi, Imam Mohamad Bashar Arafat, Ph.D., Mr. John Simmons, and Mr. Lowell Christy.

• Ambassador James Akins Discusses American Middle East Policy (January 29, 2003)

• The Dialogue of Civilizations and The Prospects for Peace: Islam and the West by Dr. Majid Fakhry (January 8, 2003)

• Al-Hewar Center Hosts Panel Discussion on Lessons Learned from September 11

• The State Department and the Middle East, by Jon B. Alterman (30 January 2002)

• Positive Orientalism:  Islam in the Eyes of the West, An Exploration of Positive Images of Islam in Western Literature  by Dr. Mohammed Sharafuddin (November 28, 2001)

• United States Policy in the Middle East: How to Change It by Dr. Laura Drake

• In the Footsteps of the Prophet Alex Kronemer discusses the making of a documentary on the life of the Prophet at Al-Hewar Center [as published in Al-Ahram Newspaper, in Arabic, pdf file]

• Jerusalem: City for All by Ra'afat Dajani 

• The Commonality of the Human Condition versus the Diversity of Human Thought  by Sadek J. Sulaiman (July 11, 2001) (in English, PDF)

• Islamic and Western Values by Dr. Ali Mazrui (in English)

• Christian- Muslim Relations by Dr. Yvonne Haddad (in English)

• The Thought and Works of Ameen Rihani by Dr. Suheil Bushrui (in English)

• Kahlil Gibran of America by Dr. Suheil Bushrui (in English)

• Regional Strategy and Geopolitics in the Mashreq by Dr. Laura Drake (March 22, 2000) (in English)

• Islam Should be Recognized as Dynamic, Flexible Religion by Dr. Fathi Osman (April 11, 1999) (in English)

• US, Egypt Need More "Cultural Understanding and Cooperation" by Ambassador of Egypt Nabil Fahmy (in English)

• Building Bridges of Understanding Between Islam and America, by Alexander Kronemer 

• Alma Jadallah Discusses Conflict Resolution Techniques At Al-Hewar Center (May 23, 2001) (in English)

• One Arab American’s Personal Journey Through the American Experience by Dr. Albert Mokhiber (in English)

• The Ties Between Culture and Conflict by Panelists Alma Jadallah and Amr Abdullah Explore (in English)

• The Cost of Israel to the American Public by Richard Curtiss (in English)

• Palestine, Jerusalem and the American Public by Ra'afat Dajani (in English)

• Sir Cyril Townsend Addresses Al-Hewar Center (in English)

• Making Israel Blink by Dr. Murhaf Jouejati (in English)

• Middle East Issues in an American Political Life by Senator Charles Percy (in English)

• Congressman James Moran at Al-Hewar Center (in English)

• Discussing Jerusalem with the American Public  (in English)

• Dr. Azizah al-Hibri at Al-Hewar Center: "Islam and the Age of Information" (February 28, 1998) (in English)

• A Syrian Perspective on the Syrian-Israeli Track by Dr. Murhaf Jouejati (in English)

• Perspectives on US-Gulf Relations by Dr. John Duke Anthony (in English)

• How the Community Can Counter Negative Images by Dr. Dan Rainey, Julia Morelli and Mohammad Hakki (in English)