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      James Zogby

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      After receiving his PhD in Comparative Religions and Middle East Studies and then teaching for a number of years, Dr James Zogby began a career in politics. During the past five decades, he founded a number of Arab-American civil rights organisations, served in a leadership role in the Democratic Party and in five Democratic presidential campaigns, and received appointments from both presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. He also founded Zogby Research Services, which has conducted groundbreaking public opinion polling across the Middle East.
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      Participants wait for the start of the American Muslim Day Parade on September 26, 2010 in New York. Spencer Platt / Getty Images
      How the US can better protect religious freedom

      James Zogby describes his work on the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom

      OpinionMay 13, 2017
      Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian Authority president, came to Washington this week to meet Donald Trump. Hussein Malla / AP Photo
      I am neither optimistic nor confident for Palestinians

      James Zogby expresses doubt over seeing any movement towards a just peace in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

      OpinionMay 06, 2017
      Christian worshipers light candles inside the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. Mussa Qawasma / Reuters
      How debate is choked by the pro-Israel lobby

      James Zogby reviews Israel’s discriminatory behaviour towards Palestinian Christians and Muslims and non-orthodox Jews

      OpinionApril 29, 2017
      Marwan Barghouti appears in a Jerusalem court. Bernat Armangue / AP Photo
      Punishment of Barghouti will not end protests

      Marwan Barghouti,the jailed Palestinian leader, is critical to the future resolution of the conflict with Israel, writes James Zogby

      OpinionApril 22, 2017
      Mourners carry the coffin of one of the victims of the blast at the Coptic Christian Saint Mark's church in Alexandria. Mohamed El-Shahed / AFP
      Christian communities in the Middle East are vulnerable and afraid

      James Zogby says that Christian communities are facing growing dangers in the Middle East due to failed policies

      OpinionApril 15, 2017
      Americans are divided over Donald Trump. Alex Brandon / AP Photo
      Rational debate withers away in the Trump years

      About 60 per cent of Americans don’t trust Donald Trump, writes James Zogby

      OpinionApril 08, 2017
      Women wave their national flags during a rally marking the 41st anniversary of Land Day, on the Palestinian side of the Beit Hanoun border crossing between Israel and the Gaza Strip. Adel Hana / AP Photo
      Palestinians will never give up the fight for the land stolen from them

      James Zogby explains the significance of Land Day in Palestine

      OpinionApril 01, 2017
      A Palestinian family talk while large crowds of people swim at the Gaza City beach. Adel Hana / AP Photo
      Why I am determined to tell Palestinians' stories

      The Palestinian narrative has not been properly explained in the West, writes James Zogby

      OpinionMarch 26, 2017
      Protesters chant during a rally against the travel ban at San Diego International Airport on March 6. Sandy Huffaker / AFP
      Trump’s executive order and the threat from within

      The US president's new travel ban illustrates demonstrates that the key enemy to America comes from within the country, writes James Zogby

      OpinionMarch 11, 2017
      US politician Keith Ellison meets supporters after a town hall meeting in Detroit, Michigan. Sarah Rice / Getty Images
      Democrats will not go back to the Hillary era

      Electing a new leader for the US Democratic party has been anything but easy, writes James Zogby

      OpinionMarch 04, 2017
      Saudi Arabia is undergoing a rapid transformation on every front. Faisal Al Nasser / Reuters
      Saudis upbeat as their country evolves rapidly

      A big change is taking place in Saudi Arabia, you just have to know where to look for it, writes James Zogby

      OpinionFebruary 25, 2017
      President Donald Trump and Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu give a joint news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Pablo Martinez Monsivais / AP Photo
      Two-state, one-state and an exercise in incitement

      James Zogby considers the next step in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process

      OpinionFebruary 18, 2017
      President Donald Trump needs to build bridges in the Arab world. Andrew Harrer / Bloomberg News
      Trump is risking long-term friendships in Arab world

      Anymore provocative measures by the US government against Arabs and Muslims will have severe and lasting consequences, writes James Zogby

      OpinionFebruary 11, 2017
      Protesters rally against President Donald Trump's executive order halting refugee admissions. Drew Angerer/ Getty images
      Malicious travel ban creates hate and division

      ISIL could never do as much damage to the idea of America as did the policies put forward by the Trump administration, writes James Zogby

      OpinionFebruary 04, 2017
      What Mr Trump has learnt is that he can fool some of the people all of the time. Alex Brandon / AP Photo
      Will the US president’s fragile ego be the start of his undoing?

      James Zogby notes Donald Trump’s inability to accept reality

      OpinionJanuary 29, 2017
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