Mid-East Meets Midwest

1)The War in Iraq: U.S. military pulling out of Iraqi cities, what does this mean for the US? Iraq? What will happen to US-Iraqi relations?
The War in Iraq

2) Obama foreign policy toward the region, especially in hot button issues like Iran and the Arab-Israeli conflict
The Arab World’s Reaction to Obama’s Position on Iran

3) Arab-American issues: refugees in America, integrating into American culture
Diversity in Detroit

4) How Americans are creating democracy in Iran
The Role of Women in Iranian Protests

This blog will present Persian/Arab-American relations in an understandable, impartial, informative way, focusing on the impact that America is having on the Middle East through official foreign policy and individual relationships, and the impact that the Middle East is having on America.

Yahoo Groups:

Mideast Web Dialog
Arab American Group
Directory of Groups

Facebook groups:

Arab-Youth Network of Chicago
Stay in Iraq Until the Job is Done

Recent blogs/discussions about Iran are spewing out of the cyber-chatter:

MSNBC Discussion Board Iran
MSNBC Iraq Discussion

U.S. military chatter:

Military Perspective

The University of Michigan has an extensive compilation website with official policies toward the countries and extensive information about the nations themselves

This State Department website details initiatives underway regarding American relations with with the Middle East

For a look at the United States from an Arab point of view:

Arab-American News:

An Arab American News Media Wire:

Time Magazine’s Mid East blog