Washington, DC—On November 16, 2012, WFPG hosted a panel discussion on “How Have Women’s Political Rights Fared in Egypt?”. Panelists included Zainab Al-Suwaij of the American Islamic Congress, Yassmine ElSayed Hani of Al Akhbar Daily Newspaper, and Nancy Okail of Freedom House. The program was moderated by Kate Seelye of the Middle East Institute. The…
Read MoreOn Oct. 11, President Carl (Tobey) Oxholm III, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Steve O. Michael, Associate Dean for Institutional Diversity Judith Dalton, and Assistant Professor of History and International Studies Samer Abboud met with Reem Sharhan, a representative of Project Nur, a student-led social justice advocacy group that promotes mutual respect between Muslims and all communities. The small…
Read MoreWatch Middle East Broadcasting Center’s piece about the Anti-Muslim ads in the Washington, DC Metro featuring AIC Executive Director Zainab al-Suwaij here.
Read MoreWASHINGTON, November 12, 2012 – The American Islamic Congress is pleased to announce the launch of a new outreach and education initiative in Iraq, Protecting Marginalized Indivduals (PMI). This initiative will work to aid and empower individuals who practice alternative lifestyles. Specifically, those who face violence due to their real or perceived sexual orientation, those…
Read MoreWASHINGTON, Nov. 5, 2012 — The United States Commission on Civil Rights announces that it will hold a public briefing on November 9, 2012 starting at 9:30am ET on the topic of “Federal Civil Rights Engagement with the Arab and Muslim American Communities Post 9/11.” The briefing will take place at Commission headquarters, 1331 Pennsylvania…
Read MoreThe debate between science and religion on the evolutionary theory has been contested among a wide range of religions and scientists for years, but Islamic student initiative Project Nur program manager Shakir Mohammed said people could still study science and believe in the Muslim faith. “We are hoping people get an idea and are interested in…
Read MoreThe full transcript from the second Science and Islam event “Reconciling the Islamic Tradition with the Theory of Evolution” held at Boston University. To download the transcript click here.
Read MorePhotos from the second event in the Science and Islam series, entitled “Reconciling the Islamic Tradition with the Theory of Evolution,” held at Boston University. [thethe-image-slider name=”S&I Boston”]
Read MoreA clip from the second event of the “Science and Islam” series entitled “Reconciling the Islamic Tradition with the Theory of Evolution” at Boston University. To watch the video click here.
Read More“[Arab Spring Dreams is] a collection of essays written by very real people who live in the unfree parts of the Middle East. They take everyday risks on behalf of the very “values” that so many privileged and proper people in the free world arrogate as exclusively their own. The essays are a potpourri of…
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