WASHINGTON, September 26, 2012 – Zainab Al-Suwaij, Executive Director of the American Islamic Congress (AIC) will represent her organization at the 67th United Nations General Assembly in New York City, Sept. 26-28. The General Assembly will set the United Nations agenda for the upcoming year and will focus specifically on rule of law. Al-Suwaij’s attendance…
Read MoreIN THIS ISSUE: Project Nur National Conference, Back to School, Dream Deferred essay contest winners, ‘Arab Spring Dreams’ To read the entire issue, click here.
Read MoreWASHINGTON, September 26, 2012 — CAPITOL HILL BRIEFING Freedom of Speech vs. Freedom of Religion in the Islamic World and Western Democracies: A Clash of Civilizations? Where: 2226 Rayburn House Office Building When: 11:30am – 12:30pm, Friday, 5 October, 2012 Religious freedom and freedom of speech has faced both strong support and heavy criticism following the 9/11/12 consulate…
Read MoreWASHINGTON, Sept. 26, 2012 – AIC joined the Armenian National Committee of American (ACNA) along with 120 other human rights, faith-based, public interest, and ethnic organizations in calling for decisive UN action to press Sudan to allow humanitarian access to the Sudanese states of South Kurdofan and Blue Nile, as well as Darfur. Read the…
Read MoreNEW YORK, September 26, 2012 – A controversial ad campaign funded by conservative blogger Pamela Geller that many see as offensive to Muslims, has prompted some New Yorkers to reject the ads. Stickers reading “RACIST” and “HATE SPEECH” have appeared on some of the ads, which are posted on MTA subway trains and stations. The…
Read MoreWASHINGTON, September 24, 2012 — The American Islamic Congress (AIC) is leading a multi-faith coaltion of scholars, human rights organizations and religious organizations to call on Congress to pass Senate Bill 1245, which would create a Special Envoy for religious minorities in South Central Asia and Near East at the United States Department of State.…
Read MoreIN THIS ISSUE: AIC responds to embassy attacks, annual Project Nur conference, celebration in Boston. Click here to read the newsletter.
Read MoreWASHINGTON, September 24, 2012 – Project Nur, the student-led initiative of the American Islamic Congress (AIC), hosted its 6th Annual Student Leadership Conference this past weekend in the nation’s capital. Fifty-four students from 30 Project Nur chapters across the country attended the three-day leadership training conference. “The conference is intended to bring together engaged and…
Read MoreToday I am an angry Arab Muslim woman — outraged, as a person of conscience, over the attacks on American embassies and the murder of a talented diplomat who represented me. After the 2005 cartoon riots, no one should be surprised by Muslim fanatics’ irrational violence. Yet seeing history repeated — not as farce but…
Read MoreWASHINGTON, Sep. 24, 2012 – AIC has joined a group of scholars and human rights organizations in calling for Congress to pass Senate Bill 1245, which would create a Special Envoy for religious minorities in South Central Asia and the Near East at the United States Department of State. The creation of the Special Envoy…
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