As the protests against an offensive American film in the Middle East and the Muslim world enter their second week, they have spread to Indonesia and Lebanon. “The film was just an excuse to lead to these kind of riots in the street,” Zainab Al-Suwaij of the American Islamic Congress told CNN. She urged U.S.…
Read More“Was the Arab Spring Worth It?” wondered CNN in its segment “Situation Room.” And it’s gotten a whole rash of angry responses. Arab Spring activist Nasser Weddady addressed the question, broadly, on The World last week. He’s with the American Islamic Congress. As he and others point out, America’s transition to statehood wasn’t without bloodshed.…
Read MoreZainab Al-Suwaij, AIC’s Executive Director, sat down to speak with CNN’s Early Start about the crisis in the Middle East and how the United States should move forward. Watch the video at CNN.
Read MoreAnchor Marco Werman of PRI’s The World speaks with Nasser Weddady of the American Islamic Congress about the recent violence in the Arab world. Listen to PRI’s interview with Nasser here.
Read Morewith anchor Marco Werman, The World, Sept. 14, 2012.
Read MoreAn anti-Islam film that has Muslims all over the world enraged is again making headlines this morning. Nasser Weddady, director of the American Islamic Congress, joins Early Start today to discuss the escalating situation, explaining that both conservative and political elements in power are encouraging the protests. “Today, we should expect a lot of radical elements surfing…
Read MoreBOSTON, Sept. 13, 2012 – The Massachusetts Islamic community is reacting with sadness, disbelief and condemnation of the attacks against American Embassies in Libya, Egypt and Yemen. “It’s particularly tragic and upsetting to see that our service men and women, diplomats, who were sent in friendship, were attacked in such a cowardly fashion,” said Nasser…
Read MoreIn this interview, Nasser Weddady, AIC’s Civil Rights Director, speaks with Voice of America about the embassy attacks in Egypt, Yemen, and Libya that resulted in the death of U.S. Ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens. Read the whole interview here.
Read MoreAIC Civil Rights director Nasser Weddady and Executive Director Zainab Al-Suwaij are interviewed in this article from the Vancouver Observer, speaking about Islamophobia and the issues that Muslims in the West confront when faced with not only Islamophobia, but extremist Muslims in the Middle East who give a bad name to their faith. Read the…
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