WASHINGTON, May 8,2012 – On April 30, the first part of a 2-day workshop on the Contagion of Violence was convened in Washington DC by the Institute of Medicine, the health arm of the National Academy of Science. Jason Featherstone from the UK-based CeaseFire replication Surviving Our Streets and Zainab Al-Suwaij of the American Islamic…
Read MoreAmerican Muslims will be an important voting bloc in the 2012 presidential election, but some politicians have been hesitant to reach out to the community for fear of a backlash, said Corey Saylor, spokesman for the Council of Islamic-American Relations. In 2010, the Pew Research Center estimated that nearly 2.6 million Muslims lived in the…
Read MoreWASHINGTON, May 3, 2012 – The National Journal’s new “The Next America” section looks at how demography shapes the national agenda. In this report, they examine the role of American Muslims in the 2012 election, with insight from AIC’s Aimée Chiu, Communications Director.
Read MoreWASHINGTON, May 01, 2012 – American Islamic Congress COO Abdel Maliky spoke today at a rally calling for peace in Sudan and South Sudan. Speaking from the stage in Lafayette park beside the White House, Maliky stated that the resolution of the conflict required interfaith dialog, and argued that the roots of the fighting were not…
Read MoreWASHINGTON, April 30, 2012 – The American Islamic Congress (AIC) today celebrated the publication of Arab Spring Dreams: The Next Generation Speaks Out for Freedom and Justice from North Africa to Iran. With a foreword by Gloria Steinem and praise from Nobel Laureate Lech Walesa, the collection is a testament to the aspiration for freedom…
Read MoreBOSTON, April 28, 2012 – Today the AIC Center is hosting a special event with renowned culinary scholar and cookbook author Nawal Nasrallah. Nawal will demonstrate the preparation of authentic and delicious Iraqi dishes. For a “taste” of Nawal’s cooking and a preview of the event, check out Crystal Germond’s story on her food blog Heart…
Read MoreSAN DIEGO, April 16, 2012 – Today San Diego State chapter of Project Nur celebrated Mimouna, the holiday after the close of Passover when Jews can begin to eat bread again. “We want to educate people on the fact that holidays like this exist so that it reaches the awareness of the public and they…
Read MoreWASHINGTON, April 19, 2012 – AIC executive director Zainab Al-Suwaij appeared at the Bipartisan Policy Center today to discuss Egypt in the post-revolution era. From BPC’s press release: “More than a year after mass protests forced Egyptian strongman Hosni Mubarak from power, the potential of Egypt’s revolution has yet to be realized. Both the direction…
Read MoreIN THIS ISSUE: “Faith, Money, Power”, “Science & Islam,” “The Clinton Global Initiative,” and the Project Nur Film Festival. Click here or on the icon below to read the April 2012 AIC Newsletter.
Read MoreHighlights from the first event in the Science and Islam series entitled, “Creation of the Universe: Qur’anic Concepts and Scientific Theories” held at the University of Iowa. To watch the video click here.
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