February 21, 2014 by Jessica Smelser Tunis, Tunisia – AIC’s Tunisia Office Director, Basma Azizi, was recently invited to become a judge for the Thomas Jefferson Scholarship slated for March 2014. The Thomas Jefferson Scholarship is administered by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of State in partnership with the…
Read MoreThe USA Today recently interviewed AIC’s Executive Director, Zainab Al-Suwaij, about Project Nur and the students’ effort to educate communities about the Syrian conflict. Click here to read the full article.
Read MoreAIC Boston Co-Sponsors “Voices from Saudi Arabia” Beyond labels and stereotypes and beyond the constraints of the mainstream, engage in a discussion that will take you to the gruond and the underground in Saudi Arabia; speak to street artists, comedians, and women advocates. Thursdays: February 6, 13, 20, 2014 – 4pm – 6pm Refreshments and…
Read More$10,000 in prizes for young American and Middle Eastern writers Winners from previous years featured in critically acclaimed book: Arab Spring Dreams WASHINGTON, October 22, 2013 – The American Islamic Congress (AIC) announces its eighth annual The contest, which annually awards $10,000 in prizes, is open to young thinkers and writers from the Middle East and United States. A…
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