Boston, April 2, 2013 – The American Islamic Congress (AIC) and Project Nur kick off the 7th Annual Boston Muslim Film Festival today at the AIC Center Boston. The opening film, Words of Witness, explores 22-year-old journalist Heba Afify’s experience covering the Egyptian revolution. Words of Witness is the first of four films that will…
Read MoreWASHINGTON, March 27, 2013 – The American Islamic Congress (AIC) marks the two-year anniversary of the Egyptian revolution tomorrow with a panel event examining democratization and current religious freedom issues in Egypt. Panelists Eric Trager and Dwight Bashir will offer expert insight into the current situation in Egypt regarding the role of religion in Egyptian…
Read MoreProject Nur, AIC’s student-led campus initiative, expands to Western Washington University. Project Nur program coordinator Tyler Dixon explains why the club is a good fit for the university. “Western is a multicultural and diverse university, and focused on a lot of things that Project Nur is very focused on — intercultural understanding, dialogue, breaking down…
Read MoreAIC’s Executive Director Zainab al-Suwaij discusses the legacy of the American invasion of Iraq and the challenges the country faces on MSNBC’s Up w/ Chris Hayes. View the full segment here.
Read MoreWASHINGTON, March 14, 2013 – The American Islamic Congress (AIC) kicks off its Indigenous Peoples Campaign today with a summit to discuss the challenges facing indigenous peoples and evaluate the projects underway to address such challenges. Luis Felipe Duchicela, the Senior Advisor for Indigenous Peoples at the World Bank and Jacqueline Tiller, Grant Coordinator for…
Read MoreOn Thursday, March 28 2013, AIC will mark the two year anniversary of the Tahrir Square Revolution with the first event of the 2013 Capitol Hill Distinguished Speaker Series: Two Years After Tahrir. Click here to RSVP and view the full invite here.
Read MoreNext Thursday, March 14th, AIC will host the Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Summit at the AIC Center featuring keynote speaker Luis Felipe Duchicela, the Senior Advisor for Indigenous Peoples at the World Bank. RSVP here and view the full invite here.
Read MoreThe Yemen Times highlights AIC’s Eye to Heart Film Festival in Sana’a, Yemen on March 5, 2013. The film festival is part of AIC’s and was the first of it’s kind in Sana’a. Read more about the festival in the full article here.
Read MoreThe American Islamic Congress (AIC) launched Boston’s first-ever painting exhibition of Muslim women artists on Feb. 15. The exhibition titled, “Home and Away: Shared narratives of Gendered Identity,” is a four-part series showcasing the work of four Boston-based Muslim female artists from Iran, Pakistan, Morocco and Saudi Arabia.
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