“Tahrir Square Revisited: Local Egyptians Reflect One Year after Mubarak” Wednesday, January 18 at 7:00PM AIC Center – 38 Newbury Street, Boston One year ago, Egyptians from many walks of life took to the street to protest repression and ended up toppling the country’slong-time ruler in a matter of days. To mark the anniversary, local…
Read MoreRead The Boston Globe’s coverage of the opening of the AIC Cultural Center. “The American Islamic Congress hopes its new center will draw people of all faiths to the concerts, yoga sessions, and civic-oriented workshops it plans to hold – and along the way perhaps change some stereotyped images of Muslims in a secular setting…”…
Read MoreWBUR’s Delores Handy covers the opening of the AIC Cultural Center on Newbury Street in Boston’s Back Bay. You can listen to or ready the story here. AIC’s Nasser Weddady comments, ““Islam is the religion of peace. Well, it is not in the minds of outsiders, and our job is to explain and own up…
Read MoreBOSTON, Nov. 23, 2011 – The American Islamic Congress (AIC) today announced the grand-opening of its new cultural center on Dec. 2, 2011 at 38 Newbury Street. The event will feature Congressman Michael Capuano, AIC Executive Director Zainab Al-Suwaij, and local American Muslim artists. “We are thrilled to establish a welcoming home in the heart…
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