FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: American Islamic Congress 1718 M Street NW, #243 Washington, D.C. 20036 (202) 457-5890 www.aicongress.org “AIC Extends Sympathy to the Victims of the Orlando Shooting, their Families, and the LGBT community” (Washington, D.C., 6/13/16) – The American Islamic Congress (AIC), first and foremost, extends the deepest sympathies with the LGBT community following…
Read MoreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: American Islamic Congress 1718 M Street NW, #243 Washington, D.C. 20036 (202) 457-5890 www.aicongress.org “AIC Extends Sympathy to the People of Belgium and Condemns Terrorist Attacks” (Washington, D.C., 3/23/16) – The American Islamic Congress (AIC), first and foremost, extends the deepest sympathies with the people of Belgium following the…
Read MoreDecember 3, 2015 “The American Islamic Congress condemns, in the strongest terms, the heinous acts of violence that took place in Paris on the evening of November 13, and on December 2, in San Bernardino, CA. Our prayers and thoughts are with the families and friends of the victims. We will hold on to the…
Read MoreDecember 4, 2015 Zainab Al-Suwaij talks about the impact of 9/11 and the “haunting” presence of Islamic extremism in both the West and the Islamic World at a briefing organized by the European Foundation for Democracy. Zainab talks about the work of AIC and the impact of Project Nur across the US. She stressed the…
Read MoreAmerican Islamic Congress strongly condemns the brutal beheading of journalist James Foley by the terrorist group, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). As Muslim Americans, we feel these actions are completely unacceptable. We call on the White House and Congress to take action to stop ISIL and their campaigns of murder…
Read Moreby Tayyaba Bukhari On Thursday, July 31st AIC hosted ISIS in Iraq: Political or Religious Conflict discussion on Capitol Hill, with guest speakers Congressman Frank Wolf, Yasir Shallal, Kadhim Alwaely and Nina Shea. Executive Director and Co-founder Zainab Al-Suwaij moderated the event. The discussion focused on the struggles of religious minorities, women and whether ISIS was…
Read MoreWASHINGTON, D.C., December 19— The American Islamic Congress D.C. Center is proud to host an event with Matthew Levitt, who will discuss his latest book, “Hezbollah: The Global Footprint of Lebanon’s Party of God.” Hezbollah, Lebanon’s “Party of God,” is a multifaceted organization: it is a powerful political party in Lebanon, a Shia Islam religious and…
Read MoreThe American Islamic Congress (AIC) and its Project Nur (PN) are pleased to announce the upcoming fourth event in our groundbreaking series Science and Islam, supported by the John Templeton Foundation, and co-sponosred by the UC Berkeley Center for Middle East Studies Tomorrow’s World: Religion or Science? Wednesday, October 30th 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. University of California, Berkeley Maude Fife Room, 3rd Floor…
Read Moreby Nasser Weddady Following an attack by a militant Islamic group al-Shabab on Kenya’s Westgate mall in Nairobi on September 21, which left at least 60 dead, a small group of ethnic Somalis peacefully demonstrated in Minneapolis, Menessota primarily to speak out against this terrorist group. For many, this was personal, as al-Shabab targeted their…
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