Today, AIC remembers the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. This horrific tragedy that claimed the lives of many innocent people continues to affect individuals around the world and continues to drive AIC’s work. It is the terrorist actions of a few cowardly individuals that prompted the creation of AIC and why we continue to strive…
Read Moreby Tayyaba Bukhari This summer I met a variety of Iraqi Americans, born and nurtured from all different parts of the world now residing in the U.S., who came together to educate and discuss the growing controversial issue of the Islamic State of Syria and Iraq (ISIS) in Washington, DC. One of the main things…
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 MoreAugust 12, 2014 is International Youth Day. During this time, the world focuses on spreading awareness about youth-related issues and causes. AIC’s passionate about helping youth make positive changes in their community and the world at large, so we are holding a Selfie Contest on Instagram! Take a picture of yourself and explain what youth empowerment…
Read Moreby Manel Hamdi The Tunisian stumble path toward democracy began after the popular revolt against Ben Ali’s regime. Having its first free elections in October 2011, Tunisia believed that the dream of becoming the first democracy in the MENA region could be fulfilled. However, this dream was postponed after the failure of the Troika government…
Read MoreThe annual Iftar held by AIC Tunis on Wednesday 23rd was a great success. More than fifty participant representing different organizations, national and international, attended the event. The guests were members of the jury of ‘the Leader’ competition, representatives of local civil societies, GIZ, Mercy Corps, UNIDO (United Nations Industrial Development Organization), GMF (German…
Read MoreBy Manel Hamdi Social entrepreneurship refers to the practice of combining innovation, resourcefulness and opportunity to address critical social and environmental challenges. Social entrepreneurs focus on transforming systems and practices that are the root causes of poverty, marginalization, environmental deterioration and accompanying loss of human dignity. In so doing, they may set up for-profit or…
Read MoreAIC Tunisia Iftar: A moment to share! The AIC is holding the annual Iftar event next Wednesday (23rd July). This event is in partnership with Lab’ESS (Laboratoire de l’Economie Social et Solidaire). Lab’ESS is a French Think Tank aiming at explaining social economy and developing economic situation for the people and the environment. The event…
Read MoreBy Manel Hamdi A common definition of leadership states that it is ‘the process through which leaders influence the attitudes, behaviours and values of others.’ However, the concept of leadership is still vague, as there is no definitive model of how a leader should be. In other words, the definition does not really explain how…
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