BOSTON, Sept. 12, 2012 – Muslim Americans condemned violence in Egypt and Libya that left four Americans dead, but remain concerned that the deaths could rekindle anti-Muslim sentiment just as post-9/11 resentment was starting to ebb. Nasser Weddady, the civil rights outreach director at the American Islamic Congress, agreed that protests would be useful in…
Read MoreThe Times Literary Supplement recently reviewed “Arab Spring Dreams”, edited by AIC’s Nasser Weddady and activist Sohrab Ahmari, along with five other books analyzing the Arab Spring. From the review: ‘Arab Spring Dreams was written by those with the most at stake, people under the age of twenty-six living in places where conformism and obedience…
Read MoreLeigh, Karen. “Behind the Arab Revolts, an Activist Quietly Pulling Strings From Boston.” The Atlantic. N.p., 25 Jan. 2012.
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 MoreNasser Weddady, Civil Rights Outreach Director for AIC, spoke to the Post’s Jerry Markon in this article.
Read MoreNasser Weddady speaks on a panel addressing the role of communication technologies before and after revolutions, as well as what part local and foreign policy played in the Middle East pre and post-revolutions. CFP Conference organized by MENA, 2011. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYDqPB7100s part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFYG9ZHKCP8 part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1PBVAX1j6M part 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DJVE1dr23U part 4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7DJJZE1e5w part 5 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3yiljDTy8U…
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