Read 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 MoreRead Howard LaFranchi’s article about AIC’s efforts to secure the passage legislation to reauthorize USCIRF (United States Commission on International Religious Freedom). AIC’s John T. Pinna is quoted: ““We have a key tool on our belt for addressing all the universal rights that we as Americans advocate, and we’d lose this special tool for advocating…
Read MoreThe Daily Targum covers a wonderful Fall 2011 Project Nur student project: “After 24 hours of not eating a single meal, students got a glimpse of how it might feel to live during a famine in Somalia…” Read More
Read MoreAIC’s Executive Director Zainab Al-Suwaij comments on the situation for women in Egypt in this AlterNet article by Erin Banco.
Read MoreNasser Weddady, Civil Rights Outreach Director for AIC, spoke to the Post’s Jerry Markon in this article.
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