American Islamic Congress Boston Center Presents: Refugees: Mental and Physical Health Consequences Boston University School of Public Health: International Health: IH Blast: In 2012 there were 15.4 million refugees worldwide. Throughout the year an average of 23,000 people each day are forced to leave their homes and seek protection elsewhere. It is estimated that 48% of refugees…
Read MoreASAD Q. AHMED 28 October 2013 Open India The introduction of print technology fundamentally changed the way one did scholarship in the madrasa. There were no manuscripts and margins, no reproduction and living engagement with a tradition of argumentation – one of a number of social, political, cultural, institutional, and technological factors explaining the current…
Read MoreBERKELEY, Calif., Oct. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The American Islamic Congress (AIC) and its Project Nur (PN) will hold their fourth event groundbreaking six-part series, Science and Islam, entitled: Tomorrow’s World: Religion or Science? Discussion topics will include: Will religion be obsolete in the future? Is science alone enough for humanity? Can we believe in science and Islam…
Read MoreAIC Tunisia’s “The Leader” competition was featured in L’Expert Magazine in an article, entitled ,”The Leader: Fostering Social Leadership,” on September 19. Click here to read the article in French.
Read MoreFollowing AIC Tunisia’s launch of new competition, “The Leader,” three AIC staff members spoke on September 16 on International Radio of Tunis (RTCI) during a special broadcast. “Tune in Tunisia” : program participant Roua Krimi, “The Leader” contest judge Kerim Bouzouita, and AIC Tunisia office intern Sana Ben Sayeh, each shared details of their involvement in ‘Tune…
Read MoreAnna Borshchevskaya On September 7, al-Qaeda-affiliated rebel group al-Nusra seized control of the historic Christian town of Maaloula in Syria. “We cleansed Maaloula from all the Assad dogs and all his thugs,” proudly declared a rebel commander in a posted online video. The group, however, withdrew this week, only days after seizing control. I visited…
Read MoreOn September 10, The Diplomatic Courier has included former AIC Egypt Director Dalia Ziada in their ‘Top 99 Under 33’ Influencer list. Click here to read the article.
Read MoreAnna Borshchevskaya As Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov meet in Geneva to discuss the Syrian crisis, President Obama hopes the talk yield a “concrete result.” Such an outcome is highly unlikely. It is difficult to imagine that Russian President Putin—his strongest supporter– sincerely aims at disarming Assad. Putin’s proposal…
Read MoreOn September 12, Nasser Weddady was quoted in the Boston Globe article, “Conventional killings left out of Syria debate.” Click here to read the article.
Read MoreAIC Tunisia office director Basma Azizi and program coordinator as well as former participant of Tune in Tunisia, Khouloud Chandarli, spoke on September 11 on Shems FM in Tunisia. Azizi discussed AIC history and the Tune in Tunisia program. Khouloud discussed the selection process for this year’s The Leader competition, social entrepreneurship in Tunisia more broadly, and…
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