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 MoreCredit: Buzzfeed and Twitter by Zara Marvi Every year people get excited for the opportunity to dress up in costume for Halloween. Many people get the chance to show off their creativity and produce amazing costumes. Those that are not creatively inclined will opt to venture to their local party store to pick up a…
Read MoreAIC seeks a Development Intern for its DC office. The position is flexible with regard to schedule and number of hours worked per week, although the ideal candidate will be able to work at least 15-20 hours per week. The complexity of tasks assigned will be appropriate to the skill level of the selected intern.…
Read MoreFormer Ambassador to Iraq Speaks About Countering ISIS By Michael Semel On October 2, I had the privilege of listening to the former U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, James Jeffrey, speak at the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University. Ambassador Jeffrey’s topic of discussion was countering ISIS, the radical terrorist organization in the…
Read More“I’m Fed Up with Radicals” by Taameem Almaliki, Project Nur Coordinator at American Islamic Congress It has been a while since I have written something meaningful in English. I usually write for a school assignment but I decided that I would like to write about my experiences living in Iraq. Recently, my office decided to…
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 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…
Read MoreBy Veshal Gondal Farzana Parveen, a 25 year old pregnant women, was stoned to death in front of the Lahore courthouse by her family members. Her only mistake was, that she refused to marry someone her parents had chosen[1]. She was attacked by her family as she walked to the courthouse to marry the man…
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