Project Nur December 2011 National Newsletter: AIC reaches another milestone with a new cultural center; a calligraphy master class teaches PN students to write with flair; and we highlight issues in Sudan and Bahrain. Also wishing everyone happy holidays. Read all about it in Project Nur’s December 2011 National Newsletter..
Read MoreRead 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 MoreBOSTON, Nov. 23, 2011 – The American Islamic Congress (AIC) today announced the grand-opening of its new cultural center on Dec. 2, 2011 at 38 Newbury Street. The event will feature Congressman Michael Capuano, AIC Executive Director Zainab Al-Suwaij, and local American Muslim artists. “We are thrilled to establish a welcoming home in the heart…
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 MoreWASHINGTON, Nov. 16, 2011 – The American Islamic Congress (AIC) yesterday delivered a letter to Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), exhorting him to release his “call back” of H.R. 2867 and allow this bill to pass by unanimous consent before Nov. 18. H.R. 2867, also known as the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reform and Reauthorization Act…
Read MoreWASHINGTON, Nov. 9, 2011 – The following is a media advisory: WHAT: The American Islamic Congress and its Executive Director, Zainab Al-Suwaij, will hold a briefing to discuss the transfer of civil society building to civilians and the development community in Iraq within the context of the impending drawdown of U.S. troops. The event is in…
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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.
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