Anchor Marco Werman of PRI’s The World speaks with Nasser Weddady of the American Islamic Congress about the recent violence in the Arab world. Listen to PRI’s interview with Nasser here.
Read MoreAn anti-Islam film that has Muslims all over the world enraged is again making headlines this morning. Nasser Weddady, director of the American Islamic Congress, joins Early Start today to discuss the escalating situation, explaining that both conservative and political elements in power are encouraging the protests. “Today, we should expect a lot of radical elements surfing…
Read MoreBOSTON, Sept. 13, 2012 – The Massachusetts Islamic community is reacting with sadness, disbelief and condemnation of the attacks against American Embassies in Libya, Egypt and Yemen. “It’s particularly tragic and upsetting to see that our service men and women, diplomats, who were sent in friendship, were attacked in such a cowardly fashion,” said Nasser…
Read MoreAn article called “The Civil Rights Model: Applying the Montgomery Method to the Middle East”, written by American Islamic Congress Executive Director Zainab al-Suwaij, was published in the Fall edition of The Review of Faith and International Affairs. The piece focuses of the Montgomery method of non-violence made famous by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.…
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 MoreAMSTERDAM, June 21, 2012 — Last week, AIC’s Executive Director, Zainab Al-Suwaij, traveled to the Netherlands for a number of lectures and a master class on various topics, including the position of Muslim women in the Middle East, as well as intercultural and interfaith dialogue between East and West. These events were part of the…
Read MoreWASHINGTON, June 5, 2012 — Today on Capitol Hill, AIC’s Chief Operating Officer Abdel Maliky will speak as part of a panel on the impact of the Arab Spring on Nigeria and Boko Haram. The panel will address the International Religious Freedom Caucus, Capitol Hill staffers and the public. The panel will take place today…
Read MoreWASHINGTON, May 8,2012 – On April 30, the first part of a 2-day workshop on the Contagion of Violence was convened in Washington DC by the Institute of Medicine, the health arm of the National Academy of Science. Jason Featherstone from the UK-based CeaseFire replication Surviving Our Streets and Zainab Al-Suwaij of the American Islamic…
Read MoreWASHINGTON, April 30, 2012 – The American Islamic Congress (AIC) today celebrated the publication of Arab Spring Dreams: The Next Generation Speaks Out for Freedom and Justice from North Africa to Iran. With a foreword by Gloria Steinem and praise from Nobel Laureate Lech Walesa, the collection is a testament to the aspiration for freedom…
Read MoreWASHINGTON, April 19, 2012 – AIC executive director Zainab Al-Suwaij appeared at the Bipartisan Policy Center today to discuss Egypt in the post-revolution era. From BPC’s press release: “More than a year after mass protests forced Egyptian strongman Hosni Mubarak from power, the potential of Egypt’s revolution has yet to be realized. Both the direction…
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