LINCOLN, Neb., April 4, 2012 – With live music, food, a guest speaker and, most importantly, all proceeds going to the Syria Relief Fund, “The Evolution of the Arab Revolutions: A Benefit Concert for Syria” is an event not to miss. Middle Eastern Students Unite and Project Nur, an American Islamic Congress movement promoting human rights,…
Read MoreNEW YORK, March 28, 2012 – Nasser Weddady, Director of Civil Rights Outreach for AIC, addressed members of the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) in New York at the event titled “Arab Millennials: Technology & Transformation beyond the Arab Spring.” Nasser shared the stage with Lara Setrakian, Bloomberg TV Middle East reporter and ABC special correspondent, who…
Read MoreWASHINGTON, March 20, 2012 – Sohrab Ahmari was featured in The Atlantic today for his work detailing the remarkable rise, fall, and flight to freedom of an man who fell in and out of favor with the Iranian regime. “Escape from Iran: One Man’s Journey From Riches to the Torture Chamber to Freedom” provides a unique…
Read MoreCAIRO, March 14, 2012 – Today Basma Mostafa of The Community Times sat down with AIC Egypt Director Dalia Ziada to discuss women’s rights in the era of government formation in Egypt. She stressed the importance of active citizens in advancing the role of Egyptian women. “It’s not solely the responsibility of the government; we need…
Read MoreWASHINGTON, March 13, 2012 – AIC has compiled the most exceptional entries to its annual “Dream Deferred” contest into an anthology of essays penned by young Middle Eastern dissidents entitled “Arab Spring Dreams.” The book, which includes a forward by activist and author Gloria Steinem, will be published by Palgrave Macmillan on May 8.…
Read MoreCAIRO, March 1, 2012 – This month, and in commemoration of International Women’s Day and Mother’s Day, Community Times is dedicating a feature to all Egyptian and Arab women who continue to make history every day. The Arab Spring has showed everyone around the world that Arab women are a force to be reckoned with,…
Read MoreATLANTA, Feb. 14, 2012 – CNN Dialogues, a colloquium devoted to addressing major domestic and international issues, held its fourth event at Glenn Memorial Auditorium on Feb. 9 titled “The ‘Arab Spring’: A Path to Democracy?” CNN International anchor and correspondent Hala Gorani served as moderator. Panelists included Ahed Al Hendi, an activist and Arabic…
Read MoreATLANTA, Feb. 13, 2012 – Steve Goss spoke to AIC Egypt Director Dalia Ziada on NPR’s Morning Edition in Atlanta while she was in town in February to appear on a CNN Dialogues panel. Dalia Ziada is a 29-year-old human rights activist who serves as the Egypt Director of the American Islamic Congress in Cairo.…
Read MoreThis past week in Atlanta, Dalia Ziada, Egypt Office Director for AIC, took part in a CNN Dialogues panel called “The Arab ‘Spring’: A Path to Democracy?” She was joined by Bahraini journalist Lamees Dhaif, Syrian activist Ahed Al Hendi, CNN Senior International Correspondent Nic Robertson, and Emory University Assistant Professor of Political Science Carrie…
Read MoreWASHINGTON, Feb. 9, 2012 – Civil and political rights in Egypt have seen both progress and setbacks since the fall of President Hosni Mubarak just over a year ago. In an interview for IWPR, Dalia Ziada, Egypt Director of the American Islamic Congress, discussed the challenges still facing the country. Click here to read the…
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