BOSTON, February 8, 2013 – The American Islamic Congress is pleased to announce the opening reception for the Muslim Women in the Arts series, “Home & Away: Shared Narratives of Gendered Identity.” This unique arts and culture series will spotlight the work of four Boston-based female artists from Iran, Pakistan, Morocco, and Saudi Arabia. In…
Read MoreBOSTON, June 4, 2012 – Discover Roxbury’s ArtROX series and the American Islamic Congress (AIC) will present a multimedia art exhibit “Egyptian Moments, Roxbury Connection” this summer in Boston. The exhibit showcases the work of five Roxbury artists inspired by their recent travels to Egypt. The exhibit opens on June 14 at the AIC Center,…
Read MoreBOSTON, February 24, 2012 – The Boston Courant, a paper delivered in hard-copy only, covered the AIC Center, which opened on Newbury Street just a few months ago. To read the article, check out the PDFs of Page 1 here and Page 2 here..
Read MoreBOSTON, Feb. 22, 2012 – Last night, AIC and WorldBoston presented “Our Art Ourselves: Muslim Women Artists Explore their Hybrid Identities,’ the latest in our joint “Muslim Women Series.” Noted Muslim female artists Niloofar Ziae and Nada Farhat and poet Mona Kareem talked art, expression and the piecing together of patchwork identities as AIC’s Lauren Murphy…
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