WASHINGTON, May 14, 2013 – Last week AIC’s Executive Director Zainab al-Suwaij met with His Holiness the Dalai Lama during a small inter-religious gathering Washington, D.C hosted by Marist College and the Institute for Gilgit Baltistan Studies. Eeligious and community leaders from the Muslim, Christian, Jewish and Buddhist faiths spoke with His Holiness about interfaith harmony…
Read MoreWASHINGTON, February 20, 2013 – The American Islamic Congress (AIC) is pleased to announce that Executive Director Zainab Al-Suwaij has joined the Center for Catholic-Jewish Studies’ International Interreligious Advisory Committee. The Committee will guide and advise the Center on international and religious issues and further peaceful relations between world religions. As a member of the…
Read MoreBinghamton, NY, October 10, 2012 — This Sunday, October 14, AIC Executive Director Zainab Al-Suwaij will speak to an interfaith gathering of Christians, Jews, and Muslims at the Childern of Abraham event held at Temple Concord in Binghampton, NY. Watch the news story about the conference and Zainab’s appearance at Channel 34 News’ website here.…
Read MoreOak Creek, Wisc. — August 8, 2012 — In the aftermath of Sunday’s killing spree, which may have been motivated by white supremacy beliefs, some residents of Oak Creek, Wis., feel compelled to draw nearer to their Sikh neighbors. The terrorist attacks of 9/11 forced religious intolerance on most people’s radar, which has led to…
Read MorePHILADELPHIA, June 18, 2012 – For their recent World Malaria Day faith campaign, the ONE campaign asked college students from all over the country to help “Shine a Light on Malaria” on their campuses. They invited faith-based and interfaith student groups, including Project Nur, to take action in support of full funding for the Global…
Read MoreWASHINGTON, Feb. 22, 2012 – John T. Pinna, Director of Government & International Relations for AIC, spoke at the Interfaith Harmony Week celebration in Washington, D.C. hosted by the Universal Peace Federation. Click here to read more about the event and an excerpt from John’s speech.
Read MoreRead about AIC’s successful campaign as part of an interfaith coalition to reauthorize USCIRF. Check out our coverage in The Washington Post and The Christian Science Monitor with additional blog and publication mentions. .
Read MoreCheck out this blog posting by Michelle Boorstein in the Washington Post about AIC’s efforts to reauthorize USCIRF (United States Commission on International Religious Freedom)..
Read MoreCheck out this profile of AIC’s Executive Director, Zainab Al-Suwaij. “Zainab Al-Suwaij, 40, grew up in Basra, Iraq, raised by her grandfather, the city’s leading cleric. Inspired by his leadership, she joined the 1991 uprising against Saddam Hussein, and was later forced to flee the country. In the wake of 9/11, Al-Suwaij co-founded the American…
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