AIC Boston Center announces the opening reception for Muslim Women in the Arts

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…

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AIC’s Executive Director Zainab Al-Suwaij Speaks in Amsterdam

AMSTERDAM, 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…

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Project Nur and Cinematheque Internationale of Philadelphia partner to present ‘Veiled Voices’

WASHINGTON and PHILADELPHIA, June 1, 2012 — Project Nur, a student-led initiative of the American Islamic Congress, today announced a partnership with Cinémathèque Internationale of Philadelphia to screen an insightful documentary film, “Veiled Voices,” on Sunday, June 10, 2012 from at 6:30 pm. The screening will occur at L’Etage @ Beau Monde located on 624 South 6th St., Philadelphia, PA…

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AIC hosts ‘Bangladesh: The Politics of Diaspora, Religion and Gender’

BOSTON, April 11, 2012 – Last evening the AIC Center hosted “Bangladesh: The Politics of Diaspora, Religion and Gender,” a panel discussion by local experts who took a fresh look at how religion and immigration are influencing the state of human rights and women’s rights in Bangladesh and in the extensive Bangladeshi diaspora. The event…

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AIC Egypt Director interviewed at ‘Change Your World Cairo 2012’ summit

CAIRO, 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…

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VIDEO: Dalia Ziada speaks at Newsweek/The Daily Beast’s Women in the World Summit

NEW YORK, March 8, 2012 – AIC’s Egypt Director Dalia Ziada joined Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Meryl Streep, and dozens of other prominent women around the globe at the Newsweek and The Daily Beast’s Women in the World  Summit on March 8, 2012. Dalia discussed women’s rights in Egypt, and the struggle women are facing in parliament…

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American Islamic Congress salutes the 101st International Women’s Day

WASHINGTON, March 1, 2012 – The American Islamic Congress has joined the international community to salute the 101st International Women’s Day celebrated on March 8, 2012, across the globe to honor the achievements of women. This is the 10th IWD honored by AIC and it marks a milestone in the organization’s fight for women’s rights in Muslim…

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AIC CENTER: Our Art, Ourselves: Muslim Women Artists Explore their Hybrid Identities

BOSTON, 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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