BOSTON GLOBE: Specially commissioned jazz fusion piece debuts at AIC Center

BOSTON, May 29, 2012 – AIC commissioned Boston jazz fusion group DÜNYA to compose a signature musical piece for the AIC Center. DÜNYA, a nonprofit organization concerned with developing and learning about world music, is directed by Mehmet Ali Sanlikol. The group has preformed at the AIC Center on previous occasions, but this concert was special because…

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FORBES: Meeting the challenge of science for Muslims on campus

IOWA CITY, Iowa, May 25, 2012 – In the U.S., debates about science and religion in the classroom tend to focus on American public high schools, where local school boards argue about Darwin and the Bible. But as the recent controversy at University College in London showed earlier this academic year, there are considerable tensions and…

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UCSB’s Daily Nexus covers Project Nur panel examining Syrian conflict and refugee fundraiser

SANTA BARBARA, Calif., May 23, 2012 — UCSB’s Project Nur hosted the dinner and panel discussion “A Revolution in Crisis: A Panel Discussion and Fundraiser for the Syrian People” last night at the Student Resource Building, providing students and other attendees with a complete perspective of the region’s ongoing revolution and surrounding conflicts. To read the…

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Grammy-nominated jazz fusion musician debuts original composition at AIC Center

BOSTON, May 15, 2012 – Grammy-nominated Boston-based musical ensemble DÜNYA will take the stage at the AIC Center on Newbury Street this Saturday, May, 19, to debut an original jazz composition commissioned by the American Islamic Congress (AIC). Entitled “Palindrome,” the composition incorporates elements of classical Turkish music in a jazz fusion style. The piece…

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WASHINGTON POST AND HUFFINGTON POST: One in six voters still think Obama’s a Muslim: Why?

WASHINGTON, May 10, 2012 – After nearly four years in the Oval Office, President Obama is incorrectly thought to be Muslim by one in six American voters, and only one quarter of voters can correctly identify him as a Protestant, according to a new poll. AIC’s Executive Director Zainab Al-Suwaij comments in the Washington Post…

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CUREVIOLENCE BLOG: Violence as a Contagion Recap

WASHINGTON, 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…

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