Development Intern

AIC seeks a Development Intern for its DC office. The position is flexible with regard to schedule and number of hours worked per week, although the ideal candidate will be able to work at least 15-20 hours per week. The complexity of tasks assigned will be appropriate to the skill level of the selected intern.…

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Qatari Women’s Basketball Team Refuses to Play Without Hijabs

  by Michael Semel Muslim women face enough obstacles today living in a society where they are frequently discriminated against and face misogynistic treatment. Last month, the Qatari women’s basketball team encountered another obstacle when the International Basketball Association, or FIBA, stood by its outdated rule of banning the wearing of hijabs and other head coverings…

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Iraqi Sitcom Against ISIS

Iraqi Sitcom Against ISIS by Taameem Almaliki, Project Nur Coordinator at American Islamic Congress My comparative literature professor at UMD would be so happy to see me writing about movies and TV shows. I took a class called Movies in the Global Society and I began to enjoy writing about the connections between film and our…

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Jihadi Brides and Women Activists

Jihadi Brides and Women Activists by Taameem Almaliki, Project Nur Coordinator at American Islamic Congress Reading about Jihadi brides makes me furious. I was reflecting on the trial and murder of a fellow Iraqi citizen and human rights activist, Samira Salih Nuaimi, by ISIS. I came to the conclusion that Samira Salih and the issue…

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I’m Fed Up with Radicals

“I’m Fed Up with Radicals” by Taameem Almaliki, Project Nur Coordinator at American Islamic Congress It has been a while since I have written something meaningful in English. I usually write for a school assignment but I decided that I would like to write about my experiences living in Iraq. Recently, my office decided to…

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