FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: American Islamic Congress 1718 M Street NW, #243 Washington, D.C. 20036 (202) 457-5890 www.aicongress.org “AIC Extends Sympathy to the Victims of the Orlando Shooting, their Families, and the LGBT community” (Washington, D.C., 6/13/16) – The American Islamic Congress (AIC), first and foremost, extends the deepest sympathies with the LGBT community following…
Read MoreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: American Islamic Congress 1718 M Street NW, #243 Washington, D.C. 20036 (202) 457-5890 www.aicongress.org “AIC Extends Sympathy to the People of Belgium and Condemns Terrorist Attacks” (Washington, D.C., 3/23/16) – The American Islamic Congress (AIC), first and foremost, extends the deepest sympathies with the people of Belgium following the…
Read MoreDecember 3, 2015 “The American Islamic Congress condemns, in the strongest terms, the heinous acts of violence that took place in Paris on the evening of November 13, and on December 2, in San Bernardino, CA. Our prayers and thoughts are with the families and friends of the victims. We will hold on to the…
Read MoreThe American Islamic Congress was 1 of 15 civil and religious organizations that supported Samantha Elauf’s petition in a brief for the Supreme Court. In 2008, Ms. Elauf interviewed with a children’s clothing store, owned by big name Abercrombie & Fitch. However, they proceeded to deny her employment, claiming her head scarf was against the…
Read MoreAIC’s Executive Director Zainab Al-Suwaij spoke to PBS News Hour’s Judy Woodruff about countering violent extremism and AIC’s program, Project Nur and their campaign “Voices Against Radicalism.” Click below to watch the video.
Read MoreAmerican Islamic Congress strongly condemns the attack on police officers and employees at the headquarters of magazine “Charlie Hebdo” in Paris, France. AIC unequivocally denounces terrorism and makes no excuses for radical Muslims who commit such heinous actions. Our thoughts are with the people of France and the families of those murdered and injured in these cowardly attacks.…
Read MoreAmerican Islamic Congress strongly condemns the brutal beheading of journalist James Foley by the terrorist group, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). As Muslim Americans, we feel these actions are completely unacceptable. We call on the White House and Congress to take action to stop ISIL and their campaigns of murder…
Read MoreA Colorado man facing terrorism charges became the first criminal defendant to challenge the constitutionality of the National Security Agency’s warrantless surveillance program. Jamshid Muhtorov, a refugee from Uzbekistan, filed a motion Wednesday in federal court in Denver to suppress any evidence obtained from the surveillance on grounds that it was unlawful.
Read MoreRetired four-star Gen. David Petraeus said Tuesday that Edward Snowden has done colossal damage in leaking highly classified U.S. documents. He made the comments in a discussion at The Institute for National Security Studies in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Read More(Reuters) – Light arms supplied by the United States are flowing to “moderate” Syrian rebel factions in the south of the country and U.S. funding for months of further deliveries has been approved by Congress, according U.S. and European security officials.
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