NPR’s “Parallels” spoke with Bahraini blogger Ali Abdulemam and AIC’s Director of Outreach Nasser Weddady about Abdulemam’s years in hiding and his recent escape. Read the full article here.
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NECN: Terror attacks are individual actions
AIC’s Director of Outreach Nasser Weddady spoke on New England Cable News (NECN) emphasizing that attacks like those of the Boston bombing are not representative of Islam and testifying to [...]
Read More...HUFFINGTON POST: Boston Interfaith Service Includes Prayers From Obama, And Catholic, Muslim, Jewish Clergy
The Huffington Post covers Thursday’s Interfaith Service for victims of the Boston attacks. AIC’s Nasser Weddady spoke at the service, sharing his story of becoming a United States citizen last [...]
Read More...PRI’s THE WORLD: Bostonian Nasser Weddady Reflects on the Marathon Bombings
AIC’s Director of Civil Outreach Nasser Weddady spoke candidly about Monday’s attacks in Boston, which occurred only blocks away from AIC’s Boston Center. Read the full story here.
Read More...THE WESTERN FRONT: Club hopes to ‘enlighten’ campus about Muslim community
Project Nur, AIC’s student-led campus initiative, expands to Western Washington University. Project Nur program coordinator Tyler Dixon explains why the club is a good fit for the university. “Western is [...]
Read More...MSNBC: Iraqis still face violence, corruption as they rebuild
AIC’s Executive Director Zainab al-Suwaij discusses the legacy of the American invasion of Iraq and the challenges the country faces on MSNBC’s Up w/ Chris Hayes. View the full segment [...]
Read More...YEMEN TIMES: Free admission for Sana’a’s first ever human rights film festival
The Yemen Times highlights AIC’s Eye to Heart Film Festival in Sana’a, Yemen on March 5, 2013. The film festival is part of AIC’s Eye to Heart Film Contest and [...]
Read More...THE INTERDEPENDENT: Budgeting Relief: Syria’s Ever-worsening Humanitarian Crisis
AIC’s Nasser Weddady comments on humanitarian relief efforts in Syria in the UNA-USA blog “The InterDependent.” Read the full article here.
Read More...Voice of America: Borderlands, Development and Indigeneity – AIC and Project Nur
Voice of America’s Chinese Service describes a recent AIC and Project Nur supported symposium in Washington, D.C. examining the increasing influence of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) on development [...]
Read More...Vancouver Observer: Of Mosques and Men
AIC’s Nasser Weddady comments in the Vancouver Observer’s piece that questions if the MENA region is entering and “Islamist Winter.” Read the full article here.
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