Title: Administrative Assistant Office Location: Washington, DC Organization Overview: The American Islamic Congress (AIC) is a civil rights organization promoting tolerance and the exchange of ideas among Muslims and between other peoples. AIC a non-religious civic initiative is challenging increasingly negative perceptions of Muslims by advocating responsible leadership and ‘two-way’ interfaith understanding. As Muslim-Americans, thriving amidst America’s open multicultural society and civil liberties,…
Read MoreThey’re not all jihadist dead-ender Last week, Secretary of State John Kerry went against received wisdom—and against the assessment of the White House he works for—when he argued that Syrian opposition forces are not dominated by Islamic extremists. “I just don’t agree that a majority are al Qaeda and the bad guys,” Kerry argued in…
Read More(Reuters) – The United States will insist that Syriatake rapid steps to show it is serious about abandoning its vast chemical arsenal, senior U.S. officials said, as Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Geneva on Thursday for talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
Read MoreAt least 10 Americans have signed up with al Qaeda-related groups in Syria, according to U.S. intelligence estimates. Sources tell Eli Lake why the country’s civil war is a ‘jihad magnet.’
Read MoreRussia claims it can help disarm Syria’s chemical weapons arsenal. But Putin hasn’t handled his own stockpile properly, according to the State Department, and he’s one of Assad’s most important suppliers. Eli Lake reports.
Read MoreA YEAR after the deadly attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya, President Obama’s pledge to bring the perpetrators to justice has yet to be fulfilled. Numerous people who participated in the assault have been identified, and some sealed indictments have been issued. But, as The Post’s Karen DeYoung reported, no one has been taken…
Read MoreHuman rights groups are routinely tarred in today’s Egyptian media—including social media—as either “traitors supporting terrorism” or “mercenaries selling their services to the highest bidder.” They are being denounced for treachery despite their utter dedication and consistency in standing by the principles of human rights and democracy through all the regime changes of the past…
Read MoreWASHINGTON — When President Obama strode into the Rose Garden last month after a week of increasing tension over Syria’s use of chemical weapons, many assumed it was to announce that the attack that had been broadly hinted at by his own aides had begun. Instead, he turned the decision over to Congress. And when…
Read MoreSyria’s foreign minister said Tuesday that President Bashar Assad has accepted a Russian proposal to turn over control of Syria’s chemical weapons, potentially opening the door to defusing a stand-off with the United States as President Obama indicates he’s willing to give the “diplomatic track” a try.
Read MoreAs we mark the anniversary of the death of Chris Stevens, there are some in Washington who’d like to turn the drones loose on Benghazi. Here’s why that would be a bad idea.
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