Project Nur February 2013 Newsletter
IN THIS ISSUE: Intelligence Community Job Fair D.C., Voices for Syria at the University of Virginia and Syria Relief Benefit at the University of Colorado. To read more click here.
Media Room
Press Releases
AIC Executive Director attends Interfaith Dialogue with His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama
WASHINGTON, May 14, 2013 – Last week AIC’s Executive Director Zainab al-Suwaij met with His Holiness the Dalai Lama during a small inter-religious gathering Washington, D.C. Representatives from several faith [...]
AIC and Project Nur bring “Science and Islam” to The George Washington University
WASHINGTON, April 23, 2013 – AIC and Project Nur present the third dialogue in the “Science and Islam” series tomorrow at The George Washington University. This dialogue, entitled Religious Orthodoxy [...]
American Islamic Congress offers condolences to families of the Boston Marathon Bombings
WASHINGTON, April 16, 2013 – “The American Islamic Congress (AIC) offers its condolences to the victims, families, and all Bostonians affected by yesterday’s attacks in Boston” said AIC’s Executive Director [...]
AIC launches the 7th Annual Boston Muslim Film Festival
Boston, April 2, 2013 – The American Islamic Congress (AIC) and Project Nur kick off the 7th Annual Boston Muslim Film Festival today at the AIC Center Boston. The opening [...]
News
NPR: After Two Years In Hiding, A Bahraini Blogger Escapes
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.
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 [...]
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 [...]
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.
Newsletters
Project Nur January 2013 Newsletter
IN THIS ISSUE: MLK in the context of the Arab Spring, The Muslim-American Life Contest, Project Nur welcomes as a new team member! To read the issue in full, click [...]
Project Nur December 2012 Newsletter
IN THIS ISSUE: “The Mediated Muslim: Deconstructing Media, Promoting Cultural Understanding” Project Nur Workshop, This Muslim-American Life Art Contest, Screening of “Inheritance” To read more, click here.
