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The American Islamic Congress is regularly quoted in national and international media outlets. See the column at right for recent examples. Below are prominent media features on our work.
Boston Globe: "On Screen, Muslims in a New
Light" - Oct. 12, 2008 AIC's Nasser Weddady on censorship and the
importance of the Boston Muslim Film Festival.
Boston Globe: "Islamic Interfaith gathering hopes to dispel stereotypes" - Sept. 11, 2008 AIC- Boston’s September 11th memorial interfaith iftar (Ramadan break-fast) co-sponsored with American Jewish Committee.
PBS: Interview with Zainab Al-Suwaij - Aug. 22, 2008 Click on the video above to see Ms. Dhaliwal of Foreign Exchange with Daljit Dhaliwal interviewing AIC's executive director.
Los Angeles Times: "Comic Book Translates MLK's Message" - Mar. 25, 2008
A 50-year-old comic book on the civil rights leader's strategy of nonviolence is being published in the Arab world by the AIC.
Washington Post: "Weekend Protest to Support Jailed Blogger" - Feb. 9, 2008
Extended coverage of a vigil in solidarity with legendary Saudi blogger Fouad Al-Farhan, imprisoned since December.
Fox News' Hannity & Colmes: "Sudan Teddy Bear Crisis" - Dec. 1, 2007
AIC's Nasser Weddady on Sudan's jailing of an English teacher over the name her class gave a stuffed animal.
CBS Evening News: Interview with Zainab Al-Suwaij - Nov. 14, 2007
Click on the video above to see Katie Couric interviewing AIC's executive director.
Christian Science Monitor: “Counter Extremism with Compassion” - Sep. 7, 2006
Zainab Al-Suwaij, Iraqi-American Muslim and executive director of AIC, draws from her peaceful Muslim traditions to help Iraqi women voice their rights and needs in society.
 National Public Radio, The Connection: "Karbala" - Apr. 7, 2003
AIC's Zainab Al-Suwaij joins an hour-long NPR talk show on intra-Muslim religious divisions and the legacy of a battle in the Iraqi desert over 1,300 years ago.
Boston Globe: "Keeping Up the Fight” - Apr. 7, 2003
Before her struggle against Saddam's regime was crushed, Zainab Al-Suwaij experienced both the euphoria of freedom and the horror of witnessing the regime's gruesomest torture methods.
BBC: Planning for the Return - Apr. 5, 2003
BBC Washington correspondent Steve Schifferes profiles AIC's Zainab Al-Suwaij.
Boston Globe: "War in Iraq: Exhile to Help Build Free Iraqi Society." - Apr. 5, 2003
AIC's Zainab Al-Suwaij shares her vision for Iraq and returns to help rebuild her country's education system.
 ABC News 20/20 with Barbara Walters: "Iraqi Women on Saddam's Brutality" - Mar. 21, 2004
AIC's Zainab Al-Suwaij joins Barbara Walters and a diverse panel of Iraqi women to reflect on the their experiences growing up under Saddam Hussein.
NPR, Talk of the Nation: "American Muslims" - Jan. 23, 2002
AIC co-founder Ahmed Al-Rahim talks about the responsibility of Muslims in American society to condemn hate speech and build interfaith bridges.
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