Posts Tagged ‘American Islamic Congress’

SACRAMENTO BEE: U.S. Commission On Civil Rights Announces Nov. 9th Briefing: Federal Civil Rights Engagement with the Arab and Muslim American Communities Post 9/11

11/5/2012 | News

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5, 2012 — The United States Commission on Civil Rights announces that it will hold a public briefing on November 9, 2012 starting at 9:30am ET on the [...]

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WASHINGTON POST: AIC Executive Director Zainab Al-Suwaij profiled

07/11/2012 | News | Zainab Al-Suwaij

WASHINGTON — July 11, 2012 — The Washington Post’s Emily Wax profiled AIC Executive Director Zainab Al-Suwaij in the paper’s Style section today. This piece details Zainab’s long and intriguing [...]

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VOICE OF AMERICA: AIC COO Abdel Maliky speaks at Washington Rally for Peace in Sudan

05/1/2012 | News

WASHINGTON, May 01, 2012 – American Islamic Congress COO Abdel Maliky spoke today at a rally calling for peace in Sudan and South Sudan. Speaking from the stage in Lafayette park [...]

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[VIDEO] AIC’s Zainab Al-Suwaij discusses Egypt after the Revoution

04/19/2012 | News

WASHINGTON, April 19, 2012 – AIC executive director Zainab Al-Suwaij appeared at the Bipartisan Policy Center today to discuss Egypt in the post-revolution era. From BPC’s press release: “More than [...]

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‘The Revolution will be Tweeted’ – Panel discussion features AIC Civil Rights Outreach Director

04/3/2012 | News

MORGANTOWN, W. VA., April 3, 2012 – AIC’s Nasser Weddady participated today in a lively panel discussion on Social Media and Free Speech in the Middle East. The event took place at West [...]

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Project Nur’s UCSB chapter selected to attend the Clinton Global Initiative

03/28/2012 | Press Releases | Project Nur

WASHINGTON, March 28, 2012 – In a highly selective decision process, the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) chose UCSB’s chapter of Project Nur for their community service project for this year’s “goal to take [...]

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VIDEO: Zainab Al-Suwaij discusses ‘Soulmates: Resurrecting Eve’ with Juliana Pilon

03/27/2012 | News

WASHINGTON, March 27, 2012 – AIC’s Executive Director Zainab Al-Suwaij discusses faith and Juliana Pilon’s new book, “Soulmates: Resurrecting Eve.” Watch the discussion at The Institute for World Politics.  

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‘Faith, Money, Power’ brings together experts in civic engagement, public affairs, branding and emerging markets

03/20/2012 | Press Releases

WASHINGTON, March 20, 2012 – The American Islamic Congress (AIC) will present “Faith, Money, Power: Leveraging the Buying Power and Influence of American Muslims” on April 3 in Washington, D.C. This pioneering forum will [...]

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Sohrab Ahmari featured in The Atlantic

03/20/2012 | News

WASHINGTON, March 20, 2012 – Sohrab Ahmari was featured in The Atlantic today for his work detailing the remarkable rise, fall, and flight to freedom of an man who fell in [...]

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AIC Egypt Director interviewed at ‘Change Your World Cairo 2012′ summit

03/14/2012 | News

CAIRO, March 14, 2012 – Today Basma Mostafa of The Community Times sat down with AIC Egypt Director Dalia  Ziada to discuss women’s rights in the era of government formation [...]

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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.

05/21/2013 | Nasser Weddady | News

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 [...]

05/14/2013 | Nasser Weddady | News

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 [...]

04/19/2013 | Nasser Weddady | News
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