American Islamic Congress
- American Islamic Congress
The American Islamic Congress (AIC) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in the United States. According to the organization's website, it is "dedicated to building interfaith and interethnic understanding." It was founded in November 2001 by a diverse group of American Muslims, to promote tolerance following the September 11, 2001 attacks.
The organization is based in Washington, D.C. and also maintains bureaus in Boston, Massachusetts Cairo, Egypt and Basra, Iraq. Its Executive Director is Zainab Al-Suwaij.
External links
* [http://www.aicongress.org/ American Islamic Congress official site]
ee also
*Islam in the United States
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Canadian Islamic Congress — The Canadian Islamic Congress (CIC) refers to itself as Canada s largest national non profit and wholly independent Islamic organizationcite web url = http://www.canadianislamiccongress.com/cicfacts.php title = Facts about the CIC accessdate =… … Wikipedia
Council on American-Islamic Relations — Formation June 1994 by Omar Ahmad, Nihad Awad, and Rafeeq Jaber Type Non profit NGO Purpose/focus Muslim civil rights … Wikipedia
Canadian Council on American-Islamic Relations — (CAIR CAN) is a civil liberties and advocacy group for Muslims in Canada. The Council on American Islamic Relations CANADA (CAIR CAN) is an Ottawa based, nonprofit organization with a grassroots membership. It shares close but distinct relations… … Wikipedia
Islamic Supreme Council of Canada — (ISCC) (Le Conseil Suprême Islamique de Canada) is a Canadian Muslim organization based in Calgary, Alberta. It was founded in 2000 by Imam Syed Soharwardy [cite news|url=http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5h59qvcVVAFQABfyNGRP… … Wikipedia
Islamic feminism — A symbol for Islamic Feminism … Wikipedia
American Jews — Ethnic group group = American Jews Steven Spielberg • Barbra Streisand • Jon Stewart Norman Mailer • Michael Bloomberg • Albert Einstein Scarlett Johansson • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Mel Brooks Louis Brandeis • Hank Greenberg • Milton Friedman pop … Wikipedia
Islamic view of Ezra — Ezra ( pages = 72 chapter = Allah and Islam in Ancient History] Edward Henry Palmer states that “there is no Jewish tradition whatever in support of this accusation of Mohammed s, which probably was entirely due to his own invention or to… … Wikipedia
Islamic Dawa Party — حزب الدعوة الإسلامية Leader Nouri al Maliki … Wikipedia
American Family Association — Formation 1977 by Rev. Donald Wildmon Type Christian right organization Headquarters Tupelo, Miss … Wikipedia
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE (AIPAC) — AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE (AIPAC), U.S. organization often viewed as a synonym for – if not the embodiment of – the Jewish lobby. Founded in 1951 to ensure the special relationship between the United States and Israel, AIPAC saw… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
