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The Islamic Information Center is proud to announce its second annual convention, the American Leadership Initiative for Muslims, to take place on July 23 - 25, 2010. We are seeking the best and brightest from each community, professionals, students, community activists, and anyone who wants to make a difference to attend this action-oriented convention. Over the past several years, it has becoming increasingly important for American Muslims to take on leadership roles in the community and engage the government in dialogue. Specifically this convention will focus on professionalism, civic engagement, citizenship and activism. The American Leadership Initiative for Muslims Convention is dedicated to brainstorming actionable ideas, plans, and initiatives to elevate the status of our community in the United States. At the conclusion of the convention, attendees will return to their home communities with specific plans of action to effectuate these goals, and the Islamic Information Center will help to coordinate these nationwide initiatives throughout the year.
This convention includes site visits to crucial U.S. government agencies and meetings with government officials. Each day, attendees will work together to strategize and establish goals to be achieved enact throughout the year. These meetings will not discuss hypothetical topics - but actual plans to implement the knowledge gained at the convention to help ALL Muslims, both locally and abroad! The first step of leadership is having a vision.
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June 1, 2010 The Islamic Information Center (IIC) condemns the attack against the peaceful aide carrying flotilla by Israeli forces that took place this weekend, and calls upon community members to take action. IIC joins the growing consensus of human rights organizations calling for the US government to take immediate action.
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May 26, 2010 
On Tuesday May 25, 2010, members of the leadership of the Islamic Information Center had the opportunity to meet with the top ranking Shi’ite scholar in Saudi Arabia, Sheikh Hassan al-Saffar (http://www.saffar.org), at IIC's national headquarters in the National Press Club in Washington DC. Sheikh Al-Saffar is the representative of Grand Ayatollah Syed Sistani in Saudi Arabia, and is the author of more than 100 books on Shiaism. Sheikh Al-Saffar is in the country to visit with the 5,000 Saudi Shia students pursuing higher education in the United States. IIC wishes Sheikh al Saffar well in his efforts to promote education in the burgeoning Shia community.
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May 24, 2010
The Islamic Information Center is proud to announce that an episode of Interfaith Perspectives, hosted by eminent TV and radio personality, Zarinah Shakir is airing in the Washington DC Metropolitan area. This episode is focussed on Shiaism, and attempts to explain the beliefs and practices of the Shia Muslim community. In this episode Ms. Shakir interviews IIC's Executive and Communications Directors, Rahat Husain and Hajar Hosseini, the respected scholar Sheikh Abdul Jaleel, and community leader Brother Salahudeen Kareem.
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May 5, 2010 Last week, State and Federal authorities were alerted to a suspicious vehicle in Times Square, New York City. Upon further investigation, it was revealed that the vehicle was a car bomb. Authorities were able to successfully defuse the weapon, preventing any explosion or injuries to innocent bystanders. The Islamic Information Center condemns every act of attempted or actual terrorism, including this car bomb, and calls upon the world community to stand together against this form of indiscriminate violence. It is also important to note that in this case, it was a Muslim who originally reported the suspicious vehicle and helped authorities to foil the attack.
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April 26, 2010 The Islamic Information Center invites you to attend the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Hearing “Torture in Bahrain: Why Now? Why Again?” Taking place at the US Capitol, in the Rayburn Building, Capital Hill – Room 2200 on Tuesday April 27th from 12:00 to 2:00 pm followed by rally at Bahraini Embassy at 2.30 pm. This event is open to the general public for free of charge.
This Hearing will be Chaired by Congresswoman Donna Edwards, who has an outstanding record of defending Human rights around the world and will be attended by representative from State Department, Amnesty International and many organizations, including Human Rights Watch, who will present their latest report on Bahrain “Torture Redux: the Revival of Physical Coercion in Bahrain”.
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May 16, 2010 The Islamic Information Center this week mourns the loss of history's greatest personalities: Lady Fatima Zahra. Over the past few days, and for nearly 14 centuries, hundreds of millions of Muslims around the world, from North America, to South America, to Africa, to Europe, to Asia and even to Australia mourned passing of Lady Fatima Zahra, daughter of Prophet Muhammad.
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