(WASHINGTON DC - April 10, 2009) The Islamic Information Center is proud to announce its first annual three day convention, entitled the American Leadership Initiative for Muslims (ALIM) to take place from July 17th - July 19th, 2009 at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill, Washington DC.


Over the past several years, it has becoming increasingly important for the Muslim community to engage the United States. Specifically this convention will focus on professionalism, civic engagement, citizenship and activism.

The ALIM convention is dedicated to coming up with actionable ideas, plans, and initiatives. At the conclusion of the convention, attendees will return to their home communities with specific plans of action, and the Islamic Information Center will help to coordinate these nationwide initiatives throughout the year.

This convention includes site visits to critical US government agencies and meetings with government officials.  The tentative list of site visits will include the United States Capital, the Arab American Anti Discrimination Committee (ADC), the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), Amnesty International, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).

Each day, after the site visits, the convention will return to the four star accommodations at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill, where various panels and workshops will take place. During these programs, attendees will work together to synthesize goals and strategy to enact throughout the year. These meetings will not be on hypothetical topics - but actual plans to use the knowledge learned at the convention to help Muslims locally and abroad!

This convention will be a limited attendance event focused on activists throughout the community.  To that affect, IIC invites you to apply for attendance on IIC's website. After you submit your application, IIC's Convention Team will contact you shortly. To learn more about the convention visit IIC's website and click "ALIM Convention" on the top menu bar!