Entries by AIFD
8/12/13 Egyptian authorities postpone plan to disperse pro-Morsi protestors
Source: Fox News CAIRO – Egyptian authorities on Monday postponed a move to disperse two Cairo sit-ins by supporters of the country’s ousted president to “avoid bloodshed,” an official said, as Islamist supporters stepped up rallies to demand his return to power. The postponement could, at least temporarily, defuse tensions that had escalated overnight as […]
AIFD Fellow: Ahmed Vanya
Ahmed Vanya is a 30-year veteran engineer of the electronic industry, based in California’s world famous Silicon Valley. After coming to the US in the late seventies from the country of Burma (Myanmar) as a student, he obtained advanced degrees in the fields of physics and electronics before starting his career working for several leading […]
8/11/13 Pope Francis greets Muslims and urges both Christians and Muslims to promote mutual respect
Source: Vatican Radio Pope Francis on Sunday urged Christians and Muslims to promote mutual respect , especially through the education of new generations. His remarks came at the end of his Angelus address when he sent greetings to Muslims throughout the world who have just celebrated the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. Pope […]
09/11/2015 AIFD Remembers 9-11
Dear Friend of AIFD, We at the American Islamic Forum for Democracy would like to extend our love and ongoing prayers to all of those who lost friends, colleagues and loved ones in the horrific attacks on September 11, 2001. We would also like to express our continued gratitude to our armed forces and […]
8/9/13 Commentary: Threading the needle of democracy in Egypt, Jewish News
M. ZUHDI JASSER In a word, Egypt is a mess. But which democracies in history arose from order? Which tyrannical dictatorships ended their regimes with an epiphany in favor of freedom and gave their nation an orderly exit? The hope and promise of a democratic awakening of the “Arab spring” that rocked Cairo and the […]
Dr. Jasser discusses Huckabee’s comparison of Trump’s policy
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07/23/2014 Congress to Sudan: Release Ibrahim family
Source: World Magazine WASHINGTON—Lawmakers on Wednesday blasted the Sudanese government for continuing to prohibit Meriam Ibrahim and her family from leaving Sudan. Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, convened the hearing to spotlight the unresolved case of Ibrahim, a 27-year-old woman whose husband and two children are […]
8/9/13 AIFD Wishes Muslims a Blessed Eid Al-Fitr
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PHOENIX (August 9, 2013) – Muslims around the world commemorated the end of their month long daily fast of Ramadan on Thursday, August 8, 2013 with the Holiday of the Feast (Eid al-Fitr). Eid al-Fitr is celebrated in congregational prayer, the giving of gifts and gathering over meals. To all our Muslim […]