Entries by AIFD

Egypt’s Christians worried by Islamists’ rise

By Abigail Hauslohner, Published: January 7 The Washington Post GIZA, Egypt — Egypt’s Christians were worried about their safety on Monday as they marked the first Christmas under Islamist rule, with Coptic Pope Tawadros II urging worshipers “not to be afraid” and some complaining that their lives had gone from bad to worse in the nearly two years […]

Iran Accuses Arab Royalty of Hypocrisy over Syria

Iran Accuses Arab Royalty of Hypocrisy over Syria August 16, 2012, The Hindu Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has rapped the Gulf Arab monarchies for seeking reforms in Syria without applying the same standards of openness for themselves. Iran’s Press TV quoted Mr. Ahmadinejad as saying in Makkah on the sidelines of a summit of the […]

06/22/2016 TESTIMONY for Hearing before: The House Committee on Homeland Security’s Subcommittee on Oversight and Management Efficiency “Identifying the Enemy: Radical Islamist Terror” By Dr. M. ZUHDI JASSER

Introduction: Thank you Chairman Perry and members of the House Committee on Homeland Security’s Subcommittee on Oversight and Management Efficiency for holding this very important hearing on “Identifying the Enemy: Radical Islamist Terror.” I am Dr. M. Zuhdi Jasser, President and founder of the American Islamic Forum for Democracy (AIFD) based in Phoenix, Arizona. I […]

10/03/13 Assad starves those that gas did not kill: Obama’s negotiations over chemical weapons do little to stop genocide of Syrian people

MEDIA CONTACTS:         Gregg Edgar Gordon C. James Public Relations gedgar@gcjpr.com 602-690-7977   Assad starves those that gas did not kill Obama’s negotiations over chemical weapons do little to stop genocide of Syrian people     PHOENIX (October 2, 2013) – Dr. M. Zuhdi Jasser, author of “A Battle for the Soul of Islam: An American […]

8/1/13 Al-Qaeda Is Back! Killing Bin Laden was never enough.

Source: National Review Online By all accounts, the attack was planned with care and executed with precision. At two notorious Iraqi prisons, Abu Ghraib and Taji, al-Qaeda combatants last week used mortars, small arms, suicide bombers, and assault forces to free 400 prisoners, including several who had been on death row. AQ spokesmen hailed those […]