Entries by AIFD

09/05/2019: AIFD Commends Governor Doug Ducey for his selection of Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery to the Arizona Supreme Court

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 5, 2019 Media Contact: Mischel Yosick American Islamic Forum for Democracy 480 225 7473 mischel@zliberty.com Phoenix, AZ: The American Islamic Forum for Democracy today applauded Governor Doug Ducey for his selection of Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery to the Arizona Supreme Court. As an Arizona based American Muslim organization founded in […]

September 10, 2019: Honoring Islam

TOWN HALL MEETING WITH AMERICAN MUSLIM LEADERS AND MINNESOTANS On July 23, 2019, at the 2019 conference of the Muslim Caucus Education Collective, Rep. Ilhan Omar reprimanded a Muslim audience member for asking a question about female genital mutilation, calling it an “appalling question.” Take part in a dynamic conversation with American Muslim leaders who […]

8/29/2019: CAIR Touts Partnership with Census Bureau

Breaking News: CAIR Touts Partnership with Census Bureau by Steven Emerson IPT News August 28, 2019 https://www.investigativeproject.org/8045/breaking-news-cair-touts-partnership-with-census Federal law enforcement knows enough about the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) to order its agents not to engage with the group outside of criminal inivestigations. But despite that, the U.S. Census Bureau believes the conservative, Sunni-dominated Islamist organization […]

August 2019 Eid al-Adha (Holiday of the Sacrifice)

Eid Mubarak! Eid al-Adha  To all of our Muslim friends, members, and supporters, Those of us at the American Islamic Forum for Democracy wish you a most Blessed Eid al-Adha (Holiday of the Sacrifice) on this 10th day of  Zul-Hijjah,  Sunday, August 11th, 2019. May this holiday inspire each of us to increase our awareness […]

July 25, 2019: Muslim Reformers Warn of Islamists’ Political Designs

Muslim Reformers Warn of Islamists’ Political Designs by Benjamin Baird July 25, 2019 The Middle East Forum has launched its Islamism in Politics (IIP) project to monitor and challenge Islamist political activity, and to promote moderate Muslim interests in its stead. The significance of that mandate was made clear this week, when Muslim politicians, activists, […]