Entries by AIFD
02/03/2016 Muslims ask Obama: Please Don’t Defer to Islamists in First Mosque Visit
(FEBRUARY 3, 2016, PHOENIX, AZ): Today, President Obama will visit a U.S. mosque for the first time in his presidency. Unfortunately, rather than a necessary and important step in the right direction, this visit is more of the same from the political establishment: politicians once again granting a platform and recognition to problematic mosques and […]
A blessed Eid al-Adha and Yom Kippur from AIFD
To all of our Muslim friends, members, and supporters: we at the American Islamic Forum for Democracy (AIFD) wish you a most Blessed Eid al-Adha (Holiday of the Sacrifice). May this holiday inspire us to increase our awareness of and gratitude for the many blessings we have been given – as well as the enormous […]
Egypt demonstrators reject Mursi call for dialogue
Reuters.com 12/6/12 (Reuters) – Demonstrators rejected a call from Egypt’s Islamist President Mohamed Mursi for a national dialogue after deadly clashes around his palace, demanding the “downfall of the regime” – the chant that brought down Hosni Mubarak. Mursi said in a televised speech late on Thursday that plans were on track for a referendum […]
Deadly embassy attacks were days in the making
Deadly embassy attacks were days in the making by Sara Lynch and Oren Dorell, USA TODAY, Detroit Free Press, September 12, 2012 CAIRO — Days of planning and online promotion by hard-line Islamist leaders helped whip up the mobs that stormed the U.S. Embassy in Egypt and launched a deadly attack on the U.S. Embassy […]
05/15/2015 AIFD Welcomes news of Tsarnaev Death Sentence
The American Islamic Forum for Democracy (AIFD) welcomes the news that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 21, has been sentenced to death for his role in the terror attack carried out at the 2013 Boston Marathon. Our justice system has been tried, time and time again, by pressures seeking to chip away at its integrity. Today, an American […]