Entries by AIFD

8/16/13: USCIRF Condemns Violence in Egypt

August 16, 2013: USCIRF Condemns Violence in Egypt   For Immediate Release August 16, 2013 | by USCIRF USCIRF Condemns Violence in Egypt USCIRF is deeply concerned by the violence against protestors and the targeting of churches in Egypt.  The government’s excessive use of force when breaking up protests, the high number of deaths, the […]

King: Obama must move beyond political correctness to fight Islamists

Examiner.com, October 14, 2012 While the Obama administration and many members of the elite news media appear confused as to the true nature of the national security threat posed by al-Qaeda, and its offshoots Al Shabaab, Boko Haram and al-Qaeda on the Arabian Peninsula, Congressman Peter King (R-NY) appears to be the “go-to” lawmaker for […]

12/7/2015 AIFD RESPONDS TO PRES. OBAMA’S ADDRESS AGAINST TERRORISM

M ZUHDI JASSER PRESIDENT AMERICAN ISLAMIC FORUM FOR DEMOCRACY “We are pleased with much of what the President had to say, noting that he seems to have shifted from more coddling language to what sounds like a firmer stance against terror. What remains to be seen, however, and what would demonstrate a meaningful and demonstrative […]

07/23/2014 Meriam Ibrahim Is Free From Sudan

Source: National Journal    Meriam Ibrahim, the Sudanese woman who’d been sentenced to death under Islamic law, arrived in Rome on Thursday, less than a day after U.S. lawmakers held a hearing in search of ways to help her. Ibrahim and her two children were accompanied on the flight by Italian Deputy Foreign Minister Lapo […]

We can’t ignore the rise of homegrown hate and domestic terrorism

Source: The Florida Times Union Terrorism doesn’t come in one style. It can be the unpopular security guard influenced by a radical interpretation of Islam like Omar Mateen. It can be a loner influenced by white supremacist propaganda like Dylann Roof. It can an anti-abortion extremist like Eric Rudolph, the Olympic Park bomber. It can […]