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AMERICAN MUSLIM INTERFAITH COUNCIL The Interfaith Councils AMERICAN MUSLIM INTERFAITH COUNCIL Interfaith Councils provide a venue for the American Muslim community to come together to express and to celebrate community’s cultural richness through events, forums for duologue on issues and establishes relationships through community multicultural events and round table discussions. AMIC provides an alternative community setting to meet, interact and share. AMIC has piloted the first American Muslim Inter ethnic and Interfaith Community Center for facilitating duologue amongst communities and fostering an open forum for expression for all American Muslims. The CHICAGO Interfaith Council AIMC’s CHICAGO Interfaith Council promotes pluralistic Muslim identity and interfaith understanding. Council members include lay leaders who are professionals in diverse fields and reflect the broad range of American Muslims identities. The Council’s specific goals are to celebrate Muslim cultural diversity; provide responsible civic leadership and inter-communal relations; and enrich civic life in CHICAGO via compelling community events. The Council’s efforts focus on several key areas: social programs (the “East Meets West” annual benefit), cultural events (the “CHICAGO Muslim Film Festival”), civic Advocacy (the annual “CHICAGO Salute to Ramadan” ceremony at the State House), and community service (the “Help End Hunger” Ramadan benefit to help feed the homeless in CHICAGO). The CHICAGO Interfaith Council is funded, in part, by the Cummings Foundation. For more information on the AIMC’s Story The AMERICAN MUSLIM INTERFAITH COUNCIL was founded in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attack on the United States. AIMC was founded by a group of diverse Americans who, in the vacuum of progressive American Muslim voices post-9/11, sought to fill the void. In the immediate time following 9/11, AIMC worked to combat negative stereotyping of Muslim Americans, focusing on hate speech and hate crimes against Muslims. Simultaneously, the organization became a platform for Muslims to speak out against extremism and terrorism conducted in the name of Islam. The work expanded to include human and civil rights issues throughout the Muslim world, specifically the Middle East and North Africa. AIMC sought to create an alternative, pluralistic American Muslim voice that incorporates both these domestic and international goals. In the years since 9/11, AIMC has worked to change the discourse both within the American Muslim community and in American society about coexistence, democratic freedom, and humanitarian issues. AIMC has done so by organizing numerous interfaith and inter ethnic events, providing discussion guides and educational curriculum to the public, and launching a student-led initiative in American universities. A decade and half later, the aim of the AMERICAN MUSLIM INTERFAITH COUNCIL remains the same: to provide an alternative Muslim voice and civic identity grounded in pluralism and progressive thought to the American society. With four offices worldwide, AIMC is advancing its mission with timely, relevant, and innovative initiatives and programming. AIMC supports human rights and civil freedoms through educational programming, advocacy, and civic engagement. .AIMC’s Mission and Principles AIMC’s Mission: The AMERICAN MUSLIM INTERFAITH COUNCIL is a non-religious, civic society organization that provides an alternative Muslim voice for the promotion of civil and human rights through advocacy, engagement and education. AIMC’s Statement of Principles: American Muslims must champion pluralism and condemn all forms of intolerance American Muslims have a vested interest in the strength of religious freedom and democracy. We must work to guarantee our equal rights within American society. At the same time, we must condemn hate speech and violence that threaten tolerance and peace, particularly by those individuals defending violent behavior in the name of Islam. American Muslims must be ambassadors to the Muslim world. America has been a haven for Muslims, and we must educate the world about the freedoms and coexistence we enjoy here. Virulent anti-American rhetoric and action by radicalized Muslims threaten out country, freedom and democracy. American Muslims must recognize and celebrate their own diversity The American Muslim community encompasses individuals of diverse backgrounds and belief systems. By working to bridge the sectarian, ethnic, racial, cultural and political divisions within our community, we also strengthen American society. American Muslims must encourage social and economic prosperity, and protect the rights of minorities in the Muslims world. In much of the Muslim World, income disparities, high unemployment, economic underdevelopment, and limited individual rights create a fertile ground for despair and extremism. American Muslims are citizens of a nation who enjoy abundant social freedoms and have prospered greatly in the global economy. We have a responsibility to improve economic conditions and to support freedoms in the Muslim world. Furthermore, American Muslims know first-hand the importance of protecting the rights of minority communities. We must advocate for the civil rights of minorities throughout the Muslim world, particularly minority groups based on gender, race/ethnicity, religion, and politics. Interfaith Councils AMERICAN MUSLIM INTERFAITH COUNCIL Interfaith Councils provide a venue for the American Muslim community to come together to express and to celebrate community’s cultural richness through events, forums for duologue on issues and establishes relationships through community multicultural events and round table discussions. AIMC provides and alternative community setting to meet, interact and share. The Interfaith Councils promotes pluralistic American Muslim identity and interfaith understanding. Council members include lay leaders who are professionals in diverse fields and reflect the broad range of American Muslims identities. The council’s specific goals are to celebrate American Muslim cultural diversity; provide responsible civic leadership and inter-communal relations; and enrich civic life via compelling community events. The council’s efforts focus on several key areas: social programs, intercultural events, civic advocacy, and community service. The council also offers the as a signature event series. The interfaith councils hold four round table discussions and one summit annually to discuss issues and interfaith and intercultural events. for more information CONTCT US AIMC. AMERICAN MUSLIM INTERFAITH COUNCIL