American Islamic Congress

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The home for vblogging by the American Islamic Congress, a leading Muslim organization promoting civil rights and pluralism in the US and throughout the Muslim world. Our launch vblog series is Fast Forward, a blog chronicling the month-long experience of fasting and introspection during the holiday of Ramadan. For more information on our organization, please visit www.aicongress.org.

  • # Episodes

    8 episodes

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Episodes of American Islamic Congress

    • Play FastForward #7: "Mom, That's Corny!" - American Islamic Congress on Blip American Islamic Congress episodes on Blip

      FastForward #7: "Mom, That's Corny!"

      Zainab Al-Suwaij of the American Islamic Congress on her son's response to the Fast Forward video blog.

      • Release date
        Oct 1, 2007
      • Runtime
        01:23
    • Play FastForward #6: "Dirty Laundry" - American Islamic Congress on Blip American Islamic Congress episodes on Blip

      FastForward #6: "Dirty Laundry"

      Speaking out on difficult social problems can destroy friendships. But can these friendships be repaired? Zainab Al-Suwaij of the AIC (aicongress.org) talks about the dynamics of airing "dirty laundry."

      • Release date
        Sep 29, 2007
      • Runtime
        04:35
    • Play FastForward #5: Women Can't Laugh? - American Islamic Congress on Blip American Islamic Congress episodes on Blip

      FastForward #5: Women Can't Laugh?

      Zainab Al-Suwaij of the American Islamic Congress (www.aicongress.org) tries to redeem the image of Muslim video statements (usually defined by you-know-who) with comic stories of her experiences wearing hijab.

      • Release date
        Sep 29, 2007
      • Runtime
        04:54
    • Play FastForward#4 - Attacks during Ramadan (English edition) - American Islamic Congress on Blip American Islamic Congress episodes on Blip

      FastForward#4 - Attacks during Ramadan (English ...

      Zainab Al-Suwaij, director of the American Islamic Congress (www.aicongress.org), on the "hoo-ha" surrounding the opening of the AIC's new office in Egypt.

      • Release date
        Sep 27, 2007
      • Runtime
        04:33
    • Play FastForward #4: Attacks during Ramadan (Arabic) - American Islamic Congress on Blip American Islamic Congress episodes on Blip

      FastForward #4: Attacks during Ramadan (Arabic)

      Zainab Al-Suwaij, director of the American Islamic Congress, on sudden attacks directed against her by commentators on Al-Arabiya and a Muslim Brotherhood member of the Egyptian parliament. The storm surrounds AIC's opening a new branch office in Cairo.

      • Release date
        Sep 22, 2007
      • Runtime
        04:00
    • Play FastForward #3: Fasting... with Children - American Islamic Congress on Blip American Islamic Congress episodes on Blip

      FastForward #3: Fasting... with Children

      Zainab Al-Suwaij, director of the American Islamic Congress (www.aicongress.org), continues her Ramadan v-blog series with a story about celebrating Ramadan with her son.

      • Release date
        Sep 18, 2007
      • Runtime
        02:09
    • Play FastForward #2: Ramadan & the 9-11 Anniversary - American Islamic Congress on Blip American Islamic Congress episodes on Blip

      FastForward #2: Ramadan & the 9-11 Anniversary

      Zainab Al-Suwaij, director of the American Islamic Congress (www.aicongress.org), reflects on the start of Ramadan falling just after the sixth anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks.

      • Release date
        Sep 17, 2007
      • Runtime
        02:28
    • Play FastForward: Launching a Ramadan Video-Blog - American Islamic Congress on Blip American Islamic Congress episodes on Blip

      FastForward: Launching a Ramadan Video-Blog

      Zainab Al-Suwaij, director of the American Islamic Congress (www.aicongress.org), kicks off a Ramadan vblog chronicling the experience of month-long fasting and introspection.

      • Release date
        Sep 14, 2007
      • Runtime
        03:19
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