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The '''American Muslim Council''' ('''AMC''') is an [[Islamic]] organization and registered charity in the United States. Its headquarters is located in [[Chicago, Illinois]].
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The '''American Muslim Council''' ('''AMC''') is an [[Islamic]] organization and registered charity in the United States. Its headquarters is located in [[Chicago, Illinois]]. {{citation needed|date=December 2011}}
An earlier organization with the same name was founded in 1990 by [[Abdul Rahman al-Amoudi]] with the support of the [[Muslim Brotherhood]].<ref name=Post>{{cite news|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12823-2004Sep10.html |title= In Search Of Friends Among The Foes U.S. Hopes to Work With Diverse Group |author=John Mintz |coauthors= Douglas Farah |work= [[The Washington Post]] |page=A01 |date=September 11, 2004 |accessdate=February 13, 2007}}</ref> (Al-Amoudi is also the former leader of the [[Islamic Society of Boston]].) Its stated goal was to campaign for the political and civil rights of all Americans.


An earlier organization with the same name was founded in 1990 by [[Abdul Rahman al-Amoudi]] with the support of the [[Muslim Brotherhood]].<ref name=Post>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12823-2004Sep10.html |title= In Search Of Friends Among The Foes U.S. Hopes to Work With Diverse Group |author=John Mintz |author2= Douglas Farah |newspaper= [[The Washington Post]] |page=A01 |date=September 11, 2004 |access-date=14 July 2021}}</ref> (Al-Amoudi is also the former leader of the [[Islamic Society of Boston]].) {{citation needed|date=December 2011}}
The AMC later reorganized itself under a new name and moved its national headquarters from [[Washington, D.C.]] to Chicago. The organization currently using the name "The American Muslim Council" is different than the AMC founded by al-Amoudi; it is much more moderate.<ref name=Post />


The AMC later reorganized itself under a new name and moved its national headquarters from [[Washington, D.C.]] to Chicago. The organization currently using the name "The American Muslim Council" is different from the AMC founded by al-Amoudi; it is much more moderate.<ref name=Post />
AMC took part in the defense of South Florida Professor and Palestinian Islamic Jihad leader [[Sami Al-Arian]] and questioned the US government's allegation that the professor took part in terrorist activities.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,56543,00.html |title=The Truth About The AMC |work=[[Fox News]] |date=June 28, 2002 |accessdate=May 19, 2009 |first=Frank |last=Gaffney}}</ref> AMC produced a pamphlet in which it said that "the FBI has a history of harassing and harming minority and immigrant communities".<ref name=nr>{{cite news |url=http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/comment-levin050703.asp |title=Sami’s Still Their Man |first=Jon |last=Levin |date=May 7, 2003 |accessdate=May 19, 2009 |work=[[National Review]]}}</ref> On March 2, 2006, Al-Arian entered a guilty plea to a charge of conspiracy to help the [[Palestinian Islamic Jihad]], a "[[specially designated terrorist]]" organization.<ref name="plea">{{cite web|url=http://nefafoundation.org/miscellaneous/FeaturedDocs/U.S._v_Al-Arian_pleaagr.pdf|title=Plea Agreement; U.S. v. Al-Arian|date=February 28, 2006|accessdate=March 8, 2010}}</ref> Al-Arian was sentenced to 57 months in prison, and ordered deported following his prison term.<ref name="Laughlin-plea">MegLaughlin, [http://www.sptimes.com/2006/04/23/Hillsborough/In_his_plea_deal__wha.shtml In his plea deal, what did Sami Al-Arian admit to?], [[St. Petersberg Times]], April 23, 2006.</ref>


AMC took part in the defense of South Florida Professor and Palestinian Islamic Jihad leader [[Sami Al-Arian]] and questioned the US government's allegation that the professor took part in terrorist activities.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/the-truth-about-the-amc |title=The Truth About The AMC |work=[[Fox News]] |date=June 28, 2002 |access-date=May 19, 2009 |first=Frank |last=Gaffney}}</ref> AMC produced a pamphlet in which it said that "the FBI has a history of harassing and harming minority and immigrant communities".<ref name=nr>{{cite news |url=http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/comment-levin050703.asp |title=Sami's Still Their Man |first=Jon |last=Levin |date=May 7, 2003 |accessdate=May 19, 2009 |work=[[National Review]]}}</ref> On March 2, 2006, Al-Arian entered a guilty plea to a charge of conspiracy to help the [[Palestinian Islamic Jihad]], a "[[specially designated terrorist]]" organization.<ref name="plea">{{cite web|url=http://nefafoundation.org/miscellaneous/FeaturedDocs/U.S._v_Al-Arian_pleaagr.pdf |title=Plea Agreement; U.S. v. Al-Arian |date=February 28, 2006 |accessdate=14 July 2021 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301162657/http://nefafoundation.org/miscellaneous/FeaturedDocs/U.S._v_Al-Arian_pleaagr.pdf |archivedate=March 1, 2012 }}</ref> Al-Arian was sentenced to 57 months in prison, and ordered deported following his prison term.<ref name="Laughlin-plea">MegLaughlin, [http://www.sptimes.com/2006/04/23/Hillsborough/In_his_plea_deal__wha.shtml In his plea deal, what did Sami Al-Arian admit to?], [[St. Petersburg Times]], April 23, 2006.</ref>
The AMC has participated in interfaith dialogue with the [[U.S. Bishops' Committee for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs]].


AMC is also a member of the American Muslim Political Coordination Council (AMPCC), along with the American Muslim Alliance (AMA), [[Council on American-Islamic Relations]] (CAIR), and [[Muslim Public Affairs Council]] (MPAC). AMPCC's primary concern is to coordinate the member organizations on activism and lobbying.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=ZPhYhcvxwAcC&pg=PA261&dq=cair+%22Council+on+American-Islamic+Relations%22&lr=&as_drrb_is=q&as_minm_is=0&as_miny_is=&as_maxm_is=0&as_maxy_is=&num=100&as_brr=3&ei=H4gTS-SwMZSGzQT0vM3qDA#v=onepage&q=cair%20%22Council%20on%20American-Islamic%20Relations%22&f=false ''Arab-American faces and voices: the origins of an immigrant community'', p. 261, Elizabeth Boosahda, [[University of Texas Press]], 2003, ISBN 029270920X, 9780292709201, accessed November 30, 2009]</ref>
AMC is also a member of the American Muslim Political Coordination Council (AMPCC), along with the American Muslim Alliance (AMA), [[Council on American-Islamic Relations]] (CAIR), and [[Muslim Public Affairs Council]] (MPAC). AMPCC's primary concern is to coordinate the member organizations on activism and lobbying.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=ZPhYhcvxwAcC&dq=cair+%22Council+on+American-Islamic+Relations%22&pg=PA261 ''Arab-American faces and voices: the origins of an immigrant community''], p. 261, Elizabeth Boosahda, [[University of Texas Press]], 2003, {{ISBN|0-292-70920-X}}, 9780292709201, accessed November 30, 2009</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[https://www.americanmuslimcouncil.org/ American Muslim Council, official website]
* {{Official|http://www.amcnational.org/}}
* {{Official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20060910072140/http://www.amcnational.org:80/}}
* [http://www.capmag.com/article.asp?ID=3824 American Muslim Council Founder Heads To Jail] Daniel Pipes, Capitalism Magazine (originally published in the New York Sun), August 5, 2004
* [http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=34834 Feds arrest leading Muslim activist] by Art Moore, WorldNetDaily, September 29, 2003


[[Category:American Islamic organizations]]
[[Category:Islamic organizations based in the United States]]
[[Category:Islamic activist organizations]]
[[Category:Islamic political organizations]]
[[Category:Muslim Brotherhood]]
[[Category:Muslim Brotherhood]]
[[Category:American Islamic organizations based in Chicago, Illinois]]
[[Category:Religious organizations based in Chicago]]




Latest revision as of 19:06, 16 November 2024

American Muslim Council
AbbreviationAMC
HeadquartersChicago, Illinois, United States

The American Muslim Council (AMC) is an Islamic organization and registered charity in the United States. Its headquarters is located in Chicago, Illinois. [citation needed]

An earlier organization with the same name was founded in 1990 by Abdul Rahman al-Amoudi with the support of the Muslim Brotherhood.[1] (Al-Amoudi is also the former leader of the Islamic Society of Boston.) [citation needed]

The AMC later reorganized itself under a new name and moved its national headquarters from Washington, D.C. to Chicago. The organization currently using the name "The American Muslim Council" is different from the AMC founded by al-Amoudi; it is much more moderate.[1]

AMC took part in the defense of South Florida Professor and Palestinian Islamic Jihad leader Sami Al-Arian and questioned the US government's allegation that the professor took part in terrorist activities.[2] AMC produced a pamphlet in which it said that "the FBI has a history of harassing and harming minority and immigrant communities".[3] On March 2, 2006, Al-Arian entered a guilty plea to a charge of conspiracy to help the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, a "specially designated terrorist" organization.[4] Al-Arian was sentenced to 57 months in prison, and ordered deported following his prison term.[5]

AMC is also a member of the American Muslim Political Coordination Council (AMPCC), along with the American Muslim Alliance (AMA), Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), and Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC). AMPCC's primary concern is to coordinate the member organizations on activism and lobbying.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b John Mintz; Douglas Farah (September 11, 2004). "In Search Of Friends Among The Foes U.S. Hopes to Work With Diverse Group". The Washington Post. p. A01. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  2. ^ Gaffney, Frank (June 28, 2002). "The Truth About The AMC". Fox News. Retrieved May 19, 2009.
  3. ^ Levin, Jon (May 7, 2003). "Sami's Still Their Man". National Review. Retrieved May 19, 2009.
  4. ^ "Plea Agreement; U.S. v. Al-Arian" (PDF). February 28, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 1, 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  5. ^ MegLaughlin, In his plea deal, what did Sami Al-Arian admit to?, St. Petersburg Times, April 23, 2006.
  6. ^ Arab-American faces and voices: the origins of an immigrant community, p. 261, Elizabeth Boosahda, University of Texas Press, 2003, ISBN 0-292-70920-X, 9780292709201, accessed November 30, 2009
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