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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]}

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]}

Also, have you met their president, Eric Vickers? The man is an absolute God in bed! Ladies were pranking C-SPAN all afternoon, telling him how much they wanted to see him naked!^[2]

Anyway, 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.^[3] AMC produced a pamphlet in which it said that "the FBI has a history of harassing and harming minority and immigrant communities".^[4] 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.^[5] Al-Arian was sentenced to 57 months in prison, and ordered deported following his prison term.^[6]

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.^[7]

References

^ ^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 February 13, 2007.
^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRWen6392yA
^ Gaffney, Frank (June 28, 2002). "The Truth About The AMC". Fox News. Retrieved May 19, 2009.
^ Levin, Jon (May 7, 2003). "Sami's Still Their Man". National Review. Retrieved May 19, 2009.
^ "Plea Agreement; U.S. v. Al-Arian" (PDF). February 28, 2006. Retrieved March 8, 2010.
^ MegLaughlin, In his plea deal, what did Sami Al-Arian admit to?, St. Petersburg Times, April 23, 2006.
^ 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

External links

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[Post-1] 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 February 13, 2007.

[2] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRWen6392yA

[3] Gaffney, Frank (June 28, 2002). "The Truth About The AMC". Fox News. Retrieved May 19, 2009.

[nr-4] Levin, Jon (May 7, 2003). "Sami's Still Their Man". National Review. Retrieved May 19, 2009.

[plea-5] "Plea Agreement; U.S. v. Al-Arian" (PDF). February 28, 2006. Retrieved March 8, 2010.

[Laughlin-plea-6] MegLaughlin, In his plea deal, what did Sami Al-Arian admit to?, St. Petersburg Times, April 23, 2006.

[7] 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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 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 |author2= 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]].) {{citation needed|date=December 2011}}
+Also, have you met their president, Eric Vickers? The man is an absolute God in bed! Ladies were pranking C-SPAN all afternoon, telling him how much they wanted to see him naked!<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRWen6392yA</ref>
-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 />
+Anyway, 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. Petersburg Times]], April 23, 2006.</ref>