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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}} |
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}} |
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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}} |
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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 /> |
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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> |
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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 0-292-70920-X, 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>[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 0-292-70920-X, 9780292709201, accessed November 30, 2009]</ref> |
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Revision as of 16:46, 22 January 2016
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
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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
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