Title of Talk: “Giving an A+ Islam 101 Presentation” Synopsis: When giving “Introduction to Islam” talks, Muslims often face an uphill battle: audiences are not neutral toward Islam and Muslims, but instead have been conditioned to fear Muslims through negative images in popular culture and terror-related news stories. Additionally, most Americans admit that they know [...]

Title: DISORIENTED: THE LEGAL ORIGINS OF ARAB-AMERICAN MIS-IDENTITY Abstract: This lecture interrogates the legal origins of Arab-American identity during the racially restrictive Naturalization Era (1790 through 1952). Not a single law review article systematically examines how these naturalization cases have shaped contemporary understandings of Arab-American identity. Almost all of the literature on Arab-Americans focuses on [...]

  NBA’s Utah Jazz player, Enes Kanter, stopped by the American Islamic College (AIC) on Friday, May 3rd. He met with AIC’s I. President, Dr. H. Ali Yurtsever and learned about the college.  

    Title: Religion and Politics in the Middle East: Turkey in Comparative Perspective Theme: The end of the Cold War brought a world-wide recognition of liberal democracy as a legitimate model of government. Building on one another, there has been a general tendency in various regions of the world towards more democratic governance. This trend, starting [...]

Title of Talk: “Mind Over Body: Understanding Your Hidden Agendas & Unconscious Motives ” A brilliant presentation by Dr. John Demartini addressing your true hidden agendas and unconscious motives relating to your physical body. Dr. Demartini is a renowned human behavioral specialist, a revered chiropractor and an international authority on the mind body connection with a background [...]

  Speaker & bio: MARIA del SOCORRO PESQUEIRA Maria Pesqueira has over two decades of leadership experience in the human service arena, bringing expert perspective to areas including strategic planning and management, program development, communications, fundraising and public health. She also is a sought-after speaker, addressing national and local audiences on issues ranging from private/nonprofit [...]

Join us for an Interfaith Service Project House Rehab Service Project for The Zakat Foundation Lutheran School of Theology & American Islamic College Wednesday, April 24, 2013 9:00 am-1:00 pm or 12:00 noon-4:00 pm Lunch and conversation with Laila Muhammad       Our work will include cleaning and repairing gutters, replacing siding, painting at [...]

Title of Talk: “Advancing Social Justice & Opportunity: Perspectives on Immigrant Activism and Civic Engagement” Description: As the US Senate deliberates on key elements of a comprehensive immigration reform bill that President Obama has promised to sign into law, the fate of the nation’s estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants is now squarely in the domain of public [...]

Greetings! American Islamic College invites you, your friends and loved ones to our Free Information Session on January 19 from 12pm-1pm which will be held at the American Islamic College. This will give you the opportunity to meet and mingle with instructors and faculty over refreshments and get an insight on the courses that we [...]

We are at the ICNA-MAS Convention from Dec 21-24th.  Please visit us! Get a FREE shirt when you sign up!   Venue: http://www.facebook.com/events/353023198044922/