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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

    Facing Religious Intolerance: Islamophobia in 21st C America This symposium hopes to the address the underlying convoluted make up of religious bigotry today, specifically against Islam, and the ways in which it impacts the larger society and the socio-political arena. This is a timely and important discussion that all are encouraged and welcomed [...]

  Date: Feb. 5th, 2013 (This is a past event) Time: 6:00pm – 6:30pm Reception,   6:30pm – 7:30pm Lecture and Q&A Title of Talk:  The New Religious Intolerance: Overcoming the Politics of Fear in an Anxious Age Or Watch it on UStream Channel LIVE at 6:30pm Central Time Speaker & bio: Martha Nussbaum Dr. [...]

  Date: Thurday, Nov. 15th, 2012 Time: Exhibition 3:00pm – 5:00pm Workshop 5:00pm – 6:00pm Venue: American Islamic College 613 W. Bittersweet Pl, Chicago, IL 60613     Description Calligraphy exhibition along with presentation and workshop including, introduction to the history of Islamic calligraphy, the art of penmanship in Muslim’s culture, aesthetic values of words [...]

Title: “Can Muslims Be American? An American View”     Speaker Bio: Ethan Casey is the author of _Alive and Well in Pakistan: A Human Journey in a Dangerous Time_ (2004_), Overtaken By Events: A Pakistan Road Trip_ (2010), and _Bearing the Bruise: A Life Graced by Haiti_(2012). He is currently driving around the USA preparing to [...]

        Date: September 13th, Thursday, 2012 Time: 6pm – 7:30pm Venue: American Islamic College   Neyzen Mehmet Cakar Mehmet was born in Turkey in 1987 and started whistling Ney when he was 13. He graduated from University in 2012 and came to the US for MA program. Mehmet has a deep knowledge [...]

  About: Houda al-Habash, a conservative Muslim preacher, founded a Qur’an school for girls in Damascus 30 years ago. Every summer, her female students immerse themselves in a rigorous study of Islam. A surprising cultural shift is under way—women are claiming space within the mosque. Shot right before the uprising in Syria erupted, The Light [...]