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American Islamic Congress Attends President Obama's Talk in Cairo, Praises His Elegant Call for Respect, Reform, and Individual Freedom
June 4, 2009The American Islamic Congress (AIC) today attended President Barack Obama's Cairo address and praised his call for respect, reform, and individual freedom. AIC's Egypt office director Dalia Ziada attended the speech at the Administration's invitation and met privately after the speech with the President's Senior Advisor, Valerie Jarrett. Zainab Al-Suwaij, the organization's Executive Director, issued the following statement: "President Obama's Cairo speech outlined an agenda Muslim-Americans can adopt and share with pride. As the director of a Muslim-American civil rights group, I was delighted that the President's speech reflected our organization's core values and validated our responsible leadership philosophy. Full release.