CRCC American Muslim Civic Leadership Institute

A New Generation of Civic Leaders
USC Dornsife College News, May 26, 2011
Michelle Salzman

A USC Dornsife article featured the American Muslim Civic Leadership Institute, a CRCC initiative designed to equip young leaders with enhanced civic engagement skills.

USC Program Helps to Train Young Muslim Leaders
Voice of America, February 18, 2011
Mike O'Sullivan

VOA reported on the American Muslim Civic Leadership Institute and its efforts to train a new generation of civic leaders. Read the article.

Working to boost social activism among Muslims
Los Angeles Times, January 1, 2011
Nomi Morris

The article features Naim Shah Jr., AMCLI I, and AMCLI's partnership with the Jewish Funds for Justice's Community Organizing Residency. Brie Loskota was also quoted about AMCLI. "We try to get Muslim leaders to think not just about their own community but how their community works in the larger society," she said. Read more.

The emerging American Muslim civic identity
Eboo Patel, Founder and Director, Interfaith Youth Core
Washington Post, "On Faith," July 2, 2010

Patel discusses three current trends that reflect the growth of American Muslim identity through emphasizing civic participation. AMCLI is cited as an example. Read more.

Young Muslim Voices: Taking Back Our Religion
Zeba Iqbal, 2010 AMCLI Fellow
Washington Post, "On Faith," June 4, 2010

"In January, Dr. John Esposito of the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown University, and one of America's foremost authorities and interpreters of Islam, spoke with fellows from the American Muslim Civic Leadership Institute about his new book, The Future of Islam. He spoke about Islam's rich tradition of renewal and reform as fundamental to the Islamic worldview." Read more.

Nazia Quazi case encourages Canadian Muslims to speak out
Heba Aly
Christian Science Monitor, May 7, 2010

“I definitely think that there is increased civic engagement,” says Nadia Roumani, director of the American Muslim Civic Leadership Institute, which helps Muslim leaders and non-profit organizations develop the skills to get involved in anything from politics and education to interfaith work. “It’s not pervasive, but there is a critical mass.” Read more.

Emerging Muslim Leaders Create Network Of Support
by Kim Daniels
USC Annenberg NeonTommy Blog, March 2010

"Shahid Buttar defines civic engagement and political activism as his life's purpose. He was in law school at Stanford and on his way to becoming an anti-trust lawyer until September 11 when the trajectory of his life changed dramatically.

Now the executive director of the Bill of Rights Defense Committee, Buttar sees his role as a leader in the Muslim American community as an inherent part of his commitment to civic engagement. And when the opportunity arose to meet other Muslims invested in the same cause, he seized it with enthusiasm.

In 2009, Buttar - along with 20 other fellows - became one of the first graduates of the American Muslim Civic Leadership Institute, or AMCLI." Read more at USC's NeonTommy Blog.

Boost for Muslim participation in US public life
Arab News, March 23, 2010

"Launched in 2006, AMCLI has been assisting Muslim nonprofit organizations and their leaders to participate in civic engagement to improve the Muslim community’s full participation in American public life." Read more.

Videos

Nadia Roumani appeared in a video about the Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship, which was held in Washington, D.C. on April 26-27, 2010.

Linda Sarsour, 2008-2009 Fellow
Connecting the Dots: Developing a Cohort of Civic Leaders

Shahid Buttar, 2008-2009 Fellow
Freedom Ain’t Free Yet: The Responsibility of Civic Leadership

Naim Shah, 2008-2009 Fellow
Addressing Social Crises from an Islamic Perspective

Nadia Roumani, AMCLI Co-Founder and Director
Civic Engagement in the American Muslim Community