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Celebrations across the US by Indian Muslims to commemorate India’s 63rd Republic Day

newsdigest — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:27:54 +0000

Tags: IAMC Republic Day Celebrations, India's 63rd Republic Day, Indian Muslims celebrate 63rd Republic Day across the US, Republic Day celebrations in America

Friday, February 3rd, 2012 Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC – http://www.iamc.com), an advocacy group dedicated to safeguarding India’s pluralist and tolerant ethos, organized massive celebrations across the US to commemorate India’s 63rd Republic Day. IAMC’s chapters across the nation celebrated the day India’s Constitution came into effect, marking the birth of a modern, secular and [...]

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Mahatma Gandhi’s Death Anniversary should be an occasion for National Introspection says Indian American group

newsdigest — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 04:51:18 +0000

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Tags: assassination of Mahatma Gandhi, civil society, Gandhiji, genuine democracy, hate-filled ideologies, India's freedom, Mahatma Gandhi, Nathuram Godse, social justice

Monday, January 30th, 2012 The Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC – http://www.iamc.com), an advocacy group dedicated to safeguarding India’s pluralist and tolerant ethos, has paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on the occasion of his death anniversary today. IAMC has called upon the Government of India, the institutions of civil society and all citizens to engage [...]

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Narendra Modi’s fast in Godhra an exercise in political chicanery, says Indian American group

newsdigest — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 02:15:04 +0000

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Tags: Gujarat riots, Modi's connivance in mass pogrom, Modi's Fast, Narendra Modi, Shabnam Hashmi, social activists

Thursday, January 26th, 2012 Indian American Muslim Council (http://www.iamc.com) an advocacy group dedicated to safeguarding India’s pluralist and tolerant ethos has decried Mr. Narendra Modi’s attempts to project himself as a champion of peace and harmony, while being complicit in the mass murder and displacement of thousands during the Gujarat pogrom of 2002, and engaging [...]

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IAMC President Shaheen Khateeb Republic Day Message.

iamcadmin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:58:20 +0000

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Tags: Constitution, India, Republic Day, Republic Day of India, Social Issues

Assalam Alaikum. Peace be upon you. It gives me immense pleasure to extend my warmest greetings to you on the occasion of the 63rd Republic Day of India. For over 6 decades, India has been a democratic Republic. As Indian Americans, we are truly proud of this accomplishment. While our freedom struggle continues to inspire [...]

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Harvard’s decision to drop courses by Subramanian Swamy, a welcome step says Indian American group

newsdigest — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 05:16:12 +0000

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Tags: bigotry, Harvard, Harvard courses dropped, Harvard University, IAMC, intolerance, Subramanian Swamy

Wednesday, December 14th, 2011 Indian American Muslim Council (http://www.iamc.com) an advocacy group dedicated to safeguarding India’s pluralist and tolerant ethos, has applauded Harvard University for dropping courses taught by Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy over his exercise of hate-speech and demonstration of intolerance and bigotry, in an article for an Indian publication named DNA. In [...]

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Babri Masjid Demolition 19th Anniversary: Indian American Group Demands Justice

newsdigest — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 13:32:36 +0000

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Tags: Allahabad High Court, Ayodhya, Ayodhya debate, Babri Masjid, Babri Mosque, IAMC, L.K. Advani, Place of Worship Act, Sadhvi Ritambhara

Tuesday, December 6th, 2011 Indian American Muslim Council (http://www.iamc.com) an advocacy group dedicated to safeguarding India’s pluralist and tolerant ethos has called upon the Supreme Court of India as well as the institutions of civil society to take cognizance of the miscarriage of justice in the case of the Babri Masjid demolition and to work [...]

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Anti-Sikh Massacres of 1984: Indian American group demands speedy justice for riot victims

newsdigest — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 16:29:14 +0000

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Tags: Anti-Sikh massacre of 1984, anti-Sikh pogrom, Anti-Sikh riots, Jagdih Tytler, Kamal Nath, mass graves in Haryana, mass killing of Sikhs, riots victims, Sajjan Kumar

Tuesday, November 1st, 2011 The Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC – http://www.iamc.com), an advocacy group dedicated to safeguarding India’s pluralist and tolerant ethos, has called on the Government of India to mark the 27th anniversary of the anti-Sikh pogrom in 1984, by taking concrete steps to secure justice for the victims, and rehabilitation for the [...]

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Call for reinstatement of Professors Angana Chatterji & Richard Shapiro at the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS)

newsdigest — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 13:50:41 +0000

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Tags: Angana Chatterji, CIIS, human rights violations, Kashmir, Richard Shapiro

Wednesday, October 19, 2011 Indian American Muslim Council 6321 W Dempster St. Suite 295 Morton Grove, IL60053 http://www.iamc.com To: The Board of Trustees California Institute of Integral Studies 1453 Mission Street San Francisco, CA 94103 Subject: Call for reinstatement of Professors Angana Chatterji and Richard Shapiro Dear Board of Trustees, I am writing to [...]

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IAMC decries Gujarat government’s misguided witch-hunt in arresting whistleblower IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt

newsdigest — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 13:56:17 +0000

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Tags: Babu Bajrangi, D.G. Vanzara, Gujarat riots, Haresh Bhatt, Maya Kodnani, Narendra Modi, Ramesh Dave, Sanjiv Bhatt

Monday, October 3rd, 2011 The Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC – http://www.iamc.com), an advocacy group dedicated to safeguarding India’s pluralist and tolerant ethos, has expressed grave concern over the discriminatory and vindictive agenda being pursued by the Gujarat State government that is reflected in the arrest of whistleblower police officer Sanjiv Bhatt. Bhatt had earlier [...]

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IAMC Urges Central Government to Ban Terror Outfits Sanatan Sanstha and Abhinav Bharat

newsdigest — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 16:51:21 +0000

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Tags: Abhinav Bharat, Extremism, Hindu Extremists, Hindutva terror network, Hindutva Terrorism, Malegaon Blast, Mecca Masjid Blast, Modasa Blast, Samjhauta Express, Sanatan Sanstha, Swami Aseemanand's confession, Terrorism

Saturday, October 1st, 2011 The Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC – http://www.iamc.com), an advocacy group dedicated to safeguarding India’s pluralist and tolerant ethos, has called upon Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to act on the request of the Maharashtra State Government to ban right-wing terrorist organization Sanatan Sanstha. In a letter to the Prime Minister, IAMC [...]

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