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The American Muslim Council (AMC) is an Islamic organization and registered charity in the United States. Its headquarters are located in Chicago, Illinois.

The AMC was founded in 1990 by Abdul Rahman al-Amoudi. Al-Amoudi is also the former leader of the Islamic Society of Boston. Its goal was to serve the political and civil rights of all Americans.

The AMC later reorganized itself under a new name and moved its National headquarter from Washington, D.C. to Chicago. The organization currently using the name "The American Muslim Council" is different than the AMC founded by al-Amoudi.

External links

AMC official website

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 The '''American Muslim Council''' ('''AMC''') is an [[Islamic]] organization and registered charity in the [[United States]]. Its headquarters are located in [[Chicago, Illinois]].
-The AMC was founded in 1990 by [[Abdul Rahman al-Amoudi]] with support of the [[Muslim Brotherhood]].<ref name=Post>{{cite news|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12823-2004Sep10.html |title= In Search Of Friends Among The Foes U.S. Hopes to Work With Diverse Group |author=John Mintz |coauthors= Douglas Farah |work= [[The Washington Post]] |page=A01 |date=2004-09-11 |accessdate=2007-02-13}}</ref> (Al-Amoudi is also the former leader of the [[Islamic Society of Boston]].) Its goal was to serve for political and civil rights of all Americans.
+The AMC was founded in 1990 by [[Abdul Rahman al-Amoudi]]. Al-Amoudi is also the former leader of the [[Islamic Society of Boston]]. Its goal was to serve the political and civil rights of all Americans.
-The AMC later reorganized itself under a new name and moved its National headquarter from [[Washington, D.C.]] to Chicago. The organization currently using the name "The American Muslim Council" is different than the AMC founded by al-Amoudi; it is much more moderate.<ref name=Post />
+The AMC later reorganized itself under a new name and moved its National headquarter from [[Washington, D.C.]] to Chicago. The organization currently using the name "The American Muslim Council" is different than the AMC founded by al-Amoudi.
-AMC took part in the defense of South Florida Professor and Palestinian Islamic Jihad leader [[Sami Al-Arian]] and questioned the US government's allegation that the professor took part in terrorist activities.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,56543,00.html The Truth About The AMC] Fox News, June 28, 2002</ref> AMC produced a pamplet in which it said that "the FBI has a history of harassing and harming minority and immigrant communities". <ref name=nr>http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/comment-levin050703.asp</ref>
-==References==
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 ==External links==
-* [http://www.capmag.com/article.asp?ID=3824 American Muslim Council Founder Heads To Jail] Daniel Pipes, Capitalism Magazine (originally published in the New York Sun), August 5th, 2004
+*[http://www.amcnational.org/ AMC official website]
-* [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,56543,00.html The Truth About The AMC] Fox News, June 28, 2002
-* [http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/comment-levin050703.asp Sami's still Their Man] by Jon Levin, National Review Online, May 7th, 2003
-* [http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=34834 Feds arrest leading Muslim activist] by Art Moore, WorldNetDaily, September 29, 2003
-*{{cite web |url= http://www.amcnational.org/ |title= AMC official website}}
 [[Category:American Islamic organizations]]
 [[Category:Islamic activist organizations]]
 [[Category:Organizations based in Chicago, Illinois]]
-[[Category:Muslim Brotherhood]]
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