American Muslim Council

American Muslim Council
AbbreviationAMC
Formation1990
Dissolved2003

The American Muslim Council (AMC) was an Islamic organization and registered charity in the United States.

History

The organization was founded in 1990 by Abdul Rahman al-Amoudi with the support of the Muslim Brotherhood.[1] Al-Amoudi formerly led the Islamic Society of Boston. [2]

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.[3] AMC produced a pamphlet in which it said that "the FBI has a history of harassing and harming minority and immigrant communities".[4] On March 2, 2006, Al-Arian entered a guilty plea to a charge of conspiracy to help the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, a "specially designated terrorist" organization.[5] Al-Arian was sentenced to 57 months in prison, and ordered deported following his prison term.[6]

AMC was also a member of the American Muslim Political Coordination Council (AMPCC), along with the American Muslim Alliance (AMA), Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), and Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC). AMPCC's primary concern is to coordinate the member organizations on activism and lobbying.[7]

The AMC went defunct in 2003. A separate, more moderate organization operating under the same name later began operations out of Chicago, Illinois.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b John Mintz; Douglas Farah (September 11, 2004). "In Search Of Friends Among The Foes U.S. Hopes to Work With Diverse Group". The Washington Post. p. A01. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  2. ^ Skerry, Peter (2017-04-08). "American Brotherhood". Foreign Affairs. ISSN 0015-7120. Retrieved 2025-09-05.
  3. ^ Gaffney, Frank (June 28, 2002). "The Truth About The AMC". Fox News. Retrieved May 19, 2009.
  4. ^ Levin, Jon (May 7, 2003). "Sami's Still Their Man". National Review. Retrieved May 19, 2009.
  5. ^ "Plea Agreement; U.S. v. Al-Arian" (PDF). February 28, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 1, 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  6. ^ MegLaughlin, In his plea deal, what did Sami Al-Arian admit to?, St. Petersburg Times, April 23, 2006.
  7. ^ Arab-American faces and voices: the origins of an immigrant community, p. 261, Elizabeth Boosahda, University of Texas Press, 2003, ISBN 0-292-70920-X, 9780292709201, accessed November 30, 2009
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