2001 news & events



Friday Brief 12/28/2001 - Smith Attacks Sununu over Campaign Fundraising - Muslim American Secret Service Agent Barred from Plane

Friday Brief 12/21/2001 - Two-Thirds of American Muslims: War on Terror, Not Islam - Islamic Institute Meets Twice with Justice Department on Anti-Terror Law,Domestic Terrorism

Friday Brief 12/14/2001 - JDL Chairman Arrested in Bombing Plot - Energy Security Bill in Committee -

Friday Brief 12/7/2001- Holy Land Foundation Assets Frozen by Government - Members of Congress to Ridge: Form Muslim American Advisory Board -

Friday Brief 11/30/2001- Attorney General Attends Iftar with Islamic Institute - Islamic Institute Praised for Efforts in "Take Your Kids to Vote - New Jersey" Campaign -

Friday Brief 11/23/2001 - Islamic Institute Attends White House Briefing on Role of Afghan Women - Vote Scheduled for Trade Promotion Authority Bill -

Friday Brief 11/16/2001- Islamic Institute Wishes Ramadan Mubarak! - Postal Service to Include Eid Stamp in Holiday Poster - Election Reform Bill Gains Steam

Friday Brief 11/2/2001- Elections in New Jersey, Virginia Next Week - Trade Promotion Authority Update

Friday Brief 9/7/2001- CONGRESS RETURNS TO SESSION WITH MANY PRIORITIES -INTERNET TAX MORATORIUM

Friday Brief 8/31/2001- Islamic Institute Establishes Four New Chapters

Friday Brief 8/10/2001 - INS Drops Secret Evidence Appeal - Trade Promotion Authority: Putting America back on the "Fast Track"

Friday Brief 8/3/2001 - Islamic Institute Chairman Attends White House Trade Meeting - Insight Magazine Focuses on Secret Evidence - Islamic Institute to Participate in 28th ALEC Meeting

Friday Brief 7/6/2001 - II Participates in CRNC Convention - II Partakes in Seminar on Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) - Surgeon General Under Attack for Report on Sex-Ed

Friday Brief 6/22/2001 - Cheney and Rove Speak at AMC Convention - 2001 Elections: Open Congressional Seats - Patients' Bill of Rights

Friday Brief 6/8/2001 - Muslim Americans Organize for the Virginia Elections - Democrats Take Control of the Senate - Religious Freedom Commission Testifies Before the Senate - Calculate Your Taxes

Friday Brief 6/1/2001 - Virginia Republican Convention Starts Today - Bush to Decide on Moving Embassy to Jerusalem - California Plans to Seek Court Help in Energy Crisis

Friday Brief 5/25/2001 - A Shake in the Balanced Senate - The Tax-Cut Bill Passes the Senate - Bonior Will Run for Governor of Michigan - The House Extends a Vital Provision of the U.S. Immigration Law

Friday Brief 5/11/2001 - The House and the Senate Pass Bush's Budget Plan for Tax Cuts - II Participates in Discussions on Judicial Nominations - Secret Evidence: An Update

Friday Brief 5/4/2001 - Virginia Attorney General supports H.R. 1266, Secret Evidence Repeal Act - The Islamic Institute and the Heritage Foundation co-host the Foreign Minister of Qatar - U.S. Commission lists Mulsim countries in its religious freedom report

Friday Brief 3/2/2001 - President to Meet with Muslim Community Leaders - Bonior, Barr to Reintroduce Secret Evidence Repeal - Ashcroft to Combat Racial Profiling

Friday Brief 2/23/2001 - Qatari-American Conference for Free Markets & Democracy
- Who Pays the Personal Income Tax?

Friday Brief 2/16/2001 - Delegates for the Virginia Republican Convention - Death Tax Debate

2/09/2001 - The Numbers on President Bush's Tax Relief Plan

1/29/2001 - Islamic Institute Applauds President for Faith-Based Initiatives

1/26/2001 - Islamic Institute Hosts Muslim and Republican Leader Forum - Zogby/Reuters Poll Reveals Interesting Numbers on Ashcroft

1/22/2001 - Muslim Leaders Meet with Republican Party Leaders

1/12/2001 - Ashcroft Supports Bush Position on Secret Evidence

1/5/2001 - Bush Names Friend of Muslim Community to Cabinet - Republicans and Democrats May Share Power in Senate Committees

President Bush addresses ISNA covention

Majority of Muslim Americans support embryonic stem-cell research

FAA Fact Sheet

American Muslim Leaders Condemn Acts of Terror
And Call for Day of Mourning

ISLAMIC INSTITUTE CONDEMNS SENSELESS ACTS OF TERROR

ISLAMIC INSTITUTE ORGANIZES BLOOD DRIVE TO AID VICTIMS OF TERROR AND CALLS FOR A DAY OF MOURNING AND PRAYER

President Bush addresses ISNA covention

Embryonic stem-cell research - Aug 2001