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Article: A pillar of the US Muslim community
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DANIEL PIPES
Jerusalem Post
08-04-2004
Headline: A pillar of the US Muslim community
Byline: DANIEL PIPES
Edition; Daily
Section: Opinion
Page: 13
Wednesday, August 4, 2004 -- In 2002, the spokesman for FBI director Robert Mueller memorably described the American Muslim Council (AMC) as the "the most mainstream Muslim group in the United States." A year later, the Catholic bishops called the AMC "the premier, mainstream Muslim group in Washington."
Its founder and long-time chief, Abdurahman Alamoudi, was a Washington fixture. He had many meetings with both Clintons in the White House and once joined George W. Bush at a prayer service. He arranged a Ramadan fast-breaking dinner for ...