Indian American Muslim Council

The Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC) (formerly Indian Muslim Council-USA) is an advocacy organization of Indian American Muslims, with multiple chapters across the United States. It was established on August 15, 2002, in response to the 2002 Gujarat riots. The group works on strategic advocacy to promote pluralism and social justice in India. It monitors the political developments there and raises issues pertaining to the safety and security of Muslims in India. It is a member of the Coalition Against Genocide and often campaigns in collaboration with other organisations in the coalition.^[1][2]

IAMC mission[]

Empowerment through strategic advocacy for peace, pluralism and social justice for all minorities in India.^[3]

IAMC objectives[]

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Promote pluralism, tolerance and respect[]

To promote the common values of pluralism, tolerance, and respect for human rights that form the basis of the world’s two largest secular democracies – the United States and India.^[3]

Increasing interfaith and inter-community understanding[]

To work towards increasing inter-faith and inter-community understanding in the United States, with particular focus on the Indian Diaspora with a view to safeguard individuals and societal institutions from infiltration by divisive and hate-filled ideologies.

Increasing education and awareness[]

To provide a platform for increasing education and awareness about issues of interest to the Indian community in the United States.

To build alliances and relationships[]

To build alliances and relationships with all individuals and groups who share our basic values, in order to work together for achieving the above objectives.

To be a responsible voice[]

To provide a responsible voice for the Indian Muslim Diaspora in the United States in their quest for all of the above objectives.

Recent developments[]

On October 10 2020, the Indian American Muslim Council organized a protest in New Jersey over the gang rape and killing of a Dalit girl in Hathras, Uttar Pradesh. According to IndiaWest newspaper, "The hasty and forceful cremation of the victim's body by the Uttar Pradesh police has sent shock waves across India and indeed around the world." ... "The protest was organized by the New Jersey unit of AIMC, and was supported by members of other civil society groups such as Hindus for Human Rights, India Civil Watch, Sadhana, Students Against Hindutva Ideology, Muslims for Progressive Values, MANAVI, Dalit Solidarity Forum and Global Indian Progressive Alliance, among others."^[4]

See also[]

• Human Rights Watch
• Sikh Coalition
• United Sikhs
• World Sikh Organization
• Khalsa Aid
• Hindu American Foundation
• Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America
• Friends of South Asia (FOSA) is a California, United States based social and political activist organization
• United States India Political Action Committee (USINPAC)
• Coalition Against Genocide
• The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)

References[]

Bibliography[]

• Mishra, Sangay K. (2016), Desis Divided: The Political Lives of South Asian Americans, University of Minnesota Press, ISBN 9781452949918
• Mishra, Sangay K. (2021), "Hindu nationalism and Indian American diasporic mobilizations", in Ruben Gowricharn (ed.), New Perspectives on the Indian Diaspora, Taylor & Francis, pp. 59–77, ISBN 9781000412574

External links[]

• Official website
• Indian American Muslim Council (a profile) Bloomberg.com website, Retrieved 10 January 2022.
• PTI, Members of global Indian diaspora demand arrest of those responsible for 'genocidal hate speech' at Haridwar conclave, The Hindu, 9 January 2022.
• Indian American Muslim Council Condemns Dadri Mob Killing NDTV, 5 October 2015.