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Organization of Iranian American Communities

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Abbreviation
  
OIAC

Legal status
  
Active

Political Director
  
Dr. Majid Sadeghpour

Founded
  
2012

Formation
  
2012

Region served
  
Iranian Americans

Headquarters
  
Washington, D.C.

Type of business
  
Nonprofit organization

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Purpose
  
Umbrella non-profit organization represents many of Iranian-Americans in the United States

The Organization of Iranian American Communities (OIAC) is a bi-partisan nonprofit organization that represents some of Iranian Americans in the United States. The organization is known for advocating democratic, secular, non-nuclear republic Iran and upholding the rich heritage of the Iranian culture.

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History

The OIAC was founded in 2012 with its present headquarters located in Washington, D.C., United States but it has been working as Iranian American Communities-US since 1997. Dr. Majid Sadeghpour is currently the Political Director of the organization.

So far, the OIAC represents the network of Iranian-American organizations in 40 U.S. States. Members of OIAC are all volunteers and believe neither a foreign war nor an appeasement policy serves the interest of the Iranian people, people of the region and security of the world.

Mission and activities

The Organization of Iranian American Communities (OIAC) promotes human rights and democratic freedom for the Iranian people. The organization advocates for a democratic secular government in Iran, founded on respect for human rights, religious tolerance, and equality among all Iranian citizens. It also organizes Iranian-American communities in the United States with the aim of promoting democratic values.

References

Organization of Iranian American Communities Wikipedia