After arriving in the United States , Suwaij taught Arabic at Yale University and worked resettling Sudanese refugees in the United States . In 2001 , following the terrorist attacks of September 11 , she co-founded the American Islamic Congress to " represent those American Muslims who cherished the freedoms of the U.S. after living under repressive regimes . " Suwaij was a prominent public supporter of the 2003 U.S. war with Iraq . In 2004 , she spoke at the Republican National Convention , restating her support for the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq
Republican National Convention
2004 Republican National Convention
Zainab Al-Suwaij