Muslim Ban Hearing
On September 24, 2019, the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations and the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship will hold a joint hearing on oversight of the Muslim Ban.
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Zeyba Rahman
Senior Program Officer, Building Bridges - Doris Duke Foundation
New York, NY
Zeyba is an expert in the role of arts and culture in catalyzing positive change between Muslim and non-Muslim communities.
Zeyba Rahman joined the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art, an extention of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, in 2013 as senior program officer for the Building Bridges Program. Rahman manages the Program’s national grant making to support projects that advance relationships, increase understanding and reduce bias between Muslim and non-Muslim communities.
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Namira Islam
Co-Founder, Executive Director, MuslimARC
Namira Islam is a poverty lawyer and graphic designer. She is a Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Muslim Anti-Racism Collaborative (MuslimARC), a faith-based human rights education organization which focuses on racial justice.
Deepa Iyer
Senior Fellow, Center for Social Inclusion
Deepa Iyer is a South Asian American writer, lawyer, and racial justice advocate. Ms. Iyer’s areas of expertise include the post 9/11 America experiences of South Asian, Muslim, Arab and Sikh immigrants, national security and immigration policies, and racial equity and solidarity practices.
Umar Hakim
Executive Director, Intellect Love Mercy Foundation
Umar A. Hakim serves as Executive Director of the Intellect Love Mercy Foundation, which seeks to empower underprivileged youth and adults through life skills education. After a 13 year career in telecommunications, Mr.
Suhail A. Khan
Senior Fellow, Institute for Global Engagement
Suhail A. Khan is a life-long Reagan conservative and a Senior Fellow at the Institute for Global Engagement, a Christian religious freedom think tank.