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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Hussein Rashid
Professor of Religion, The New School
Hussein Rashid, PhD, is founder of islamicate, L3C, a consultancy focusing on religious literacy and cultural competency. He currently teaches in The New School’s Department of Religion.
Hina Shamsi
Director of National Security Project, American Civil Liberties Union
Hina Shamsi is the director of the ACLU National Security Project, which is dedicated to ensuring that U.S. national security policies and practices are consistent with the Constitution, civil liberties, and human rights.
Philip Himberg
Artistic Director, Sundance Institute Theatre Program
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Rabbi Jonah D. Pesner
Director, Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism
Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner serves as the Director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, and as Senior Vice President of the Union for Reform Judaism.