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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Urooj Arshad
Director, LGBTQ Youth Health and Rights Programs
Washington, DC
Urooj Arshad helps build Muslim youth education efforts around reproductive health and rights, and is a prominant voice in the intersectional LGBTQ-Muslim space.
Urooj Arshad currently serves as the Director of International Youth Health and Rights Programs at Advocates for Youth, where she helps build the capacity of youth-driven organizations in the global south and east. She also manages a project focused on building the capacity of organizations working in the U.S with Muslim youth around sexual education, reproductive health, and rights. Ms.
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Shayan Modarres
Legal Council, National Iranian American Council
Shayan Modarres is civil rights activist and trial lawyer.
Rooj Alwazir
Co-Founder, SupportYemen Media Co-op
Rooj Alwazir is a Yemeni American independent filmmaker and photographer based in New York and the co-founder of SupportYemen Media Co-op, where she and her friends have directed and produced over 10 social-issue based films.
Faiza Patel
Co-Director, Brennan Center for Justice
Faiza Patel serves as co-director of the Brennan Center’s Liberty and National Security Program.
Suman Raghunathan
Executive Director, South Asian Americans Leading Together
As Executive Director of SAALT, Suman Raghunathan coordinates SAALT’s efforts to amplify diverse South Asian voices advocating for progressive change in the US. Ms.