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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Anisa Mehdi
Executive Director, Abraham Path Initiative
New York
Anisa Mehdi is the executive director of the Abraham Path Initiative, a cultural and educational organization born at Harvard University. The Initiative promotes the success and viability of walking trails, cultural heritage preservation, and unlikely human encounters along the ancient route of Abraham through the modern Middle East. Anisa guides API on its mission to uphold the ethical values of Abraham: exploration and hospitality.
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Ibraham Qatabi
Legal Worker for Guantánamo Global Justice Initiative, Center for Constitutional Rights
Ibraham Qatabi is a Yemeni American political analyst and a human rights advocate and organizer. He is also a legal worker for the Guantánamo Global Justice Initiative at the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR). Mr. Qatabi serves as a UN-U.S.
Tanzila "Taz" Ahmed
Campaign Strategist, 18MillionRising.org
Tanzila "Taz" Ahmed is an activist, storyteller, and politico based in Los Angeles. She currently is a Campaign Strategist at the Asian American new media organizing group 18MillionRising.org. Taz was honored in 2016 as White House Champion of Change for AAPI Art and Storytelling.
Azadeh N. Shahshahani
Legal & Advocacy Director, Project South
Azadeh Shahshahani is Legal & Advocacy Director at Project South. Azadeh has worked for a number of years in the U.S. South to protect and defend immigrants and Muslim, Middle Eastern, and South Asian communities.
Jaylani Hussein
Executive Director, CAIR-MN
Jaylani Hussein is the executive director of the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN). He previously worked as the Community Liaison Officer at Metro State University and as a Planner for the Minnesota Department of Agriculture.