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WelcomeromCAIRStateSenator arry

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As-sdLaamuLdjrym.(Peacebe to you.)

I welcome ou onightas we gather o celebrate urcommunity nd o

markCAIR's uccesses ndaccomplishmentsver hepastyear.

The hemeof our 16th nnual anquets "Defining ur Faith Defending

Our Rights."Withyourhelpand he helpof thousands f othersupport-

ers nationwide, AIRhas beenable o show he beautyof lslam o our

fellowAmericans t a time whenour aith s underconstant hetorical

attack.

Whileoffering n accurate nd balanced ortrayalolslam,CAIR

continueso defend ourright o freelypractice our aithwithout earof

intimidationr discrimination.

Thiseventcomesat a time whenothersseek o define slamusing

smears ndmisinformation.hese amepeople ndgroups lsoseek

to diminishhe religious ndcivil ights uaranteedo Muslims and o

all Americansegardless f their aith.

Tonight,we honor he ife andworkof civil rightspioneerRosaParks

with a scholarshipn hername.FlosaParksservesas an example ous all of a personwhostoodby her principlesuring timewhenmany

sought he alsecalm of repressed ights.

We alsohonorAmericanMuslimheroeswhoassisted thers n the

immediate ftermath f one of theworstattackson our nation - the

same ragicevent hat s now beingmisappropriatedy hate-mongerso

demonizeslamand marginalize mericanMuslims.

Tonight ouwill hear rom heman at the centerof a "controversy"

manufactureds a means o denying ou yourrightsas Americans.

Youwillalsohear roma world-renownedcholarwho s challenging

misconceptionsbout slamandMuslims t the nternationalevel.

I thankyou or yoursupportandwelcome ou o oinme n seekingev-

ery avenue o makeour nationmoreprosperous,ree andsecure.

Qory t f n ryn,n f

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CAIR eadershiponferencerainers010

NadhiraAl-Khal i l iLegal Counsel,Councilon American-lslamic Relations (CAIR)

Ms.Al-Khaliliworkst CAIR's ation-al headquarters,ocated n CapitolHill nWashington .C.Sincebegin-ningheremployment it hCAIR, hehasworkedbothas in-house ounselfor henon-profit,nd alsoas a civilrightsadvocate or CAIRconstitu-ents.

SinceoiningCAIR n 2002 shehasadvocatedor clientswhohavebeendiscriminatedgainstn hework-

place,n prison,n places f publicaccommodationndwhile raveling.

Ms.Al-Khaliliworkeds an As-sistantCommonwealth'sttorneyat the Commonwealth'sttorney'sOffice n Richmond, A rom2001-2003. There he prosecutedrug,property, nd personal rimes,including rimes gainstwomenandchildren.She sactive s nother o-cal,national ommunity nd slamicservice rganizationsuchas SistersIn Solidarity o Educate, espond

and Serve, nd heAmericanMuslim

Women's ssociation. hehasbeen an invited peaker t eventshostedat Georgetown niversity,heUniversity f Maryland ndTulaneUniversity.

She s icensedo practiceaw n heCommonwealthf Virginia nd n thefederal istrict ourtsof Virginia.

Advisoror he Office or CivilRightsand CivilLiberties t he U.S.Depart-mentof Homeland ecurity heresheworked n public olicy t theintersectionf national ecurity ndcivil ights.She edvarious ound-tablesbetween overnment fficialsandcommunity roupso foster on-structive ialogue nd mutual rustamong takeholders.

Prior o oining he Office or CivilRights nd CivilLiberties, s.Azizwa san Associate t CohenMil-steinSellers ndTollPLLPwhereshe itigated lassaction ivil ightslawsuits lleging nationwide atternandpractice f gender iscrimina-tion n payan dpromotion.Ona probonobasis, hesecured sylum ora femaleAfghancivil rightsactiv-ist. Ms.Azizstarted ercareer san Associate t WilmerHale heresheconducted n ndependentu-man ights nvestigationn he us eof childcameljockeysn he MiddleEast.Ms. Azizclerked or he Honor-ableAndreM. Davis n he UnitedStatesDistrictCourt or he District fMaryland.

Ms.Azizhaspublished umerousonline ommentariesn ssues t heintersectionf national ecurity ndcivil ights,ncluding commentarypublished n CNN.com ntitled"EaseRestrictionsn InternationalCharities." hecurrently erves s amemberof the boardof directors ftheACLUof Maryland.

continueso produce nd eportstories or ABCNetworkTelevisionand Radio,PBS,Discovery ndotherlocalan dnational rograms. e hasalsowrittenand oroduced etworkspecials nd programsncluding rit-in g he irstAnnualDiscovery ealthChannel's edical onors roadcastaround he world.

As a mediaan dpresentationoach,Andyha sprepared lientso ap-pearon networkprogramsncluding:Oprah,2Ol2O,atel ine BC,CNN,CB Snewscasts,nd National ublicRadio. Clientsnclude he WhiteHouseexecutive ranches.Con-gress,major aw irmsand echnol-og ycompanies nd most ecentlyHarvardBusinessSchool'snterna-tional eadershiponference.

As a producer, riterand director,He has won honors or hisbroadcastandcorporate roduction,ncludingan Emmy,TellyandAegisawards orMcDonalds nd Nextel ndvariousUSgovernment rojects...andaspartof ABC News'9/11 ttackcover-age hatwasawardedhe Alfred .DupontAwardand he GeorgeFos-ter PeabodyAward, he two highesthonorsn broadcastournalism.

Andy eceived isBachelor fScience egree n BroadcastJournalismromSyracuse niversity.

SarahHassaineProgram Manager,ForumOne Com-munications

Sarah s a ProjectManager t ForumOneCommunications.we ban dstrategy onsultingirm in Alexan-dria,VA. She eads eams n strat-egy,design nd building f websitesthat ocuson policyanddevelop-ment.Sarahalsoha sexperiencewith estinguserson websites odetermine ptimal sage and nde-termining ocialmediastrategiesorclients hatguarantee etter nlinepromrnence.

Prior o digitalcommunications

SaharF. AzizPrincipalof theLaw Officeof

SaharAziz

Ms.Aziz'spracticeocuses n m-migration, mployment,ndcivilrightsmatters. Ms. Azizalsoadvisesnonprofit rganizationsn developingeffective trategies ndprogramsoachieveheir nstitutionalbjectives.Shecurrentlyeachesa courseonnational ecurityawandpolicy t theGeorgetownUniversity aw Center.

Ms.Azizservedas a SeniorPolicv

Andy Field

Pres dent, Fie dVis on ProductionsAndyhandleshe partnership'srit-ing,producing,ndediting eeds.He spentmuchof the astdecadeastheABCOwnedStationsWashing-tonCorresoondentnd Bureau hieffor WABC-TVNew Yorkcoveringstories roundheworld. rom sraelto the PanamaCanal from he OJSimpson rial nd ourWhiteHouseadministrations,o medical, co -nomicand consumer ews. Andy

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consulting, arahworked tBearingPointonsulting n businessoperationsn hospital harmacies.Whilebuilding erprofessionalcareer, he inished er MastersnPublicPolicy t GeorgeWashingtonUniversityn 2009andholdsaBachelor's egree n International

Relationsrom he UniversityfCalifornia an Diego. nJanuaryof 2010,Sarahgo tcertifiedhroughthe NationalAcademyof SportsMedicine s a Personal rainerworkingwithwomen n adoptingmore it and healthyifestyle. he salso heCo-Chair f the DCChaoterof the Network f ArabAmericanProfessionals.he hasbeenon heboard or fiveyears.

leadership,dvocacy ndmediatrainingacross he UnitedStates,including peakingo audiences tNASAand he U.S.NationalWarCollege.

expand heirprofessional etworks.

It spolicy riefings ndcommunity

programs romote ngagement

betweengovernmentepresentatives

and Muslim onstituentsndorgani-

zationaleaders. ihad s an advo-

cateof youngprofessional uslim

organizationshatpositivelympactthe ivesof al lAmericans hrough

civicengagement.s an alumnus f

the MuslimPublicServiceNetwork's

(MPSN)Washington, C,Fellowship

Program, ihad ontinueso serve

as a Curriculum dviser.MPSN's

curriculum nd networking rograms

promoteshe ability f American

Muslim tudents ndyoungprofes-

sionals o engageeffectivelywith

governmental,ublic ffairs, ndpoliticalnstitutions ithin he United

States.

He s alsoan activemember f the

Muslim eaders fTomorrowMLT)

globalnetwork nd hasserved n

theAdvisoryCommittee f various

MLTevents nd nitiatives.ihad s

oftenan nvited peaker t public

eventsandgovernment rogramso-

cusedon heMuslim merican om-

munity.Hisareasof specialization

ar eMuslim outhandyoungprofes-

sional ivicengagement;he nflu-

enceof MuslimAmericansn public

affairs nstitutions;nd promoting

Inter- nd ntra-faithialogue. e has

been eatured nvarious adio, rint,

and elevision rograms oncerning

hisorganizingn heMuslim ommu-

nityand heconsulting e provides

governmentffices nd Muslim

American ivicorganizations.

Jihadholdsgraduate egreesro m

Stanford niversity'school f

Education nd Princeton niversity's

WoodrowWilsonSchoolofPublic&

InternationalAffairs.n 2008.he was

a recipient f the naugural merican

MuslimCivicLeadershionstitute

(AMCLI) ellowshipt theUniversity

of Southern alifornia.ihad s a na -

tiveof LosAngeles, A.

JoelSchwartzbergSeniorEditor, PBS nteractive

Joel has coached ompetitive ublicspeaking/forensiceamsat severalcolleges, on he 1990NationalChampionship,ndwas rankedamong he en oppublic peakersnth ecountry. oelwas nductednt oth eNational orensic ssociationHallofFame n2002.Hi sessayshaveappearedn The NewYorkTimesMagazine, he NewYorkDailyNews,Newsweek, ewJerseyMonthly, he New YorkPost,Babble.com, hicken oup or heSoul,andThe Huffington ost.'Uoelwas unny, atient, nden -couraging. eprovides number ftricks o getoverspeaking nxiety, osound onfident ndproject trength,and o winoveranyaudience." Lio-nel Beehner'Uoelwasextremely elpful ndengaging. epeppered ispresenta-tionwithhumor nd made heroomfeelat ease." DebbieSirico'Uoeldelivered n enormous

amount f nformationnanextremely alatable- no t o mentionmemorable- way." LauraHarrisonMcBride

CoreySaylorNationalLegislativeDirector,Coun-cil on American-lslamicRelations(cAtR)

CoreySaylor'smore han ourteenyearsof nonprofit xperience ncom-passexpertiseangingrompolit i-cal communicationsnd egislativeadvocacyo media elati ons.

Saylorhasbeenquotedby a widerangeof mediaoutlets ncludingheNewYorkTimes,Washington ost,USAToday,Newsweek, NN,FoxNews,MSNBC ndNPR.

The BostonGlobeand he DetroitFreePresshavepublished aylor'swriting. dditionally,e authoredCAIR's OO8 nd2009 Status fMuslimCivilRightsn he UnitedStates" eports.

Hi smedia elations fforts aveplaced toriesn mostmajornationalan d nternational edia.

Saylorplayeda role n advocacycampaigns rawing oncessions

fromcorporate iants uchas BurgerKingand BellHelicopter-Boeing.

The Philadelphianquirer amedSaylor-maintainedlog ocused nthe 2005-2006eauthorizationf theUSAPATRIOT CTa "WebWinner."In 2006,Saylorwaspartof a delega-tion hatwent o Baghdad, raq oappealfor he release f a kidnappedAmericanournalist.

Saylorhasconducted ozensof

JihadSalehWil l iamsPrincipalof Adalah Consulting, LC

Mr .Williams'practiceocuses nincreasinghe public ffairs, ov -ernment elations,nd nterfaithprogrammingapacity f non-profit

advocacy nd socialserviceorga-nizations. rior o consulting,ihadwa sa Legislativedvisorn heUnitedStatesCongress or ouryears.Hispolicy overage ocusedon education ndhomeland ecurity.Alongwithhi spolicy uties, ihadwas he Program& OutreachCoor-dinatoror heCongressional uslimStaffersAssociationCMSA).

CMSA'smissions o increasestsmembers'egislativeapacity nd

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Keynotepeaker: rof.TariqRamadan

Professor ariqRamadan oldsanMA degree n phitosophyandFrenchliteraturenda phD

inArabic ndlslamicStudies rorn he University fGeneva.nCairo,Egypt, e receivedone-on-onentensiverainingnclassicalslamic cholarshipromAl _AzharUniversitycholars.

TariqRamadans professorofContemporaryslamicStudiesatOxfordUniversityOrientalnstitute.St Antony'sColfege). e s alsotea_chingt the Facutty f Theologyat Oxford.He s at thesame imeSeniorResearch ellow t DoshishaUniversityKyoto, apan).

Through iswritings nd ectures ehascontributed ubstantiallyo the

debate n the ssues f Muslimsnthe Westand lslamic evival n the

Muslimworld.He s active ot hatth eacademic ndgrassrootsevelslecturing xtensivelyhroughoutheworldon socialjustice nddialoguebetween ivilizations.e s currentlyPresident f the Europeanhink ankEuropeanMuslimNetwork EMN) nBrussels.

Professor ariqRamadans a prolificauthor f numerous rticles ndover20 books ncluding:,What

I betieve',"Radical eform,slamicEthics nd

Liberation"nd his orthcomingook"A Quest or Meaning: evelopingphilosophyf pluralism."

MC:OmarZakiOmarZaki s a SouthernCalifornianativeandactivememberof theAmericanMuslimCommunitv. fterthe horrificeventsof Septem'ber1,

2001,Omarbecame ctive n heprocessof educating eopleabouttheMuslim ommunityndbuildingbridges f commonalitynd under-standing.

In 2003Omar eftan executive osi_tionwithhi semployer f 16yearsto oin the Councilon American-lslamicRelationsCAtR)o advocateon behalfof theAmericanMuslimcommunity. uringhi speriodOmarservedas Director f GovernmentRelationsor he Southern alifornia

chapterof CAIR.He workedwithstateand ederalpolicymakersonbothsidesof theaisle o facilitate nunderstandingf thecommunity ndcontemporaryssues acingAmeri_canMuslims.

He nterfaced nd worked loselywith ederalandstate awenforce_mentagencies o ensure he Ameri_canMuslim ommunity id tspartduring imesof heightened ecurity

and o developransparencye-tween eligiousnstitutionsnd hegovernment.

Hisworkextendedurthernt ohelp_ingcreate MultiCultural dvisoryCouncilor heFBIwherehe servedas an advisor.

In 2005Omar eturnedo hi spro_fession s a business evelopmentprofessional. oday,Omar sanAgent/Owner f an Allstate nsuranceagencyn Riverside, alifornia.

Omarcontinueso be politicaffy ndcivically ctive, erving n CAIR'snational oardof directors nd as acommissionernd pastchairman f

theCityof Riverside umanBela-tionsCommission.

Most ecenilyhe wasappointedoserveon theCalifornia ouncil nCriminaf ustice,whichappropriatesmill ionsn ederalfundso state awenforcementgencies.Omar s alsoa foundingmember ndpastpresi-dentof the CAtB-CatitorniaoliticalActionCommitteeCAtRCA-pAC).

Omar s a formersoliderandVeteran

of the UnitedStatesArmy.He earnedhis Bachelor f Sciencero m heUniversity f Redlandsn BusinessManagementnd Studied awat theUniversity f La Verne,College fLaw.

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NihadAwad

NihadAwad s the national xecutivedirector ndco-founder f theCoun-cil onAmerican-lslamicelations(cAlR), he argest on-profit uslimcivil ights nd advocacy rganization

in he United tates.

As a nationaleadern hecivil

rightsmovement, iswork ncludesinterfacing ith heU.S.govern-ment, acilitatingnterfaithialogue,speaking tconferencesnd rainingseminars, ndappearingn nationaland nternationaledia o discusslslaman dAmericanMuslims.

As a representativef the AmericanMuslim ommunity, wad s frequent-ly nterviewedn national nd nter-nationalmedia uilets uchas CNN,BBCWorldService, ox ,MSNBC,PBS,C-SPAN, ationat ubticRadio.

Voiceof AmericaandAl-Jazeera. swellas being eaturedn newspaperssuchas TheNe wYorkTimes, heWashington ost,and USAToday.

Awadhas estified eforebothhouses f theU.S.Congress, os trecently t a Senate udiciary om -

mittee earing n mattersnvolvingMuslimsnAmerica.n 1992Awad

served n VicePresident l Gore'sCivilRightsAdvisory anetto heWhiteHouseCommissionn Avia-tionSafetyandSecurity.

ln 20O4,Awadwas namedoneofNational ournal's or e han1OOMost nfluential eoplen he U.S.whose deaswillhelpshape hede -bateoverpublic olicy ssues or henextdecade.

Georgetown niversity's rinceAl-waleedBi nTalaalCenterorMuslim-Christian

nderstandingisted im nitspublication,500Most nftuentialMuslims 009."

In2010,ArabianBusinessankedAwad39th n the "Power100," tsannual isting f themost nfluentialArabs.

lmamJohariAbdul-MaliklmamJohariAbdul-Matiks Directorof Community utreach t DarAl-

Hijrah slamicCenter.lmamJohariwas he irstMuslimChaplainnstalled t HowardUniver-sity. The mam s the ormer hairofGovernment elationsor heMuslimAlliancen NorthAmerica MANA)founded y lmamSirajWahhajandsthe ounding resident f the MuslimSociety f Washington, C Inc.

Knownnationallyorhis undrais-in geffortsor masjids, chools ndrelietorganizations,mamJohari sa foundingmember f the MuslimAdvocacy ommissionf Washing-ton,D.C.an d "MuslimMenAgainstDomestic iolence"MMADV) ndhasedited bookon "What slamSaysAboutDomestic iolence."

ln hisnativeBrooklyn ommunity,hi smother ept he amity usywithcommunity ervice.FromanEpiscopal hoirboy-who isited hedeepsouthern entecostalCOGIC',holiness hurch uring issummer

vacations s youth-until t confir-mationhe eachings f theTe n

Commandmentsxposed hathebelieved erecontradictionsithinwestern hristianity. eginningnhighschool ebecame musicianplayingrumpet,tugelhorn,lute,soprano ax andconch hells.Th efirstbandheperformed ith n NewYorkCity,BlackOasisand aterwithTh eNe wWorldPercussion nsem-bl ean dVisions.He hasopened orsuchgreatsas TitoPuente, haraoh

Saunders, hirdWorld,Flora urim,MelbaMoore ndSunRa. Hi s our-

ney eadhi m hrough aoism, sianSpirituality,ufism ndotherworldreligions.

In College e became communityorganizer, usician-culturalarrior,he practiced ranscendentaledi-tation-TM nd becamea vegetarianandstarted he ChakulaFoodCoop.In graduate chool, l lah howed imthe ightof lslam.Heserved s thePresident f UbiquityCo-Ed ocialServiceFellowship),residentof the

MuslimStudent ssociationnd aterbecameHowardUniversity'sirstMusl im haplain.

lmamJohariand longwithRev.GraylanHagler tartedhe "Ra-madanFeed-the-Needy"nterfaithProgramn Washington, C, eedingover10 0hundred omeless omenof all aithsnightly uring he astingperiodof Ramadan.

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Lifetime chievementward:Helen homas

I

HelenThomas overedhe WhiteHouse romPresident ohnKennedy

to President arackObama.She

wasborn n Winchester, entucky, n

August ,1920,of Syrian-Lebaneseparentage.Her amilymoved o

Detroit,Michigan,n 1924,where he

attended ublic chools.

Ms.Thomas arned erBachelor

of Artsdegree rom WayneStateUniversity,n Detroit, here he ateralso received n HonoraryDoctor-ate. In highschool ndcollege, heworkedon the schoolpapersandse thercourse o be a ournalist. nthesummer f 1942,ollowing ergraduationromWayneStateUni-versity, he moved o Washington,DC,whereshe workedas a reporterfo r heWashington ailyNews. Ms.ThomasoinedUnitedPress nterna-tional n 1943, overingmany ederaldepartmentsndagencies.Shebeganher careerat the WhiteHouseas a UPI eportern 1961, t thestartof the KennedyAdministration,andcoveredhe WhiteHouseuntilspring 010. Her ast enyearsat heWhiteHousewereas a columnistorHearstNewspapers.

Ms.Thomas as raveledheworldoveron Air ForceOn ewith he

Presidents he covered, nd shewastheonlynewspaper oman o go

on President ixon's reakthroughtrip o China n 1972.She s he irstwoman eporter o open and closea Presidentialewsconference ndshewas he irstwomanmember fthe Gridiron lub. She ha sservedas President f the Women'sNational PressClub,President f theWhiteHouseCorrespondents'ssocia-tion,and President f theGridironClub.Sh ehas receivedmore han

40 honorary egreesromcollegesanduniversities,ncluding rownUniversity, ewYork University,the Universityf Michigan, nd heUniversity f Beirut.Ms.Thomas sthe author f several ooksabout heWhiteHouse.

2010Outstaningervice ward: AIR-Newor

CAIR-NYMAKING HEHEADLINES,

PUTTING OMMUNITY IRST

WithPastor erry ones'"BurnKoranDay" iascoand heongoing

Park51 ebate akingcenterstagein he media,CAIR-NYemainedsteadfastn defendinghe rightsofal lAmericanso practiceheir aithfree rom ntimidationnd bigotry. nlateSeptember n oneda yalone,wereceived 0 calls elated o the com-munity enter n owerManhattan.

We'vebeenansweringhe calls:representativesrom our chapterhavebeen eatured n2Ol2O,joineda roundtableiscussion ithChris-tianeAmanpour,ookon NonieDarwishand he ikeson majornewsoutlets,ncluding SNBCSunday,Geraldo t Large,Hardballwith hrisMatthews ndCountdown it hKeithOlbermann.We're requently uotedandbecome primary ourceorTime,CNN,WallStreet ournalandNewYorkTimes. In he mediacapitalof the world,ourgoal s to bethecommunicationsubandprovideAmericanMuslim erspectivesnissuesmpactinghecommunity.

In addition, AIR-NY as oined

more han100community,abor, ivirights nd eligious rganizationsocelebrate victoryor civicengage-mentwhen Resolution 281 assedat he city evel, verwhelminglynfavorof adding wo days or he Eidholidaysn NY Cpublic chools. oachievehatend. he Coalition fMuslimSchoolHolidays ffectivelymobilizedhe NYcommunity n anAmericanssueby collectinghou-sandsof letters ndmeeting ithcouncilmemberso gain heirsup-port or heresolution.heongoing

pressureromconstituentsom eofwhom nteracted ithpoliticiansorthe first ime also won hesupportof the5 borough residents, YCcomptrollernd public dvocate.CAIR-NY ndother teering ommittee members l the coalition re nowincommunicationith he UnitedFederation f Teacherso help rans-lateour proposal ntoreality.

Formorenformation,isitwww.cairny.c

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2010 ohnHancock ward:SharifEl-GamalSharifEl-Gamals the ounder ndCEOof SohopropertiesInc.Sharif

hasa broadarrayof experiencenrealestate nvestment, nd hasbeeninvolvedn he acquisitionnddisoo_sition f over20 Manhattan uild-ingscontainingn excessof 5 millionsquare ee tof space ncludinghemanagementf multi-family,ffice,retail nd esidentialeveloDments.Sharif ounded oh opropertiestoinvest n anddevelop esidentialandcommercialealestateprojects. tSohoProperties, harif s respon-sible or overseeinghecomplete

operations f thecompany,ncludingidentification,valuation, tructuringandexecution f investmentsnd heformulationf polices ndstrategies

fo r heongoing ssetmanagementanddispositionf assets.

Prior o Sohoproperties,Sharif uilta mid-sizedirm o oversee he assetmanagementf a residenti alortfo_lioof mixed sebuildingsnd etailstores n NewYorkCity.Additionally,headvised rimarilynternationalndinstitutionalnvestorsn the acquisi_tionanddisposal f office nd esi-dential ropertiesn NewyorkCitywithan aggregateransactionaluein excess f $500mill ion.

Sharif ncorporates varietyof

philanthropicctivitiesntohi s ife,including elpingnon-profit rganiza_tions o findan dpurchase ropertiesandassistinghe mwith nvestment

advice ndequity ourcing. e samemberof the ReafEstateBoardofNe wYork REBNY). harif s tuentnArabicand English.

2010AmericanHeroAward:RudinaOdeh-Ramadfi,pharmD.

LivingDonorLiverTransplantationCohortStudy A2ALL).As theDirec_torof LiverTransplant esearch ndtheA2ALL rial,Dr.Odeh-Ramadan,sspecializedkillsnelectronic at asystems or patientandspecimenmanagement;mbient,efrigeratedand rozen issueandserumstorage;and handling f tissue ndserumsamples reessentialn he r ol easthe NetworkManger.

Dr.Odeh-Ramadans an AssociateResearchScientist nd he ExecutiveDirector f Clinical r ials t ColumbiaUniversity. reviously, udiheldtheposition f Director f ClinicalTransplant esearchor theTrans_plant nitiativet Columbia niver_sity. Sh ehasdedicated ercareerto thepharmacologicalanagementof thesolidorgan ransplantecipientwitha primaryemphasis n he preandpost iver ransplant atient.Dr .Odeh-Ramadan'sxpertisencludesimmunosuppressionanagement,pharmacokineticonitoring,rotocoldevelopment,l inicalesearch evel_opment ndmonitoring,ndmedi_cation rror eduction. naddition.Dr.Odeh-Ramadanasextensiveexperiencen hepharmacoeconom_ic analysis f transplant edications.At theNYPHDr.Odeh-Ramadancreatedhe oundationf theclinicalpharmacyprogram nd hasbeenaleaderwithin heDepartmentf phar_macy. Dr .Odeh-Ramadanasalso

served s a PrimaryReviewer n the

Institutionaleview oard lRB) orover7 yearsand hasextensiverain_ing nGoodClinical racticesandHumanProtection. s he Directorof Clinical ransplant esearch, r.Odeh-Ramadans responsibleortheoversight nd managementf25 ndustry ponsored,nvestigatorinitiated nd NIHsponsoredrials.Dr.Odeh-Ramadans also ntegralin thedevelopmentf studyproto-cols, omulationndexecution f trialbudgets ndcontractsncollabora-

tion. She s also esponsibleor hemanagement f 8 research oordi_natorsand nteraction ithover35investigators. ll research oordina_torsandclinicalnvestigatorsus thaveal lbeen rainedn GoodClinicalPractices nd protection f humansubjects.Dr .Odeh-Ramadanasserved s Plor Co- lon mult iplel ini_cal trialsand hasextensivenvolve-menton several dditionalrialsincludingheNTDDKponsored dult

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2010 merican eroAward:Hisham awfiq

Hisham awfiq asbeena NewYorkCity irefighteror he ast15years.

Before hat he served4 years n the MarineCorpsand2 yearsas a cor-rection fficer t SINGSING.Hishamwa sa first esponder n Sept.11and helpedwith he searchand rescueeffortsat GroundZero.

Mr.Tawfiqwas eaturedn he CAIRPS A 9/11Happenedo UsAll."He sa native f NewYorkCityandwa sbornand aisedn Harlem.

RosaAsma

ParksScholarship wardHanif

Recipient:

SisterAsmaHanif s a mother.community ealthactivist, profes-

sor,student nd entreoreneur.n2005 shewas electedas the firstfemaleChairoerson f the Coordinat-in gCouncilMuslimOrganizations,(CCMO)of DC/MD/VA.

ShegraduatedromHowardUni-versityand he MedicalUniversity

of SouthCarolina. he s a CertifiedNurseMidwife, aturopathichysi-cian,Clinical erbologistnd NaturalChildbirthnstructor.he eachesworkshops n "How o PreventBreastCancerhroughDietan dSelf-Breast xams,"FertilityAware-ness HowToAchieve r AvoidPregnancy,"nd authored rapepre-

vention amphlet ntitled,WhatAWomanDoesn'tKnowCan HurtHer."In 1987, heestablished uslimatAl-Nisaa,Wholistic ealth, ducationan dSocialServices enter, faith-basedpractice,n order o provide

health ervicesor underservednduninsured omen ndchildren.As

a resultof herprivate ractice s anurse-practitioner,he d scovered/uncovered largenumber f Muslimwomen xperiencingomeless-nessandviolencen heir ives. nrespondingo thisneedwithin hecommunity,n 2OO7 isterAsmaopened n H.O.M.E.enter o shelterhomelessMuslimwomen& children& Muslimwomen ictims f Domes-tic Violence o assist hemas they

struggle o achieveheirself-esteemtheirself-worthnd heirself-suffi-ciency.www.mnisaa.org

Shewa s he 2006 ecipient f CAIR's

"Community ervice ward" orSocialActivism nd he 2007 recipi-ent of MAS-Freedomoundation's

Humanitarianward.Also n2007.sh ewa shonored itha ceremony ythe Internationalenter orTradi-tionalChildbirthor hermidwiferywork n the WashingtonDC areaandtheAfrican merican ommunity,"to show heirdeep-felt ratitudeorhe ryearsof putting ur children, urfamilies, ur communitiesirst n her

heart, pirit,mindand body." n2008shereceived commendationromthe Mayorof Baltimoreor her workwith he homeless opulation. hehasappeared n CNN& C-SPAN.

She scurrentlyursuing coursenlslamicChaplaincy,nshallaheadingtowarda PhD n lslamicStudiesobetterprovide ounseling nd spirituaupliftmento thosewho crossheroathseeking aithbased evitalization.

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CAIRYear n Review

ENDHACIAL

PROFILINGCTCAIRhasbeenworking esolutelywith awmakerso pass he EndRa-cialProfiling ct.

MUSLIMYOUTHLEADERSHIPSYMPOSIUMS(MYLS)AND.WRITINGFOR

HOLLYWOOD'CAIRheldMYLSprogramsnOkla-homa x2), llinois, ewJersey, ali-fornia,Pennsylvaniand WashingtonStateduring he astyear.

The coremission f the MuslimYouthLeadership ymposiumsto provide

AmericanMuslim outhwitha proac-tiveagenda or positive ctivism;empowerhem o guide heircommu-nitiesrom hemargino themain-stream; nd ostera healthyAmericanMuslimdentity hat its comfortably

withinpluralistic merican ocietywhile emainingrue o ts aith alues.

Additionally,he Greater osAngelesAreaofficehosted "Writingor Hol-lywood" eminaroraspiringMuslimscreenwriters. he seminareaturedfilmmaker nd writer effreyNach-manoft,who wroteand directed Trai-tor" n 2008 andwrote he screenplayfor he2004blockbusterThe DayAfterTomorrow." ddressing ome20 aspiringMuslim creenwritersndfilmmakers. achmanoff aid hat

everyonehas a goodstory o tell andthatMuslims,ikeotherminorities,shouldengageHollywood t all evelsto promotemore ealistic ortrayals ftheircommunity.

Sample f CIVILRIGHTS ASESn 2010r CAIR eceived number f com-

plaintsrom U.S.citizens ndper-manent esidents hohavebeen

detained verseas y he FBIandthe U.SDepartment f Stateafter

beingplaced n theno-fly istwhile

in oreign ountries.nall hecases,CAIRcontactedhe U.SAttorneyGeneral.CAIR ssueda traveladvi-sory,warningU.SMuslims f forcedexile.CAIRalsocooperated iththeACLU n ts awsuit hallengingthe ackof dueprocessnplacingtravelers n theno-fly ist.

e GAIRasked he NavalCriminalInvestigativeervice NCIS)oinvestigate reportof anti-lslambias n NCIS rainingorsecuritypersonnel. AIR eceived reportthata three-dayNCISsurveillancedetection ourseat theU.S.NavalObservatoryn Washington, .C.,includedheviewing f a propagan-

disticanti-lslamilm hat eaturesnotoriousslamoohobesuchasDaniel ipes,NonieDarwish ndWalidShoebat. NCIS) cknowl-edged hatsucha filmshouldnothavebeenshown n ts raining.

r CAIR eceived complaintroma 7thgradestudentn Lewiston,Mainewho wasorohibitedromprayingnschoolduringher reetime.AfterCAIR'sntervention,hestudent s nowallowed o pray nschool.

c CAIR eceived umerousom -plaintsro mMuslim omenwh owearhijababout he application fthe DC DMVdigitalphotopolicy

due o misinterpretationf thepolicy

by he DMVstaff. AlR suggestedalternativeanguageo the DC DMVthatwouldhelp tsemployeespply

thepolicy

correctly.r CAIR-Michiganas he eading

voice ncallingoran ndependentinvestigationnto heunprecedent-ed atalshooting f an imamby heFBIon October 8,2OOgn Dear-born,Mich.CAIR-Ml oordinatedwithother ights rganizationndworkedwithRep.JohnConyers(D-Ml)o ask he civilRightsDivi-sionof the Department f Justiceto reviewhe FBI'sactionsn he

fatalshooting. AIR-Ml lso iledalawsuit gainsthe Michigan tatePolice or ts ailure o releasenfomation elatingo the atalshootinof he mam.

r CAIR-Los ngeles, longwith heAmerican ivilLiberties nionof SouthernCalifornia nd heNationalmmigrationawCenter,fileda Freedom f lnformation ctrequest emandinghe Departmeof Homeland ecurity rovide furecordof all nternal olicies ndpracticeselatingo the reatmentof naturalizationpplicantsromMuslim ountries.

o CAIR-MNeceived series f complaintsrom Muslim tudents crothestatesaying hey havebeencalled eligiousnd acial lurs ndhave acedharassmentor heirreligiouseliefsromother tudenand eachers. AIR-MN alled nthe U.SDepartment f Education(DOE) o investigate nd addressthe reports f growing acialandreligious ensionsn Minnesota ublschools.

r Whenan extremeChristian rouppicketed utside BridgeportMosquewithhate illed ignsan dharassed uslimworshippers,n-cluding hildren, AIR-Connectcounteredhegroupby exposingtheirextreme genda hroughpressconference ith nterfaithleaders. AIR-CT lsoheldan n-terfaith SharingRamadan" ventthesamecity,whichwasattendeby more han300people rommany aithbackgrounds.

PUBLICSERVICANNOUNCEMEIN NY'STIMESSQUARECAIR'sNewYork hapter CAIR-Nproduced 1S-second ublicServiAnnouncement,hichairedeightetimesa day or severalweeksdurinthe 2009 holiday easonon a 26-

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footby 2O-footull-motion creen nTimesSquare.More hanone millionpeople ass hrough imesSquareeachday.

CAIR-NY'sPSA eatured n Ameri-can MuslimNYPD ergeant, s wellas a Muslim ittleLeague ll-star,a human ights ctivist, doctoral

candidate, nd an attorney.

PARK51CAIRactivities upportinghe rightolMuslimso construct Muslim om-munity en ter n owerManhattanwereprominentn U.S.and nter-national ew smedia.See he temaboutour public ervice nnounce-mentsunder NewProjects."

QURANBURNINGCAIR ecently nnounced newinitiative ntitledLearn,Don'tBurn"thatwilldistribute 00,000 opies ftheQuran o Americans howishto read t n responseo theplanned(andcanceled) urning f copies ftheQuranby a small hurch roupin Florida.Th egroup, ed by PastorTerryJones, hreatenedo burn200copies f theQuranon September11 , 010 n remembrancef the 9i11

attack.CAIRsent epresentativesto Florida, heremembers ervedas supportandprotectionor ocalMuslimsn hatarea.CAIRalsoheldactivitiesn thearea o helpeducatepeople bout slam.

CAIRprepared nddistributedtoolkit, alled "Teachable o-

mentCommunity esponse uide,"nationwide. he toolkitofferedguidance,oolsand esourcesohelpMuslim ommunitiesespondto specific vents uchas Ei dal-Fitroccurring earSeptember 1, heproposedlnternationalurna KoranDay,"he anti-Muslim igotrygener-atedby hesmear amp aign gainstthe Muslim ommunityenternManhattan,nd heongoingensionand misunderstandingurroundingthe building r expansion f mosques

nationwide.

GRAHAMDISIN-VITEDFROMPENTAGONCAIR, longwitha number f otherorganizations,alled n military f-ficialso remove ranklin raham,a controversial hristian vangelistwho hascalled slama "veryevil

an dwicked eligion,"rom he istofspeakersor the PentagonPrayerDay n May.Grahamwaseventuallydisinvited.Weapplaudhi sdecisionas a victory or commonsenseandgood udgment,"aidCAIRNationalExecutiveDirectorNihadAwad. Pro-

moting ne'sown

eligiouseliefsis somethingo be defended nd

encouraged,utother aiths houldnot beattacked r misrepresentedn

theprocess. rahamsan exampleof someonewho s takingadvantageof hisplatform o disenfranchisehefaithof lslam."

INTERNATIONALRECOGNITION

NihadAwad,national xecutive irec-torof CAIR,wasnamedamong he

top 100of the"World'sMost nfluen-tialArabs" hisAprilby heprestigious

MiddleEasternmagazine'Arabian

Business." wad,who scited orhis"commitmento improvingMuslimrightsand relations"n he United

States.s number 9 on the ist.Dalia

Mogahed, n advisor o President

BarackObama, s numberhree,

CAIR'sNewProjects

LEARN,DON'TBURNCAIRaskedMuslims ndotherpeo-

pleof conscienceo supporta major

educationalnitiativen resoonse

to an extremist ainesville,la.,

church's lan-whichwas ultimately

calledoff-to burncopiesof the

Quran n September1,2010.

The "Learn,Don'tBurn" nitiative

seeks o distribute 00,000 opies f

the Quran o replace he 200 books

the Florida hurch lannedo burn.

The copies f theQuranare being

sponsored nddistributedhrough

CAIR's ngoing ExploreheQuran"campargn.

.CHALLENGING

ISLAMOPHOBIA'POCKETGUIDEIn response o a recent ise n ls-lamophobia, AI R eleasedts new"Challengingslamophobia"ocketguide,whichgives ip son dealingwithanti-lslamhetoric n he nter-net, n he workplace nd n schoolsanduniversities.he guidealsoincludes definition f lslamophobiaandadvice orchallengingnti-Mus-li mviewsespoused ypublic igures.

TV PUBLICSER-VICEANNOUNCE-MENTS:

MUSLIM /11FIRSTRESPOND.ERSAND NTER-FAITH EADERSOn September ,CAIR aunchednational ublic ervice nnounce-

ment PSA) ampaign. he 30-sec-ondvideos.which eatureMuslim9/11 irstresponders nd nterfaithleaders, redesignedo challengethegrowing nti-Muslimigotrysparkedby oppositiono the plannedPark51 roject n Manhattan.

Twoof the threePSAs eatureMuslimirst esponderso the 9/11terrorattacks,with he theme 9/11happenedo usall."The third PSA

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rule"as expressed y heir espec-tive aithsan dendswith hephrase,

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commonalitiesetweenaiths nd ochallengehosewh odivideAmerica

along eligiousines.The PSAsar ebeingdistributedo

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educationalnd outreachnitiativestied o events uchas a "National

Da yof Unity nd Healing" n he an-

niversary f the 9/11 errorattacks.

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suchas Ei dal-Fitr ccurring ea r

September 1, heproposedln -

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anti-Muslimigotry enerated y hesmear ampaign gainsthe Muslim

communityenter n Manhattan,ndtheongoingension nd misunder-standing urroundinghe building rexpansion l mosques ationwide.

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NorthAmerica ISNA) nnouncedthissummerhe beginning f a

comprehensivetudyof mosquesin Americahatwouldhelpaddressthe ackof scientificnformation nd

statisticsboutourcommunitY.

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schools n CNN

CAIR-LA Communications ManagerMunira Syeda clarifies a Muslim posi

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CAIR Legislative Director Corey

Saylor discussesgrowing anti-lslam

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religion on FOX News

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October9,2010

Council on American-Islamic Relations 16ft Annual Banquet

"Defining our Faith; Defending our Rights"

Assalamalaikum!

Welcome to the Council on American-Islamic Relations1.6ftAnnual Banquetl We aregathered today to celebrateCAIR for their great works and accomplishments.Thisorganization is dedicated to defending civil liberties and strengthening ties befweencommunities, cultures and leaders.

As America's largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization, CAIR stands upto defend the communities they serve-often in difficult environments. Their mission is

to enhance the understanding of Islam and encouragedialogue between cultures so thatwe may live in Peace ogether. CAIR knows you cannot fight violence with violence andthey are striving for religious peaceacross he United Statesof America and abroad.

Thank you for attending today's event. I hope you grasp the mission of CAIR andembody it as you live your lives as American Muslims. May you go in peace.

Sincerely,

Andr6 CarsonMember of Congress



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I write to welcomevou on the occasionof the Council on American-lslamicRelations' CAIR)

16thAnnualBanquei.

Serving in the U.S. House of Representatives,havewitnessed irst hand the importanceof

building strong coalitions based. upon shared and fundamental values. Further, as a

Representativeof Califomia's 9t CongressionalDistrict, where diversity, peace and

understandingre hecornerstonesf EastBay Area communities,his missionhasbeencentral

to my work throughoutmy career.

It is fitting that this annualeventbrings togethera rangeof community,academic, ocial,andbusiness eaders in order to open new doors for the promotion of justice and mutual

understanding.ndividuals rom all walks of life must acknowledge nd appreciatehe qualities

we share, nd which bind us ogetheras a societyandas a globalcommunity.

A fundamental espect or civil liberties and religious freedoms s not just aboutprotections

under the law, but aboutempowennent.Maintaining a productivenational dialogueon these

issuess more mportantnow thanever.

Again, I would like to welcomeyou all to this year'sbanquetand expressmy sincerest ope or

its success n supporting the social and political engagementof the Muslim American

community.

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DearFriends:

It is apleasureo extenda warm welcome o all who aregatheredor theCouncil on

Ameriian-IslamicRelations CAIR) 16trannualbanquet:"Defining Our Faith;

DefendingOur Rights".

I would like to take his opportunity o recognizeCAIR for its efforts o promotebetter

understanding ndcooperation etweenMuslimsand non-Muslims n America.CAIR's

commitnent to social ustice andcivil rights for all Americanswill help our country o

ensure hat respectand oleranceexists or peopleof all religionsand ethnicities.

Our nationwas createdwith thehighest dealsof liberty and usticefor all. Thesenobleprinciplescan be difficult to upholdat times,but I remain committed o promoting civil

rights and civil liberties or all Americans, egardless f race or cteed.

We mustcontinue o work towardsa moreperfectunion, a nation hat seespast ts

differences and strives towards commongoalsof democtracy, eace,and freedom.

CAIR hasworkeddiligently with Mernbersof Congresso educate ndadvocateon

behalf of American Muslims. I extendmy best wishes or a successful ndenjoyable

wening.

Sincerely,

Ylr,-,t"LMMichael M. HondaMernberof Congress



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DearFriends,

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It is with greatpleasure hat.I congratulate he Council on American-

Islamic Relations(CAIR) on its 16'nAnnual Banquet,"Defining Our Faith;

Defending Our Rights."

SinceCAIR's establishment,he organization asgrownto becomea

leadingadvocacygroup for Muslim civil liberties, freedom of religion, and

dialoguebetween aith communities n the U.S. andworldwide.

CAIR has steppedup to the challengeof combatingextremism,preventingdiscrimination and fostering a dialogue amongthe many

communities of faith in America. I applaudyour efforts and thank you for

having the courageof your convictions- at times having to standup for what

is right in the faceof prejudice,hostility, and gnorance.

It hasbeenmy pleasure o work with your organizationover the years.

In the coming year, I look forward to continuing our relationshipaswe strive

to advance he valuesofjustice and equality for all Americans.

Sincerely,

JamesP. Moran



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DearFriends:

It is my distinctpleasureo congratulate ou, the Council onAmerican-IslamicRelations CAIR), on the celebrationof your nationalbanquet.Unfortunately,due o a scheduling onflict, I amunable o join youin what I am surewill bea memorable ccasion.

I commendCAIR's efforts n defending he constitutional ights of all

Americans,empoweringAmericanMuslims,andpresentingan accurateportrayalof Islam. It is critical to understand ndappreciate ur respectiveculturesas he world getssmallerandour interactionsbecomemoremeaningful. I appreciatehe vital work you do to bridgethe cultural gapandensurewe a continueddialogue.

I look forward to our continuedworking relationship.Bestan auspicious ccasion.

Sincerely,

C t- !,"a Qrr,"E,-DutchRuppersbergerMemberof Congress



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DearFriends:

I amveryproudo represent innesotaamilies f many ultures,ethnicities,nd aiths.we treasure urdiversity nd hedesire oropen,meaningfulialogue swe work ostrengthenurcommunities.

our growing, ibrantMuslim ommunitysan mportant artof he abric fMinnesota,nd ampleasedhatcAlR isactiven representingheir

interests t homeandacross heUnitedStates.CAIR'seffortso increaseknowledgebout slam,promote ocialjustice,ndprotect ivil ibertiesareofgreat alue o so manyAmericans. his s mportant ork hatneedso continue.applaud ourcommitmento keeping merica landof hope, pportunity,nd oleranceor odayand or he uture.

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September 0,2010

DearFriends,

As-salaam laikum!

I congratulate he Council on American-IslamicRelationson anotheryearof service o the AmericanMuslim community.

I applaud he community eaders, cholars,activists,andsupportersgatheredonight for this specialoccasionand I shareyour oy on thisimpressiveachievement.

As a firm believer n civil rights, I appreciateCAIR's effort to detbndthe

Constitutionby safeguardinghe rights of all Americans.CAIR hasbeena leader n this effort and CAIR hasstrengthenedhe freedomsthatall Americansenjoy.

Congratulations n your greatwork!

Sincerely,

fulLfu*Keith EllisonMemberof Congress



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