(WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/17/2023) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today invited community members to attend a panel discussion on the watchlist to be hosted by CAIR at the ICNA-MAS Convention in Baltimore, Md., on May 28. CAIR also invited community members to attend other panels and events at ICNA in which CAIR staff plan to participate.
CAIR’s panel, entitled “The Watchlist: Defending Civil Rights,” is scheduled from 3:30-5:00 p.m. on May 28. The discussion will be focused on the federal government’s discriminatory so-called “terrorist watchlist” and what American Muslims can do if they are unjustly placed on the list. Scheduled speakers on the panel include CAIR Deputy Executive Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell, CAIR Trial Attorney Justin Sadowsky, and Prospect Park, NJ Mayor Mohammed Khairullah.
CAIR staff are also scheduled to speak at the following panels:
- Muslims and Criminal Justice Reform: May 27, 2:00-3:00 p.m.
- CAIR staff: National Deputy Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell
- Social Media, Your Children and the FBI: May 27, 3:30-5:00 p.m.
- CAIR staff: CAIR-SFBA Executive Director Zahra Billoo
- Dunya: A Prison or Paradise: May 27, 9:30-11:00 p.m.
- CAIR staff: CAIR-MI Executive Director Dawud Walid
- Muslims in the Middle: Navigating the Political Extremes of Left and Right: May 28, 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
- CAIR staff: CAIR-SFBA Executive Director Zahra Billo and CAIR-MI Executive Director Dawud Walid
- Faith in Action: Serving Humanity Through Service: May 28, 2:00-3:30 p.m.
- CAIR staff: CAIR-SFBA Executive Director Zahra Billoo
- Futuwwah: Teaching our Children Chivalry: May 28, 3:30-5:00 p.m.
- CAIR staff: CAIR-MI Deputy Director Dawud Walid
- The Way Forward: Islam as 2nd Largest American Religion by 2040: May 29, 11:00 a.m-12:30 p.m.
- CAIR staff: CAIR-SFBA Executive Director Zahra Billoo
- Countering and Dismantling Islamophobia, Locally and Globally: May 27, 6:00-7:30 p.m.
- CAIR Staff: National Deputy Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell
- Protecting the Rights of Muslims in Public Schools: Progress and Challenges: May 27, 6:00-7:30 p.m.
- CAIR staff: Maryland Director Zainab Chaudry, CAIR-MI Staff Attorney Amy Doukoure
- Make Education Moral Again: May 27, 6:00-7:30 p.m.
- CAIR staff: CAIR-MI Executive Director Dawud Walid
CAIR’s mission is to protect civil rights, enhance understanding of Islam, promote justice, and empower American Muslims.
La misión de CAIR es proteger las libertades civiles, mejorar la comprensión del Islam, promover la justicia, y empoderar a los musulmanes en los Estados Unidos.
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CONTACT: CAIR National Deputy Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell, 404-285-9530, e-Mitchell@cair.com; CAIR Government Affairs Director Robert McCaw, 202-742-6448, rmccaw@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, ihooper@cair.com, CAIR National Communications Manager Ismail Allison, 202-770-6280, iallison@cair.com