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Board fromCAIR Chairman Welcome (NC) LarryShaw Senator State
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(Peacebe to you.) our and to I welcomeyou tonightas we gatherto celebrate community over markCAIR'ssuccesses and accomplishments the pastyear. is Our The themeof our 16thannualbanquet "Defining Faith- Defending of With yourhelp and the help of thousands other supportOur Rights." ers nationwide, CAIRhas beenable to showthe beautyof lslamto our fellowAmericans a time whenour faith is underconstantrhetorical at attack. portrayalol lslam,CAIR and Whileoffering accurate balanced an to continues defendyour rightto freelypracticeyourfaithwithoutfear of or intimidation discrimination. This eventcomesat a time whenothersseekto definelslamusing Thesesamepeopleand groupsalsoseek and misinformation. smears to the and to diminish religious civilrightsguaranteed Muslims and to regardless theirfaith. of all Americans we Tonight, honorthe life and work of civil rightspioneerRosa Parks in with a scholarship her name.FlosaParksservesas an exampleto duringa timewhenmany who stoodby her principles us all of a person rights. soughtthe falsecalm of repressed We also honorAmericanMuslimheroeswho assistedothersin the of immediate aftermath one of the worst attackson our nation-- the to by sametragiceventthat is now beingmisappropriated hate-mongers AmericanMuslims. lslamand marginalize demonize Tonightyou will hearfrom the man at the centerof a "controversy" as manufactured a meansto denyingyou your rightsas Americans. who is challenging scholar Youwillalsohearfroma world-renowned level. at misconceptions aboutlslamand Muslims the international I thankyou for your supportand welcomeyou to join me in seekingevfree and secure. ery avenueto makeour nationmore prosperous,
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2010 Trainers Leadership Conference CAIR
NadhiraAl-Khalili
Legal Counsel,Councilon Americanlslamic Relations (CAIR) nationat Ms.Al-Khaliliworks CAIR's located Capitol on al headquarters, D.C. SincebeginHillin Washington with ningher employment CAIR,she has workedboth as in-housecounsel and for the non-profit, alsoas a civil for rightsadvocate CAIRconstituents. Sincejoining CAIRin 2002 she has for advocated clientswho havebeen in discriminated against the workplace,in prison, places public in of and accommodation whiletraveling. Ms.Al-Khaliliworked an Asas Attorney sistantCommonwealth's Attorney's at the Commonwealth's VA Officein Richmond, from2001drug, 2003. Thereshe prosecuted property, personal and crimes, womenand including crimesagainst children.She is activeas in otherlocommunity and lslamic cal, national organizations suchas Sisters service Respond To In Solidarity Educate, Muslim and the American and Serve, Association. She has Women's been an invitedspeakerat events the hostedat Georgetown University, of and Tulane University Maryland University. law to She is licensed practice in the of Commonwealth Virginiaand in the federal district courtsof Virginia. Advisor the Officefor CivilRights for at and Civil Liberties the U.S.Departwhere mentof Homeland Security on at she worked publicpolicy the of security and intersection national roundcivilrights.She led various government officials tablesbetween groups fosterconto and community structive dialogueand mutualtrust amongstakeholders. the Priorto joining Officefor Civil Ms. Rights and CivilLiberties, Aziz was an Associate CohenMilat and TollPLLPwhere steinSellers classaction civilrights she litigated pattern lawsuits alleginga nationwide discriminaof and practice gender On tionin payand promotion. a pro for she secured asylum bonobasis, a femaleAfghancivil rightsactivher ist. Ms.Azizstarted careeras at where an Associate WilmerHale huan she conducted independent on manrightsinvestigation the use in of childcameljockeys the Middle for East.Ms. Azizclerked the HonorableAndreM. Davison the United StatesDistrictCourtfor the Districtof Maryland. numerous Ms.Aziz has published on at onlinecommentaries issues the of and intersection national security civil rights,including commentary a published CNN.com entitled on "EaseRestrictions International on as serves a Charities." She currently of memberof the boardof directors the ACLUof Maryland. continues produce to and report storiesfor ABC NetworkTelevision and Radio, PBS,Discovery other and programs. has localand national He also writtenand oroducednetwork and programs including writspecials ing the firstAnnualDiscovery Health medical honorsbroadcast Channel's aroundthe world. As a mediaand presentation coach, Andyhas prepared clients apto pearon networkprograms including: Oprah,2Ol2O, Dateline NBC,CNN, CBS newscasts, National Public and Radio. Clients include The White Houseexecutive Conbranches. gress,majorlawfirmsand technology companies mostrecently and HarvardBusiness School'sinternationalleadership conference. As a producer, writerand director, He has won honorsfor his broadcast production, and corporate including Tellyand Aegisawardsfor an Emmy, McDonalds Nextel and and various projects...and was US government part of ABC News'9/11attackcoverage that was awardedthe Alfredl. DupontAwardand the GeorgeFoster Peabody Award,the two highest journalism. honorsin broadcast Andyreceived Bachelor his of Science degreein Broadcast Journalism fromSyracuse University.

SarahHassaine
Program Manager, Forum One Communications at Sarahis a ProjectManager Forum One Communications. a web and firm in Alexanstrategy consulting dria,VA. She leadsteamsin strategy,designand building web sites of that focuson policyand development.Sarahalsohas experience with testinguserson web sitesto determine optimal usage and in determining for socialmediastrategies clients thatguarantee better online promrnence. Priorto digitalcommunications
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Sahar F. Aziz
Principalof the Law Officeof SaharAziz

Andy Field

President, FieldVision Productions writthe Andyhandles partnership's focuses imon Ms. Aziz'spractice needs. ing,producing, editing and migration, employment, civil and He spentmuchof the last decadeas rightsmatters. Ms. Aziz alsoadvises the ABC OwnedStations Washingin nonprofit organizations developing ton Corresoondent Bureau chief and to and programs effectivestrategies New Yorkcovering for WABC-TV objectives. stories theirinstitutional achieve the from lsrael around world. She currently teachesa courseon Canal- from the OJ to the Panama law national security and policyat the Simpson Trialand fourWhiteHouse Law Center. Georgetown University to ecoadministrations,medical, news. Andy nomicand consumer Ms. Aziz servedas a SeniorPolicv

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consulting, Sarahworked at consulting business BearingPoint on pharmacies. in operations hospital her Whilebuilding professional her career, she finished Masters in PublicPolicy GeorgeWashington at in University 2009and holdsa Degree International in Bachelor's fromthe University Relations of San Diego. In January California of 2010,Sarahgot certified through Academyof Sports the National Medicine a Personal as Trainer withwomenon adopting working a lifestyle. morefit and healthy She is of alsothe Co-Chair the DC Chaoter of the Networkof Arab American Professionals. has beenon the she boardfor five years.

leadership, advocacy media and trainingacrossthe UnitedStates, including speaking audiences to at NASAand the U.S.NationalWar College.

Joel Schwartzberg
Senior Editor, PBSlnteractive public Joel has coachedcompetitive speaking/forensic teamsat several wonthe 1990National colleges, Championship, was ranked and amongthe ten top publicspeakers in the country. Joelwas inducted into Forensic the National Association Hallof Famein 2002.His essays haveappeared The New York in TimesMagazine, NewYork The DailyNews,Newsweek, NewJersey Monthly, The New YorkPost, Babble.com, Chicken Soupfor the Soul,and The Huffington Post. 'Uoel patient, enwas funny, and couraging. provides number He a of tricksto get overspeaking anxiety, to soundconfident project and strength, and to win overany audience." Lionel Beehner 'Uoel was extremely helpful and engaging. peppered presentaHe his tionwithhumorand madethe room feelat ease." Debbie Sirico 'Uoel delivered enormous an amount information an of in -palatable notto mention extremely -memorable way." LauraHarrison McBride

CoreySaylor
NationalLegislativeDirector,Council on American-lslamicRelations (cAtR) CoreySaylor'smorethan fourteen yearsof nonprofit experience encompassexpertise ranging from politiand cal communications legislative to advocacy mediarelations. Saylorhas beenquotedby a wide rangeof mediaoutlets including the NewYorkTimes,Washington Post, USAToday,Newsweek, CNN, Fox MSNBC News, and NPR. The BostonGlobeand the Detroit FreePresshavepublished Saylor's Additionally, authored writing. he 2OO8 2009"Status CAIR's and of Muslim CivilRights the United in States"reports. His mediarelations effortshave placedstories mostmajornational in media. and international

expandtheir professional networks. Its policybriefings community and programs promote engagement betweengovernment representatives and Muslim constituents organiand zational leaders. Jihadis an advocateof youngprofessional Muslim organizations positively impact that the livesof all Americans through civicengagement. an alumnus As of the MuslimPublic ServiceNetwork's (MPSN) Washington, Fellowship DC, Program, Jihadcontinues serve to as a Curriculum MPSN's Adviser. programs curriculum networking and promotes ability American the of Muslim students and youngprofessionalsto engageeffectively with governmental, publicaffairs, and political institutions withinthe United States. He is alsoan activemember the of (MLT) MuslimLeaders Tomorrow of globalnetwork and has servedon the Advisory Committee various of MLTevents Jihadis and initiatives. oftenan invited speaker public at programs eventsand government focusedon the Muslim American community. areasof specialization His youthand youngprofesare Muslim sionalcivicengagement; influthe enceof Muslim Americans public in affairs institutions; promoting and Interand Intra-faith He dialogue. has beenfeatured various on radio,print, programs and television concerning hisorganizing the Muslim in commuprovides nityand the consulting he government offices and Muslim American civicorganizations. Jihadholdsgraduate from degrees Stanford University's Schoolof Education Princeton and University's Woodrow WilsonSchoolofPublic & InternationalAffairs.2008.he was In a recipient the inaugural of American Muslim CivicLeadershio Institute (AMCLI) Fellowship the University at of Southern California. Jihadis a nativeof LosAngeles, CA.

Jihad SalehWilliams
Principalof Adalah Consulting, LLC

Mr.Williams'practice focuses on govincreasing publicaffairs, the ernment relations, interfaith and Saylorplayeda role in advocacy programming capacity non-profit of drawing concessions campaigns advocacy and socialserviceorgagiantssuchas Burger fromcorporate nizations. Priorto consulting, Jihad Kingand BellHelicopter-Boeing. was a Legislative Advisor the in Inquirer nameda The Philadelphia UnitedStatesCongress four for blog Saylor-maintained focused on years.His policycoverage focused reauthorization the the 2005-2006 of on education homeland and security. ACT a "Web Winner." Alongwithhis policy USA PATRIOT duties, Jihad In 2006,Saylorwas partof a delega- was the Program Outreach & Coortion that wentto Baghdad, lraq to dinator the Congressional for Muslim of (CMSA). appealforthe release a kidnapped Staffers Association journalist. American CMSA's mission to increases is its dozensof Saylorhas conducted
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prof.Tariq Keynote speaker: Ramadan
Professor TariqRamadan holdsan MA degreein phitosophy and French literature a phD in Arabicand and lslamicStudiesfrornthe University of Geneva. Cairo,Egypt, received In he one-on-one intensive trainingin classical lslamic scholarship fromAl_ AzharUniversity scholars. TariqRamadan professor is of Contemporary lslamicStudiesat OxfordUniversity (Oriental lnstitute. St Antony'sColfege). is also He tea_ching the Facutty Theology at of at Oxford.He is at the same time i SeniorResearch Fellow Doshisha at University (Kyoto, Japan). Through writings his and lectures he has contributed substantially the to debate the issues Muslims on of in the Westand lslamicrevivalin the Muslim world.He is activebothat the academic and grassroots levels lecturing extensively throughout the worldon socialjustice dialogue and between civilizations. is currently He President the European of thinktank: European MuslimNetwork (EMN)in Brussels. Professor TariqRamadanis a prolific authorof numerous articles and over .,What 20 booksincluding: I betieve',, "Radical Reform, lslamicEthics and Liberation" his forthcoming and book" A Questfor Meaning: Developing a philosophy pluralism." of

MC:OmarZaki
Omar Zaki is a Southern California nativeand activememberof the American Muslim Communitv. After the horrificeventsof Septem'ber 11, 2001,Omarbecame activein the processof educating peopleabout the Muslim community building and bridges commonality underof and standing. In 2003 Omar left an executive posi_ tionwith his employer 16years of to join the Councilon AmericanlslamicRelations (CAtR) advocate to on behalfof the AmericanMuslim community. During thisperiodOmar servedas Directorof Government Relations the Southern for California chapterof CAIR.He workedwith stateand federalpolicymakerson both sidesof the aisleto facilitate an understanding the community of and contemporary issuesfacing Ameri_ can Muslims. He interfaced and workedclosely with federaland statelaw enforce_ ment agenciesto ensurethe Ameri_ can Muslim community its part did duringtimesof heightened security
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and to develop transparency betweenreligious institutions the and government. Hisworkextended further intohelp_ ing createa MultiCultural Advisory Council the FBIwherehe served for as an advisor. In 2005Omarreturned his pro_ to fession a business as development professional. Today, Omaris an Agent/Owner an AllstateInsurance of agencyin Riverside, California. Omarcontinues be politicaffy to and civically active, serving CAIR's on national boardof directors and as a commissioner pastchairman and of the Cityof Riverside HumanBelationsCommission. Most recenilyhe was appointed to serveon the California Council on Criminaf Justice,whichappropriates millions federalfunds statelaw in to enforcement agencies. Omaris also a founding member and pastpresident of the CAtB-Catitornia political ActionCommittee (CAtRCA-pAC). Omar is a formersoliderand Veteran of the UnitedStatesArmy.He earned his Bachelor Science of fromthe University Redlands Business of in Management Studied and Lawat the University La Verne, of College of Law.

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NihadAwad
in the United States. As a national leaderin the civil rightsmovement, workincludes his interfacing the U.S.governwith ment,facilitating interfaith dialogue, speaking conferences training at and seminars, appearing national and in and international mediato discuss lslamand American Muslims. As a representative the American of Muslimcommunity, Awadis frequently interviewed national interon and national mediaouilets suchas CNN, BBCWorldService, Fox,MSNBC, pubticRadio. PBS,C-SPAN, Nationat Voiceof Americaand Al-Jazeera. as well as beingfeaturedin newspapers The NihadAwad is the nationalexecutive suchas The NewYorkTimes, Post,and USAToday. director and co-founder the Coun- Washington of cil on American-lslamic Relations Awadhas testifiedbeforeboth (cAlR),the largest non-profit Muslim houses the U.S.Congress, of most civilrightsand advocacy organization recently a Senate at Judiciary Committeehearing matters on involving Muslims America. 1992Awad in In servedon VicePresident Gore's Al CivilRights Advisory Panettothe WhiteHouseCommission Aviaon tion Safetyand Security. ln 20O4, Awadwas namedone of National Journal's morethan 1OO MostInfluential People the U.S. in whoseideaswill helpshapethe debateoverpublicpolicyissues the for nextdecade. Georgetown University's Prince AlwaleedBin TalaalCenter Muslimfor Christian Understanding listedhim in its publication, "500MostInftuential Muslims 2009." In 2010,Arabian Business ranked Awad39th in the "Power100,"its annuallisting the mostinfluential of Arabs.

lmamJohariAbdul-Malik
vacations youth-until confiras at mation teachings the Ten the of Commandments exposed whathe believed werecontradictions within lmamJohariwas the firstMuslim western Christianity. Beginning in Chaplain installed Howard at Univerhighschoolhe became musician a sity. The imamis the former chairof trumpet, ftugelhorn, flute, Government Relations the Muslim playing for soprano and conchshells.The sax Alliance NorthAmerica in (MANA) firstbandhe performed within New founded lmamSirajWahhajand by is YorkCity,BlackOasisand laterwith the founding President the Muslim of The NewWorldPercussion EnsemSociety Washington, Inc. of DC ble and Visions.He hasopened for Knownnationally his fundraisfor such greatsas Tito Puente,pharaoh ing efforts masjids, for schools and Saunders, ThirdWorld,Florapurim, relietorganizations, lmamJohariis MelbaMooreand Sun Ra. Hisjoura founding member the Muslim of ney leadhimthrough Taoism, Asian Advocacy Commission Washing- Spirituality, of sufism and otherworld ton, D.C.and "Muslim MenAgainst religions. Domestic Violence" (MMADV) and In College became community he a has editeda bookon "Whatlslam organizer, musician-cultural warrior, SaysAboutDomestic Violence." he practiced Transcendental Mediln his nativeBrooklyn community, tation-TM and becamea vegetarian his motherkeptthe famitybusy and startedthe ChakulaFoodCoop. withcommunity service.Froman In graduate school, Allahshowed him Episcopal choir boy-whovisitedthe the lightof lslam. He servedas the deepsouthern Pentecostal "COGIC', President Ubiquity of (Co-Ed Social holiness churchduringhis summer president the ServiceFellowship), of lmamJohariAbdul-Matik Director is of Community Outreach DarAlat Hijrahlslamic Center.

Muslim Student Association later and becameHowardUniversity's first Muslim Chaplain. lmamJohariandalongwith Rev. Graylan Hagler started "Rathe madanFeed-the-Needy" Interfaith Program Washington, feeding in DC, over 100hundred homeless women of all faithsnightly duringthe fasting periodof Ramadan.
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Lifetime Achievement Award: Helen Thomas
Ms.Thomashastraveled world the overon Air ForceOne withthe Ms.Thomas earnedher Bachelor Presidents covered,and she was she of Arts degreefrom WayneState the only newspaper womanto go in whereshe later University, Detroit, on President Nixon's breakthrough also received HonoraryDoctoran tripto Chinain 1972.She is the first ate. In highschool and college, she womanreporter open and close workedon the schoolpapersand to set hercourseto be a journalist.In a Presidential newsconference and following the summer 1942, of her she wasthe firstwomanmember of graduation from WayneStateUnithe Gridiron Club. She has served versity, she movedto Washington, as President the Women's of NationDC,whereshe workedas a reporter al PressClub,President the White of for the Washington DailyNews. Ms. HouseCorrespondents' AssociajoinedUnited Thomas PressInternaI tion,and President the Gridiron of tionalin 1943,coveringmanyfederal Club. She has received morethan departments agencies.She and HelenThomascovered White the 40 honorary degrees fromcolleges beganher careerat the WhiteHouse Housefrom President JohnKennedy and universities, including Brown as a UPIreporter 1961, the in at to President Barack Obama. She University, New York University, Administration, startof the Kennedy was born in Winchester, Kentucky, on and covered WhiteHouseuntil the University Michigan, the of and the August 4,1920,of Syrian-Lebanese spring University Beirut. Ms.Thomasis of 2010. Her lastten yearsat the parentage.Her familymovedto booksaboutthe WhiteHousewereas a columnist for the authorof several WhiteHouse. Detroit, Michigan, 1924, in whereshe HearstNewspapers. attended oublic schools.

Award: 2010 Outstaning Service CAIR-New York
morethan 100community, labor, civil rightsand religious organizations to celebrate victory civicengagea for mentwhen Resolution 1281oassed at the city level, in overwhelmingly favorof addingtwo days for the Eid holidays NYCpublicschools. in To achieve thatend.the Coalition of We'vebeen answering calls: the Muslim SchoolHolidays effectively representatives our chapter from mobilized NY community an the on havebeenfeatured on2Ol2O,joined American issueby collecting thoua roundtable discussion Chriswith sandsof letters and meeting with tianeAmanpour, tookon Nonie council members gaintheirsupto Darwishand the likeson majornews portfor the resolution. ongoing The outlets, including MSNBC Sunday, pressure fromconstituents someof Geraldo Large, Hardballwith Chris at whom interacted with politicians for Matthews Countdown Keith and with the firsttime also won the support quoted Olbermann.We'refrequently presidents, of the 5 borough NYC for and become primary a source comptroller publicadvocate. and Time,CNN,WallStreet Journal CAIR-NY and othersteering commitand NewYorkTimes. In the media tee membersol the coalitionare now capitalof the world,our goal is to be MAKING THEHEADLINES, the communications and provide in communication the United CAIR-NY with hub PUTTING COMMUNITY FIRST Federation Teachers helptransof to perspectives American Muslim on lateour proposalinto reality. issuesimpacting community. the With Pastor TerryJones'"Burn A In addition, has Formore CAIR-NY joined KoranDay"fiascoand the ongoing information, www.cairny.com. visit
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Park51 debatetakingcenterstage in the media, remained CAIR-NY in steadfast defending rightsof the all Americans practice to theirfaith freefromintimidation bigotry.In and lateSeptember one day alone, on we received calls related the com90 to munity centerin lowerManhattan.

2010 JohnHancock Award: SharifEl-Gamal
SharifEl-Gamal the founder is and CEO of Soho propertiesInc.Sharif has a broad arrayof experience in real estateinvestment, has been and involved the acquisition disoo_ in and sitionof over20 Manhattan buildings containing excessof 5 million in square feetof spaceincluding the management multi-family, of office, retailand residential develoDments. Shariffounded Sohoproperties to investin and developresidentialand commercial realestateprojects. At SohoProperties, Sharifis responsiblefor overseeing complete the operations the company, of including identification, evaluation, structuring and execution investments the of and formulation polices of and strategies for the ongoing assetmanagement and disposition assets. of Priorto Sohoproperties, Sharifbuilt a mid-sized firm to overseethe asset management a residential of portfo_ lio of mixeduse buildings retail and storesin New YorkCity.Additionally, he advised primarily international and institutional investors the acquisi_ in tionand disposal officeand resiof properties Newyork City dential in withan aggregate transaction value in excess $500million. of Sharifincorporates varietyof a philanthropic activities his life, into including helpingnon-profitorganiza_ tionsto findand purchase properties and assisting themwithinvestment adviceand equitysourcing. is a He memberof the ReafEstateBoardof NewYork(REBNY). Sharifis ftuentin Arabicand English.

2010 American HeroAward: Rudina Odeh-Ramad pharmD. dfi,
Dr. Odeh-Ramadan an Associate is servedas a Primary Reviewer the on Research Scientist and the Executive Institutional Review Board(lRB)for Director Clinical of Trials Columbia over7 yearsand has extensive at train_ University. Previously, Rudiheld practices ing in GoodClinical and the position Director Clinical of of HumanProtection. the Director As Transplant Research the Trans_ for of Clinical Transplant Research, Dr. plantInitiative Columbia at Univer_ Odeh-Ramadan responsible is for sity. She has dedicated career her the oversight management and of to the pharmacological management 25 industry sponsored, investigator of the solidorgantransplant recipient initiated NIHsponsored and trials. with a primaryemphasis lhe pre on Dr. Odeh-Ramadan also integral is and postlivertransplant patient.Dr. in the development studyprotoof Odeh-Ramadan's expertise includes cols,fomulation execution trial and of immunosuppression management, budgets and contracts collaborain pharmacokinetic monitoring, protocol tion. She is alsoresponsible the for development, clinical research devel_ management 8 research of coordi_ opmentand monitoring, medi_ and natorsand interaction with over35 cationerrorreduction.In addition. investigators. research All coordina_ Dr. Odeh-Ramadan extensive has torsand clinical investigators must experience the pharmacoeconom_ haveall been in trained GoodClinical in ic analysis transplant of medications. Practices and protection human of At the NYPHDr.Odeh-Ramadan subjects.Dr.Odeh-Ramadan has created foundation the clinical served Plor the of as Co-lon multiple clini_ pharmacyprogram and has been a cal trialsand has extensive involveleader withinthe Department phar_ menton several of additional trials macy. Dr.Odeh-Ramadan also has including NTDDK the sponsored Adult

LivingDonorLiverTransplantation CohortStudy(A2ALL). the Direc_ As tor of LiverTransplant Research and the A2ALLtrial,Dr. Odeh-Ramadan,s specialized skillsin electronic data systemsfor patientand specimen management; ambient, refrigerated and frozentissueand serumstorage; and handling tissueand serum of samples essential her roleas are in the NetworkManger.
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2010 American Hero Award: Hisham Tawfiq

Hisham Tawfiq has beena New YorkCityfirefighter the last 15years. for Beforethat he served4 yearsin the MarineCorpsand 2 yearsas a correction officer SINGSING.Hisham at was a firstresponder Sept.11 on and helpedwith the searchand rescueeffortsat GroundZero. Mr.Tawfiq wasfeatured the CAIRPSA"9/11 in Happened Us All."He is to a native NewYorkCityand was bornand raisedin Harlem. of

Rosa Parks Scholarship AwardRecipient: Asma Hanif
of SouthCarolina. She is a Certified NurseMidwife, Naturopathic Physician,Clinical Herbologist Natural and Childbirth Instructor. teaches She workshops "Howto Prevent on Breast Cancer through Dietand "Fertility Self-Breast Exams," Awareness- HowTo Achieveor Avoid Pregnancy," authored rape preand a pamphlet vention entitled, "WhatA WomanDoesn'tKnowCan Hurt Her." In 1987, established she Muslimat Al-Nisaa, Wholistic Health, Education and SocialServices Center, faitha basedpractice, orderto provide in health services underserved for and uninsured womenand children.As a resultof her privatepracticeas a nurse-practitioner, discovered/ she SisterAsmaHanifis a mother. uncovered largenumber Muslim a of communityhealthactivist,a profeswomenexperiencing homelessand entreoreneur. sor,student In nessand violence theirlives.In in 2005 she was electedas the first responding thisneedwithinthe to femaleChairoerson the Coordinat- community, 2OO7 of in Sister Asma ing Council MuslimOrganizations, opened H.O.M.E. an to center shelter (CCMO)of DC/MD/VA. homeless Muslim women& children from Howard & Muslim She graduated Uniwomenvictims Domesof versityand the MedicalUniversity tic Violence assistthem as they to
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struggleto achieve their self-esteem, theirself-worth theirself-suffiand ciency.www.mnisaa.org She wasthe 2006 recipient CAIR's of "Community Service Award" for SocialActivism and the 2007 recipient of MAS-Freedom Foundation's Humanitarian Award. Alsoin 2007. she was honored witha ceremony by the International Center Tradifor tionalChildbirth her midwifery for work in the Washington area and DC the African American community, "to showtheirdeep-felt gratitude for heryearsof putting children, our our families, communities in her our first heart,spirit, mindand body." 2008 In she received commendation a from the Mayorof Baltimore her work for population. withthe homeless She has appeared CNN & C-SPAN. on pursuing coursein She is currently a lslamicChaplaincy, Inshallah leading towarda PhDin lslamicStudies to betterprovide counseling spiritual and upliftment thosewho crossher oath to seeking faithbasedrevitalization.

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Assalamalaikum! Welcome to the Council on American-Islamic Relations 1.6ftAnnual Banquetl We are gathered today to celebrate CAIR for their great works and accomplishments. This organization is dedicated to defending civil liberties and strengthening ties befween communities, cultures and leaders. As America's largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization, CAIR stands up to defend the communities they serve-often in difficult environments. Their mission is to enhance the understanding of Islam and encourage dialogue between cultures so that we may live in Peacetogether. CAIR knows you cannot fight violence with violence and they are striving for religious peaceacross the United Statesof America and abroad. Thank you for attending today's event. I hope you grasp the mission of CAIR and embody it as you live your lives as American Muslims. May you go in peace.

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Council on American-Islamic Relations National Office 453 New Jersey Avenue,S.E. Washington, 20003 DC Dear Friends: It is my distinct pleasureto congratulate you, the Council on (CAIR), on the celebrationof your national American-IslamicRelations banquet.Unfortunately,due to a schedulingconflict, I am unableto join you in what I am surewill be a memorable occasion. I commendCAIR's efforts in defendingthe constitutionalrights of all Americans,empoweringAmerican Muslims, and presentingan accurate portrayal of Islam. It is critical to understand and appreciate respective our culturesas the world gets smallerand our interactionsbecomemore meaningful. I appreciate vital work you do to bridge the cultural gap and the ensurewe a continueddialogue. I look forward to our continuedworking relationship.Best an auspicious occasion. Sincerely, for

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September 20,2010 Dear Friends, As-salaam Alaikum! I congratulate Council on American-IslamicRelationson another the year of serviceto the American Muslim community. I applaudthe community leaders,scholars,activists,and supporters gatheredtonight for this specialoccasionand I shareyour joy on this impressiveachievement. As a firm believerin civil rights, I appreciate CAIR's effort to detbnd the Constitutionby safeguarding rights of all Americans.CAIR has the beena leaderin this effort and CAIR has strengthened freedoms the that all Americansenjoy. Congratulations your greatwork! on Sincerely,

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. MuslimAssociation Virginia of . Muslim Community Center . MasjidMuhammad . lslamic Center Maryland of . lslamic Center Passaic of County . . . . . lslamic Society Annapolis of lslamicSocietyof the Washington Area Dar Al-Hijrah lslamic Center Manassas Mosoue MustafaCenter

Non-profit Organizations:
. American (AMP) for Muslims Palestine . International (lllT) Institute lslamic of Thought . lslamic Relief . lslamic (ICNA) Circleof NorthAmerica . Muslima Al-Nisat . Nigerian Muslim in Council the USA

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. . . . Architecture International Consulting, Inc. Construction Consultants Capital Metropolitan PropertyManagement OasisHomeHealth Care

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