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Rabia Chaudhary: Lunch + Book
$75Lunch with Rabia Chaudhary + signed copy of "Adnan's Story"
Enjoy a paid lunch with award-winning author Rabia Chaudhary, the voice behind the worldwide hit podcast 'Serial,' and receive a signed copy of her NYT bestseller, "Adnan's Story."
Rabia Chaudry is an attorney and president and founder of the Safe Nation Collaborative. She was a fellow with New America's International Security program. Rabia has been an advocate in the American Muslim community on the grassroots level for many years, working hard to correct misconceptions and build interfaith relationships.
Rabia is a frequent public speaker on issues related to diaspora Muslim communities, and her writing has appeared in numerous outlets including Patheos, the Huffington Post, the Chicago Times, the Hartford Courant, CommonDreams.org, The Truman Project, and The Moderate Voice. She has been a speaker at The Global Counterterrorism Forum, the Islamic Society of North America's Annual Conference, the Islamic Circle of North America's Annual Conference, and the 28th Annual Peace, Justice, and Environment Conference as well as dozens of local and regional events. Learn more about her work here: http://www.rabiachaudry.com
Contact Solat at solat@nwmi.org for more information.
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Asma Uddin: Lunch + Book
$35Lunch with Asma Uddin + signed copy of "When Islam is Not a Religion: Inside America's Fight for Religous Freedom"
Enjoy a paid lunch with Asma T. Uddin, a religious liberty lawyer and scholar working for the protection of religious expression for people of all faiths in the U.S. and abroad. Her areas of expertise include law and religion (church/state relations), international human rights law on religious freedom, and Islam and religious freedom.
Uddin is an active lecturer to diverse religious groups in the U.S. and overseas on the importance of religious liberty, and she is widely published on the topic by law reviews, university presses, and national and international newspapers. Uddin has worked on religious liberty cases at the U.S. Supreme Court, federal appellate courts, and federal trial courts.
In addition to her legal work, Uddin writes and speaks on the intersections of Muslims and gender issues. Her work as the founding Editor-in-Chief of Altmuslimah.com, she has managed the web-magazine and organized vigorous debates and conferences on the multifaceted issues of gender, politics, and religion. Uddin has advised numerous media projects on American Muslims, including most recently as Executive Producer for the Emmy and Peabody nominated docu-series, The Secret Life of Muslims. Learn more about her work here: https://www.asmauddin.com.
Contact Solat at solat@nwmi.org for more information.
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Hena Khan: Virtual Visit+Books
$85Enjoy a basket of autographed books from children's book author Hena Khan and her Skype visit to your child's classroom!
Hena Khan is a Pakistani-American Muslim author of picture books and middle grade fiction. Her novel Amina's Voice launched Simon & Schuster's Salaam Reads imprint and was named a Best Book of 2017 by the Washington Post, NPR, Kirkus Reviews, and others. Hena's award-winning picture books include Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns, Under My Hijab, Crescent Moons and Pointed Minarets, Night of the Moon, and It's Ramadan, Curious George. For more of her work, visit: https://www.henakhan.com.
Please contact Solat at solat@nwmi.org for more details.
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Dalia Mogahed: Lunch + Book
$200Lunch with Dalia Mogahed + signed copy of "Who Speaks For Islam? What a Billion Muslims Really Think"
Enjoy a paid lunch with renowned TED speaker, researcher, and scholar Dalia Mogahed and receive a signed copy of her bestselling book.
Dalia Mogahed has been the voice for American Muslims on major media outlets such as MSNBC, PBS, Al Jazeera, and The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. CNN named her one of the 25 Most Influential Muslim Americans in 2018. Millions watched her TED Talk, "What it's like to be Muslim in America." She served on Obama's Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships in 2009, advising the White House on how faith-based organizations can help the government solve persistent social problems. For more about her work, visit: https://www.ispu.org/dalia-mogahed.
For more information, contact Solat at solat@nwmi.org.
