Our Speakers

 
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Dr. Yusef SALAAM

Writer | Poet | Motivational Speaker
Criminal Justice Reform Advocate
Member of the Exonerated Five

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Rep. Rashida Tlaib

Congresswoman | D-Michigan’s 13th District

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Jose Antonio Vargas

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist | Acclaimed Filmmaker & Immigration Advocate

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SEEMA AHMAD

MODERATOR: FROM OTAY MESA TO KASHMIR

Deputy Federal Public Defender

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Naser Alazari

PANELIST: STORYTELLING & AMERICAN MUSLIMS

Writer
Grey’s Anatomy, Station 19

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QASIM A. BASIR

PANELIST: STORYTELLING & AMERICAN MUSLIMS

Writer / Producer / Director
A Boy, A Girl, A Dream

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JUSTIN CONNOLLY

PANELIST: FROM OTAY MESA TO KASHMIR

Southern California Senior Director
Human Rights Watch

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ZEHRA FAZAL

PANELIST: STORYTELLING & AMERICAN MUSLIMS

Voice Actor
Call of Duty, Young Justice

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DR. MUQTEDAR KHAN

PANELIST: FROM OTAY MESA TO KASHMIR

Author
Islam and Good Governance

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FAWZIA MIRZA

PANELIST: STORYTELLING & AMERICAN MUSLIMS

Writer / Actor / Producer
The Red Line, Signature Move, Plus

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SUE OBEIDI

MODERATOR: STORYTELLING & AMERICAN MUSLIMS

Director, MPAC Hollywood Bureau

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AYSER SALMAN

PANELIST: STORYTELLING & AMERICAN MUSLIMS

Author / Editor / Screenwriter
The Wrong End of the Table