National Panelists include: Marshall Bouton, president, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs Louise Cainkar, senior research fellow, Great Cities Institute, University of Illinois-Chicago Aminah Beverly McCloud, director, the Islamic World Studies, professor, Islamic Studies, Department of Religious Studies, DePaul University Farid Senzai, senior research fellow and director of Research, The Institute for Social Policy and Understanding, adjunct professor, Santa Clara University-California Saeed Khan, senior research fellow, The Institute for Social Policy and Understanding, Lecturer, Wayne State University-Michigan

The Detroit Council for World Affairs (DCWA) and the Institute for Social Policy and understanding (ISPU) will host a meeting on Friday, Nov. 30, to discuss the findings and recommendations of the task force’s report Strengthening America: The Civic and Political Integration of Muslim Americans. The meeting will be held at WSU’s Spencer M. Partrich Law School Auditorium, 471 W. Palmer, Detroit. Registration and reception are at 5 p.m. followed by discussion and Q/A at 6 p.m. The panel presentation and discussion are free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.

The panelists will highlight the findings and recommendations of the task force report on Muslim American Civic and Political Engagement. Other topics of discussion will include implementation of the task force recommendations; top priorities for Muslims in America as derived from the task force; formation of the task force; along with its strengths and weaknesses.

The task force is led by Farooq Kathwari, CEO of the Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. and former Secretary of Labor and Illinois Congresswoman Lynn Martin, who brought together a group of 32 distinguished Muslim and non-Muslim Americans to examine the Muslim American experience and provide a roadmap for accelerating Muslim American engagement in civic affairs and U.S. political life.

The task report can be downloaded from the following website:
http://www.thechicagocouncil.org/taskforce_details.php?taskforce_id=8


For further information, please contact Dellashon Di Cresce, at (313) 577-8270


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The Detroit Council for World Affairs promotes understanding of international issues and Detroit’s role in a changing world by providing a non-partisan, nation-wide forum for discussion, analysis and debate. DCWA seeks to enrich, educate, and spur long-term economic development in our region and to provide new ideas and cultural perspectives in regards to various issues.

The Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (ISPU) is an independent nonprofit research organization committed to studying US domestic and foreign policy. ISPU\'s research aims to increase understanding of key policy issues and how they impact various communities within America.

The Chicago Council on Global Affairs is a leading independent, nonpartisan organization committed to influencing the discourse on global issues through contributions to opinion and policy formation, leadership dialogue, and public learning.

Wayne State University is a premier institution of higher education offering more than 350 academic programs through 11 schools and colleges to more than 33,000 students.