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Challenges of Islamophobia: From America to India with Mehdi Hasan
Date/Time
Date(s) - 12/09/2018
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Location
Antun’s
Categories
Cost:
50-1000 USD
Contact Person:
Habeeb Ahmed
Email:
Website:
http://imrcusa.org
Phone:
516-581-5893
Organization:
Indian Muslim Relief and Charities
HICKSVILLE, NY
IMRC is hosting a Lunch Program with Mehdi Hasan at Antun’s Restaurant. Proceeds from this program will support Muslims and minorities of India.
Keynote Speaker: Mehdi Hasan
Mehdi Hasan is the award-winning presenter of ‘UpFront’ on Al Jazeera English, born and brought up in the UK but now based in Washington D.C. He is also a columnist for The Intercept and the New Statesman, a regular contributor to the New York Times and the Guardian and the author of two books. Mehdi has been included in the annual list of the 500 ‘most influential’ Muslims in the world and his Oxford Union speech on Islam and peace went viral in 2013, amassing more than 5 million views online. He has interviewed, among others, Edward Snowden, Hamid Karzai, Ehud Olmert and General Michael Flynn.
Guest Speaker: Manzoor Ghori
Br. Manzoor is one of the founders of IMRC. After working as a clinical scientist for 25 years, he now dedicates his full time work towards IMRC to assist the Muslims and miniorities of India through its programs in education, healthcare, emergency relief, food and shelter.
You can purchase tickets here. This is a list of your options:
- adult: $50
- sponsor a table: $1000