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Sunday, October 30 • 10:30am - 11:30am
Muslim American Journalists in an Age of ISIS and Islamophobia

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After the terrorist attacks in Paris last year, the former mayor of Roanoke referenced the Japanese internment while calling for a ban on Syrian refugees. Though he later apologized for that statement, the political rhetoric of the 2016 election has continued to exacerbate Islamophobia. Attacks by people inspired by ISIS have brought additional scrutiny on the Muslim-American community.

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avatar for Dilshad D. Ali

Dilshad D. Ali

Managing Editor, Patheos Muslim
Dilshad D. Ali is the managing editor of Patheos Muslim, a channel at Patheos.com, the largest multifaith news and blog site in the world. Patheos Muslim hosts more than 20 blogs and about 30-35 bloggers and columnists, covering all aspects of Islam and issues pertaining to American... Read More →
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Waliya Lari

Executive Producer, WRAL News
Waliya Lari is an award-winning television news producer. Her accolades include Emmys, a Murrow and Associated Press awards. Currently, she's the executive producer at WRAL News, in Raleigh, N.C.,one of the most-watched local news channels in the country. Her duties include managing... Read More →
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Asra Q. Nomani

Owner, Georgetown University
Born in Bombay, India, in 1965 to a conservative Muslim family, Asra Q. Nomani grew up in Morgantown, W.V., becoming a staff reporter for The Wall Street Journal for 15 years. After the 9/11 attacks, while on book leave, she went to Pakistan to report for Salon magazine. There, her... Read More →
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Seema Yasmin

Staff Writer/Professor of Public Health, Dallas Morning News/University of Texas, Dallas
Seema Yasmin is a medical doctor, epidemiologist and journalist. She is a staff writer at The Dallas Morning News and professor of public health at the University of Texas at Dallas. Her reporting covers the breadth of public health from the arrival of Ebola in Dallas to syndemics... Read More →

Sunday October 30, 2016 10:30am - 11:30am PDT
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