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Salam Al-Marayati is the director and one of the founders of the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC), a public service, non-profit, non-partisan agency that disseminates accurate information about Islam and Muslims to the media and to our elected officials. For 13 years, Al-Marayati has worked to promote harmony between Muslims and their fellow Americans through interfaith dialogue and working in concert with local and national officials. Al-Marayati has made numerous appearances in major national media outlets to discuss issues pertinent to Americans and American Muslims. His past activities include advising the U.S. State Department on counter-terrorism issues and a 2002 address to the State Department on "Rising Voice of Moderate Muslims." He also has served as commissioner of the Human Relations Committee in Los Angeles; as a member of the Executive Committee for the Democratic National Part; as board member of the American Committee to save Bosnia and co-chair of the Interfaith Coalition to Heal Los Angeles. Al-Marayati has been published in The Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Christian Science Monitor, L.A. Daily News, Chicago Tribune, San Francisco Chronicle, and USA Today. He also has been interviewed on CNN, PBS, MSNBC, Fox News, CNBC and all major national networks.

   (213) 383-3443
  salam@mpac.org
Seminar speeches given by Salam Al-Marayati:
Religion, Politics and Policy: From the White House to the School House
September 21, 2004
Understanding Religious Identity Politics - the Black, Hispanic, and Muslim Experience.
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