Who are the Speakers?
Mahdi Bray , Freedom Foundation Director
Imam Mahdi Bray is a long time civil and human rights activist currently serving as the Executive Director of the Muslim American Society's Freedom Foundation (MAS Freedom) based in Washington, D.C. Bray also serves on the Board of Directors of the Interfaith Alliance, America's largest interfaith organization with over 150,000 members, National Interfaith Committee for Worker Justice and is a National Co-convener of Religions for Peace - USA.
Bray is a Washington, DC television and radio talk show host and former President of the Coordinating Council of Muslim Organizations (CCMO). He has also appeared on CBS News, Fox Television, MSNBC, CNN, C-SPAN, Aljazeera and many TV and radio talk shows. He has served as a major consultant and a political advisor to Bonner & Associates, Washington’s largest grassroots lobbying firm, the National Center for Housing Management, Alexandria City Redevelopment & Housing Authority, Community Relations Department, The City of Norfolk, Virginia, Department of Community Improvement, and the Independent Voter League. He has also served as Political Advisor and Strategist to several national, state, and local political campaigns. Imam Bray was also an organizer for the "No War on Iraq" movement and has led peace missions in Bosnia, East Africa and Darfur. He has served as a liaison between the President’s White House Faith-Based Initiative Program and congressional affairs on behalf of the Muslim Community. Imam Bray is also the author of The Mosque Voter’s Guide and The Political Guide for Mosque Activists.

Nancy Khalil, MAS Youth Boston, Director
Nancy Khalil assumes the role of Muslim Chaplain working with the student leaders of Al-Muslimat on leadership development, program planning and over all support of the student group. She also works as a member of the Religious Life team supporting religious life on campus and educating the community about issues related to Muslim students. Nancy Khalil graduated from Boston University in the winter of 2003 with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and a Bachelor of Science in Communication. She completed her Master’s degree in Higher Education at Boston College’s Lynch School of Education in the spring of 2007. Her focus is on Religious Life within Higher Education. After graduation from BU, Nancy Khalil served a one-year position as Project Coordinator for the first year of the City-Wide Dialogues on Boston’s Ethnic & Racial Diversity. During that year she also taught Physical Education at Al-Noor Academy, a private Muslim High School. Following her work with the Dialogues, Nancy worked as Director of the Hajj & Umra Division of Adam Travel Services for two years.
Nancy Khalil is currently on the Executive Board of the Muslim American Society in Boston (MAS Boston) serving as Director of the Youth Division. Prior to this, she Co-Chaired the MAS Youth College Committee for two year

Omar Atia, MAS Youth Vice President

Dr Hazem Said, MAS Youth President

Dr Imad Damaj, MAS Vice President

Senator Eric Kearney

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