Muslim Life in America [Rush Transcript; Federal News Service]
Panel discussion of Muslim life in America with CFR Senior Fellow Steven Simon as Presider.
Speakers: Paul Barrett, Assistant Managing Editor, BusinessWeek; Author, American Islam: The Struggle for the Soul of a Religion
Mona Eltahawy, Syndicated Columnist
Altaf Husain, Executive Committee Member, Muslim Alliance in Northern America; Former Two-Term National President, Muslim Students Association
Presider: Steven Simon, Hasib J. Sabbagh Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
November 12, 2007
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Panel discussion of Muslim life in America with CFR Senior Fellow Steven Simon as Presider.
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