Dear John, 

On September 11, 2001, the skies descended upon Manhattan while parts of the Pentagon were engulfed in flames. What followed was the beginning of a new era of counterterrorism policy plagued by over-surveillance, scapegoating, gross civil and human rights violations, and, ultimately, disenfranchisement of an entire community of Americans. Over the course of the last two decades, American Muslims have been put through the ultimate test of allegiance, made to feel like strangers in our own homeland, and inversely met with an enormous amount of support from friends and allies from all walks of life. 

In light of the 20th anniversary of these horrific attacks, MPAC is hosting “The State Of American Muslim Civic Life”.  Join us for two timely forums to review and evaluate our post-9/11 national security policies from the past twenty years.  

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 at 8:00am PT / 11:00am ET 

An intimate conversation between MPAC President, Salam Al-Marayati and DHS Senior official John D. Cohen to reflect on our national security and counterterrorism approach over the past two decades.

Mr. Cohen is the top counterterrorism official at the Department of Homeland Security and leads the Department’s Office of Intelligence and Analysis. He has over 30 years of experience in national security and was the head of that office during the Obama Administration.   

Register here.
 

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 at 2:00pm PT / 5:00pm ET

Suhail Khan and Hamid M. Khan examine the reactive measures taken in the post-9/11 climate and their unintended consequences for American Muslims. 

Suhail Khan is the Director of External Affairs at Microsoft Corporation. Mr. Khan has extensive experience in the federal government, having served as a policy advisor and counsel on Capitol Hill, and as a senior political appointee in the Bush administration, where he served in the White House and as an advisor for two cabinet secretaries. 

Hamid M. Khan is a Judicial Education Attorney with the Federal Judicial Center and has served as a Postdoctoral Fellow for Stanford Law School’s Afghanistan Legal Education Project. Additionally, Mr. Khan has worked for a number of federal agencies including the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Department of Defense, and Department of State.

Register here. 
 

Don’t miss these timely and relevant conversations. We look forward to seeing you there.
 

In service,

Salam Al-Marayati
MPAC President