Dr. Charles Asher Small, Opening Keynote Address, Muslim World League

 

Dr. Mohammad bin Abdulkarim Alissa, 

The Secretary General of the Muslim World League

 

Abdallah bin Mahfudh ibn Bayyah, Chairman of Emirates Fatwa Council 

and President of the Forum for Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies

 

Dr. Mohammad Matar Al Kaabi, Chairman of the General Authorities 

of Islamic Affairs and endowments, Abu Dhabi

 

Sheikh Dr. Shawky Allam, Grand Mufti of the Arab Republic of Egypt

 

Dr. Yousef bin Ahmad Al-Othaimeen, 

Secretary General of Organization of Islamic Cooperation

 

Father/Reverend Brian E. McWeeney, Director, Office of Ecumenical 

and Inter-religious Affairs at Archdiocese of New York 

 

Dr. John Duke Anthony, President and CEO, 

National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations

 

The conference works to encourage positive and conducive intercultural exchange; engagement between the Muslim world and the U.S. as a means of achieving shared goals of combating violent extremism, refuting the narrative of hate, and paving the way to a new phase of U.S.-Muslim relations based on mutual understanding, respect, and trust.