Egyptian-born US Muslim to advise White House.
Jamil Hussain
ADVISER TO WHITE HOUSE - A NEW CHAPTER,
A BOLD STEP IN THE HISTORY OF WHITE HOUSE
Egyptian-born US Muslim to advise White House.
Dalia Mogahed joined the White House advisory group - Mogahed coauthored the book with John L. Esposito which covered findings from 40 countries
on American religious constituents early April.
CAIRO (Marwa Awad)
The first Muslim woman appointed to a position in President Barack Obama’s administration met with lawmakers Monday and discussed her role on an interfaith advisory board the new administration hopes will broaden dialogue and understanding.
Dalia Mogahed’s dimpled smile shined from under her hijab, the Muslim headscarf, as she addressed senate staff and think tanks at a meeting organized by the Congressional Muslims Staffers Association to discuss American Muslim public opinion in the wake of a recent survey.
The Egyptian-born American who heads the Gallup American Center for Muslim Studies a non-governmental research center providing data-driven analysis on the views of Muslim populations around the world, became the first Muslim veiled woman to be appointed to a position in the White House.
"I am much honored to be given this opportunity to serve my country in this way," Mogahed, who will be Obama's window into the Muslim American community, told AlArabiya.net.
Dalia Mogahed, White House advisor Mogahed will brief Obama on what Muslims want from the U.S. in a bid to create channels of communication and correct erroneous image of Muslim Americans.
The advisory group will help define issues of concern to religious constituents including the effects of economic crisis on minority groups and the phenomenon of fatherless families. It will also seek to reduce the number of abortions and strengthen inter-faith relations between Muslims and Christians.
Mugahed will keep her full time job at Gallup while serving as an advisor.
Qualified.
Mogahed’s appointment comes at a critical time given the rising tide of Islamophobia in the media and within some academic circles.
Mogahed will inform the White House on the views and concerns of Muslim Americans.
" Dalia knows the Muslim community and all that she says comes from her work at Gallup, which is fact based and is the opposite of the experts we often see on TV who speak, not based on facts, but on ideology " Jihad Saleh Williams, Congressional Muslim Staffers
As a senior researcher and executive director of the Gallup Center with a chemical engineering and business administration background, Mogahed headed studies on Muslim public opinion worldwide. Her studies and resulting statistics have been quoted in prominent media such as the Wall Street Journal, Foreign Policy magazine, Middle East Policy and the Harvard International Review.
In 2008, she co-authored woth John L. Esposito “Who speaks on behalf of Islam? What a Billion Muslims Really Think,” the largest and most comprehensive study of the Muslim public opinion around the world.
As a senior researcher and executive director of the Gallup Center with a chemical engineering and business administration background, Mogahed headed studies on Muslim public opinion worldwide. Her studies and resulting statistics have been quoted in prominent media such as the Wall Street Journal, Foreign Policy magazine, Middle East Policy and the Harvard International Review.
The first Muslim advisor appointed by the White House marks the beginning of an opportunity for Muslims to seriously engage in public policy and contribute to developing solutions to social challenges.
“American Muslims have ideas and should participate in the development of solutions that serve their country and it is important that they get the opportunity to do so,” Mogahed said.
She hopes to counter stereotypes of Muslims as extremists and sources of unrest that have gained ground in recent years in the wake of U.S.-led wars in two Muslim countries.
As for being the first veiled woman in the White House, Mogahed said the veil was a non-issue in the process of hiring and that her appointment was based on Obama`s interest in hearing from Muslims and her ability to provide that information through her work at Gallup.
"Hijab was not an issue. What the Obama administration is after is sound advice on how to engage American citizens in a common cause," Mugahed said.
Mogahed, White House advisor
Mogahed will inform the White House on the views and concerns of Muslim Americans.
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