PAL-C Meets with OIC Secretary General at Capitol Hill Iftar

WASHINGTON, D.C., September 21, 2007 – Representatives from the Pakistani American Leadership Center (PAL-C) met with Professor Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, secretary general of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) at a Capitol Hill iftar hosted by the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR).

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In attendance representing PAL-C were PAL-C National Directors Dr. Maqsood Chaudhry and Mr. Mossadaq Chughtai and PAL-C Executive Director Taha Gaya.

Also present at the iftar was the Honorable Representative Keith Ellison from Minnesota who is the first Muslim-American elected to Congress.  

For the text of the speech given by the OIC Secretary General please click here.

The Pakistani American Leadership Center (PAL-C) is the only professional Pakistani-American advocacy organization that has an office located on Capitol Hill. It launched the Congressional Pakistan Caucus in May 2004 and works to raise awareness about Pakistani-American interests in Washington policy circles. Our activities include facilitating the Congressional Pakistan Caucus, liaisoning Pakistani officials and the community with Members of Congress, and mobilizing all Pakistani-Americans at the grassroots level. If you wish to learn more about PAL-C, please visit our website www.pal-c.org or email us at info@pal-c.org.

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