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gouverneur, aisha<br />

Aisha Gouverneur is <strong>the</strong> founder of <strong>the</strong> <strong>Islamic</strong> Texts Society and director of <strong>the</strong> non-profit,<br />

charitable foundation and publishing company Fons Vitae. Gouverneur is <strong>the</strong> co-writer of <strong>The</strong><br />

Life of <strong>the</strong> Prophet Muhammad.<br />

lekovic, edina<br />

Edina Lekovic is an outspoken Muslim advocate and communications director at <strong>the</strong> Muslim<br />

Public Affairs Council (MPAC). She is prominent for her appearances as a spokesperson on major<br />

media outlets such as CNN, MSNBC, BBC, FOX News and various print publications.<br />

taylor, tayyibah<br />

Tayyibah Taylor is <strong>the</strong> founder, publisher, and editor-in-chief of ‘Azizah’, a magazine for American<br />

Muslim women. She is <strong>the</strong> former administrator and co-founder of <strong>the</strong> <strong>Islamic</strong> School of Seattle<br />

and has worked on many interfaith programmes and initiatives and has lectured throughout <strong>the</strong><br />

world on Islam and women.<br />

wolfe, michael<br />

Michael Wolfe is <strong>the</strong> president and executive producer of Unity Productions Foundation, which<br />

promotes peace through media. He has written a number of works on Islam and also hosted a<br />

televised account of <strong>the</strong> Hajj for 'Nightline' in 1997 that was nominated for several awards.<br />

zakaria, fareed<br />

Fareed Zakaria is one of <strong>the</strong> United States’ fore<strong>most</strong> public intellectuals. He is a political<br />

commentator, journalist, bestselling author, and TV host specializing in international affairs. He<br />

has been editor of 'Newsweek International' since 2000, and was former editor of 'Foreign Affairs',<br />

and has hosted several political shows, his current being ‘Fareed Zakaria GPS’ on CNN.<br />

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