Muslim Coalition to Host D.C. Hearing on Health Care Reform
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Tuesday, September 15, the American Muslim Taskforce on Civil Rights and Elections (AMT), a coalition of major national Islamic organizations, will host a Capitol Hill citizens' hearing on mobilizing Muslim support for health care reform.
DATE: Tuesday, September 15, 2009
PLACE: Rayburn Building, Room 2203, Capitol Hill, Washington, D. C.
1) President Obama's Healthcare Initiative and the Legislative Process: This is How You Can Help!
Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN)
2) Why the Healthcare Status Quo is Untenable
Khalique Zahir, M.D., President, Islamic Medical Association of North America (IMANA)
3) The Obama Healthcare Initiative: Realties and Misperceptions
Zahid Imran M.D., Association of Pakistani Physicians of North America (APPNA)
4) Why Universal Healthcare is Both Medically and Economically Desirable and Feasible
Esam Omeish M.D., Chief of Surgery, INOVA Alexandria Hospital, Va.
5) US Healthcare: Human Dimensions
Personal Testimonies
6) Muslim American Free Clinics: A Brief Report
Khizer Husain, Washington Liaison, Task Force on Health Affordability, American Muslim Health Professionals (AMHP)
7) Concluding Remarks
Rep. Andre Carson (D-IN)
For more information, contact: AMT Chair Dr. Agha Saeed, 510-299-9313, E-Mail: aghaksaeed@yahoo.com, Salim Akhtar, 773-507-5335
AMT is an umbrella organization that includes American Muslim Alliance (AMA), American Muslims for Palestine (AMP), Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA), Muslim Alliance in North America (MANA), MAS-Freedom, Muslim Student Association-National (MSA-N), Muslim Ummah of North America (MUNA), and United Muslims of America (UMA). Its observer organizations include American Muslims for Civic Engagement (AMCE), Islamic Educational Council of Orange County (IECOC), the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), and Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC).
