Suhail A. Khan
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Suhail A. Khan is the Senior Fellow for Muslim-Christian Understanding at the Institute for Global Engagement.[1] Khan was previously a senior political appointee with the Bush administration, and a conservative political activist in Washington, D.C.
http://www.globalengage.org/about/staff/841-suhail-khan.html
, to parents who emigrated to Wyoming and Colorado from southern India.[2] The oldest of five children, Suhail grew up in California, earned his high school diploma from St. Lawrence Academy in Santa Clara
in 1987 (a private Catholic college preparatory school), a B.A. in political science from the University of California at Berkeley in 1991 and his J.D. from the University of Iowa
in 1995.[3]http://www.globalengage.org/about/staff/841-suhail-khan.html
(R-CA), working closely on legislation relating to health antitrust
reform, religious freedom, the preservation of the Second Amendment
, tort reform
, gun control
, the reform of race-based affirmative action
, and the 1998 impeachment
proceedings in the House of Representatives.http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article/article?f=/c/a/2000/04/14/MN16248.DTLhttp://www.islamonline.net/LiveDialogue/English/Guestcv.asp?hGuestID=379125 After the 2000 elections, he aided the White House Office of Public Liaison in the President’s outreach to the conservative, think-tank, military and veteran and Asian-American communities.[4]http://www.globalengage.org/about/staff/841-suhail-khan.html
He served as Assistant to the Secretary for Policy under U.S. Secretary Mary Peters
at the U.S. Department of Transportation, where he was awarded the Secretary’s Team Award in 2005[5] and the Gold Medal for Outstanding Achievement in 2007.http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?c=Article_C&cid=1189959353093&pagename=Zone-English-News%2FNWELayouthttp://www.globalengage.org/about/staff/841-suhail-khan.html
’s 72-hour program and deployed to key races in states including Colorado, Washington, Iowa, Louisiana, Virginia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts.
Khan serves on the Board of Directors for the American Conservative Union
[6], the Indian American Republican Council[7],http://www.rediff.com/news/2009/apr/17limbaugh-denigrated-indian-citizens.htm the Islamic Free Market Institute
, and on the interfaith Buxton Initiative Advisory Council.http://www.globalengage.org/about/staff/841-suhail-khan.html He speaks regularly at conferences and venues such as the Conservative Political Action Conference
(CPAC), the Council for National Policy
(CNP), the Harbour League
,http://www.theharbourleague.org/Suhail_Khan_bio%5B1%5D,.pdf and the National Press Club
and has contributed to publications such as the Washington Post/Newsweek
Forum On Faith [8], the Washington Post[9], Foreign Policy [10], and Human Events [11].
Khan was interviewed [12] by Pastor Bob Roberts of Dallas, Texas
, where he discussed Muslim-Christian interaction and his experience serving in the White House
, and has appeared on the BBC, CNN, Al-Jazeera, CSPAN, and MSNBC
's The Rachel Maddow Show
as a conservative commenter.[13]http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33828773 Khan's regular opinion column appears on the Daily Caller news and opinion website. [14]
At the 2010 annual CPAC convention, Khan was awarded the Young Conservative Coalition's Buckley Award for his grassroots leadership in establishing the Conservative Inclusion Coalition (CIC), an organization dedicated to promoting the conservative message to Americans of all ethnic, racial and faith backgrounds. [15]
In August, 2010, Khan joined Catholic University Professor Marshall Breger in leading a visit by major Muslim American faith and community leaders to Auschwitz and Dachau concentration camps. [16] Upon returning to the U.S., the delegation issued a statement condemning Holocaust-denial and anti-Semitism. [17] The delegation included U.S. Special Envoy on Anti-Semitism Hannah Rosenthal, U.S. Special Envoy to the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) and White House Counsel Rashad Hussain, and Rabbi Jack Bemporad of the Center for Interreligious Understanding (CIU) of New Jersey. [18]
At CPAC
2011, bloggers Pamela Geller
and David Horowitz
accused Khan and Grover Norquist
of secret ties to the Muslim Brotherhood
. [19] [20] Blogger Frank Gaffney
has also accused Khan of such ties. [21] Their allegations were called baseless by the Center for American Progress
' Fear, Inc. report, which documents their ties to a small network of alleged Islamophobic extremists. [22]
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
http://www.globalengage.org/about/staff/841-suhail-khan.html
Background and education
Khan was born in Boulder, ColoradoBoulder, Colorado
Boulder is the county seat and most populous city of Boulder County and the 11th most populous city in the U.S. state of Colorado. Boulder is located at the base of the foothills of the Rocky Mountains at an elevation of...
, to parents who emigrated to Wyoming and Colorado from southern India.[2] The oldest of five children, Suhail grew up in California, earned his high school diploma from St. Lawrence Academy in Santa Clara
Santa Clara, California
Santa Clara , founded in 1777 and incorporated in 1852, is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U.S. state of California. The city is the site of the eighth of 21 California missions, Mission Santa Clara de Asís, and was named after the mission. The Mission and Mission Gardens are located on the...
in 1987 (a private Catholic college preparatory school), a B.A. in political science from the University of California at Berkeley in 1991 and his J.D. from the University of Iowa
University of Iowa
The University of Iowa is a public state-supported research university located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It is the oldest public university in the state. The university is organized into eleven colleges granting undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees...
in 1995.[3]http://www.globalengage.org/about/staff/841-suhail-khan.html
Professional work in Washington, D.C.
Khan served as Policy Director and Press Secretary for U.S. Congressman Tom CampbellTom Campbell
Thomas John "Tom" Campbell is the Dean of Chapman University School of Law, a former five-term Republican United States Congressman from California's 12th and 15th districts, a former professor at Stanford Law School, a former dean of the Haas School of Business, and a former professor of business...
(R-CA), working closely on legislation relating to health antitrust
Antitrust
The United States antitrust law is a body of laws that prohibits anti-competitive behavior and unfair business practices. Antitrust laws are intended to encourage competition in the marketplace. These competition laws make illegal certain practices deemed to hurt businesses or consumers or both,...
reform, religious freedom, the preservation of the Second Amendment
Second Amendment to the United States Constitution
The Second Amendment to the United States Constitution is the part of the United States Bill of Rights that protects the right of the people to keep and bear arms. It was adopted on December 15, 1791, along with the rest of the Bill of Rights.In 2008 and 2010, the Supreme Court issued two Second...
, tort reform
Tort reform
Tort reform refers to proposed changes in common law civil justice systems that would reduce tort litigation or damages. Tort actions are civil common law claims first created in the English commonwealth system as a non-legislative means for compensating wrongs and harm done by one party to...
, gun control
Gun control
Gun control is any law, policy, practice, or proposal designed to restrict or limit the possession, production, importation, shipment, sale, and/or use of guns or other firearms by private citizens...
, the reform of race-based affirmative action
Affirmative action
Affirmative action refers to policies that take factors including "race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or national origin" into consideration in order to benefit an underrepresented group, usually as a means to counter the effects of a history of discrimination.-Origins:The term...
, and the 1998 impeachment
Impeachment
Impeachment is a formal process in which an official is accused of unlawful activity, the outcome of which, depending on the country, may include the removal of that official from office as well as other punishment....
proceedings in the House of Representatives.http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article/article?f=/c/a/2000/04/14/MN16248.DTLhttp://www.islamonline.net/LiveDialogue/English/Guestcv.asp?hGuestID=379125 After the 2000 elections, he aided the White House Office of Public Liaison in the President’s outreach to the conservative, think-tank, military and veteran and Asian-American communities.[4]http://www.globalengage.org/about/staff/841-suhail-khan.html
He served as Assistant to the Secretary for Policy under U.S. Secretary Mary Peters
Mary Peters
Mary Peters may refer to:* Mary Peters , British athlete* Mary Peters , American politician, 15th United States Secretary of Transportation...
at the U.S. Department of Transportation, where he was awarded the Secretary’s Team Award in 2005[5] and the Gold Medal for Outstanding Achievement in 2007.http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?c=Article_C&cid=1189959353093&pagename=Zone-English-News%2FNWELayouthttp://www.globalengage.org/about/staff/841-suhail-khan.html
Political activities
In a volunteer capacity, Khan was an active participant in the RNCRNC
RNC may refer to:*Radio Network Controller, a governing element of a mobile phone network*Radio Nishinippon Broadcasting, a radio and television company in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan...
’s 72-hour program and deployed to key races in states including Colorado, Washington, Iowa, Louisiana, Virginia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts.
Khan serves on the Board of Directors for the American Conservative Union
American Conservative Union
The American Conservative Union is an American political organization advocating conservative policies, and is the oldest such conservative lobbying organization in the country.-Organization:...
[6], the Indian American Republican Council[7],http://www.rediff.com/news/2009/apr/17limbaugh-denigrated-indian-citizens.htm the Islamic Free Market Institute
Islamic Free Market Institute
The Islamic Free Market Institute is a Muslim outreach group founded by Khaled Saffuri and Grover Norquist in 1998 , where they served as executive director and chairman, respectively.- Synopsis :...
, and on the interfaith Buxton Initiative Advisory Council.http://www.globalengage.org/about/staff/841-suhail-khan.html He speaks regularly at conferences and venues such as the Conservative Political Action Conference
Conservative Political Action Conference
The Conservative Political Action Conference is an annual political conference attended by conservative activists and elected officials from across the United States....
(CPAC), the Council for National Policy
Council for National Policy
The Council for National Policy , is an umbrella organization and networking group for social conservative activists in the United States...
(CNP), the Harbour League
Harbour League
Harbour League were a franchise in the now defunct Bartercard Cup rugby league competition in New Zealand. They represented Aucklands North Shore City...
,http://www.theharbourleague.org/Suhail_Khan_bio%5B1%5D,.pdf and the National Press Club
National Press Club
The National Press Club is a professional organization and private social club for journalists. It is located in Washington, D.C. Its membership consists of journalists, former journalists, government information officers, and those considered to be regular news sources. It is well-known for its...
and has contributed to publications such as the Washington Post/Newsweek
Newsweek
Newsweek is an American weekly news magazine published in New York City. It is distributed throughout the United States and internationally. It is the second-largest news weekly magazine in the U.S., having trailed Time in circulation and advertising revenue for most of its existence...
Forum On Faith [8], the Washington Post[9], Foreign Policy [10], and Human Events [11].
Khan was interviewed [12] by Pastor Bob Roberts of Dallas, Texas
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
, where he discussed Muslim-Christian interaction and his experience serving in the White House
White House
The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., the house was designed by Irish-born James Hoban, and built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the Neoclassical...
, and has appeared on the BBC, CNN, Al-Jazeera, CSPAN, and MSNBC
MSNBC
MSNBC is a cable news channel based in the United States available in the US, Germany , South Africa, the Middle East and Canada...
's The Rachel Maddow Show
The Rachel Maddow Show (TV series)
The Rachel Maddow Show is a news and opinion television program that airs weeknights on MSNBC at 9:00 p.m. ET. It is hosted by Rachel Maddow, who gained popularity with her frequent appearances as a liberal pundit on various MSNBC programs. It is based on her former radio show of the same name...
as a conservative commenter.[13]http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33828773 Khan's regular opinion column appears on the Daily Caller news and opinion website. [14]
At the 2010 annual CPAC convention, Khan was awarded the Young Conservative Coalition's Buckley Award for his grassroots leadership in establishing the Conservative Inclusion Coalition (CIC), an organization dedicated to promoting the conservative message to Americans of all ethnic, racial and faith backgrounds. [15]
In August, 2010, Khan joined Catholic University Professor Marshall Breger in leading a visit by major Muslim American faith and community leaders to Auschwitz and Dachau concentration camps. [16] Upon returning to the U.S., the delegation issued a statement condemning Holocaust-denial and anti-Semitism. [17] The delegation included U.S. Special Envoy on Anti-Semitism Hannah Rosenthal, U.S. Special Envoy to the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) and White House Counsel Rashad Hussain, and Rabbi Jack Bemporad of the Center for Interreligious Understanding (CIU) of New Jersey. [18]
At CPAC
CPAC
CPAC , is a Canadian Category A specialty service devoted to coverage of public and government affairs, including carrying a full, uninterrupted feed of proceedings of the Canadian House of Commons, with two separate audio channels; one in English and the other in French...
2011, bloggers Pamela Geller
Pamela Geller
Pamela Geller is an American blogger, author, political activist, and commentator. She is known primarily for her criticisms of Islam and opposition to Muslim activities and causes, such as the proposed construction of an Islamic community center near the former site of the World Trade Center...
and David Horowitz
David Horowitz
David Joel Horowitz is an American conservative writer and policy advocate. Horowitz was raised by parents who were both members of the American Communist Party. Between 1956 and 1975, Horowitz was an outspoken adherent of the New Left before rejecting Marxism completely...
accused Khan and Grover Norquist
Grover Norquist
Grover Glenn Norquist is an American lobbyist, conservative activist, and founder and president of Americans for Tax Reform...
of secret ties to the Muslim Brotherhood
Muslim Brotherhood
The Society of the Muslim Brothers is the world's oldest and one of the largest Islamist parties, and is the largest political opposition organization in many Arab states. It was founded in 1928 in Egypt by the Islamic scholar and schoolteacher Hassan al-Banna and by the late 1940s had an...
. [19] [20] Blogger Frank Gaffney
Frank Gaffney
Frank J. Gaffney, Jr. is the founder and president of the American Center for Security Policy, columnist at the Washington Times, blogger at Big Peace and radio host on Secure Freedom Radio....
has also accused Khan of such ties. [21] Their allegations were called baseless by the Center for American Progress
Center for American Progress
The Center for American Progress is a progressive public policy research and advocacy organization. Its website states that the organization is "dedicated to improving the lives of Americans through progressive ideas and action." It has its headquarters in Washington D.C.Its President and Chief...
' Fear, Inc. report, which documents their ties to a small network of alleged Islamophobic extremists. [22]