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Please join HAF and USCIRF for a public briefing on the future of religious freedom in Pakistan on Thursday, July 18. Jay Kansara, HAF's Associate Director of Government Relations, will be among the panelists and will be highlighting the plight of Pakistan's Hindu minority.
Date: Thursday, July 18
Time: 1:30 - 3:00pm
Location: Carl Hayden Room, Government Printing Office (GPO), 732 North Capitol Street, NW, Washington, D.C.*
Please RSVP to Aisha Mahmood (AMahmood@uscirf.gov) by Tuesday, July 16.
USCIRF will release the findings of its Pakistan Religious Violence Project and highlight recommendations for U.S. policy. In addition, leading policy thinkers and representatives of religious communities facing persecution will share their views on the challenges facing their coreligionists and actions the Pakistani and U.S. governments should take.
Speakers:
- Shuja Nawaz, Director of the South Asia Center, Atlantic Council
- Peter Bhatti, brother of murdered activist Shahbaz Bhatti and Chairman of International Christian Voice
- Qasim Rashid, National Spokesperson, Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA
- Rahat Husain, Policy and Legal Affairs, Universal Muslim Association of America (UMAA)
- Jay Kansara, Associate Director, Hindu American Foundation
*The offices of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) are located within the Government Printing Office (GPO). Please enter the GPO building through the main entrance at 732 North Capitol Street, NW. The entrance is near the corner of North Capitol Street and H Street. Four planters with shrubs on the sidewalk mark the main entrance. A valid photo ID is required to enter the building. Please arrive a few minutes early in order to sign in. |
