December 9, 2010

MPAC Board member Magdy Eletreby speaking to
Left, Right and Center, a Jewish group of
retirees based in Orange County, CA.

Last week, MPAC Board member Magdy Eletreby spoke to Left, Right and Center, a Jewish group of retirees based in Orange County, Calif. about the Islamic faith from his own experiences.

In his presentation, Eletreby gave an overview of Muslim beliefs pointing out the areas of commonality between three Abraham faiths, as well as doctrinal differences; the history of the relationship between three faiths which has included periods of peaceful coexistence and periods of conflict; and Muslims’ contribution to world civilizations.

Eletreby then spoke about the current challenges facing Muslim Americans and the work that Muslim organizations, such as MPAC, are doing to combat the rising tide of Islamophobia.   

The presentation was followed by an extensive Q&A session where Eletreby entertained many questions from the audience.  Many of the questions were focused on the need to make mainstream and moderate Muslims voice heard by the masses to overcome the over exposure of the extremists in the media. 

-- Marium F. Mohiuddin (marium@mpac.org)
Communications Coordinator