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Dr. Zahid Bukhari

President, Islamic Circle of North America

Dr. Zahid Bukhari, President of the Islamic Circle of North America, serves as Executive Director of the Center for Islam and Public Policy (CIPP). He served as Director, American Muslim Studies Program at Prince Alwaleed Center for Muslim-Christian understanding, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. He also worked as Director, Project MAPS: Muslims in American Public Square at Georgetown University and is currently serving as a member of Governor of Maryland Commission on Middle Eastern American Affairs. Dr. Bukhari has a Masters in Economics from University of Karachi and Ph.D. in Political Science from University of Connecticut. Dr. Bukhari's research interests focused on religion and politics in the United States and South Asia. He has vast experience in survey research and has worked as Executive Director of the Pakistan Institute of Public Opinion, a member of Gallup International. He has published and presented papers on Islam in the West, Muslim public opinion and interfaith relations in the U.S., and other topics in national and international forums. He is also editor of a research volume, "Muslims' Place in the American Public Square: Fears, Hopes and Aspirations."

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