My guest is Adam Soltani, who is the Executive Director of CAIR Oklahoma. CAIR is the Council on American-Islamic Relations and is a civil liberties group with affiliations nationwide, including Oklahoma.
Adam is a graduate from the University of Oklahoma holding a Master’s degree in Human Relations with a certificate in Organizational Diversity and Development. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts in the field of Sociology from the University of Central Oklahoma. He has served the Muslim community in various capacities as a professional including promoting and managing American Muslim artists for a London based record label Meem Music, serving as an assistant director for outreach at the Islamic Society of Greater Oklahoma City, coordinating youth development programs at the Islamic Society of Edmond, and being one of the founding members of the Oklahoma Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations.
Soltani currently serves as the chair of the Oklahoma Conference of Churches’ Religions United Committee. He is a former member of the Oklahoma Democratic Party Religious Education Committee, the Interfaith Alliance of Oklahoma, the planning committee for OKC’s Jewish-Muslim Film Institute, and the Islamic Society of Greater Oklahoma City Executive Committee.
Adam’s written commentary is regularly featured in the Oklahoma Gazette, Tulsa World, and Oklahoman, and he has been interviewed by local, national, and international broadcast media. He is a regular public speaker at Oklahoma universities and college campuses on topics ranging from the basics of Islam to specialized topics such as demystifying Jihad.
He's the recipient of numerous awards, is an adjunct instructor at Oklahoma State University, and is a husband and father of two, Zane and Aaron.
See Adam's full bio at https://www.cairoklahoma.com/staff/adam-soltani/
Connect with my guest:
You can connect with Adam Soltani by email at asoltani@cair.com, or through the CAIR Oklahoma website at https://www.cairoklahoma.com/contact/.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) Oklahoma https://www.cairoklahoma.com/
Oklahoma State University - Religious Studies https://religiousstudies.okstate.edu/people/core-faculty/353-adam-soltani
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City https://www.catholiccharitiesok.org/
News and Press:
News9 CAIR prepares for Afghan refugees https://www.news9.com/story/6155eff2f8f43f0be1f09ac9/cair-oklahoma-works-to-prepare-for-arrival-of-afghan-refugees-in-okc
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