Understanding the American Muslim has been posted on the WCCA website at
http://www.wccatv.com/video/specials/UNDERSTANDINGAMERICANMUSLIM
The following presentation is a recording of a presentation given by Asima Silva on February 4th, 2017 at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
Asima Silva is an American Muslim who is a member of the School Committee for the Wachussett Regional School District and works for IBM as a software engineer holding the title of Master Inventor. She co-founded EnjoinGood.org to follow her passion of Outreach and Interfaith activites
with local religious institutions to build bridges of understanding and appreciation between communities of faith. More recently, she was, also, appointed as VP of Communications for the national organization, American Muslim Democrat Caucus.
Her presentation is both a personal account of growing up Muslim in Massachusetts as well as a representation of Muslim’s experiences in the United States of America. She offers a valuable perspective on the social, political, economic, and cultural life of Muslims in the U.S. as well as context for the current immigration issues surrounding the recent Presidential Executive Orders.