In an increasingly secular society, many people from younger generations are finding a tension between the secular assumptions of the world around them and their identity as adherents of religion. Fully one in four members of the Millennial generation – so called because they were born after 1980 and began to come of age around the year 2000 – are unaffiliated with any particular faith, are less likely to be affiliated than their parents' and grandparents' generations were when they were young, and currently attend church or worship services at lower rates than Baby Boomers did when they were younger. And compared with their elders today, fewer young people say that religion is very important in their lives. What is the future of religion in a world of growing secularism? Is freedom of religion becoming fear of religion, fear of asserting one's religious identity, or even a demand for freedom from religion? How can one practice an authentic pluralism that respects people of all faiths and of no faith? Navigating these questions is a difficult task in itself, and without safe spaces and support from others it is all the more difficult.

1. ING Annual Dinner
Saturday, February 8, 2014
6:00 p.m. ~ 10:00 p.m.
Hilton Newark/Fremont
Newark, CA
Is Freedom of Religion
Becoming Fear of Religion?

2. Table of Contents
Tonight’s Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Keynote Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Award Recipients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Vision and Mission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Core Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Highlights of 2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Notable Presentations in 2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Goals for 2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Thank You to Our Sponsors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
“ People naturally reject what they do not understand, and
teaching people about Islam encourages acceptance in a time
when America is not as friendly towards Muslims as it could be.
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~ Student, Mountain View
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3. Tonight’s Program
6:00 p.m.
Registration and reception with guest speakers
7:00 p.m.
Dinner and Program
Emceed by Eahab Ibrahim and Kiran Palla
Welcome and Invocation
Dinner
ING Update by Mughees Minhas
“Standing Up for Respect for All” Award presented by Randy Pond
Rev. Ben Daniel
“Unsung Hero of Community Service” Award presented by Rahgib Husain
Samina Sundas
On-stage conversation moderated by Rachael Myrow
featuring special guests
Dalia Mogahed
Imam Suhaib Webb
joined by young faith leaders
Osama El-Gabalawy
Simone Hudson
Seher Siddiqee
Tim Brauhn
9:30 ~ 10:00 p.m.
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4. Keynote Speakers
Dalia Mogahed
Dalia is co-author with Dr. John Esposito of Who Speaks for Islam?: What a
Billion Muslims Really Think. She was appointed by President Obama as
advisor to the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood
Partnerships, and former Executive Director of the Gallup Center for Muslim
Studies. Dalia was named one of the 500 Most Influential Muslims in the
World by The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre in 2009 and 2010.
Arabian Business magazine recognized Mogahed in the years 2010-2013 as one
of the most influential Arab women. Ashoka: Innovators for the Public
named Mogahed the Arab World’s “Social Innovator of the Year” in 2010.
Suhaib Webb
Currently the imam of the Islamic Society of Boston, Suhaib Webb was born
in Oklahoma to a Christian Baptist family. At age 14, he lost interest in
religion and joined a local gang and became a Hip-Hop DJ and producer,
making records with various artists. After converting to Islam in 1992, Webb
left his career as a DJ and studied at the University of Central Oklahoma,
where he graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Education. He also studied
privately under a Senegalese Islamic teacher, learning enough Islam and
Arabic to become a community leader in Oklahoma City where he first
started his activism. Webb was named one of the 500 Most Influential
Muslims in the World by The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre in 2010.
Rachael Myrow
Host and reporter for KQED’s California Report since 2007. Rachael received her
graduate degree in Journalism and B.A. in English from UC Berkeley. Her first
job was producer with Marketplace Radio in Los Angeles, where she was an
editor, reporter and fill-in host. Rachael then spent six years reporting full-time
for KPCC-FM in Los Angeles before returning to the Bay Area in 2007 to host the
daily edition of KQED’s California Report. Rachael’s work has won her awards
from the LA Press Club, the Radio and Television News Association, the
Associated Press Television-Radio Association of California and Nevada, the
Radio-Television News Directors Association of Southern California, the
Northern California RTNDA, SPJ Northern California Chapter, the San Francisco
Peninsula Club Greater Bay Area and a Regional Edward R. Murrow Award.
Multi-faith Panelists
Osama El-Gabalawy – Muslim, Stanford University junior, and president of the Islamic Society of Stanford University.
Simone Hudson – Jewish, Stanford University sophomore and member of Hillel at Stanford.
Seher Siddiqee – Muslim, Santa Clara University senior, and intern in interfaith programs at ING.
Tim Brauhn – Catholic, MA in international relations, and communications manager at ING.
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5. Award Recipients
“Standing Up for Respect for All ”
Pond Family Awardee ~ Rev. Ben Daniel
Ben Daniel is a Presbyterian minister and author. His first book, Neighbor:
Christian Encounters with “Illegal” Immigration, addresses the American fear of
undocumented migration. The book was named 2011 religion book of the
year by ForeWord Reviews, a journal that highlights and reviews books from
small and independent publishers. His second book The Search for Truth About
Islam: A Christian Pastor Separates Fact from Fiction addresses the
misinformation and fear that drives much of the American conversation
about Islam. Ben Daniel is a Huffington Post blogger, and provides
commentary for the Perspectives program on KQED radio. His writings have
been translated into four languages and have been published by a variety of local, regional, national,
and international print media. His writings have also appeared on Beliefnet.com, TheRevealer.com, and
on the websites of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches and the United Nations’ mission to the
Democratic Republic of the Congo. Since 1997, Ben has served as pastor of Foothill Presbyterian
Church in San José. In March he will begin work as Pastor of the Montclair Presbyterian Church in
Oakland. He is a graduate of Westmont College and of Princeton Theological Seminary. He and his
wife, Anne have three school-aged children.
“Unsung Hero of Community Service”
Raghib Family Awardee ~ Samina Sundas
Samina Faheem Sundas is the founder and Executive Director of American
Muslim Voice (AMV). AMV’s mission is to foster friendship among all
Americans by bridging cultural and religious gaps and working to protect
civil liberties and constitutional rights for all. Since 9/11 Samina has worked
tirelessly to promote peace and justice for all Americans. Her affiliations
include: Santa Clara County Human Relations Commissioner; Steering
Committee member for Multifaith Voices For Peace & Justice, Bay Area and
Olive Branch Interfaith Peace Partnership; Advisory Board member of
SEMAH; and Board member of the Silicon Valley Inter-Religious Council.
She is also the recipient of many awards, including the Jefferson Award, which also recognizes "unsung
heroes" for community service. As the person who nominated her said, “. . . She is one of the hardestworking bridge-builders I've ever met. Since September 11th she has been a tireless champion of
interfaith dialogue and friendship, plus, when confronted by injustices faced by any members of our
community, she is the first one to jump into action. . . . Samina has become one of the most visible
examples of living out the Islamic principles of peace, friendship, and justice in the Bay Area and
across the nation.”
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6. Vision and Mission
Islamic Networks Group (ING) envisions a world in which people of diverse backgrounds are
understood and respected and their contributions valued, and in which American Muslim
communities play a vital role in promoting values of inclusion and coexistence.
In pursuit of this vision, ING's mission is to counter prejudice and discrimination against
American Muslims by teaching about their traditions and contributions in the context of
America’s history and cultural diversity, while building relations between American Muslims
and other groups. ING emphasizes the importance of countering all forms of bigotry while
working within the framework of the First Amendment's protection of religious freedom and
pluralism.
Founded in 1993, ING achieves its mission through education and community engagement. We
work though regional volunteers and affiliated organizations across the country who provide
thousands of presentations, training seminars and workshops, and panel discussions annually
in schools, colleges and universities, law enforcement agencies, corporations, healthcare
facilities, and community organizations as part of cultural diversity curricula and programs.
Reaching hundreds of groups and tens of thousands of individuals a year at the grassroots level,
ING is building bridges among people of all backgrounds.
Core Programs
Islamic Speakers Bureau
The core of ING’s educational services, this program utilizes trained speakers to provide
education about Muslims and their faith in schools, colleges and civic and community groups.
ING presentations supplement education in schools in the context of social sciences and world
history curriculum.
Interfaith Speakers Bureau
This program convenes interfaith panels of representatives of the five major faiths speaking
about their respective faiths and faith perspectives on contemporary issues in high schools and
other venues.
Diversity Seminars for Leaders
This program provides cultural competency trainings for law enforcement agencies,
corporations, healthcare facilities, and educational professionals.
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7. Highlights in 2013
The past year was a busy one for ING as we continued doing what we have always done, while
branching out into some new areas. Here are some of the highlights of the past year:
O Last year ING speakers addressed
37,000 people face-to-face
in 500 talks in high schools, universities, community centers, hospitals, and elsewhere.
O 30% of the talks were panels by the
Interfaith Speakers Bureau,
which is impressive since the program is relatively young in the organization.
O We placed a major portion of our presentations and accompanying
curriculum online and made it accessible to educators across the country.
O We expanded the Interfaith Speakers Bureau this fall to launch
Interfaith Service Days which brought people from different faiths together to work
on five different service projects around the Bay Area.
O We launched two new affiliates
in Seattle, Washington and Huntsville, Alabama, thereby expanding our presence to
24 regions in 22 states.
O Our social media and web presence has flourished.
We tripled the traffic to our website in 2013
with the majority of the visits going to our online answers to FAQs About Islam and
Muslims. Our presence on Facebook and Twitter is growing and we just launched ING
pages on LinkedIn and Google+.
ING’s Three-Year Impact Report, which we published this year for the combined results of three years
between 2009 and 2012, affirms that we are fulfilling our mission of challenging stereotypes and
misinformation; data from surveys of students in schools and universities after ING
presentations show that:
O The number of students believing that Islam promotes peace rises by almost a third, while
those who believe that the religion promotes terrorism falls by two-thirds.
O The number of those who view Islam as oppressive to women falls by nearly two-thirds.
O The number of students who view Muslims as insular and foreign drops by nearly
two-thirds.
O The number of those who regard Muslims as “Americans like myself” rises by almost
a third, to 66% of respondents.
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8. Notable Presentations in 2013
Cultural Diversity Training for Fremont Unified School District and
San Francisco Unified School Districts
Inspired by Malala: Muslim Women Discuss Activism, Community, and
Islamophobia – World Affairs Council
Getting to know American Muslims and their Faith – Skyline and
San Francisco City College
Muslims and the First Amendment – Willow Glen High, San Jose
Islamophobia – Mills and San Francisco City College
Discrimination against Muslim Americans – Leadership Public Schools, Hayward
Bridging Cultures: Muslim Journeys Program: Getting to Know American
Muslim Women – Dougherty Station Library, San Ramon
Healthcare for Muslim Patients – Summit- Alta Bates, Berkeley, VITAS, Milpitas and
Chaplaincy Institute, Berkeley
Women’s Health in the Muslim Community – Stanford School of Medicine
Talking Back to Hate Webinar: Bullying Prevention – Online
Google Hangout panel for high school in Lyons Township, Illinois on the topic of
Jewish and Muslim Traditions Related to Adolescence – Online
Muslim-Jewish Dialogue for Women and Girls – Congregation Shir Hadash, Los Gatos
Six-session course on Judaism
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and Islam – Congregation Sherith Israel, San Francisco
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9. Goals in 2014
Expand our reach using online tools:
O Creating online cultural competency training for law enforcement that will help train
police officers across the country. In recent years police have been trained with
Islamophobic materials that only increase bias.
O Creating an iPad app for educators that includes existing and new lesson plans that
supplement required curriculum about the study of Islam and other world religions in
the context of social studies. The app will expedite distribution of our existing lessons
plans and make it easier for educators to teach about Muslims and their faith as well as
world religions across the country.
Continue expansion of our interfaith engagement by convening a series of
interfaith service days:
O Workshops and service days aimed at youth to teach and encourage interfaith
engagement.
O A 9/11 interfaith commemoration that includes both service and discussion.
Launch a new Youth Program which:
O Increases youth Islamic literacy while building confidence in their Muslim identity.
O Enables youth to answer difficult questions about Islam and Muslims as well as
participate with confidence in class conversations about Muslims.
O Supports youth in preventing harassment and bullying that is based on their religious
identity.
O Builds youth knowledge of their rights when they are harassed.
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14. Download ING’s groundbreaking app for the iPhone:
Multifaith News & Events
Did you ever want to wish your neighbor happy holidays,
but weren’t sure when his or her religion has holidays or what to say?
Have you ever blanked on the Hebrew word for charity?
Are you planning a luncheon and need to know when Ramadan ends
so you can feed your Muslim guests?
ING’s Multifaith News and Events app has all that and more.
It’s not simply a calendar of holy days, or a
dictionary of important religious terms. Multifaith
News and Events is much more. This app comes with
over 2000 interesting facts – some trivial, some wildly
important – about the five major world religions
represented by ING’s Interfaith Speakers Bureau:
Islam, Judaism, Christianity, Hinduism, and
Buddhism.
The general concept for this app is to allow users to
easily acquire daily news and information
surrounding religion and interreligious issues.
These include:
• Daily aggregation of news articles on religious
pluralism from several different news publications.
Topics include religion in the workplace, religion
and civil rights, 1st Amendment (freedom of
religion) issues, etc.
•
Multifaith calendar highlighting religious
days of observance. Holidays will contain brief
descriptions as well as links for more information.
• List of religious events and conferences
around the country.
•
Basic and often surprising facts about the
world’s five major religions: Buddhism,
Christianity, Hinduism, Judaism and Islam. For added interest, related facts will link to each other; for
instance you can easily see how fasting works in both Judaism and Islam.
• Information about Islamic
Networks Group and its educational programs.
Designed and developed by Magnicode, Multifaith News and Events is the go-to app for interreligious
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15. Support ING – Invest in Education and Interfaith Engagement
ING is accredited by the Better Business Bureau for Charity Accountability.
Better Business Bureau accreditation certifies that ING is a well run and operated nonprofit
organization and that it meets standards that go well beyond federal and state requirements.
To receive accreditation ING was required to meet twenty separate standards,
including the following:
• Its governing board is active, independent and free of self-dealing and ensures
adequate oversight of the organization’s operation and staff.
• It regularly assesses its effectiveness in achieving its mission.
• It has defined, measurable goals and objectives in place as
well as a specific process to evaluate the success and impact of
its program(s) in fulfilling organizational goals and objectives.
• The organization spends its funds honestly, prudently, and in
accordance with statements made in fund raising appeals.
• The organization's representations to the public are accurate,
complete, and respectful.
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Rewarding Work at ING’s Office
Volunteerism is one of the primary drivers of ING's
continued growth and success. Because of the importance
of education as a means of raising religious literacy and
cultural awareness in our communities and the level of
professionalism in the way we do our work, we have been
able to attract many dedicated volunteers. We have a
variety of volunteer projects available, depending on your
availability. Apply online at: www.ing.org/volunteer
A limited number of internships are available for qualified
students. For more information and to apply, visit
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16. Board of Trustees:
Randy Pond (Chair)
Javed Patel
Ahmed Nawaz
Shaista Ali
Maha Elgenaidi (Founder)
Please visit our website
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Board of Directors:
David Renie (Chair)
Faruk Abdullah
Mughees Minhas
Shehnaz Khan
Mohammed Darwish
Andrew Kille
Abdul Vohra
Helena Miller
Eahab Ibrahim
Azra Hussain (PHX)
Zafar Siddiqui (MN)
Zehra Wamiq (PHL)
Sr. Management Team:
Ameena Jandali (Content)
Henry Millstein (Programs)
Ali Rangwala (Operations)
Rehmat Kharal (Development)