Lunch with Maha ElGenaidi

League of Women Voters^®
of San Jose/Santa Clara

Maha ElGenaidi

Maha ElGenaidi, Founder and President of Islamic Networks Group (ING) and Chairman of ING's Board of Trustees spoke on: WOMEN IN ISLAM
Maha ElGenaidi has spoken at hundreds of schools, churches, synagogues, police departments, corporations and other public agencies; has appeared on numerous television and radio programs; and is the author of seven training handbooks on outreach for American Muslims as well as eight training modules for public institutions on "developing cultural competency with the American Muslim community". She is also currently active with many state and federal governmental agencies, and is a former commissioner on Lt. Governor Cruz Bustamante's Commission for One California, Santa Clara County Human Relations Commission, and an Advisor to California's Commission on Police Officers Standards and Training for cultural diversity and hate crimes. She has received numerous civil rights awards, which include the 2002 "Citizen of the Year" Award from the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors. Maha received her B.A. in Political Science and Economics from the American University in Cairo (AUC). She is married and lives in Santa Clara.

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