Title: Director of Outreach
Organization: Dar Al Hijrah Islamic Center
Area of Expertise: Politics & Civil Society, Islamic Studies, Law and Civil Rights, Interfaith Issues, Youth Issues, Islam in America
Media Experience: NPR, The O’Reilly Factor (Fox News), Paula Zahn NOW (CNN)
Location: Washington, D.C.
Contact: Leah Borkin, Fenton Communication
Email
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Phone 212 584 5000 x 206
Imam Johari Abdul-Malik is the Director of Outreach at the Dar Al Hijrah Islamic Center and former Muslim Chaplain at Howard University (HU), was the first Muslim officially installed as a chaplain in higher education at HU, and is the Head of the National Association of Muslim Chaplains in Higher Education. He also serves as the chair of government relations for the Muslim Alliance in North America. He is the director of community outreach for the Dar Al-Hijrah Islamic Center and President of the Muslim Society of Washington, Inc.
Imam Johari is known nationally for his fundraising efforts for masjids, schools and relief and support organizations. He is a founding member of the Muslim Advocacy Commission of Washington, D.C. He, along with Rev. Graylan Hagler, started the Ramadan Feed-the-Needy Program in Washington, DC feeding over 100 homeless women of all faiths nightly during the holy month of fasting. He lectures on a variety of subjects that motivate the Muslim community and the community at large to better themselves and their world.
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