Muslim in Obama Administration

By; Mc. Mamudah

Recently, public and media buzzed with information that Obama should choose and appoint a Muslim in His Administration. She was a Muslim woman named Dalia Mogahed. The question remains, however, whether interfaith dialog with the President will lead to a tangible change in how the average American views Muslims. Rather than be skeptical or speculate, Let’s simply look at Mogahed’s appointment as a small step in the right direction.

Muslim Woman Named Adviser in the Obama Administration

Who is Dalia Mogahed?

According to Gallup.com, Dalia Mogahed is a senior analyst and executive director of the Gallup Center for Muslim Studies. She leads the analysis of Gallup’s unprecedented study of more than 1 billion Muslims worldwide. Mogahed also directs the Muslim-West Facts Initiative (www.muslimwestfacts.com), through which Gallup, in collaboration with The Coexist Foundation, is disseminating the findings of the Gallup World Poll to key opinion leaders in the Muslim World and the West. She travels the globe engaging audiences on what Muslims around the world really think. Her analysis has appeared in a number of leading publications, including The Economist, the Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, Foreign Policy magazine, Harvard International Review, Middle East Policy, and many other academic and popular journals. She lives in Washington, D.C., with her husband, Mohamed, and two sons, Tariq and Jibreel.