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The Council on American–Islamic Relations (CAIR) Oklahoma will host its 12th Annual Awards Banquet on Saturday, April 7, at the Sheraton – Reed Conference Center, 5750 Will Rogers Rd., in Midwest City.
The theme of this year’s banquet is “Coming Full Circle: Embracing the Past and Empowering the Future”. Registration will begin at 6 p.m. Followed by the dinner and program from 7 – 10 p.m.
This year’s keynote speaker will be Imam Khalid Latif, Executive Director and Chaplain (Imam) for the Islamic Center at New York University (NYU).
Imam Latif was appointed the first Muslim chaplain at NYU in 2005 where he initiated his vision for a pluralistic American Muslim community. Latif was later appointed the first Muslim chaplain at Princeton University.