Imani Jafaar Mohammad is a Staff Attorney for the Legal Aid Society of Minneapolis in the Housing Unit. She received her J.D. from William Mitchell College of Law and her B.A. in English Literature magna cum laude from the University of Minnesota- Twin Cities. Imani is a board member of the William Mitchell Alumni Committee, a board member of the Minnesota Justice Foundation, a member of the William Mitchell Women in Law Committee, and she participates in the college's mentor program. Imani is also a speaker for the Islamic Resource Group and a board member of the Muslim Youth Leadership Scholarship Award Program.

She has spoken at several venues including the Minnesota Education Conference, the Minnesota Department of Human Rights Day, Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights Continuing Education Programs, and she has been featured in Minnesota Law and Politics magazine and many other notable events.

Safi Khan, is the founder and Imam of Dar-us-Salaam and Al-Huda School in College Park, MD. He holds a degree in Economics. He has studied with world-renowned scholars in Saudi Arabia and has also attended Al-Azhar University in Cairo and Imam Muhammad ibn Saud University in Riyadh. He is well studied in matters of fiqh, tafsir and seerah. He has been a prominent da'ee, family and youth counselor in the Washington DC metropolitan area for the last 20 years. He has multiple cds and tapes out on numerous Islamic topics.

Occupation: Practicing Attorney in Lawrence, KS since 1968
Organization: Lawrence Jewish Community Center
Education: BA in History, Wichita State University, 1964
JD, University of Kansas School of Law, 1968
Current Positions: Vice President of the Lawrence Jewish Community, Inc.
Ritual Chair of the Lawrence Jewish Community, Inc.
Co-Chair of the Strategic Planning Committee of the Lawrence Jewish Community, Inc.
Previous Positions: President and Chair of the Cemetery Committee of the Lawrence Jewish Community, Inc.
President of the Douglas County Bar Association
Douglas County Attorney
Chair of Douglas County Democratic Party
Communications Chair for the Douglas County Boy Scouts

M.A. in Theology/Christian studies. Currently working on further post-graduate work. Involved in full-time Christian missions and speaking for 22 years. Married 25 years with six children. Lived here in Lawrence since 1995. My work consists of helping people think through the questions and answers of life. I have spoken in a number of different countries, to 100's of various groups; from men's conferences, universities, prisons, to a variety of leadership groups. I have had serious discussions with 1000's of individuals from many diverse backgrounds on the serious questions of life. When not meeting with people, I am either enjoying my family, studying, or spending time enjoying the wild outdoors.

Aishah Elinor Holland obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies from Temple University and studied Arabic at the University of Pennsylvania. She completed a summer program at the Center for Arabic Studies at the University of Cairo. She has been a student of both Arabic and English calligraphy for over 20 years. Since 1988 she has been a student of Khatt with the master calligrapher Ustadh Mohamed Zakariya, and has been teaching Islamic calligraphy to students of all ages at schools, museums and other learning institutions since 1994. Her freelance work includes private commissions and commercial pieces.

Robert Pinsince was born and raised in Junction City, KS and raised in a Catholic home. Attended Catholic school for 5 years and practiced this religion until I was 21. At that time I started practicing more as a Protestant Christian until the age of 24. He has attended community college for business, and also attended the American Open University for Islamic studies.