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Engage with our diverse speakers and panelists confirmed for the largest interfaith event in NYC, committed to disrupting the Uyghur genocide from multiple perspectives.

Dr. Rishat Abbas

Dr. Rishat Abbas

Uyghur Academy USA

Mehnaz Afridi

Mehnaz Afridi

Director

Holocaust, Genocide, and Interfaith Education Center, Manhattan College

Anila Ali

Anila Ali

International Religious Freedom Roundtable

Dr. Imam Shamsi Ali

Dr. Imam Shamsi Ali

Imam & Director of Jamaica Muslim Center

President of Nusantara Foundation

Zumretay Arkin

Zumretay Arkin

Chair of the Women’s Committee

World Uyghur Congress

Abduweli Ayup

Abduweli Ayup

Linguist and Researcher

Uyghur Hjelp

Kairat Baitolla

Kairat Baitolla

International Relations Officer

Atajurt Erikileri

Annie Boyajian

Annie Boyajian

Vice President for Policy and Advocacy, Freedom House

Bill Clark

Bill Clark

Peace Catalyst International and Uyghur Wellness Initiative

Ambassador Kelley Currie

Ambassador Kelley Currie

Former United States UN Official

Danica Damplo

Danica Damplo

Center for the Prevention of Genocide, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Soraya Deen

Soraya Deen

Lawyer

Founder of the Peaceworks & The Womens Voice Project

Eric Dinowitz

Eric Dinowitz

New York City Council Member District 11

Anita Dorett

Anita Dorett

Director, Investor Alliance for Human Rights

Tendor Dorjee

Tendor Dorjee

Tibet Action Institute

Sheikh Musa Drammeh

Sheikh Musa Drammeh

Masjid Al-Iman Mosque

Shireen Drammeh

Shireen Drammeh

Islamic School of Parkchester, Bronx NY

Nadine Epstein

Nadine Epstein

Moment Magazine

Uriel Epshtein

Uriel Epshtein

CEO

Renew Democracy Initiative

Brother Dan Gardner

Brother Dan Gardner

Lasallian Catholic Brothers, Manhattan College, NY

Ellen Germain

Ellen Germain

Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues

U.S. Department of State

Louisa Greve

Louisa Greve

Director

Global Advocacy, Uyghur Human Rights Project

Ilshat Hassan

Ilshat Hassan

Vice-Chairman of the Executive Committee

World Uyghur Congress

Conor Healy

Conor Healy

Director of Government Research

IPVM

Jacob Helberg

Jacob Helberg

Commissioner

US-China Economic and Security Review Commission

Elfidar Iltebir

Elfidar Iltebir

President

Uyghur American Association

Dolkun Isa

Dolkun Isa

President

World Uyghur Congress

Rabbi Bob Kaplan

Rabbi Bob Kaplan

Commissioner

Jewish Community Relations Council of New York, NYC Commission on Human Rights

Kasim Kashgar

Kasim Kashgar

Reporter

Voice of America

Omer Kanat

Omer Kanat

Executive Director

Uyghur Human Rights Project

Danyal Khan

Danyal Khan

Deputy Director

Muslim American Leadership Alliance (MALA)

Julian Ku

Julian Ku

Interim Dean

Constitutional Law at Hofstra Law

Imam Tahir Kukaj

Imam Tahir Kukaj

Vice President

Albanian Islamic Cultural Center, NYPD Chaplain

Rahima Mahmut

Rahima Mahmut

UK Director

World Uyghur Congress & Executive Director of Stop Uyghur Genocide

Esma Memtimin

Esma Memtimin

Founder

Uyghur Youth Initiative

Ruth Messinger

Ruth Messinger

Global Ambassador and past President

American Jewish World Service

Dr. Laura Murphy

Dr. Laura Murphy

Senior Advisor to the Undersecretary, Dept. of Homeland Security

Author of ‘Driving Force’

Omar Qudrat

Omar Qudrat

Founder

Muslim Coalition of America

Mohammad Razvi

Mohammad Razvi

CEO

Council of People’s Organization (COPO)

Josh Rogin

Josh Rogin

Columnist

Washington Post

Darren G. Spinck

Darren G. Spinck

Research Fellow

Henry Jackson Society

Anasuya Syam

Anasuya Syam

Human Rights and Trade Policy Director

The Human Trafficking Legal Center

Rabbanit Alissa Thomas

Rabbanit Alissa Thomas

Rabbanit at Netivot Shalom

Chaplain at New York-Presbyterian Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Mehmet Tohti

Mehmet Tohti

Executive Director

Uyghur Rights Advocacy Project

Nury Turkel

Nury Turkel

USCIRF Commissioner and Lawyer

Uyghur Human Rights Project, Board Chair

Mihrigul Tursun

Mihrigul Tursun

Uyghur Camp Survivor

Dr. Fernand de Varennes

Dr. Fernand de Varennes

Former United Nations Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues

Greg Walton

Greg Walton

Co-author of Weaponising Big Data & Decoding China’s Digital Surveillance in Tibet

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Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz

Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz

President & Dean of Valley Beit Midrash,

Founder & President of Uri L’Tzedek

Dr. Adrian Zenz

Dr. Adrian Zenz

China Director

Victims of Communism Foundation

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