MNM-TV to Provide News Coverage of 'American Muslims in Public Service' Conference at USC

(HOLLYWOOD, CA - 08/30/2014) — Muslim News Magazine TV has announced it will provide exclusive news coverage of the 'American Muslims in Public Service' conference being held September 5, at the University of Southern California. Congressman Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) will highlight this powerful conference, which features Muslims from various aspects and levels of government discussing their vision for the future.

Since 9/11, the place of Islam and Muslims in American society has become a major national preoccupation. From no-fly lists to secret surveillance of mosques to legislative campaigns against shari’a law, Muslims have frequently come under suspicion regarding their socio-political roles and aspirations in the United States. Some have even questioned whether Muslims are entitled to constitutional protections that are recognized as the birthright of all other Americans, arguing that “Islam is different.”

Yet lost in all of this controversy is the fact that Muslims continue to function as public servants at virtually every level of American government, from elected officials to advisors and political appointees, from congresspersons to judges to Homeland Security personnel. The “American Muslims in Public Service,” conference will be held at the University of Southern California’s Tudor Conference Center, will bring together a broad cross-section of American Muslims in public service to share their experiences, perspectives, fears, hopes, advice and prognostications.

The conference will be inter-active, inviting questions and perspectives from the audience, along with responses from the participants. It will be capped by a special keynote address that evening by Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minnesota). MNM-TV will provide delayed news coverage of the event including behind the scenes interviews with guest presenters and conference organizers.