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Dr.
Maher M. Hathout
Dr.
Maher M. Hathout, a leading spokesperson for the American Muslim
community, was born on January 1, 1936 in Cairo, Egypt, and is now
an American citizen who has lived in the United States since 1971.
Dr. Hathout is an Internist and Cardiologist by profession, earning
his medical degree from the University of Cairo in 1960. He has had
his own practice since 1976 in internal medicine and cardiovascular
disease in the city of Duarte, California. Dr. Hathout is a member
of the Fellowship of Royal College of Physicians of Canada, The
American Heart Association, and The American Medical Association. He
has served as staff physician at the Veterans Administration in Loma
Linda and was Assistant Professor of Medicine at Loma Linda
University.
Besides
being a physician, Dr. Maher Hathout is better known for his public
service. He is an international figure who is highly regarded as a
positive voice of Islam offering a unique and valuable perspective
on national and international issues involving Muslims.
Among
the numerous offices he holds, Dr. Hathout is the Senior Advisor of
the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC), which was
established in 1988 to make Islamic ethical values available to the
American political process. He is the Spokesperson and former
Chairman of the Islamic Center of Southern California. He has
recently become a Charter Member of the Pacific Council on
International Policy, the western partner of the Council on
Foreign Relations, and joined the Board of Directors of the Interfaith
Alliance.
Dr.
Hathout has been invited to Capitol Hill and the State Department
several times to address a variety of topics such as "Islam and
U.S. Policy," "Islamic Democracy," "Emerging
Trends in Islamic Movements," and "the Future of the
Middle East." He has traveled to Australia, Egypt, Kuwait,
Malaysia, Pakistan, and South Africa to lecture on Islam and
Muslims.
Dr.
Hathout has written extensively on Islam, human rights, democracy,
Middle East politics, and Bosnia. His articles and interviews have
appeared in such prominent newspapers as The Los Angeles Times,
The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and The Christian
Science Monitor. He appears frequently on television and radio
talk shows, including C-SPAN, KABC, KCBS, KNBC, KCET, KCAL, KNX,
KFWB, KPFK, AND KFI.
Civic
Organizations Highlights
- Islamic Center of
Southern California,
Los
Angeles, CA: Spokesperson [1993-Present], Chairman [1986-93]
Muslim Catholic Dialogue:
Founding Member
[1987-Present]
Department of Social
Services, Los Angeles County: Commissioner
[1987-90]
Chancellors Committee,
U.C.L.A:
Commissioner [1987-90]
Muslim Public Affairs
Council (MPAC):
Senior Advisor [1988-Present]
Minaret national
magazine: Advisor [1988-Present]
Interfaith Coalition for
Peace, CA:
Founding Member [1990-91]
National Conference for
Christians and Jews (name
later changed to National Conference): Member, Board of
Directors [1991-92]
American Muslim Council (AMC),
Washington, D.C.: Member, Board of Directors [1993-97]
Los Angeles Festival of
Art: Consultant
[1993]
Inter-Religious Council,
Los Angeles: Member [1997-Present], President [1994-96]
Medical Ethics Committee,
Santa Teresita Hospital and Methodist Hospital, Arcadia,
CA: Member [1996-Present]
Interfaith Alliance: Member,
Board of Directors [1998-Present]
Pacific Council on
International Policy:
Charter Member [1998-Present]
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