Salam serves as President and co-founder of the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC), where he leads the organization’s civic engagement, public policy, and advocacy work to improve public understanding of Islam and policies impacting American Muslim communities.
Nationally recognized for his commitment to pluralism and constitutional advocacy, he is an expert on Islam in the West, Muslim reform movements, human rights, democracy, national security, and Middle East politics. He has spoken at the White House, on Capitol Hill, and represented the United States at international human rights and religious freedom conferences.
Salam is passionate about community development as essential to fully integrating Muslims within America’s pluralism, and has facilitated hundreds of civic engagement workshops around the country.
He is an adjunct faculty member at Bayan Claremont, a board member of the Muslim Reform Institute, and an advisor to political, civic, and academic institutions. His writings have appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times.
Read his recent op-ed in the Chicago Sun Times on why Muslims will keep facing hate crimes if Congress stays silent.