Dr. Ahmad Al-Akhras is the vice chair of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) . He participates in educational forums, interfaith events, and diversity training to build understanding and cooperation between Muslims and the wider community. He also serves on the City of Columbus Community Relations Commission, the Ohio Conference of the NAACP and the Ohio ACLU Board. He contributed this article to Media Monitors Network (MMN) from Columbus, Ohio, USA.