Introduction by Aliya Latif

Has the Administration lived up to its Promises?

Change in Rhetoric, a Necessary First Step?

...Or Just a PR Move?

White House Outreach, a Sign of Progress?

What do Appointments Mean to Young, Aspiring Activists?

Flying While Muslim

Professor and Activist Give Near Failing Grades to Obama Administration

Full Video

How would you grade President Barack Obama's overall performance since his historic speech in Cairo?

CAIR-NY: Muslim Leaders to Critique Obama Administration on One Year Anniversary of Cairo Speech

On Friday, June 4, 2010 the one year anniversary of President Barack Obama’s historic speech in Cairo, CAIR-NY invited Muslim leaders and advocates to a round-table discussion at the Interchurch Center in NY to assess and critique the commitments made by the Obama Administration in the past year.

Participants, including civil rights advocates, lawyers, and religious leadership, discussed issues ranging from violent extremism to charitable donations and graded the overall performance of the administration. Following the roundtable discussion, community leaders were available for media interviews.

This event, which was a follow-up to a screening and discussion of his speech in 2009, is part of CAIR-NY’s ongoing campaign, “Because Our Voices Matter” that aims to document NY Muslim perspectives on a wide range of topics through different levels of media engagement.