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Changing those perceptions is the first priority for the Sudanese-born Magid, 45, who has earned high marks as an outgoing bridge-builder who heads the All Dulles Area Muslim Society, a congregation of 5,000 families in Sterling, Va., just outside Washington, D.C. Magid succeeds Ingrid Mattson, a soft-spoken but unflappable Hartford Seminary scholar who was elected as the group's first female and first convert president in 2006.

Reclaiming Islam And Emboldening Muslim Women In America: 10 Minutes With Mohamed Magid Josh Fleet 2010

But this newfound Western "fascination" -- for lack of a better word -- with the Arab world was also Siddig's breakthrough point, when "Ridley Scott, one of the most unlikely political bridge-builder, wrote this amazing part for an amazing actor called Ghassan Massoud, the Syrian actor who plays Saladin in the Kingdom of Heaven and I play his sidekick."

E. Nina Rothe: Alexander Siddig -- Discovering the Uncommon Hero E. Nina Rothe 2011

And like hip-hop several years later, "Soul Train" was a magnificent human family bridge-builder, our cultural CNN as Chuck D of Public Enemy once famously described rap music.

The gift of Don Cornelius, 'Soul Train' genius | Kevin Powell 2012

Changing those perceptions is the first priority for the Sudanese-born Magid, 45, who has earned high marks as an outgoing bridge-builder who heads the All Dulles Area Muslim Society, a congregation of 5,000 families in Sterling, Va., just outside Washington, D.C. Magid succeeds Ingrid Mattson, a soft-spoken but unflappable Hartford Seminary scholar who was elected as the group's first female and first convert president in 2006.

Reclaiming Islam And Emboldening Muslim Women In America: 10 Minutes With Mohamed Magid Josh Fleet 2010

He's smart; personable; a bridge-builder; educated; can speak and make sense; can rebuild our destoyed image abroad-yet there are those determined to bring him down no matter what the cost to our country.

Trippi: GOP trying to turn Obama into another Jimmy Carter 2009

Had the president abided by his own campaign rhetoric — to act as a consensus-oriented bridge-builder — the GOP would have struggled to change the dynamic.

Thank Obama for the GOP Revival Kimberley A. Strassel 2010

An effective starting point for the effort can be found in the "practical energy plan" being developed by Sen. Dick Lugar, who, like all of you, is a long-time Senate bridge-builder.

Open Letter to Sens. Kerry, Graham, and Lieberman: A Bipartisan Path Forward on Energy and Climate 2010

A broader issue here is why Daisy Khan, self-proclaimed healer and bridge-builder of Ground Zero, is now styling herself as an aggrieved victim.

Cashing In On Ground Zero 2010

Win or lose, a recent rise in support for Mr. Allawi, viewed by U.S. officials as a potential bridge-builder between the Sunni and Shiite sects, is likely to make him an important player in the fractured government.

Shaky Start for Iraq Vote Charles Levinson 2010

Imam Rauf says he views it as an opportunity to show what moderate Islam looks like, as opposed to the extremist version behind the 9/11 attacks, and to be a bridge-builder.

Nicole Neroulias: Tim Brown Interview: Not All Ground Zero Mosques Are Created Equal(ly Objectionable) 2010