...Secretary of State Clinton testified in front of Congress about the US-Pakistan relationship, the
Hindu American Foundation ensured she was questioned about the ongoing kidnapping and forced conversion of Hindu girls?
...textbooks in California claimed that "Hinduism teaches that women are inferior to men," the
Hindu American Foundation filed a legal suit against the Board of Education.
The
Hindu American Foundation (HAF) is a non-profit advocacy group
providing a professional and credible voice for the Hindu American
community. And now is your opportunity to meet HAF and learn more about
its advocacy efforts in public policy, media, academia, interfaith, and
human rights!
HAF Speakers:
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Sheetal Shah, Senior Director based in New York City, holds a Masters
degree from the London School of Economics. She focuses on communicating
with and expanding HAF’s membership base, fundraising and finances, and
building and promoting the HAF brand through various means including
the Foundation’s website. A former member of the Foundation’s Executive
Council, Ms. Shah is well-experienced in HAF’s human rights campaign and
various community outreach efforts. Ms. Shah is also actively involved
with the MATCH charter school in Boston, MA.
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Suhag Shukla, Esq. is a Co-Founder of HAF as well as its Managing
Director and Legal Counsel based in Minneapolis. As Managing Director,
Ms. Shukla builds strategic inter and intrafaith relations. As Legal
Counsel, Ms. Shukla provides analysis on key issues including the
separation of church and state, equal protection, religious
discrimination and immigration reform. She also focuses on improving the
public portrayal of Hinduism and its presentation in public school
textbooks. Ms. Shukla is actively involved with Chinmaya Mission and
serves on the Board of the Nirvana Center, a Bhutanese resettlement
center, as well as the YWCA of Minneapolis. She also serves on religious
advisory committees for the Guibord Center - Religion Inside Out and
the Council on Foreign Relations.