U.S.-Muslim Engagement Project Spotlighted on Chris Cuomo's "Focus on Faith" 

Richard Land and Ahmed Younis, members of the Leadership Group on U.S.-Muslim Engagement, appeared on Good Morning America Now's "Focus on Faith" with Chris Cuomo last week. Land, President of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, and Younis, Senior Analyst with the Gallup Center for Muslim Studies, discussed their involvement with the U.S.-Muslim Engagement Project and prospects for better U.S. relations with the Muslim world. The interview aired Friday, October 10, at 9 am EST on ABC's cable network, ABC News Now. It can also be watched online at Good Morning America Now's "Focus on Faith" Web site.

Report Praised by House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Howard Berman at Congressional Briefing

No seats were left at the official release of the Report of the Leadership Group on U.S.-Muslim Engagement, "Changing Course: A New Direction for U.S. Relations with the Muslim World," at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. Thirteen Leadership Group members -- Steve Bartlett, Richard Land, Stephen Heintz, Dalia Mogahed, Vin Weber, Ahmed Younis, Red Cavaney, Ingrid Mattson, Bill Ury, Mustapha Tlili, Denis J. Madden, John Marks, and Marc Gopin -- presented their recommendations to a diverse and eager audience. Camera crews from CNN, Kuwait News and other major media outlets were on location to provide coverage and interview Leadership Group members, senior staff and attendees. Footage from the launch event is available here.

Earlier in the morning, a briefing for the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the U.S. House of Representatives generated much interest among members of Congress and Congressional staff. Committee Chairman Howard L. Berman (D-CA) welcomed the Leadership Group Report as an "in-depth report that explores one of the central global challenges of our time: developing harmonious relations between Muslim-majority countries and the West. The report, entitled 'Changing Course: A New Direction for U.S. Relations with the Muslim World,' offers thoughtful, creative, and multi-faceted proposals for meeting that challenge."

The Executive Summary, the full report, and endorsement quotes are available on this Web site.