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Dr. Zahid Bukhari serves as Executive Director of the Center for Islam and Public Policy (CIPP). He served as Director, American Muslim Studies Program (AMSP) at the Prince Alwaleed Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, Georgetown University, Washington, DC. From 1999-2004, he also worked as Director, Project MAPS: Muslims in American Public Square at Georgetown University. Dr. Bukhari was elected national president of the Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) for 2009-10. He has been serving as a member of Governor of Maryland Commission on Middle Eastern American Affairs for 2008–2011. Dr. Bukhari’s research interests focused on religion and politics in the United States and South Asia. He has a vast experience in all aspects of survey research. From 1978-1983, he worked as executive director of the Pakistan Institute of Public Opinion (PIPO), Islamabad, a member of Gallup International. He has published and presented papers on Islam in the West, Muslim public opinion in the US, Interfaith Relations in the USA, and other related topics in national and international forums. He is also editor of a research volume, Muslims’ Place in the American Public Square: Fears, Hopes and Aspirations (2004).