This discussion will be led by Khalid & Sabeeha Rehman.
Khalid Rehman, a physician, was born and raised in Pakistan. He has served as Chief, Division of Hematology and Oncology at St. Vincent's Medical Center on Staten Island, President of the Richmond County Medical Society, and President of the Academy of Medicine of Richmond County. He was the founder and the first medical director of Richmond Hospice.
He is currently on the faculty of New York Medical College. Dr. Rehman helped establish a mosque on Staten Island and served as a de facto chaplain at his Catholic hospital. For ten years, he wrote a monthly column on Islam in the local Staten Island newspaper. Now retired, he spends most of his time on interfaith activities and giving lectures on Islam.
Sabeeha Rehman, author, podcaster, blogger, playwright, and speaker on the American Muslim experience, is best known for her memoir Threading My Prayer Rug. She has co-authored with Walter Ruby We Refuse to be Enemies: How Muslims and Jews Can Make Peace, One Friendship at a Time, and they co-host a podcast with the same title. Her third book is titled It’s Not What You Think: An American Woman in Saudi Arabia. Her writings have been published in The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, New York Daily News, The Forward, The Baltimore Sun, Washington Jewish Week, Tiferet, and Patheos.com.
She and her husband Khalid have given over 250 talks on Islam in over 100 cities – at houses of worship, academic institutions, libraries, and community organizations. Sabeeha has been a member of Women's Connection NYC Chapter since 2022.