Date Posted: Wednesday, November 01, 2006

Mahdi Bray, Summer 2005

Imam Mahdi Bray is a long time civil and human rights activist currently serving as the Executive Director of the Muslim American Society's Freedom Foundation (MAS Freedom) based in Washington, D.C.  Bray also serves on the Board of Directors of the National Interfaith Committee for Worker Justice and the Interfaith Alliance, America’s largest interfaith organization with over 150,000 members, is a co-convener of Religions for Peace - USA, and is also on the advisory board of the Muslim Public Affairs Council. 

Bray is a Washington, DC television and radio talk show host and former President of the Coordinating Council of Muslim Organizations (CCMO). He has served as a major consultant and a political advisor to Bonner & Associates, Washington’s largest grassroots lobbying firm, the National Center for Housing Management, Alexandria City Redevelopment & Housing Authority, Community Relations Department, The City of Norfolk, Virginia, Department of Community Improvement, and the Independent Voter League.  He has also served as Political Advisor and Strategist to several national, state, and local political campaigns. 

Imam Bray was also an organizer for the "No War on Iraq" movement and has served as a liaison between the President’s White House Faith-Based Initiative Program and congressional affairs on behalf of the Muslim Community. 

He is also the author of The Masjid Voter’s Guide and The Political Guide for Masjid Activists.