(Atlanta Journal-Constitution) Edward Ahmed Mitchell, executive director of CAIR-Ga. since 2016, has been named national deputy director of the organization in Washington, D.C.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations is one of the nation’s leading Muslim civil rights and advocacy organizations.
Under his leadership, the Georgia chapter has [expanded] its staff and work, including resolving dozens of anti-Muslim discrimination cases.
CAIR-Georgia received the national organization’s 2016 Chapter of the Year Award.
“I thank God for the opportunity to help serve the entire American Muslim community at this pivotal moment in our nation’s history,” Mitchell said in a statement. He officially begins his new job in February 2020.
