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Article: Convert to head Muslim group: The Central Florida native plans to stabilize the local chapter of CAIR and reach out to the community.
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- The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL)
- Article date:
- August 1, 2007
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Byline: Babita Persaud
Aug. 1--A civil-rights attorney and Muslim convert will head the Orlando chapter of CAIR, the nation's largest advocacy group for Muslims.
Danette Zaghari-Mask becomes CAIR-Orlando's executive director today. In that role, she'll oversee an office that has seen heavy turnover. Two directors have left since the Parramore Avenue office opened in February 2006.
"I'm definitely going to bring stability," Zaghari-Mask said.
Her main focus will be continuing the agency's community outreach. Last year, CAIR had a forum in Brevard County after a Muslim man was shot at when he stepped out of a mosque to use his cell ...