Petra Alsoofy

Senior Outreach & Partnerships Manager

Biography

Petra Alsoofy is the Senior Outreach and Partnerships Manager at the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (ISPU). ISPU, a nonprofit applied research organization, provides objective research and education about American Muslims to support well-informed dialogue and decision-making. Petra’s work at ISPU includes strengthening valued partnerships and creating new ones, ensuring ISPU’s research reaches the public and critical stakeholders such as policymakers, community and interfaith leaders, media professionals, and educators. She has developed and conducted various trainings and programs, including briefings on Capitol Hill, researchers’ convenings, major conference and media appearances, and subject area expert meetings on American Muslim communities.

Education

BA, Political Science, Grand Valley State University

Areas of Expertise

  1. Muslim Women
  2. Islamophobia
  3. Civic Engagement
  4. American Muslim Youth
  5. Interfaith Collaboration

News articles featuring this person

Aljazeera: The bipartisan comfort with Islamophobia harms us all This

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