“I always like to say ‘Stay vocal, stay local,’ that focusing on the issues in your most immediate community . . . it never seems to get the recognition it deserves but it’s always the most transformative role that we can play in our society.”

—Albert Cahn

Albert Cahn serves as the legal director for the New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations. Albert’s work recently resulted in his being barred from speaking at the temple his family has belonged to for generations. In this conversation, we speak about why it matters to civil society that interfaith relations make an effort to stretch well beyond what most people consider safe.

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