All eyes in America and the world are on the US presidential election this year. Incumbent President Donald Trump and the Democratic candidate former Vice-President Joe Biden represent two different visions for America but also its foreign policy. Amidst a climate of widespread disinformation, increasing polarization, a global pandemic and rising conflict and unrest, there is much at stake.The outcome of the election will not only have an impact on domestic issues but could potentially result in even more grave consequences for US foreign policy in the Near and Middle East.Join us as we discuss the many ways in which this election could impact the lives of Arab and Muslim communities within the US. Given many in the Arab and Muslim communities in America remain interested in, connected to, and concerned about their countries of origin, we’ll also examine how the results of the election could shape the direction of U.S. foreign policy towards the countries from which many in these communities originate.Our speakers will delve into the issues facing these diaspora communities as they head to the polls, from critical legal issues concerning immigration and freedom of speech, to the domestic and foreign dimensions of Islamophobia. On the foreign policy front, our speakers will weigh in on the potential changes to US relations with the Near and Middle East if a new administration takes office, and what future policies we can expect surrounding Israel and the Palestinian cause.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Speakers:Dalia Fahmy is Associate Professor of Political Science at Long Island University, a Senior Non-Resident Fellow at the Center for Global Policy in Washington DC, and a visiting scholar that the Center for the Study of Genocide and Human Rights at Rutgers University, and author of “The Rise of the Alt-Right: Understanding the Sociocultural Effects of Mainstreaming Anti-Muslim Sentiment."Khaled A. Beydoun, a native of Detroit, is a leading scholar on national security, the War on Terror, and civil rights. He is Associate Professor of Law and Associate Director of Civil Rights and Social Justice at the Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights, Wayne State University. Beydoun is the author of the critically acclaimed American Islamophobia: Understanding the Roots and Rise of Fear (University of California Press). He serves on the Michigan Advisory Committee of the US Commission for Civil Rights.Joe Macaron is a fellow at the Arab Center Washington DC primarily focusing his research on US strategy and politics, international relations, and conflict analysis in the Middle East. Macaron’s previous analyst roles include the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point and the Colin Powell Center for Policy Studies. A former journalist, he also advised the International Monetary Fund on public engagement in the Middle East and served in different capacities in the United Nations system.Omar Baddar is a Palestinian-American political analyst based in Washington, DC. Previously, he served as the deputy director of the Arab American Institute (AAI), Executive Director of the American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee of Massachusetts, and was a digital producer and presenter with Al Jazeera’s The Stream. He holds a master’s degree in political science, with research focusing on U.S. policy toward Palestine and Israel.Moderator:Mobashra Tazamal is a Muslim-American researcher and writer on global Islamophobia. Her work has been published in The Independent, Al-Jazeera, Middle East Eye, Religious Response, & The New Arab.