Wright Mahdi Bray | |
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Mahdi Bray | |
Born | Wright Bray January 9, 1950 Norfolk, VA |
Died | October 9, 2024 (age 74) |
Nationality | American |
Other names | Wrighty Bray, Jr.; Wright Bray IV; Herbert Bray [1] |
Occupation | National Director |
Employer | American Muslim Alliance [2] |
Website | Bray blog |
Wright Mahdi Bray (born "Wright Bray" January 9, 1950), was a Muslim American civil and human rights activist, the National Director of the American Muslim Alliance, [2] and formerly served as executive director of the Muslim American Society's Freedom Foundation (MAS Freedom) based in Washington, DC. [3] The foundation supported Muslim activists and religious leaders who have been arrested. [4]
Bray used to be political director of the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC). [5] [6]
In 2001 Bray served as a liaison with United States President George W. Bush's White House Faith-Based Initiative Program, which he later opposed. [5] [7] [8] After the September 11 attacks, he and other Muslim leaders met with then-U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft. [9] He also served as a congressional affairs representative on behalf of the Muslim community.
Bray served on the board of directors of the Interfaith Alliance and the National Interfaith Committee for Worker Justice, and is a National Co-convener of Religions for Peace-USA. He is a Washington, DC, television and radio talk show host, and has appeared on CBS News, Fox, MSNBC, CNN, C-SPAN, Aljazeera, and many TV and radio talk shows. Bray also organized protests against the U.S. war in Afghanistan, [10] the Iraq war, and the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza. [11] [12]