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Young Founder & Managing Partner Salman Azam of Lakeshore Law Group

Twenty-six year old Salman Azam is a young successful professional that is taking the windy city on by storm. By profession, he serves as a Managing Partner of Lakeshore Law Group - the first firm focused on the needs of small businesses and professionals that predominantly exist within the South Asian community in Chicago, Illinois. While most young lawyers barely have any time to do anything more than eat, work, and sometimes sleep, Salman manages to squeeze out a few extra hours to have a life beyond his legal career. As a Host for Radio Islam, Chicago's only daily Muslim talk show, Salman reaches out to fellow Chicagoans about important political, religious and cultural issues whenever he’s on air. As Media Chairperson for the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), Salman lends his skills towards the organization of their annual convention- which draws more than 40,000 plus individuals. While Salman may come from a family of physicians…


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Princes, Palaces and Passion: The Art of India's Mewar

when	10:00 am (PST); all day
where	Asian Art Museum of San Francisco in San Francisco, CA
price	$12
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Mewar, one of the oldest and most important princely states of India, produced stunning courtly paintings and vibrant folk arts. 'Princes, Palaces and Passion: The Art of India's Mewar Kingdom' will include both superb paintings made...

My Trip To Al-Qaeda

when	8:00 pm (EST); 3 hours
where	Culture Project (formerly Manhattan Ensemble Theater) in New York, NY
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Before September 11th, 2001, Al-Qaeda was largely unknown to most Americans. But for many members of the FBI, CIA, politicians and intelligence operatives worldwide, it represented a very real, constant and growing...

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Young Founder & Managing Partner Salman Azam of Lakeshore Law Group

March 24