Altaf Husain is a native of Cleveland, Ohio, and a double alumnus of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, having earned his B.S. in biomedical engineering and his M.S. in Social Work. He received his Ph.D. in Social Work from Howard University in Washington, D.C. Dr. Husain's research interests include the integration of immigrant and refugee families, and especially Muslim adolescents, in the United States. He is a former two-term national president of the Muslim Students Association (MSA National); a former executive committee member of the Muslim Alliance in North America (MANA); a faculty member of COMPASS - the state of the art management training program of MSA National; a board member and chair of the Leadership Development Committee of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) and a board member of the Peaceful Families Project - dedicated to the prevention of domestic violence. He delivers a khutbah for Jummah on Friday, July 23th at MDQ.
