Sheema KhanSheema Khan writes a monthly column for the Globe and Mail on issues pertaining to Islam and Muslims. She holds a PhD from Harvard University in chemical physics, along with numerous patents on drug delivery technology. She has served on the Board ofthe Canadian Civil Liberties Association (2004-2008), and is the founder of the Canadian Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CAN) and its former chair (2000-2005). She testified as an expert witness on Muslims in Canada before the O'Connor Inquiry, and has appeared before a number of parliamentary committees. In addition, she has spoken at numerous NGO conferences and government agencies on issues of security, civil rights, and Muslim cultural practice. She is currently a patent agent in Ottawa. Read More Read Less