On November 21, 2009, CAIR-OK Executive Director Razi Hashmi spoke at CAIR-Connecticut’s 5th Annual Banquet in Hartford, CT. The banquet theme was “Partner in Peace & Justice.” The banquet sold out with over 350 Muslim community members and activists along with many interfaith, business, and political leaders. Hashmi spoke alongside Imam Yasir Qadhi of Al-Maghrib Institute, Imam Mahdi Bray of the Muslim American Society, Imam Johari Abdul-Malik of Dar Al Hijrah Islamic Center and the Muslim Advocacy Commission, and CAIR Legislative Director Corey Saylor.