March 2, 2011
Source: The St. Louis Post-Dispatch
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/article_6a8084ad-5eeb-5ebf-833b-8be3fc373c5a.html
At a time when some St. Louis-area Muslims feel under siege from federal authorities, Zia Faruqui hopes to change that perception.
U.S. Attorney Richard Callahan recently appointed Faruqui, an assistant U.S. attorney, as outreach coordinator to the area's growing Islamic community.