Islamic Society of Arlington

Friday khutbah by Khateeb: Shaikh khalil Meek
Director of Development Sound Vision.
Date: August 1st, 2025

About Khateeb:
Khalil Meek is a prominent nonprofit executive and public speaker who served as the co-founder, President, and Executive Director of the Muslim Legal Fund of America (MLFA) from 2001 to 2020. Originally aspiring to become a Baptist minister, his spiritual journey took a turn during his senior year of college when he embraced Islam in 1989 after studying comparative religion.

Over the last two decades, Khalil has traveled extensively throughout the United States, giving khutbahs, conducting seminars, and offering community education programs in hundreds of masjids and centers. He is a graduate of the Bayan Master's Islamic Studies Program with academic focus in Islamic Ethics, Contemporary Islamic Thought, and Muslim Adolescent Identity Development.

His volunteer leadership includes serving as a founding board member of the U.S. Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO) and the Coalition for Civil Freedoms. He has also served as President of CAIR-DFW and as a founding board member and President of the Islamic Association of Lewisville-Flower Mound (IALFM). In addition, he has held nonprofit leadership roles at Sound Vision Foundation and Life for Relief and Development.



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