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The Muslim Public Affairs Council has invited members of the FBI and local law enforcement to attend a special panel discussion of religious leaders and mental health experts on how to handle the prevalence of shooting sprees, terror attacks and urban violence.
Rev. Gregory Boyle of Homeboy Industries, the largest gang intervention program in the nation; Dr. Maher Hathout, a senior adviser of MPAC; and Dr. Eric Walsh, Pasadena's director of public health, are among those slated to speak at 6 p.m. Sunday at Pasadena's All Saints Church.
"We're just trying to figure out better ways of reaching out to young people who might be susceptible to violent behavior," said Salam Al-Marayati, executive director of the Muslim Public Affairs Council. "We'll definitely be leveraging the experience and inspiration of Father Gregory Boyle from our standpoint, and he also feels he could learn something with us in terms of how we're dealing with young Muslims."