In 2011-2012, ISB helped communicate to public officials the key issues of concern to the American Muslim community, engaging the government at the local, State, and federal levels.

• • On July 15, 2011, the Georgia Department of Driver Services modified guidelines pertaining to driver's license pictures of women wearing the hijab (Muslim head cover). The guideline changes followed concerns expressed by American Muslim leaders at a meeting organized by the ISB with the U.S. Attorney's office of the Northern District of Georgia. The new policy worked out between the U.S. Attorney's office and the GA Department of Driver Services no longer requires that hijabs and other head covering be removed or pushed above the headline so long as their faces are clearly seen. Additionally, the ears no longer need to be uncovered. The meeting organized by the ISB with U.S. Attorney's office and the American Muslim community was held on April 23, 2011.

• On September 27 and 29, 2011, ISB Executive Director Soumaya Khalifa conducted a two-day special training workshop for Federal, State and local law enforcement agencies in the Northern district of Georgia designed by the U.S. Department of Justice, community Relations Service (CRS) to educate law enforcement, community members and Federal, State and local officials on the customs and beliefs of the Muslim, Arab and Sikh communities. The culture diversity workshop was sponsored by the CRS, U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia, Federal Bureau of Investigation - Atlanta Division (Rome Resident Agency), and the Bartow County Sheriffs Office.

• On November 10, 2011, the ISB co-hosted federal government officials with the Istanbul Center during an Atlanta Quarterly Community Engagement Roundtable meeting organized by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL). The meeting brought together representatives of different ethnic communities to hear from law enforcement officials representing the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). In attendance were representatives from the Mexican Consulate, Gwinnett County Human Relations Commission, Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), Al Farooq Masjid, Alif Institute, GA Muslim Lawyers Association, as well as a number of immigration lawyers and community activists.

• On February 10, 2012, Khalifa participated in the White House Community Partnership Summit titled, "An America Built to Last" held at the Martin Luther King Federal Building. The goal of the Partnership Summit is to have community leaders work together alongside Administration officials to create commitments to develop new or expanded projects, public-private partnerships or any other action-oriented pieces they choose. The all-day White House community outreach event brought Obama Administration officials and Agency Staff from diverse policy areas together with civic, community, non-profit and business leaders to discuss issues critical to each particular community, region and the nation. More than 400 leaders from the Southeast region attended the summit. Similar summits were held in 11 other cities.

• Also in February, 2012, Khalifa attended the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Citizens' Academy, a community outreach program that brings civic, business, and religious leaders together and offers them an up close look at how the FBI operates and investigates crimes and threats to national security. The classes met 10 times for three hours each session and ended with a graduation ceremony.