MPAC in the News

Don't Let DVD's Hate Infiltrate U.S.

September 25, 2008

Recently, 28 million copies of the film "Obsession: Radical Islam's War against the West" were distributed for free in newspapers across the country as part of a paid advertisement. On Sept. 13, the DVDs were bundled inside more than 70 newspapers and magazines and delivered nationwide to sub-scribers -- including those of the Press-Citizen -- by the non-profit, New-York-based Clarion Fund.

Op-Ed: 'Closing the Muslim Divide - An American Muslim Goes to Washington, Speaks Up and Opens His Eyes'

August 24, 2008

When the fires broke out near my home in recent weeks, there was almost nothing that could keep me from my friends and family -- but the promise of meeting with members of Congress who wanted to hear what young Muslims had to say was enough to pull me away. I was one of 26 American Muslims to attend the National Young Leaders Summit in Washington, D.C. The purpose of the summit was to engage more American Muslims in civic duties and integrate our ideas into solutions for our political system.

In the News: Muslim Voters Detect a Snub from Obama

June 24, 2008

 MPAC Executive Director Salam Al-Marayati discusses the political climate of fear in the current election on KLAA AM830's "Insight" show hosted by Brian Oxman and Catherine Malosky.

MPAC Applauds Supreme Court Ruling on Gitmo Detainees' Rights

June 12, 2008

In a landmark decision today by the U.S. Supreme Court, the court ruled that the 270 foreign terror suspects currently being held in Guantanamo Bay have the right under the U.S. Constitution to challenge their detention in civilian courts on the American mainland.

MPAC Rep Debates Terror Terminology on Al-Jazeerah English

May 30, 2008

The Muslim Public Affairs Council Executive Director Salam Al-Marayati appeared yesterday on Al-Jazeerah English's news program hosted by Riz Khan on the U.S. government's new approach to terminology of terror.

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