Commentaries


DC News & Views: The Rise of Intolerance Against Muslim Americans

August 20, 2010

From the Desk of the President: From New York to Tennessee to California, mosques and Muslim community centers are meeting a small but fierce swelling resistance from an increasingly vocal minority of local citizens’ groups who charge that mosques represent a major threat to America’s way of life and central values.  Such baseless and hateful attacks are at the heart of a dangerous miscalculation, particularly since many mosque founders and leaders today share a common commitment to promoting an authentic and mainstream vision of Islam that coexists with other faiths in America.

DC News & Views: Attorney General Acknowledges Muslim American Communities' Work in Countering Violent Extremism

August 06, 2010

On Thursday August 5th during a press conference announcing indictments against individuals connected to the Al-Shabab terrorist organization in Somalia, Attorney General Eric Holder acknowledged the work of Muslim American communities in combating the terrorist threat.

Name It and Claim It, or Name It and Inflame It?

July 15, 2010

The Wall Street Journal recently ran a prominent letter to the editor from MPAC President Salam Al-Marayati in response to Senator Joe Lieberman's recent op-ed opposing the Obama administration's decision to modify its terminology in describing the "enemy" of our War on Terror. The letter reads:

DC News & Views: Immigration Reform Should Not Compromise Civil Rights

July 09, 2010

This week the Justice Department announced its decision to legally challenge Arizona’s law forcing local and state police to check immigrant’s legal status. In a suit filed with the District of Arizona, the Obama administration contends “the Constitution and federal law do not permit the development of a patchwork of state and local immigration policies throughout the country.”

DC News & Views: National Muslim American Young Leaders Summit: Alumni Testimony

July 01, 2010

Last summer, I was privileged to be able to visit our nation’s capital with 14 other young Muslim American leaders. One year later, MPAC's National Muslim American Young Leaders Summit continues to impact my everyday life. I went to the summit unsure of what to expect. I was hesitant to participate; scared that my youth might in fact hinder me from fully engaging in the meetings, discussions, and visits MPAC had scheduled during those four packed days in D.C.

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