August 18, 2010
When my parents decided to leave their war-ravaged homeland of Afghanistan in the 1980s, they had the option of migrating to a number of different countries, but sought one that they could make their "home."
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READ MOREMay 28, 2010
Last weekend, the Los Angeles Times published a lengthy interview with MPAC President Salam Al-Marayati which touched on the current challenges facing Muslim Americans as well as the ways in which MPAC is working to tackle these challenges... -
READ MOREJanuary 13, 2010
In this article posted on the State Department's website, Salam Al-Marayati says the Quran encourages Muslims to promote religious freedom and counter religious bigotry. -
READ MOREJanuary 8, 2010
Muslim Americans and US law enforcement: not enemies, but vital partners. But first, both Muslim Americans and law enforcement have to change the way they interact. -
READ MOREDecember 11, 2009
Maj. Nidal Hasan's lawyer is considering an insanity plea as a strategy for his client. That might be the only legal option available to the man accused of the shooting rampage at Fort Hood. -
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November 12, 2009
MPAC Board Member Shams Ghoneim, who lives in Cedar Rapids, IA, had the following op-ed published in the Iowa Press-Citizen: -
READ MORESeptember 17, 2009
In the 25 years I have served as a leader in the Muslim American community, I have watched and sometimes participated as the pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian camps. -
READ MOREAugust 12, 2009
John Deng, a 26-year-old Sudanese refugee was shot and killed by a Johnson County sheriff's civil deputy. Deng may have been one of the so-called "Lost Boys of Sudan." -
READ MOREJanuary 19, 2009
Is Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa right to publicly express his fervent support for Israel's military campaign against Hamas? -
READ MOREJune 26, 2008
There's a disturbing trend in this 2008 election. We are witnessing the manipulation and exploitation of Muslim-Jewish differences by political candidates in pursuit of votes. As advocates for our respective communities, we believe it's in America's interest that it stop.
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- Policy Papers
- 9/11 Community Action Kit
- Abusing Women, Abusing Islam
- Building Bridges to Strengthen America
- Counterproductive Counterterrorism
- A Review of U.S. Counterterrorism Policy
- Impact of 9/11 on Young Muslim Americans
- Envisioning Peace
- Post-9/11 Terrorism Database
- Introduction to Muslim America
- Ineffective & Unjust: Fixing Immigration
- Welcome, Palestine?
- No Compulsion in Religion
- Iran Paper
- The Current Challenges to the Syrian Democratic Revolution
- Books
- Op-Eds
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