Muslim Public Affairs Council • MPAC

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American Muslims have been here since the beginning. From enslaved Africans brought here against their will to recent immigrants arriving to chase the American dream, our communities represent the most racially, ethnically, and economically diverse faith group in the entire country. Join us in our work to ensure our community is seen, heard, and understood from Washington to Hollywood.

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We are American Muslims with expertise in policy, advocacy, and media working to improve the perceptions of Muslims from Capitol Hill to Hollywood.

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MPAC provides a critically-needed American Muslim perspective on important policy developments domestically and internationally.

National Security and Civil Liberties

As American Muslim organization, MPAC supports a robust approach to eradicating terrorism, both foreign and domestic. At the same time, our nation can never be truly secure when the civil liberties of any community are curtailed. Research and history show that we must take a holistic approach to addressing all forms of

Immigration

MPAC supports comprehensive immigration reform in accordance with the American principles of justice, liberty, and equality. Our immigration policy should keep in line with America’s rich history of welcoming immigrants and refugees while providing equal opportunities for economic success and protecting against discrimination based on national origin, race, religion, gender,

Human Security

MPAC’s flagship policy framework, Human Security, is a framework for centering the impacts of policy decisions on everyday people. Human Security Now is our grassroots campaign to push for this framework, which is based on the Four Freedoms outlined by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Freedom from Fear, Freedom from Want,

Religious Freedom and Human Rights

MPAC firmly defends the right to free belief and expression for people of all faiths or no faith, holds that compulsion of any religion is antithetical to our values, and supports policies that keep affairs of the state separate from the influence of religious ideologies. Additionally, MPAC supports the strong

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Statement: Shooting of Palestinian Students Investigated as Potential Hate Crime

Washington, D.C. | www.mpac.org | November 27, 2023 — The Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) is deeply concerned about the recent attack on three Palestinian college students who were shot while wearing keffiyehs and speaking Arabic in Burlington, Vermont. Hisham, Kinnan, and Tahseen, all innocent victims, were targeted solely based

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Statement regarding Congresswoman Katie Porter

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