Statements

Statement: Another Ramadan, Another Invasion of Al-Aqsa by Israel

Washington, D.C. | www.mpac.org | April 5, 2023 — During the holiest month of the year for Muslims worldwide, cameras have caught Israeli Police beating worshipers in the Al-Aqsa Mosque for the third year in a row. The assault on worshipers in Al-Aqsa Mosque by the Israeli Police is…

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authoritarianism
BBC
BJP
democracy
human rights
india
islamophobia
muslim

Statement: The Modi Question, Democracy and Dissent in India

On January 28, 2023 By Saif Iqbal
Washington, D.C. | www.mpac.org | January 28, 2023 — The Modi government’s blocking of BBC’s new documentary on the 2002 Anti-Muslim Gujarat Riots is another move in an increasingly troublesome pattern of stifling of dissent in India. The documentary, “India: The Modi Question,” revealed the previously undisclosed findings of a…
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academia
antisemitism
freedom of speech
harvard
human rights
israel
kenneth roth
professor

Statement: Harvard Fellow Kenneth Roth, Criticism of Israel, and Academia

On January 20, 2023 By MPAC
Washington, D.C. | www.mpac.org | January 20, 2023 — Freedom of expression is one of the founding principles of our nation, without which we cannot grow and improve as a society. One of the most important institutions in which this principle is expressed is the university. Over the last two…
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israel
nakba
Palestine
rashida tlaib
religious freedom

Statement: MPAC Stands with Palestinians, Rep. Tlaib Amidst Pushback on 75th Nakba Commemoration

On May 16, 2023 By MPAC
Washington, D.C. | www.mpac.org | May 16, 2023 — Last week, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib hosted a commemoration of the 75th Nakba, the mass displacement of Palestinians known as “the Nakba” or “the catastrophe.” The event, scheduled to take place on Capitol Hill, was canceled by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy,…
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groff v. dejoy
human rights
religious discrimination
religious freedom

Statement: Groff v. DeJoy – An Expansion of Religious Freedoms

On April 18, 2023 By MPAC
Washington, D.C. | www.mpac.org | April 18, 2023 — Today, the Supreme Court of the United States heard oral arguments in Groff v. DeJoy — a Title VII religious discrimination case that could have major implications for American Muslims, other faith communities and more broadly racial and ethnic minorities as…
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Press Release
human rights
islam
israel
Palestine
religious freedom

Press Release: MPAC, Partners Hold Press Conference on Assault on Al-Aqsa Mosque

On April 7, 2023 By MPAC
LOS ANGELES, CA – Today, MPAC hosted a press conference on the troubling events occurring at Al-Aqsa Mosque. Alongside partners from the Islamic Shura Council of Southern California, the INKERIJ Foundation, and the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), we called on our government to stand up for our ideals and lead…
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