July 14, 2017

Op-Eds

A Muslim and a Jew urge the Supreme Court to strike down the Muslim ban (The LA Times)

Salam Al-Marayati, President: We are an American Jew and an American Muslim. Because our communities are well versed in the pain of discriminatory and exclusionary policies, we are fiercely committed to protecting, defending and upholding the American democratic ideals under threat by President Trump’s travel ban.

Quotes & Mentions

Today: Trump Wants to Move Forward on Russia, but Russia Comes to Trump Tower (The LA Times)

Salam Al-Marayati, President, quoted: Former L.A. County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky and Salam Al-Marayati, president of the Muslim Public Affairs Council, say Trump’s travel ban is a “Muslim ban” and urge the Supreme Court to strike it down.

Is the Trump administration focusing on Islam and ignoring neo-Nazis? (The Orange County Register)

Omar Noureldin, Vice President, quoted: The Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC), based in Los Angeles, lost about $400,000 in funding. The group’s plan was to redistribute that money in smaller chunks to community agencies that, in turn, would use it to engage in grassroots anti-terror efforts, said vice president Omar Noureldin. “Mosques and smaller community organizations don’t have the ability to apply for federal grants,” Noureldin said. “That’s why we did it for them.”

John Taylor consecrated bishop coadjutor of Los Angeles in ‘grand fiesta’ of unity, diversity (Episcopal Digital Network)

Salam Al-Marayati, President, mentioned: The Diocese of Los Angeles has strong and active ties to other faiths and denominations in Southern California, and the congregation included a number of interfaith and ecumenical representatives, including: Salam Al-Marayati, president of the Muslim Public Affairs Council; Rabbi Morley Feinstein, immediate past president of the Board of Rabbis of Southern California; Father Alexei Smith, interfaith officer of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles; Simon Simonian of the Society of Friends (Quakers); Judy and Steve Gilliland, representing the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the Interreligious Council of Southern California; Swami Atmatattwananda and Swami Atmavidyananda of the Vedanta Society of Southern California; and Tahil Sharma of the Sikh community.

Is Trump administration focusing on Islam and ignoring neo Nazis? (Mercury News)

Omar Noureldin, Vice President, & MPAC mentioned: The Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC), based in Los Angeles, lost about $400,000 in funding. The group’s plan was to redistribute that money in smaller chunks to community agencies that, in turn, would use it to engage in grassroots anti-terror efforts, said vice president Omar Noureldin. “Mosques and smaller community organizations don’t have the ability to apply for federal grants,” Noureldin said. “That’s why we did it for them.”