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Dr. King’s Legacy of Faith in Action

On February 1, 2023 By MPAC

By: Isra Qadri and Qudsia Saeed | MPAC Policy Interns Black History Month is a call to honor the many African Americans who have pushed, and continue to push, for an equal and just nation. Without their resiliency, progress would be lost. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. unequivocally transformed American…

Statement: Support for Art Professor Fired from Hamline University

On January 9, 2023 By MPAC

It is with great concern that the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) views the firing of an art professor, Erika López Prater, from Hamline University on the grounds of showing a fourteenth-century painting depicting the Prophet Muḥammad. We issue this statement of support for the professor and urge the university…

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Islamic Declaration Against Religious Police

On January 4, 2023 By MPAC

The distressing events transpiring in the Islamic Republic of Iran impress upon us the need to issue a clear and declarative statement against the institution of religious or morality police in particular, and the ideology of compulsion in general. We do so not from a political or partisan perspective but…

An Unsettling Reminder

On July 8, 2022 By MPAC

By: Zain Khan, MPAC Policy Fellow Last month provided a harsh reminder of the diminished status of women in our communities. The overturning of Roe v. Wade was just the tip of the iceberg, as further restrictions of rights and acts of violence have brought gender-based conflict into the…

Once the fireworks of Independence Day fade, how independent are we?

On July 2, 2022 By MPAC

Once the fireworks of Independence Day fade, how independent are we? By: Muslim Public Affairs Council, previously published in Arab American News This article was published in 2018 during the Trump Administration and much of the content of this article is still true today. These sentiments should be a reflection of…

How We Should Understand Juneteenth

On June 24, 2022 By MPAC

By Jameel Subhan, MPAC Public Policy Fellow Last Sunday, Americans observed the newly commemorated holiday known as Juneteenth. Recognizing Juneteenth is only a small step in the right direction for this country, and as Muslims, we have to go further and understand the importance that African Americans have had in…

SCOTUS Overturns Roe v. Wade

On June 24, 2022 By MPAC

SCOTUS Overturns Roe v. Wade Washington, D.C. | mpac.org | June 24, 2022| The Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, the right for women to get an abortion. This decision is perilous to women across the nation. Islamic scholar and constitutional law professor Asifa Quraishi-Landes states that there are…

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