The Human Side of Inflation Articles On April 14, 2022 By MPAC By: MPAC Policy Bureau We are in the midst of the most severe inflation crisis in recent history. According to the U.S. Labor Department’s latest monthly report on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for March 2022, inflation in America has roughly risen by 8.5% since last Ramadan and is the… Read more
What Islam Teaches Us About Community Through Congregation Articles On April 8, 2022 By MPAC By: MPAC Policy Bureau As we reflect on the first Friday prayer of this Ramadan, having been unable to congregate together for the past two years it is important for us to remember the importance of community in our faith and the directive we are given as Muslims… Read more
MPAC Applauds the Historic SCOTUS Confirmation of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Articles On April 7, 2022 By MPAC By: MPAC Policy Bureau By a vote of 53–47, the Senate has just confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black woman to serve on the United States Supreme Court. She will also be the first justice to have previously served as a public defender. The Muslim Public Affairs… Read more
Immigration Archives Articles On April 2, 2022 By MPAC Publications – Policy Papers: Support the NO BAN Act – April 10, 2019 https://www.mpac.org/publications/policy-papers/support-the-no-ban-act.php A Nation of Immigrants – September 17, 2013 https://www.mpac.org/publications/policy-papers/a-nation-of-immigrants.php Muslims and the Making of America – February 7, 2013 https://www.mpac.org/publications/policy-papers/muslims-and-the-making-of-america.php Ineffective & Unjust: Fixing Our Nation’s Broken Immigration System – November 23, 2010… Read more
Religious Freedom and Human Rights Archives Articles On April 2, 2022 By MPAC Publications – Policy Papers: Presidential Primary Community Toolkit – February 26, 2016 https://www.mpac.org/publications/policy-papers/presidential-primary-community-toolkit.php Drones as an Instrument of U.S. Foreign Policy – November 17, 2014 https://www.mpac.org/publications/policy-papers/international-drones.php FAQs on MPAC’s Stance on Intervention in Syria – September 28, 2013 https://www.mpac.org/publications/policy-papers/faqs-on-mpacs-stance-on-intervention-in-syria.php On Intervention in Syria – September 6, 2013… Read more
National Security and Civil Liberties Archives Articles On April 2, 2022 By MPAC Publications – Policy Papers: The White Supremacist Threat to America – July 31, 2019 https://www.mpac.org/publications/policy-papers/the-white-supremacist-threat-to-america.php Communities Under Assault: Improving Federal Hate Crimes Enforcement – August 27, 2018 https://www.mpac.org/publications/policy-papers/communities-under-assault-improving-federal-hate-crimes-enforcement.php FAQ: Work to change CVE policies and Safe Spaces Initiative implementation – May 22, 2018 https://www.mpac.org/assets/docs/2018/MPAC-FAQ–CVE-and-Safe-Spaces.pdf Policy Brief on… Read more
Palestine Archives Articles On April 1, 2022 By MPAC Eid Press Conference Muslim-Jewish-Christian faith leaders convened on Eid al-Fitr for a special interfaith event amidst rising tensions in the Middle East. This event, pinned to the Muslim celebration of Eid to conclude the month Ramadan, was shadowed by the recent violence and violation of religious freedom and human… Read more