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The Rising Tides of Authoritarianism Reach India’s Muslims

On March 19, 2022 By MPAC

By: MPAC Policy Bureau Artwork: Soham Sen/ThePrint Earlier this week, an Indian court upheld a challenge to the so-called Hijab ban. The Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) party led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has encouraged the targeting of religious minorities, including Muslims, for years.

The Ukraine Refugee Crisis and the Test of Humanity

On March 19, 2022 By MPAC

By: Prema Rahman, MPAC Policy Analyst Photo by Dmytro Tolokonov on Unsplash We are in the midst of a global refugee crisis, with millions of families and individuals from all over the world, including South Sudan, Myanmar, Syria, Afghanistan, and, most recently, Ukraine, forced to flee…

Working Our Way to the High Court

On March 4, 2022 By MPAC

By: MPAC Policy Bureau Image via NYT: Tom Williams The Framers of our Constitution, as they drafted the foundational document of the nascent nation, wanted to ensure the rights of citizens would be protected in perpetuity. And, as we all know, they endeavored to do so by creating three co-equal branches…

Honoring a Voice of Courage, Ajit Sahi

On February 25, 2022 By MPAC

By: MPAC Policy Bureau Religious Freedom is a foundational idea which our great nation was founded upon and it’s a foundational part of the Muslim Public Affairs Council’s policy work here in Washington D.C. Sadly, right now Muslims in India are being hunted down and are mercilessly…

MPAC Applauds the Historic SCOTUS Nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson

On February 25, 2022 By MPAC

In a historic move, President Biden will formally nominate Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve as Associate Justice on the United States Supreme Court this afternoon. The Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) applauds and celebrates this momentous nomination. “We welcome this nomination as a historic step toward completing…

Ukraine: In Defense of Democracy

On February 25, 2022 By MPAC

By: Mohammad H. Ali, MPAC Director of Policy and Government Relations The idea of self-governance, or democracy, started as an experiment by the founding fathers. It is a privilege that far too few around the world enjoy and remains in a constant state of fragility. The number…

MPAC Asked: What Has Black History Month Meant to You?

On February 11, 2022 By MPAC

By: MPAC Policy Bureau and MPAC’s African American Muslim Insight Council On Wednesday, February 9th, the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) asked “what has Black History Month meant to you?” Participants ranged from staff members, to MPAC supporters, to civil society stakeholders and many others who joined…

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