The Gift of Grace Articles On November 24, 2021 By MPAC A sensible god-fearing family man risks it all when he indulges in an affair that could cost him and his family everything. Read more
Rittenhouse Acquittal and the Stench of White Power Articles On November 20, 2021 By MPAC By: Prema Rahman, MPAC Policy Analyst Image credit: AP The acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse reeks of white privilege and further exposes the inherently flawed justice system in America. The message from the Wisconsin jury is clear: if you are a white man in this nation, you can walk… Read more
India: A Litmus Test for U.S. Foreign Policy Articles On November 12, 2021 By MPAC By: Prema Rahman, MPAC Policy Analyst, and Amine Ben Naceur, MPAC Non-Resident Senior Policy Fellow Image via Deccan Herald Last week, we wrote about the rise of religious intolerance in India and its troubling implications for South Asia and America. In today’s piece, we dive deeper into potential policy solutions. Read… Read more
The Rise of HINDUstan Articles On November 5, 2021 By MPAC By: Prema Rahman, MPAC Policy Analyst, and Amine Ben Naceur, MPAC Non-Resident Senior Policy Fellow Photo by Jhon Don on Flickr On September 23, 2021, a video of a photojournalist trampling a dead man shot by police in the state of Assam went viral on Twitter. The video,… Read more
The Supreme Court Case No One is Talking About Articles On October 29, 2021 By MPAC By: Prema Rahman, MPAC Policy Analyst Illustration By Oliver Munday On November 8th, the Federal Bureau of Investigation v. Fazaga case will appear before the U.S. Supreme Court. The plaintiffs in this case, Yassir Fazaga, Ali Uddin Malik, and Yasser Abdelrahim, are challenging the government’s invocation of “state secrets” privilege to… Read more
Why We Need to Criminalize Hate Speech in the United States to Curb Hate Articles On October 21, 2021 By MPAC By: M Baqir Mohie El-Deen, MPAC Policy Program Manager Anti-Hate Crime March at the University of Delaware, Photo by Xander Opiyo via Flickr. Last month, a neighborhood dispute in Virginia Beach shocked the nation when the local police department issued a public statement that the neighbor that… Read more
My Flight Home from D.C. Articles On October 15, 2021 By MPAC By: Salam Al-Marayati, MPAC President I have been traveling to Washington, D.C. from Los Angeles for the past 30 years, and you will never guess what goes through my mind on every arrival into the Beltway. I think of it as a spiritual journey, a response to the call… Read more