Articles 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… Read more
Articles In Defense of Democracy and Pluralism On June 19, 2022 By MPAC In Defense of Democracy and Pluralism By Jameel Subhan, MPAC Public Policy Fellow “Whereas January 6, 2021, was one of the darkest days of our democracy, during which insurrectionists attempted to impede Congress’s Constitutional mandate to validate the presidential election and launched an assault on the United States Capitol Complex… Read more
Articles MPAC President’s Report On June 10, 2022 By MPAC By: Salam Al-Marayati, MPAC President “And thus have We willed you to be a community of the middle way, so that [with your lives] you might bear witness to the truth before all mankind, and that the Apostle might bear witness to it before you.” (Quran 2:143)… Read more
Articles The First Step Towards Meaningful Action On June 6, 2022 By MPAC By: MPAC Policy Bureau Image credit: Colton Branstetter Dr. Preston J. Phillips was an Orthopedic Surgeon who dedicated his life to alleviating pain and suffering for his patients in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Sadly, his family, friends and colleagues will live the rest of their lives suffering and in… Read more
Articles Leading the Fight Against Domestic Terrorism On May 20, 2022 By Shahzeb Malik By: Shahzeb Malik, MPAC Policy Intern Image via Washington Post: (Heather Ainsworth) For most of us, the immediate reaction of the tragedy in Rochester was shock, horror and dismay as to why this keeps happening. In what has become a disheartening reality, such an act of terror,… Read more
Articles Shereen Abu Aqleh: How We Honor Her Legacy On May 15, 2022 By MPAC By: MPAC Policy Bureau Shereen Abu Aqleh was a reporter for Al Jazeera. While covering an Israeli raid of a Palestinian town, Jenin, she was executed by an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) sniper. It must be said out loud and never forgotten. While we can debate what constitutes… Read more
Articles Building a Foundation for Human Security for All On May 7, 2022 By MPAC By: MPAC Policy Bureau Image via USA Today Earlier this week, the White House announced that President Biden will be hosting a conference specifically addressing hunger, nutrition and health. While it might sound like another government convening that becomes an annual ritual, it is not. It is the… Read more
