SCOTUS Overturns Roe v. Wade Articles 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… Read more
In Defense of Democracy and Pluralism Articles 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
MPAC President’s Report Articles 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
The First Step Towards Meaningful Action Articles 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
Leading the Fight Against Domestic Terrorism Articles 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
Shereen Abu Aqleh: How We Honor Her Legacy Articles 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
Building a Foundation for Human Security for All Articles 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