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Muslim Public Affairs Council Sounds Alarm on Elon Musks’s Pro-Palestinian X Ban

On October 25, 2023 By MPAC

October 23, 2024 | MPAC.org| Washington, D.C.— Advocates for Palestinian human rights are facingcensorship on social media platforms, hindering their ability to shed light on the dire situation inGaza. Motaz Azaiza, a renowned photographer based in the Gaza Strip with over 7 millionfollowers on Instagram, was banned from X, formerly…

White Supremacy

American Muslim Coalition Engages White House on Combating Islamophobia

On May 4, 2023 By Rebecca Husaini

Washington, D.C. | www.mpac.org | May 4, 2023 — Earlier this week, MPAC President Salam Al-Marayati and M. Faiyaz Hussain, MPAC’s Senior Advisor for Strategy, Policy, and Programs attended a Listening Session at the White House alongside other American Muslim Coalition community leaders to offer strategies on how to counter…

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Press Release: MPAC, Partners Hold Press Conference on Assault on Al-Aqsa Mosque

On April 7, 2023 By MPAC

LOS ANGELES, CA – Today, MPAC hosted a press conference on the troubling events occurring at Al-Aqsa Mosque. Alongside partners from the Islamic Shura Council of Southern California, the INKERIJ Foundation, and the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), we called on our government to stand up for our ideals and lead…

Muslim Representation

MPAC, Coalition Condemn House Vote to Remove Rep. Omar from Foreign Affairs Committee

On February 2, 2023 By MPAC

Washington, D.C. | www.mpac.org | February 2, 2023 — The Muslim Public Affairs Council joined a coalition of American Muslim, Arab-American, Jewish, and Iranian-American groups to respond to the removal of Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-MN) from her position on the House Foreign Affairs Committee following a vote held by House…

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Press Release: 6th Anniversary of Muslim Ban

On January 26, 2023 By MPAC

On 6th Anniversary of Muslim & African Bans Civil Rights Orgs Call on President Biden to Reunite Harmed Families Leading civil rights and immigrant justice organizations deliver letter and petition to President Biden urging him to provide immediate relief to thousands still harmed by the Bans WASHINGTON, DC…