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Statement: The Modi Question, Democracy and Dissent in India

On January 28, 2023 By Saif Iqbal

Washington, D.C. | www.mpac.org | January 28, 2023 — The Modi government’s blocking of BBC’s new documentary on the 2002 Anti-Muslim Gujarat Riots is another move in an increasingly troublesome pattern of stifling of dissent in India. The documentary, “India: The Modi Question,” revealed the previously undisclosed findings of a…

Statement: The Burning of the Quran, Free Speech, and Double Standards in Public Discourse

On January 27, 2023 By MPAC

Washington, D.C. | www.mpac.org | January 27, 2023 — The recent burning of the Quran in Sweden has brought into the mainstream questions around freedom of expression, the continued rise of right-wing ideologies across the globe, and double standards in public discourse. Freedom of speech, enshrined in the First Amendment…

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Statement: Harvard Fellow Kenneth Roth, Criticism of Israel, and Academia

On January 20, 2023 By MPAC

Washington, D.C. | www.mpac.org | January 20, 2023 — Freedom of expression is one of the founding principles of our nation, without which we cannot grow and improve as a society. One of the most important institutions in which this principle is expressed is the university. Over the last two…

Statement: Support for Art Professor Fired from Hamline University

On January 9, 2023 By MPAC

It is with great concern that the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) views the firing of an art professor, Erika López Prater, from Hamline University on the grounds of showing a fourteenth-century painting depicting the Prophet Muḥammad. We issue this statement of support for the professor and urge the university…

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Statement: Not In Our Name- The Taliban and Women’s Education

On January 4, 2023 By MPAC

In August 2021, American troops withdrew from Afghanistan and the Taliban took over control of the country. Despite their initial claims to the contrary, their rule has been a complete reversion to fundamentalism. Most recently, this manifested in a declaration prohibiting girls and women from access to education. Sadly, this…

White House Recognizes the 2015 Chapel Hill Shooting As A Hate-fueled Islamophobic attack at the #UnitedWeStand Summit

On September 16, 2022 By MPAC

Washington, D.C. | www.mpac.org | September 16, 2022 — Following years of advocacy from MPAC and other civil society organizations, the 2015 Chapel Hill Shooting was finally recognized as a hate-fueled Islamophobic attack at the White House’s #UnitedWeStand Summit. The classification of…

MPAC Welcomes “United We Stand” Summit to Combat Domestic Terrorism

On August 19, 2022 By MPAC

President Biden announces “United We Stand” Summit after calls from MPAC and other advocacy organizations in response to the Buffalo shooting. Washington, D.C. | www.mpac.org | August 19, 2022 — Following the tragic attack in Buffalo, New York earlier this year, the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) …

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