November 16, 2012
Last Sunday afternoon with more than 150 people gathered, four prominent Muslim speakers came together to address taboo topics at MPAC's "Let's Be Honest: Getting Beyond the Taboos of Our Community."
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READ MORENovember 16, 2012
Last week, Marium Mohiuddin, MPAC's Communication Coordinator, moderated a panel discussion at the Pakistani American Youth and Young Professionals Conference with five prominent Southern California Pakistani Americans about their identity and the community. -
READ MORENovember 12, 2012
C is honored to announce that The Washington Post today published a feature article about Haris Tarin, the Director of MPAC’s Washington, DC, Office titled “Rising Muslim American Leader in D.C. Speaks for his Generation.” -
READ MORENovember 11, 2012
Join us on Sunday, 11.11.12, at 11 a.m. for an honest discussion on hot button issues facing our community. Moderated by Dr. Laila Al-Marayati, the conversation will feature USC Islamic Thought and Culture professor Dr. Sherman Jackson, marriage and family counselor Munira Ezzeldine, Sheikh Said Seddouk, imam of the Islamic Center of San Gabriel Valley, and MPAC’s Director of Policy and Programming Edina Lekovic. -
READ MORENovember 2, 2012
Whoever said one vote doesn’t make a difference? With the elections being three days away and the polls showing the two presidential candidates almost tied, every vote will make a huge difference. -
READ MOREOctober 31, 2012
MPAC's thoughts and prayers are with those who have been affected, and are continuing to be affected, by Sandy, the largest-diameter Atlantic hurricane on record hit land between Oct. 24 and Oct. 30. -
READ MOREOctober 25, 2012
On Oct. 22, MPAC’s Hoda Elshishtawy spoke at USIP timely event on “Religion, Violence and Coexistence," which was inspired in part by the recent reactions worldwide to the amateur YouTube trailer “Innocence of Muslims." -
READ MOREOctober 22, 2012
On Monday, Oct. 22 MPAC will be hosting its final round of Presidential Debate Viewing Parties, focusing on foreign policy, in DC & LA. Share your thoughts with #MyFaithMyVote & follow us on Twitter @mpac_national. -
READ MOREOctober 18, 2012
On Monday, Oct. 22, the NYC subway system will feature ads by MPAC, which is an effort to counter the recent hateful and divisive ad released by Pamela Geller’s organization, AFDI. One week later, on Monday, Oct. 29, the Metro system in DC, will post the same ads on WMATA buses across the DC, Virginia and Maryland areas. -
READ MOREOctober 12, 2012
There is no question that there are elements of the Taliban both in Afghanistan and Pakistan who are brutal extremists whose vision of the world and distortion of Islam must be marginalized. Yet the question remains whether it is our job to do that fighting or must we help facilitate the environment for the Afghans and Pakistanis to deal with this threat militarily, politically and socially. -
READ MOREOctober 10, 2012
Today, MPAC and the Muslim American Homeland Security Congress (MAHSC) commended the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) for adopting a powerful resolution at its 119th Annual Conference in San Diego last -
READ MOREOctober 5, 2012
The first of three presidential debates was held this week, and while President Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney took to the stage to discuss national issues, the debate left people wondering the fate of Big Bird. The lack of substance during the debate was an unfortunate letdown to Americans who were hoping the candidates would expand on their plans, policies and vision for the future of our nation. -
READ MOREOctober 3, 2012
This past weekend, Yasmin Hussein, MPAC’s Young Leaders Program Coordinator, spoke at the MAS Annual Family Camp in Atlanta. With more than 100 attendees at the camp, Hussein led a discussion with a largely youth-aged group discussing ways to improve the perception of Muslims in America. -
READ MORESeptember 24, 2012
MPAC today released a series of videos by some of the most well-recognized and prominent American Muslim scholars and leaders calling on all people of consciousness to bring an end to senseless violence in the massive demonstrations that have swept across the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia. -
READ MORESeptember 24, 2012
MPAC endorses the MercyMail Campaign and encourages all concerned citizens to send condolences to U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens’ family. The campaign has generated more than 6,000 letters to date and MPAC encourages communities to continue to send their letters until midnight, Tuesday, Sept. 25. -
READ MORESeptember 19, 2012
Last Saturday, MPAC's, Hollywood Bureau, in partnership with the Muslim Artists Network, hosted more than 50 artists and producers at the Xai Verandah Lounge in West Hollywood for the first-of-its-kind "Muslims in Hollywood" mixer. -
READ MORESeptember 19, 2012
Today, MPAC will attend the Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearing on “Hate Crimes and the Threat of Domestic Terrorism.” Following the hearing, a number of faith leaders, advocates and community members will host a brief press conference outside the Senate Hart Office Building to outline the next steps neede. Along with Durbin, the press conference will include Haris Tarin, Director of MPAC’s Washington, DC, office, -
READ MORESeptember 17, 2012
The Coptic Orthodox Church is the largest church in the Middle East, with approximately 12 million faithful in Egypt. The Coptic Orthodox Christian Diocese of Los Angeles is led by His Grace Bishop Serapion, who serves under the blessing of the head of the Coptic Orthodox Church and the Patriarchate in Alexandria, Egypt. -
READ MORESeptember 17, 2012
Today, MPAC and the Los Angeles Diocese of the Coptic Orthodox Church held a press conference hosted by L.A. City Human Relations Commission on the steps of L.A. City Hall to share their condemnation of escalating violence and tensions in recent days in response to the amateur hate video, “Innocence of Muslims.” -
READ MORESeptember 16, 2012
Since the first protest in Cairo against the amateur hate video "Innocence of Muslims," MPAC staffers and leaders have been featured on dozens of media outlets around the world to share their perspectives on the protests, the violence, the video and much more.
