October 2, 2013
Tuesday, Oct. 1, at 12:01 a.m., our nation experienced its first federal government shutdown in 17 years. The shutdown has far-reaching consequences, with more than 800,000 federal workers facing furlough. MPAC stands with the thousand of workers having to maneuver through this troubling time and the millions who will suffer from the rippling effect it will have on their lives. The government shutdown is an inexcusable act by a government that is the strongest in the world.
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READ MOREOctober 1, 2013
On Friday, Sept. 27, the Islamic Center of Irvine (ICOI) and MPAC partnered to host a packed community forum called “Let's Be Honest: Getting Beyond the Taboos of Our Community." The conversation featured MPAC President Salam Al-Marayati, marriage and family therapist Noha Alshugairi, ICOI Resident Scholar Sheikh Jamaal Diwan and Program Services Manager at Girls Inc., Noreen Rahman. -
READ MORESeptember 27, 2013
With the latest attacks in Nairobi, Kenya, by the al-Qaeda-affiliated group Al-Shabaab, American national security circles are once again turning their attention to the Somalia-based group and the threat it poses both domestically and internationally. Media pundits also have shifted their focus from research to rabble-rousing. -
READ MORESeptember 23, 2013
On Friday, Sept. 20, the Islamic Center of San Gabriel Valley (ICSGV) and MPAC partnered to host a packed community forum called “Let's Be Honest: Getting Beyond the Taboos of Our Community." -
READ MORESeptember 20, 2013
This week, our nation’s capital witnessed a horrific mass shooting by a man with a past of violent outbursts and worsening mental health issues. Aaron Alexis shot and killed 12 people at the Navy Yard in Washington, DC, and although the incident took place near the U.S. Capitol, lawmakers have remained eerily silent about gun control. Have mass shootings every few months become the new normal for our country? Will we have to wait for an even larger tragedy before our policy makers have the political will to implement common sense gun control policy? -
READ MORESeptember 18, 2013
On Sunday, Sept. 15, Dr. Maher Hathout, MPAC's Senior Adviser, along with more than 30 interfaith leaders and supporters gathered at the Pico Union Project center in Los Angeles to discuss how interfaith work is relevant today. Speakers included seven interfaith leaders from Los Angeles and Saudi Arabia. -
READ MORESeptember 17, 2013
MPAC proudly announced the launch of its national campaign for comprehensive immigration reform with the release of its immigration policy paper and community toolkit. “A Nation of Immigrants: Realizing Comprehensive Immigration Reform” stresses the critical need for immigration reform and addresses the key issues being raised in the ongoing Congressional debate while the toolkit outlines opportunities for Muslims to get involved in supporting immigration reform. -
READ MORESeptember 12, 2013
On Tuesday night, President Barack Obama outlined the reasons for the U.S. to intervene in Syria referencing haunting images of innocent civilians gassed during World World I and the Holocaust. The President asked Congress to consider, from a national security perspective, to engage in a targeted military strike against Bashar al-Assad’s regime. -
READ MORESeptember 11, 2013
Earlier this month, Edina Lekovic, Director of Policy & Programming, and Cherif Abou El Fadl, Community Outreach Fellow, met with the Islamic Education Center of Orange County for a follow-up meeting to the first “I Am Change” workshop held a month before. -
READ MORESeptember 11, 2013
Last month, MPAC kicked off its national immigration reform campaign with a spoken word night in Washington, DC. Titled "The Documented Word for Undocumented People," the event highlighted the stories of DREAMers, immigrants and supporters of immigration reform before a packed audience at Busboys and Poets. -
READ MORESeptember 11, 2013
Today, MPAC stands in unity with all Americans in commemorating 9/11, a day of national importance. We honor the memory of the victims of the attacks and their family members and remember the sacrifice of all the first-responders. -
READ MORESeptember 7, 2013
Shortly after Ramadan concluded and before the school year began, 18 delegates gathered in Los Angeles for three days of adventure at Young Leaders Civic Summit. Giving youth a behind-the-scenes look at our society’s nerve centers -- media, Hollywood and government -- delegates met with dozens of industry insiders, executives, thinkers and leaders. -
READ MORESeptember 7, 2013
In late August, MPAC’s Young Leaders Program crossed another milestone when it held its first-ever Young Leaders Silicon Valley Summit in San Francisco to teach young American Muslims how to leverage technology and innovation for social good. -
READ MORESeptember 6, 2013
We support decisive and quick military action with important conditions. MPAC today released a position paper that outlines in detail our deliberations and why we support a conditional strike to deter future use of chemical weapons. -
READ MOREAugust 30, 2013
Two years after the AP exposed the New York Police Department’s (NYPD) mass surveillance of Muslim communities and the department scrambled to provide answers, Americans learned this week that nothing has changed. On Wednesday, ironically the same date as the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream Speech,” we learned the NYPD secretly labeled entire mosques and community groups as terrorist organizations. -
READ MOREAugust 28, 2013
Last week, MPAC President Salam Al-Marayati attended the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding’s (FFEU) dinner reception honoring Mohannad Malas for his outstanding work in helping the cause of ethnic understanding and bridging the gap between communities. Hip-hop mogul and FFEU co-founder Russell Simmons hosted the event at his home in Beverly Hills. -
READ MOREAugust 27, 2013
The 50th Annual ISNA Convention is this weekend with tens of thousands of American Muslims expected to converge in our nation's capital. This is a great time for MPAC's Young Leaders alumni to reconnect, re-engage and reunite! -
READ MOREAugust 23, 2013
As the conflict in Syria escalates, the peace talks between Israel and Palestine move forward and Egypt’s internal crisis continues to be unsettled, our nation’s foreign policy conversation has been silent on Iran. As Iranians transition into a new administration with President Hassan Rouhani, the U.S. must also shift diplomatic tactics toward Iran. -
READ MOREAugust 22, 2013
Nesreen Shatila recently graduated from John Burroughs High School in Burbank, CA, and joined MPAC this summer as the Young Leaders Intern under Edina Lekovic, the Director of Policy and Programming, before she starts her first year of college. -
READ MOREAugust 22, 2013
Sara Erickson, a 15-year-old from Danbury, CT, shares how the LA Civic Summit helped her deal with her fears of engaging in conversation and go for her career goal of joining the police department.
