June 6, 2012
Last week, U.S. District Judge Katherine Forrest's ruled that the National Defense Authorization Act is unconstitutional. Following meetings with elected officials and hundreds of letters sent to their offices, MPAC is proud to announce that it is suspending its campaign.
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READ MOREJune 4, 2012
MPAC is pleased to present its analysis of the two propositions and two county measures appearing on the California primary election ballot on June 5, 2012. We have conducted our research by reviewing voting mat -
READ MOREJune 1, 2012
Rather than upholding the precious values and laws written in the Constitution, this week, a judge in Tennessee ruled against the building of a mosque in Murfreesboro, TN. The First Amendment unequivocally states that government is prohibited from establishing a national religion or denying Americans their right to exercise (or not) their faith. -
READ MOREMay 30, 2012
This week, MPAC hosted its Spring legislative staff lunch, where Salam Al-Marayati and Southern California Government Relations Director Aziza Hasan briefed more than 20 attendees on MPAC’s work on counterterrorism, including recent initiatives to rid law enforcement training of anti-Muslim trainers and recent reforms it helped won on LAPD’s Suspicious Activity Reporting Program -
READ MOREMay 30, 2012
MPAC joined more than 200 other community, human rights and civil liberties organizations to call on the Department of Justice to review and update its June 2003 “Guidance Regarding the Use of Race by Federal Law Enforcement Agencies,” which is intended to prevent racial profiling by U.S. government law enforcement. -
READ MOREMay 29, 2012
MPAC commends President Barack Obama, the State Department and nine other Western nations for finally taking a stand to expel from their countries Syrian diplomats and ambassadors who have been sitting idly by as Syrian civilians are being massacred. -
READ MOREMay 23, 2012
In early May, MPAC met with Inspector General Alexander Bustamante regarding LAPD's SAR program to consider recommendations on what to look for during the investigation. -
READ MOREMay 22, 2012
Do you plan on voting in this year’s election? Will you actively take part in this year’s election? These are just a couple of questions the Muslim Public Affairs Council is asking through its 2012 Elections Survey released today. -
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READ MOREMay 18, 2012
MPAC sends it congratulations today to Halim Dhanidina, the first Muslim judge to be appointed in the state of California. In a press release earlier today, the office of Gov. Jerry Brown announced that eight judges, including Dhanidina, have been appointed to judgeships in the state’s superior court. -
READ MOREMay 18, 2012
Last week, Wired.com’s Danger Room reported a course repeatedly taught at the U.S. Joint Staff Forces College, included vitriolic and hateful language about Islam and Muslims as part of its instruction material. Sadly, this latest report shows history does indeed repeat itself, and the Muslim American community has suffered repeatedly because of it. -
READ MOREMay 17, 2012
In a meeting today with Deputy Chief Michael Downing of the LAPD, MPAC, along with other civic groups, gained major reforms on the current Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) program. There are SAR programs in every major US city. -
READ MOREMay 17, 2012
With the release of the FlyRights phone application, the power to send a complaint to the Homeland Security and Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) offices immediately after being unfairly flagged for a security check has been placed at your fingertips. -
READ MOREMay 17, 2012
On May 11, MPAC hosted an all-day event on “Trans-atlantic Relations Between U.S. & European Muslims” with British journalist and political analyst Mehdi Hasan. The day included a dinner and panel discussion on how American and British Muslim communities can work toward better partnerships. -
READ MOREMay 11, 2012
The proposed amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act are a superficial prescription to an undiagnosed ailment. The fact that the 2013 provisions are focused primarily on military efforts shows a lack of understanding of the power of diplomacy. -
READ MOREMay 9, 2012
After years of coordination, the number of Muslim chaplains in Los Angeles jails has doubled, Qurans are now free for inmates upon request or available for purchase in every commissary and religious accommodations for Muslim inmates are being ensured. -
READ MOREMay 6, 2012
On Wednesday, April 18, MPAC joined with the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding and the National Network for Arab American Communities to host an interactive forum about the role minority groups, such as Muslim Americans, will have in this year’s elections. -
READ MOREMay 6, 2012
MPAC kicked off 2012 with a campaign to protect our Constitutional rights both online and on the ground. MPAC is pushing for Congress and the Senate to amend and pass the Due Process Guarantee Act. -
READ MOREApril 23, 2012
Early this April after a visit from MPAC President Salam Al-Marayati, the Muslim community of Lawrence, KS, decided to start an MPAC chapter. -
READ MOREApril 23, 2012
MPAC expressed deep concern regarding a statement by John Brennan, President Barack Obama’s Homeland Security adviser, supporting the New York Police Department’s surveillance of Muslim American communities. -
READ MOREApril 19, 2012
The Department of Justice's (DOJ) Civil Rights Division released a report about a forum -- “Confronting Discrimination in the Post-9/11 Era: Challenges and Opportunities Ten Years Later.” MPAC attended the forum last fall in Washington, DC.
