August 23, 2012
Last week, Pakistani authorities arrested a young Christian girl, Rimsha Masih, and her mother based on accusations that the young girl burned pages of the Quran. And this week, humanity mourns the death of mercy, common sense and understanding.
The Muslim Public Affairs Council urges all people of conscience to call the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and voice their outrage and concern for Rimsha's imprisonment and the misuse of a law that only serves to set back the country, its people and Islam.
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August 22, 2012
MPAC is proud to introduce Nabeel Zewail, the Government Relations Intern for 2012. He is currently studying International Economics at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University in Washington. -
READ MOREAugust 17, 2012
MPAC today condemned the gruesome killings of two dozen Shia Muslims in Pakistan, and called for an end to intrafaith violence and minority persecution in Pakistan. -
READ MOREAugust 16, 2012
Last night and today, MPAC hosted two teleconferences for American Muslims around the country to understand on the real world damage caused by recent hate rhetoric and learn what they can do to safeguard their mosques, schools and communities. -
READ MOREAugust 16, 2012
Last Friday, I had the pleasure of attending the annual iftar hosted by the White House. I was invited in my capacity as the the current board chairman of the Muslim Public Affairs Council, which I have worked with for more than a decade. -
READ MOREAugust 15, 2012
Earlier this month, MPAC attended a Congressional hearing which shared the findings of a report on the shooting at Fort Hood, TX, in 2009. The report concluded that there were several instances in which the FBI neglected key warning signs that could have prevented the attack. -
READ MOREAugust 13, 2012
The vitriolic rhetoric against Islam and Muslims has escalated recently, fueled by the cottage industry of anti-Muslim haters who exploit people’s fears to promote hysteria. -
READ MOREAugust 9, 2012
MPAC recently signed onto a campaign to prevent Los Angeles from renewing their contract with Veolia Transport who operate the city’s DASH buses. The campaign cites that Veolia Transport discriminates on the basis of ethnicity and religion which is a violation of the Los Angeles City Charter’s prohibition -
READ MOREAugust 5, 2012
MPAC offers its condolences to the Sikh community on this sad day when at least seven people, including the gunman, were killed following a shooting at an Oak Creek, WI, Sikh temple (Gurdwara). -
READ MOREAugust 1, 2012
When others think it can't be done, MPAC repeatedly shows it can be. We don't just talk about the day when Muslims will be an accepted and valued part of America; we work for it to become a reality now. When Halim Dhanidina wanted to serve California as a judge, MPAC advocated for him to become the first Muslim judge appointed to the California superior court. -
READ MOREJuly 31, 2012
Please join us in welcoming Jawaad Ali, one of MPAC’s new government and policy interns in our Washington, DC, office. Ali is entering his third year as an undergraduate student at George Mason University in Fairfax, VA, where he is majoring in global affairs with a concentration on the Middle East and North Africa. -
READ MOREJuly 28, 2012
On Saturday, July 28, MPAC along with the Syrian American Council of Los Angeles and eight other organizations for a "Save the Children of Syria Fundraising Iftar." -
READ MOREJuly 27, 2012
Without using the incident in Aurora as a political pawn to move legislation, we must continue these debates in a respectful manner while being cognizant of the hurt Aurora citizens are going through. MLK one of the greatest nonviolent leaders of our nation, once said America is “the greatest purveyor of violence” -- it is time for serious introspection to determine the root causes of the violent culture in our society today. -
READ MOREJuly 27, 2012
Are you interested in making your mark on today’s important issues and getting your voice heard? Then apply to join MPAC’s internship program. We are seeking undergraduate and graduate students for our Fall 2012 Semester Internship Program. The deadline to apply is Friday, August 17 -
READ MOREJuly 26, 2012
Last week, MPAC participated in a round-table discussion with LA community leaders, DHS and USCIS about national security and what CRCL was doing to establish a redress system for people whose names make it into shared-space intelligence files, especially in cases of having the same name as someone on a watch list. -
READ MOREJuly 23, 2012
Last week, Aziza Hasan, MPAC’s Southern California Government Relations Director, led a Truth Over Fear Workshop for more than 40 youth, training them to be impartial jurors for the L.A. Superior Court’s Stopping Hate and Delinquency by Empowering Students (SHADES) program. -
READ MOREJuly 18, 2012
MPAC today called Rep. Michele Bachmann’s (R-MN) request for investigations into what she called the supposed “infiltration” of the U.S. government by “fundamentalist Muslims” an “absurd and shameful witch hunt only Sen. McCarthy could be proud of.” -
READ MOREJuly 18, 2012
On Thursday, July 12, the LAPD hosted its quarterly Muslim Community Forum at Grauman’s Chinese Theater. During the event, LAPD officials presented Aziza Hasan, MPAC's Southern California Government Relations Director, with a certificate of appreciation for her work on reforming the SAR and iWatch programs. -
READ MOREJuly 18, 2012
Earlier this week, MPAC signed a letter with other prominent religious, academic groups and individuals stating their disbelief that a local, Murfreesboro, TN, judge issued a ruling forbidding the congregation of the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro from entering its newly completed building. -
READ MOREJuly 11, 2012
On Thursday, July 19, “The Light in Her Eyes,” will have its national broadcast premiere at 10 p.m. on PBS. The touching documentary, follows Houda al-Habash, a Muslim Syrian woman who, at the age of 17, goes against tradition and opens a Quran school for girls in a downtown mosque.
