September 12, 2006
Tonight, MPAC National Director Ahmed Younis will appear on the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric. During a regular segment called "Free Speech", Younis discusses the role of Muslims in securing America.
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READ MOREAugust 24, 2006
The Muslim Public Affairs Council today announced that it would present the Human Security Award to Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr. Mohammed ElBaradei during a gala dinner in New York City on October 27, 2006. -
READ MOREAugust 17, 2006
The Bush administration suffered another striking defeat today when a federal judge in Detroit ruled that the NSA's "Terrorist Surveillance Program" was in violation of the Constitution, and ordered an immediate and permanent halt to the Bush administration's warrantless eavesdropping. -
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August 11, 2006
In response to the British terror plot, MPAC today held a press conference with Joseph Persichini, Assistant Director in Charge of the Washington, DC Field Office, as well as national Arab and Muslim leaders to voice their solidarity in the fight against terrorism. -
READ MOREAugust 10, 2006
MPAC expressed relief that British officials had thwarted a plot to blow up airliners en route from Britain to the United States using explosives smuggled in carry-on luggage. Muslim Americans stand in solidarity to condemn terrorism and are committed to protecting the safety of our nation. -
READ MOREJune 29, 2006
The Muslim Public Affairs Council today commended the Supreme Court's ruling which stated that military tribunals for suspects held at Guantanamo Bay violated both American military law and the Geneva Conventions, and called on the administration to expedite plans to shut down the facility. -
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June 23, 2006
Since the arrests of seven men yesterday and charges that they were conspiring to provide material support to Al-Qaeda and "levy war against the United States", it has become apparent that the group arrested has no actual connection to any mainstream Muslim community in the United States. -
READ MOREApril 16, 2006
The Muslim Public Affairs Council today offered its heartfelt condolences and prayers for those who lost loved ones in the horrific shooting rampage on the campus of Virginia Tech. -
READ MOREFebruary 27, 2006
The Brookings Institution, a major think tank based in Washington, DC, embarked on a major initiative for global dialogue earlier this month by assembling government officials, political activists and leading thinkers in the political, religious, science, and cultural arenas during its fourth annual "U.S.-Islamic World Forum". -
READ MOREFebruary 1, 2006
In his State of the Union Address last night, President George W. Bush asserted the need for America to make democratic reform in the Muslim world a major priority in 2006. Throughout his outline of initiatives on issues as diverse as energy, education and foreign policy, the President's sweeping vision was met with a sharply divided reception reflective of the nation as a whole. -
READ MOREJanuary 30, 2006
Representatives of Muslim, Sikh and Arab American organizations met with Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez to discuss issues such as the domestic surveillance, the Patriot Act, immigrant registration, hate crimes, racial profiling and general relations between law enforcement and grassroots communities. -
READ MOREJanuary 11, 2006
In a meeting with the FBI organized by MPAC, national Muslim and Arab American leaders today called for officials to publicly acknowledge the efforts of their communities to protect their country. The meeting was called in response to reports of widespread surveillance. -
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December 29, 2005
MPAC today was invited to meet with FBI Deputy Director John Pistole in mid-January to address reports of widespread surveillance and radiation monitoring of more than 100 Muslim American mosques, homes and businesses. -
READ MOREDecember 27, 2005
MPAC today called for Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and FBI Director Robert Mueller to meet with American Muslim leaders in response to reports of widespread surveillance and radiation monitoring of more than 100 Muslim American mosques, homes and businesses. -
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November 13, 2005
As the death toll rises from the suicide bombings in Amman, Jordan, and as France, Britain and other European states confront home-grown Muslim violence, it is not surprising that Americans are beginning to wonder: Is the U.S. immune? -
READ MORESeptember 26, 2005
Last January KinderUSA requested its 6,800 donors to not send gifts. The Islamic charity, which delivers food and aid to children in war zones, got a federal grand jury subpoena asking its officials to turn over all meeting minutes, tax returns, and other documents. -
READ MORESeptember 2, 2005
Nearly four years after the attacks, American Muslim leaders are rolling out campaigns to persuade American Muslims to beware of preachers peddling extremism and terrorism. Terrorism is a poison infecting Islam and that moderate Muslims should take responsibility to root it out. -
READ MOREAugust 30, 2005
The Muslim Public Affairs Council has learned that Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez will announce an indictment against three Los Angeles men arrested recently for their role in an alleged terror plot. The men are suspected of planning attacks against National Guard centers and prominent Jewish sites. -
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August 15, 2005
Reports that the culprits in the London terrorist attacks were in fact homegrown British Muslim lads are reverberating throughout the U.S. Muslim community. They are forcing Muslims to focus on how to prevent such incidents in this country. The way to do this, it is clear, is to combat the Muslim-ghetto mentality that is proliferating in Western countries these days. This has so far been mostly a European phenomenon, but it could easily take root here. -
READ MOREAugust 14, 2005
On July 28, more than 145 Muslim American organizations did something their fellow Americans were seeking since 9/11: They issued a fatwa against extremism, terrorism and suicide bombing. What took so long? The answer involves scholarly taboos and tradition.
