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Statement: MPAC Welcomes the U.S. National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism

On May 25, 2023 By MPAC

Washington, D.C. | www.mpac.org | May 25, 2023 — The Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) welcomes the Biden-Harris Administration’s first-ever U.S. National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism. This is a significant step towards combating the rise of Antisemitism in the United States. The recent increase in Antisemitic incidents is alarming…

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American Muslim Coalition Engages White House on Combating Islamophobia

On May 4, 2023 By Rebecca Husaini

Washington, D.C. | www.mpac.org | May 4, 2023 — Earlier this week, MPAC President Salam Al-Marayati and M. Faiyaz Hussain, MPAC’s Senior Advisor for Strategy, Policy, and Programs attended a Listening Session at the White House alongside other American Muslim Coalition community leaders to offer strategies on how to counter…

Statement: Another Ramadan, Another Invasion of Al-Aqsa by Israel

On April 5, 2023 By MPAC

Washington, D.C. | www.mpac.org | April 5, 2023 — During the holiest month of the year for Muslims worldwide, cameras have caught Israeli Police beating worshipers in the Al-Aqsa Mosque for the third year in a row. The assault on worshipers in Al-Aqsa Mosque by the Israeli Police is…

MPAC Recognizes International Day to Combat Islamophobia

On March 15, 2023 By MPAC

Washington, D.C. | www.mpac.org | March 15, 2023 — On this day, four years ago, 51 people were killed, and another 40 injured, in a mass shooting at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. As we remember the victims and their loved ones, we are once again reminded that the…

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Statement: The Modi Question, Democracy and Dissent in India

On January 28, 2023 By Saif Iqbal

Washington, D.C. | www.mpac.org | January 28, 2023 — The Modi government’s blocking of BBC’s new documentary on the 2002 Anti-Muslim Gujarat Riots is another move in an increasingly troublesome pattern of stifling of dissent in India. The documentary, “India: The Modi Question,” revealed the previously undisclosed findings of a…

Statement: The Burning of the Quran, Free Speech, and Double Standards in Public Discourse

On January 27, 2023 By MPAC

Washington, D.C. | www.mpac.org | January 27, 2023 — The recent burning of the Quran in Sweden has brought into the mainstream questions around freedom of expression, the continued rise of right-wing ideologies across the globe, and double standards in public discourse. Freedom of speech, enshrined in the First Amendment…

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Press Release: 6th Anniversary of Muslim Ban

On January 26, 2023 By MPAC

On 6th Anniversary of Muslim & African Bans Civil Rights Orgs Call on President Biden to Reunite Harmed Families Leading civil rights and immigrant justice organizations deliver letter and petition to President Biden urging him to provide immediate relief to thousands still harmed by the Bans WASHINGTON, DC…