Washington, D.C. | www.mpac.org | May 16, 2023 — Last week, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib hosted a commemoration of the 75th Nakba, the mass displacement of Palestinians known as “the Nakba” or “the catastrophe.” The event, scheduled to take place on Capitol Hill, was canceled by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who…

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…

By: Los Angeles Council of Religious Leaders — As the holy season of Ramadan comes to an end, the undersigned members of the Los Angeles Council of Religious Leaders join in deploring Israeli police violence against peaceful worshipers in the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem on two occasions two weeks ago. Freedom of worship is a basic human right…

Washington, D.C. | www.mpac.org | April 18, 2023 — Today, the Supreme Court of the United States heard oral arguments in Groff v. DeJoy — a Title VII religious discrimination case that could have major implications for American Muslims, other faith communities and more broadly racial and ethnic minorities as…

LOS ANGELES, CA — Today, MPAC hosted a press conference on the troubling events occurring at Al-Aqsa Mosque. Alongside partners from the Islamic Shura Council of Southern California, the INKERIJ Foundation, and the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), we called on our government to stand up for our ideals and…

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

By: Saleema Walter, MPAC Policy Fellow — This Women’s History Month, we must recognize an important trailblazer within the Latino community. Dr. Evelina López Antonetty advocated for the rights of Puerto Ricans and African Americans amidst the Civil Rights Movement and the War on Poverty in the 1950s and 60s. Dubbed “The Hell Lady of the Bronx”…

“Were it not for God’s repelling people — some by means of others — many monasteries, churches, synagogues, and mosques — wherein God’s name is mentioned much — would have been destroyed. And God will surely help those who help Him.” (Quran 22:40) Washington, D.C. | www.mpac.org | March 29…

By: Qudsia Saeed, MPAC Policy Intern — As women around the nation stand up against discrimination and defy archaic expectations, it is crucial to recognize the contributions of Muslim women in America, who serve as prominent representatives of Islam in both the public and private sphere of life. Lina Khan is a trailblazer in competition law and…