Statements

Statement: MPAC Stands with Palestinians, Rep. Tlaib Amidst Pushback on 75th Nakba Commemoration

religious freedom

On May 16, 2023 By MPAC

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,…

Los Angeles Interfaith Leaders Issue Statement on Al-Aqsa Mosque Desecration

religious freedom

On April 24, 2023 By MPAC

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.

Statement: Groff v. DeJoy – An Expansion of Religious Freedoms

religious discrimination

religious freedom

On April 18, 2023 By MPAC

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…

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…

Protecting Christian Institutions and Houses of Worship

religious freedom

On March 29, 2023 By MPAC

“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…

MPAC Condemns National Day of Hate, Urges Caution

national day of hate

White Supremacy

On February 24, 2023 By MPAC

Washington, D.C. | www.mpac.org | February 24, 2023 — According to a leaked NYPD internal memo, Neo-Nazi groups across the United States are planning a “National Day of Hate” tomorrow, February 25. The Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) vehemently condemns this display of domestic extremism and white supremacy. We…

Statement: The Modi Question, Democracy and Dissent in India

authoritarianism

On January 28, 2023 By nader

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…

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