MPAC Condemns Anti-Immigrant and Anti-Muslim Riots in the United Kingdom Following Southport Tragedy

Washington, D.C. | www.mpac.org | August 6, 2024 — The Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) expresses profound concern over the recent surge in anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim riots across the United Kingdom. These violent protests erupted following a tragic stabbing incident on Monday, July 29, in Southport, England, which resulted…

Salam Al-Marayati at Hillary Clinton’s LA Roundtable

On March 24, 2016 By MPAC

We cannot be fighting each other. That is exactly what ISIS wants. They see this issue as a war between Islam and the West. The more you fuel that rhetoric, the more you play into their hands. ISIS represents cruelty. Islam represents mercy. ISIS represents destructive behavior. Islam says to go and build a civilization. American Muslims are part of the solution. That sizes ISIS down. That puts them in their place. They are nothing more than a mafia and criminals that use the veneer of religion to support their cruel, barbaric practices.

Extremism: Between Wrong Policy and Corrupt Ideology (Dr. Maher Hathout)

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On December 31, 2014 By MPAC

-- A session from MPAC's 2014 Convention -- Dr. Maher Hathout, MPAC Senior Adviser, discusses religious freedom and the root causes of extremism.

MPAC Safe Spaces Press Conference

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On August 29, 2014 By MPAC

MPAC Announces ‘Safe Spaces Initiative’ – followed by Q&A with reporters

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On April 16, 2014 By MPAC

MPAC held a press conference alongside notable Muslim community leaders at the National Press Club to announce a new campaign to actively prevent violent extremism. Called the Safe Spaces Initiative, the campaign is the first major national grassroots effort to equip American Muslim community and campus leaders with practical tools for developing healthy communities as well as intervention strategies for troubled individuals. You can download the paper from the Safe Spaces website (mpac.org/safespaces).

Tattoos and Piercings – Islam: Questions You Were Always Afraid to Ask

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On June 17, 2013 By MPAC

This is one in a series of 17 short videos created by the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC). In the videos, Dr. Hathout, a long-time leader in the American Muslim community answers point-blank questions about some of Islam's most controversial subjects, including women's rights, homosexuality and ideological violence. The conversations between Dr. Hathout and a diverse array of young Americans, were filmed at 89.3 KPCC's Crawford Family Forum. Learn more...http://www.mpac.org/speaktruth

Science vs. Religion – Islam: Questions You Were Always Afraid to Ask

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Public Affairs Council

On June 17, 2013 By MPAC

This is one in a series of 17 short videos created by the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC). In the videos, Dr. Hathout, a long-time leader in the American Muslim community answers point-blank questions about some of Islam's most controversial subjects, including women's rights, homosexuality and ideological violence. The conversations between Dr. Hathout and a diverse array of young Americans, were filmed at 89.3 KPCC's Crawford Family Forum. Learn more...http://www.mpac.org/speaktruth