Meet MPAC’s New Director of Policy and Government Relations; Repercussions of Taliban Takeover of Afghanistan: What The U.S. Should Do
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Issue 41: Friday, 3 Sep 2021
THIS WEEK IN DC — Prosecutors Say Jan. 6 Rioters Committed More Than 1,000 Assaults On Police; House Panel Votes To Make It Harder For Retired Generals To Run The Pentagon; White Supremacist Praise Of The Taliban Takeover Concerns US Officials; House Panel Backs Requiring Women To Register For The Draft; Jan. 6 Panel Taps Cheney As Its Vice Chair; In Storm Ida's Wake, Leaders Acknowledge Need To Confront Climate Change; Kevin McCarthy Among GOP Lawmakers Whose Phone Records January 6 Select Committee Asks To Be Preserved; Biden Launches Federal Effort To Respond To Texas Law As He Faces Pressure To Protect Abortion.
** Meet MPAC’s New Director of Policy and Government Relations: Mohammad Ali
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We are proud to announce Mohammad Hurr Ali as the Director of Policy and Government Relations at the Muslim Public Affairs Council. Mr. Ali will lead our work in the nation's capital and be based out of our Washington D.C. office, just blocks away from the White House.
Mr. Ali began his policy career in 2010 in the United States Senate, where he served as an advisor on National Security and Foreign Policy. He has held a number of senior level government relations positions and expanded his policy expertise to a variety of domestic issues ranging from tax policy to healthcare and civil rights.
Over the last decade, Mr. Ali has distinguished himself through his deep understanding of how Washington functions. Through his vast network, knowledge of procedures governing the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, and ever-present pulse on politics, he has proven himself to be a key leader in implementing strategic policy initiatives.
Mr. Ali grew up in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science at the University of Minnesota. In his spare time, he loves reading endlessly about policy and politics, spending time with friends and family, and cheering on the Green Bay Packers.
Over the past 30 years, the Muslim Public Affairs Council has built a reputation for being a dynamic and trusted institution, working to ensure the American Muslim voice is heard by lawmakers on Capitol Hill, leadership in White House, and other influential stakeholders that shape the world in which we live. We have been effective in doing so because of our outstanding team, who are well-respected in their fields of expertise and the best at what they do.
We are thrilled to have Mr. Ali represent MPAC in Washington D.C.
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** Repercussions of Taliban Takeover of Afghanistan: What The U.S. Should Do
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On August 15, 2021, just shy of the two-decade anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan, the efforts to create a country governed by the Afghan people, for the Afghan people collapsed into complete failure. The past four U.S. presidential administrations of both parties have devoted blood and more than $2,000,000,000,000 ($2 trillion) to ensure the Taliban do not return to power, promising they will not allow such a day to come. The Taliban retook complete control of the nation, while former Afghan leaders sought refuge in nearby countries.
We sat down for a panel discussion with experts who shared their experiences as Afghan-Americans and their work in senior roles in government and civil society and discussed what we needed to do to secure the lives of Afghan citizens who were facing near-certain death and torture.
In discussion was Farhat Popal, Immigrant Affairs Manager for the City of San Diego and former Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), Haris Tarin, Senior Policy Advisor at the Department of Homeland Security, and Dr. Maryam Qudrat, Director of the Writer and Communication Resource Center at California State University, Long Beach, and former Adviser to the Ministry of Higher Education of Afghanistan.
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GOOD TO KNOW
* Afghan Interpreter Who Helped Rescue Biden in 2008 Left Behind ([link removed]) After U.S. Exit
* Since 9/11, US Muslims Have Gained ([link removed]) Unprecedented Political, Cultural Influence
* U.S. Withdrawal Leaves ([link removed]) Afghan Allies Grappling With Fear, Anger and Panic
* Our Reckoning ([link removed]) With The Consequences of Two Decades of Counterterrorism
* Evacuated Afghans, Hoping ([link removed]) to Resettle in U.S., Face Extended Limbo in Third Countries
* Muslim Youth in America: A Generation Shadowed ([link removed]) by the Aftermath of 9/11
* Palestinian Boy Shot ([link removed]) by Israeli Soldiers During Clashes on Gaza Border Dies
- THIS WEEK IN HISTORY -
Aug 29, 1526 - Battle of Mohács: In a decisive battle the Hungarian Empire is conquered by the Ottoman Empire led by Suleiman the Magnificent; Aug 29, 2003 - Ayatollah Sayed Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim, the Shia Muslim leader in Iraq, is assassinated in a terrorist bombing, along with nearly 100 worshippers as they leave a mosque in Najaf; Aug 30, 1993 - Hassan II mosque opens in Casablanca, second largest mosque in the world; Sep 2, 1192 - Sultan Saladin and King Richard the Lionheart of England sign treaty over Jerusalem, at end of the Third Crusade; Sep 3, 1971 - Qatar regains complete independence from Britain
Aug 29, 2018 - John McCain is only the third person to lie in state at the Arizona state capital rotunda in Phoenix; Aug 30, 1843 - First time African-Americans participate in a national political convention (Liberty Party); Aug 30, 1961 - James Benton Parsons is confirmed as first African American judge of a US District Court; Aug 30,1967 - US Senate confirm Thurgood Marshall as first Black justice; Aug 31, 1935 - FDR signs first Neutrality Act prohibiting export of US arms to belligerents; Aug 31, 1965 - US Congress establishes Department of Housing & Urban Development; Aug 31, 1977 - Ian Smith, espousing racial segregation, wins Rhodesian general election with 80% of overwhelmingly white electorate's vote; Aug 31, 1997 - Diana, Princess of Wales, dies in a car crash in a road tunnel in Paris; Sep 1, 1752 - Liberty Bell arrives in Philadelphia; Sep 1, 1942 - US Federal judge upholds detention of Japanese-Americans; Sep 1, 1969 - Colonel Muammar Gaddafi deposes King Idris in the Libyan
revolution; Sep 2, 1789 - US Treasury Department established by Congress; Sep 2, 1937 - US Housing Authority created by National Housing Act; Sep 2, 1944 - Future US President George H. W. Bush bails from a burning plane during a mission in the Pacific; Sep 3, 1777 - Flag of the United States flown in battle for the first time at Cooch's Bridge, Delaware, a skirmish during American Revolutionary War; Sep 3, 1838 - Frederick Douglass escapes from slavery disguised as a sailor; Sep 3, 1964 - US Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy resigns.
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