Why We Need to Criminalize Hate Speech in the United States to Curb Hate; Letter in Support of the Monitoring and Combating Islamophobia Act
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Issue 48: Friday, 22 Oct 2021
THIS WEEK IN DC — Biden Commission Releases Research Into Possible Supreme Court Expansion; U.S. Treasury Amends Proposal To Track Nearly All Bank Accounts; House Votes To Hold Bannon In Contempt of Congress; Policymakers See Retraining Older Americans As Key To Combating Labor Shortage; Lawmakers Laud Diversity Gains In Congress; CDC Advisers Endorse Moderna, J&J Boosters Plus Mix-And-Match Strategy; Democrats Defend Their Child Care Plan Against Unexpected Attack; Facebook Lobbying Surges To $5M Amid Whistleblower Uproar; Feds: Maryland Couple Charged With Selling Nuclear Secrets Were Prepared To Flee U.S.; House Lawmakers Examine Tech’s Impact On Kids.
IN THIS ISSUE
* Featured Issue: Why We Need to Criminalize Hate Speech in the United States to Curb Hate
* Letter in Support of the Monitoring and Combating Islamophobia Act
* Upcoming: 20 Years after 9/11: American Muslims in 2021
* Coming Soon: The Plight of Afghans: A Virtual Summit
** Why We Need to Criminalize Hate Speech in the United States to Curb Hate
By: M Baqir Mohie El-Deen, MPAC Policy Program Manager
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Photo by Xander Opiyo via Flickr
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Last month, a neighborhood dispute in Virginia Beach shocked the nation when the local police department issued a public statement that the neighbor that has been blasting racist slurs and sounds on his loud speakers cannot be charged with a crime. The victimized black neighbors had been complaining to the authorities for months about their neighbor and decided to go public, stating that their children are terrified about going out of their home and are inquiring about the n-word that is often blasted on their neighbor’s audio speakers. This case adds another dynamic to the national discourse occurring about the white supremacist threat in America, and the discussion about controlling hate speech on social media without impeding on the civil liberties of Americans. Before diving down into that discourse, let’s analyze why the Virginia Beach Police Department was not able to criminally charge the racist neighbor that had been harassing his neighbors — how did he get away with it?
To answer this question, we have to understand the relevant legal codes.
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** Letter in Support of the Monitoring and Combating Islamophobia Act
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This week, MPAC endorsed a letter in support of the Monitoring and Combating Islamophobia Act, introduced ([link removed]) by Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Jan Schakowsky (D-IL). This bill highlights the seriousness of the repercussions of unchecked Islamophobia. The bill calls for a special envoy to be formed in the State Department to monitor and report on its findings, so that lawmakers may better adopt policies that battle the anti-Muslim bigotry phenomena that is plaguing Muslims around the world.
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Join us as we discuss the ramifications of the events of 9/11 on American Muslims - The racial disparities in prosecution of hate crimes, surveillance and privacy violations disproportionately affecting American Muslims, the war on terror and double standards of DTO v. FTO investigations and prosecutions and how this fueled a rise in Islamophobia.
In conversation will be Sajid Khan, Deputy Public Defender in San Jose, CA, Shirin Sinnar, Professor of Law at Stanford University, and Salam Al-Marayati, President of the Muslim Public Affairs Council.
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Join us for a virtual summit on the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan and what we can do to be the best allies. The summit will provide a space in which Afghan voices are recognized and uplifted, whilst addressing the political climate surrounding the ongoing crisis.
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GOOD TO KNOW
* New Politico owner says will enforce ([link removed]) pro-Israel policy
* Female city employees in Kabul told ([link removed]) by Taliban not to return to work
* Apple, Facebook targeted ([link removed]) by consumer bureau in tech industry investigation
* Person shot ([link removed]) near Prince George’s County Mosque shortly after funeral
* The U.S. is ready to roll out ([link removed]) the COVID vaccine once it's approved for kids age 5-11
- THIS WEEK IN HISTORY -
Oct 17, 1973 - OPEC oil ministers use oil as an economic weapon in the Arab-Israeli War, mandating a cut in exports and recommending an embargo against unfriendly states; Oct 17, 1448 - Second Battle of Kosovo, where the mainly Hungarian army led by John Hunyadi defeated by an Ottoman army led by Sultan Murad II; Oct 17, 2013 - 59 people are killed in a wave of attacks on Shia Muslims in Iraq; Oct 18, 1672 - Poland & the Ottoman Empire sign Peace of Buczacz; Oct 20, 1097 - First Crusaders arrive in Antioch during the First Crusade; Oct 21, 1096 - Sultan Kilidj Arslan of Nicea defeats The People's Crusade at the Battle of Civetot, only about 3,000 out of 20,000 Crusaders survive; Oct 22, 1964 - Khawaja Nazimuddin, 2nd Prime Minister of Pakistan and President of Pakistan Muslim League, dies at 70; Oct 23, 1086 - Battle of az-Zallaqah: Almoravid army of Yusuf ibn Tashfin defeats the forces of Castilian King Alfonso VI.
Oct 17, 1808 - Political rights of Jews suspended in Duchy of Warsaw; Oct 17, 1871 - US President Ulysses S. Grant suspends habeas corpus in parts of South Carolina during prosecutions against Ku Klux Klan; Oct 18, 1648 - First labor organization forms in North American colonies (Boston Shoemakers); Oct 18, 1775 - African-American poet Phillis Wheatley freed from slavery; Oct 19, 1512 - Martin Luther becomes a doctor of theology (Doctor in Biblia); Oct 19, 1765 - Stamp Act Congress meets in New York City, writes the Declaration of Rights and Grievances; Oct 20, 1803 - US Senate ratifies the Louisiana Purchase; Oct 20, 1818 - 49th Parallel forms as border between US & Canada; October 21, 1917 - First Americans to see action on front lines of WWI: US troops enter front lines at Sommervillier under French command; Oct 21, 1960 - JFK & Nixon clashed in 4th & final presidential debate (NYC); Oct 22, 1879 - Thomas Edison perfects carbonized cotton filament light bulb; Oct 22, 1906 - Henry Ford
becomes President of Ford Motor Company; Oct 23, 1915 - An estimated 25,000 supporters in a women's suffrage march on New York's Fifth Ave, led by Dr. Anna Shaw and Carrie Chapman Catt, founder of the League of Women Voters; Oct 23, 1973 - Richard Nixon agrees to turn over White House tape recordings to Judge John Sirica.
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