- Featured Issue: Leading the Fight Against Domestic Terrorism
- Join us for the inaugural National American Muslim Policy Conference
- Join us for the 30th Annual MPAC Media Awards
- Deadline Tonight! Apply for our Summer Internship program
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Leading the Fight Against Domestic Terrorism
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By: Shahzeb Malik, MPAC Policy Intern
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For most of us, the immediate reaction of the tragedy in Rochester was shock, horror and dismay as to why this keeps happening.
In what has become a disheartening reality, such an act of terror, whether at a house of worship, a school or a grocery store will likely happen again. Perhaps just as disheartening, is that in the aftermath, as the days turn into weeks and the weeks turn into months, it will become a distant memory.
At the Muslim Public Affairs Council, fighting back against domestic terrorism and white supremacy is at the core of our policy work and we are a trusted resource on Capitol Hill and the Biden Administration, along with other institutions in civil society...
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Join us for the Inaugural National American Muslim Policy Conference
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Join us as we co-host the inaugural National American Muslim Policy Conference on Tuesday, June 7, which will bring together elected officials, experts, and leaders from across the nation to discuss our community's policy priorities and needs. We are proud to be working alongside American Muslim Health Professionals, Institute for Social Policy and Understanding, Illinois Muslim Civic Coalition, and Emgage Action.
Our hope with this conference is to underscore the power of our collective impact to uplift the American Muslim voice and provide meaningful solutions to the complex issues our communities face.
Register for virtual event →
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Join us for the 30th Annual MPAC Media Awards
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Join us Sunday, June 26th at the 30th annual #MPACMediaAwards as we recognize Americanish, I’ll Meet You There, Mira, Royal Detective, United States of Al, We are Lady Parts, PBS NewsHour’s Chief Correspondent, Amna Nawaz and actor/activist, Hisham Tawfiq.
For 30 years, we have honored people and projects in the entertainment industry who use their craft to create authentic portrayals of Muslims, promote social justice, and inspire action.
Due to COVID precautions, this year’s Media Awards will be livestreamed. Register now.
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GOOD TO KNOW
- Nida Allam, the first Muslim woman to hold elected office in North Carolina history, loses Democratic Congressional primary bid.
- Why Arabs aren't laughing at George W. Bush's gaffe on Ukraine and Iraq
- Indian Muslims face political disempowerment through redrawing of Kashmir Assembly Seats
- Mueze Bawany, a teacher at North-Grand High School, would be the first Muslim alderperson in Chicago history if he is elected.
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- THIS WEEK IN HISTORY -
May 15, 1948 - 28 year old British Mandate over Palestine ends; May 16, 1948 - Egyptians enter Gaza; May 16, 1983 - Lebanese parliament accepts peace accord with Israel; May 16, 2005 - Kuwait permits women's suffrage in a 35-23 National Assembly vote; May 18, 1268 - The Principality of Antioch, a crusader state, falls to the Mamluk Sultan Baibars in the Battle of Antioch; May 18, 1291 - After 100 years of Crusader control, Acre is the last Crusader stronghold reconquered and destroyed by the Mamluks under Sultan al-Ashraf Khalil; May 18, 1994 - Israel withdraws from the Gaza Strip; May 19, 1919 - Mustafa Kemal Atatürk lands at Samsun on the Black Sea coast, beginning the Turkish War of Independence; May 19, 1925 - Malcolm X is born in Omaha, Nebraska (d. 1965); May 19, 1926 - French air force bombs Damascus Syria; May 21, 878 - Syracuse is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily.
May 16, 1771 - The Battle of Alamance, a pre-American Revolutionary War battle between local militia and a group of rebels called "The Regulators"; May 16, 1868 - US Senate fails to impeach President Andrew Johnson by one vote; May 16, 1991 - Queen Elizabeth II becomes first British monarch to address US Congress; May 17, 1884 - Alaska becomes a US territory; May 17, 1909 - White firemen in Georgia strike to protest against hiring blacks; May 17, 1957 - Prayer Pilgrimage, biggest civil rights demonstration to date (DC); May 17, 1957 - School desegregation law, Brown v Board of Education; May 18, 1652 - Rhode Island enacts first law declaring slavery illegal; May 18, 1896 - US Supreme court affirms legitimacy of racial separation (Plessy v Ferguson), a doctrine that came to be known as "separate but equal"; May 18, 1964 - US Supreme Court rules it unconstitutional to deprive naturalized citizens of citizenship if they return to home country for more than 3 years; May 18, 1983 - Senate revises immigration laws, gives millions of illegal aliens legal status under an amnesty program; May 19, 1856 - Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts speaks out against slavery; May 19, 1913 - Webb Alien Land-Holding Bill passes, forbidding Japanese from owning land; May 19, 1921 - Congress sharply curbs immigration, setting a national quota system; May 19, 1965 - Patricia R. Harris named first US black female ambassador (Luxembourg); May 20, 1942 - US Navy first permitted black recruits to serve; May 20, 1959 - Japanese-Americans regain their citizenship; May 20, 1961 - White mob attacks "Freedom Riders" in Montgomery, Alabama; May 21, 1918 - US House of Representatives passes amendment allowing women to vote.
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