Lubna Hassan Heikal, MPAC · [email protected]

December 14, 2022 at 9:11 PM

We Started from the Bottom

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  Salam Al-Marayati, MPAC · [email protected]

December 9, 2022 at 9:22 PM

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  Mohammad Ali, MPAC · [email protected]

December 5, 2022 at 10:53 PM

Tomorrow is a Turning Point For Our Country

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  Salam Al-Marayati, MPAC · [email protected]

November 30, 2022 at 1:00 AM

FWD: $20K Match for #GivingTuesday

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  Saif Iqbal, MPAC · [email protected]

November 27, 2022 at 6:55 PM

$20K Match for #GivingTuesday

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  Muhammad Baqir Muhyedeen, MPAC · [email protected]

November 23, 2022 at 11:09 PM

MPAC Hosts Congressional Briefing on Post-911 Hate Crimes

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  Salam Al-Marayati, MPAC · [email protected]

November 16, 2022 at 9:00 PM

A Historic Night

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  Muhammad Baqir Muhyedeen, MPAC · [email protected]

November 15, 2022 at 12:14 AM

Join Us Virtually On Capitol Hill To Advocate For H.Res.662

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  Sue Obeidi, MPAC Hollywood Bureau · [email protected]

November 8, 2022 at 5:00 PM

Three Upcoming Screenings in SoCal This Week

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  Mohammad H. Ali, MPAC · [email protected]

November 7, 2022 at 11:15 PM

Reform the ECA, End the “The Big Lie”

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  MPAC · [email protected]

October 31, 2022 at 12:59 AM

See Mo Amer Perform Live: MPAC Convention

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  MPAC · [email protected]

October 30, 2022 at 10:28 PM

Join Us Virtually! MPAC Convention

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  Rebecca Husaini, MPAC · [email protected]

October 22, 2022 at 4:59 PM

Fwd: Van Jones' Words Still Ring True: Convention 2022

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  Faiyaz Hussain, MPAC · [email protected]

October 21, 2022 at 5:11 PM

MPAC’s Democracy Forums: Fulfilling the Promise of America

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  Salam Al-Marayati, MPAC · [email protected]

October 20, 2022 at 2:01 PM

Van Jones' Words Still Ring True: Convention 2022

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  Lubna Hassan Heikal, MPAC · [email protected]

October 14, 2022 at 5:04 PM

CLDP Applications are LIVE

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  MPAC · [email protected]

October 11, 2022 at 6:49 PM

Israeli Officer Assaults American Citizen at Border: The Case of Aisha Elmasri

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  Rebecca Husaini, MPAC · [email protected]

October 10, 2022 at 5:11 PM

MPAC Convention: 2022 Panel

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  Mohammad Ali, MPAC · [email protected]

October 6, 2022 at 9:57 PM

The MPAC policy team has been busy

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  Sue Obeidi · [email protected]

October 5, 2022 at 6:45 PM

Exclusive Screening: Stranger At The Gate

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  Salam Al-Marayati, MPAC · [email protected]

October 4, 2022 at 9:26 PM

Salam Al-Marayati Appointed by DHS Secretary Mayorkas to Prestigious Faith-Based Security Advisory Council

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  Salam Al-Marayati, MPAC · [email protected]

October 3, 2022 at 9:02 PM

MPAC Convention Tickets On Sale Now

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  Sue Obeidi · [email protected]

September 30, 2022 at 3:48 PM

Announcing our Writing Fellowship Grantee

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  Lubna Hassan Heikal, MPAC Policy Program Manager · [email protected]

September 29, 2022 at 7:08 PM

Women, Life, Freedom: The Case of Mahsa Amini and Morality Police in Iran

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  Raisa Alam, MPAC Policy Fellow · [email protected]

September 26, 2022 at 11:27 PM

Join MPAC at the GAZA 5K in the Bay Area

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  Rebecca Husaini, MPAC · [email protected]

September 22, 2022 at 9:41 PM

Chicago’s Democracy Forum: Protecting America’s Democracy in the Age of Political Extremism

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  Salam Al-Marayati, MPAC · [email protected]

September 20, 2022 at 8:29 PM

Now, It's Up to Us

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  Mohammad H. Ali, MPAC · [email protected]

September 19, 2022 at 10:28 PM

MPAC joins faith leaders for the #UnitedWeStand Summit at the White House

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  Salam Al-Marayati, MPAC · [email protected]

September 16, 2022 at 10:40 PM

White House Recognizes the 2015 Chapel Hill Shooting As A Hate-fueled Islamophobic attack at the #UnitedWeStand Summit

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  Salam Al-Marayati, MPAC · [email protected]

September 15, 2022 at 1:00 PM

Catch MPAC Live Today At the Historic #UnitedWeStand White House Summit

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  Sue Obeidi · [email protected]

August 31, 2022 at 11:52 PM

Special Guest at the MPAC Convention

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  Mohammad H. Ali, MPAC · [email protected]

August 20, 2022 at 6:59 PM

MPAC Is Hard At Work Fighting For An Inclusive America

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  Salam Al-Marayati, MPAC · [email protected]

August 19, 2022 at 5:44 PM

MPAC Welcomes “United We Stand” Summit to Combat Domestic Terrorism

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  Sue Obeidi · [email protected]

August 16, 2022 at 6:39 PM

New Stories in the Making

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  MPAC Policy Bureau · [email protected]

August 16, 2022 at 12:37 AM

The Balancing Act of Prescription Drug Price Reform

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  Salam Al-Marayati, MPAC · [email protected]

August 12, 2022 at 11:31 PM

MPAC Condemns the Attack on Author, Salman Rushdie

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  Mohammad Ali, MPAC · [email protected]

August 10, 2022 at 11:18 PM

Join us for a virtual roundtable discussion on the ongoing crisis in Afghanistan

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  Salam Al-Marayati, MPAC · [email protected]

August 10, 2022 at 1:14 AM

MPAC Condemns the New Mexico Shootings, and Calls For National Unity

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  Salam Al-Marayati, MPAC · [email protected]

August 4, 2022 at 11:02 PM

Save the Date: 22nd Annual MPAC Convention

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  MPAC Policy Bureau · [email protected]

July 29, 2022 at 10:59 PM

[MPAC Policy Updates] A response to Dr. Jordan Peterson’s comments

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  Sue Obeidi · [email protected]

July 27, 2022 at 8:21 PM

Announcing the 2022 Black List Muslim List

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  Salam Al-Marayati, MPAC · [email protected]

July 23, 2022 at 7:59 PM

CLDP at the White House

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  MPAC Policy Bureau · [email protected]

July 22, 2022 at 8:30 PM

[MPAC Policy Updates] MPAC Congratulates Dr. Shereef Elnahal on Historic Confirmation

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  Mohammad Ali · [email protected]

July 19, 2022 at 12:38 AM

Statement - Mr. Asim Ghafoor: An American civil rights lawyer turned political prisoner

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  Saif Iqbal · [email protected]

July 17, 2022 at 6:59 PM

Newest Member of the MPAC Team

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  MPAC Policy Bureau · [email protected]

July 15, 2022 at 11:57 PM

[MPAC Policy Updates] MPAC Hosts Indian Democracy at Crossroads

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  Sue Obeidi · [email protected]

July 14, 2022 at 7:51 PM

Malik Aziz - Winner of MPAC’s Black Muslim Filmmaker Grant

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  MPAC Policy Bureau · [email protected]

July 8, 2022 at 10:58 PM

[MPAC Policy Updates] Eid Mubarak!

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July 2, 2022 at 4:26 PM

[MPAC Policy Updates] Independence Day is a reminder of what we are fighting for.

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  Sue Obeidi · [email protected]

June 29, 2022 at 4:21 PM

Watch Our 30th Annual MPAC Media Awards

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