Palestine

MPAC Condemns Calls for the National Guard to be Deployed Against Student Protestors

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freedoms
higher education
muslim
muslim college students
muslim students
Palestine
police brutality
On April 24, 2024 By MPAC
Washington, D.C. | www.mpac.org | April 24, 2024 — The Muslim Public Affairs Council calls on the people of conscience, including faculty and leaders, to oppose threats to deploy the National Guard on the Gaza Solidarity Encampment at Columbia University, whose aim is to push back against the university’s…
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Democracy Dies When Words on Paper are Just Empty Words

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freedom of speech
higher education
Palestine
On April 23, 2024 By MPAC
Washington, D.C. | www.mpac.org | April 23, 2024 — Amid ongoing protests by pro-Palestinian and anti-genocide student advocates at Columbia and other universities, the White House issued a response condemning violence and physical intimidation against Jewish students. MPAC strongly denounces any form of hate or discrimination on college campuses. However,…
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Algeria to Palestine: Frantz Fanon’s Call for a Conscious Evolution

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algeria
black history month
Palestine
On February 23, 2024 By MPAC
By: Qudsia Saeed, MPAC Development and Communications Liaison ​​As liberation movements gain momentum worldwide and intersectional solidarity burgeons – the world must remember the figures of the past that offer invaluable lessons for our contemporary struggles. Frantz Fanon, an influential figure in postcolonial studies, contributed significantly to our understanding of…
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