Statement: Shooting of Palestinian Students Investigated as Potential Hate Crime

Washington, D.C. | www.mpac.org | November 27, 2023 — The Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) is deeply concerned about the recent attack on three Palestinian college students who were shot while wearing keffiyehs and speaking Arabic in Burlington, Vermont. Hisham, Kinnan, and Tahseen, all innocent victims, were targeted solely based…

Lens on the Ground: Journalists’ Toll Reporting from Gaza

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On November 9, 2023 By MPAC

Mohamed Abu Hassira. Yahya Abu Manih. Mohamed Al Jaja. Mohammed Abu Hatab. Majd Fadl Arandas. Iyad Matar. Imad Al-Wahidi. Majek Kashko. Nazmi Al-Nadim. Yasser Abu Namous. Duaa Sharaf. Saed Al-Halabi. Ahmed Abu Mhadi. Salma Mkhaimer. Mohammed Imad Labad. Roshdi Sarraj. Roee Idan. Mohammed Ali. Khalil Abu Aathra. Sameeh Al-Nady. Mohammad…

Muslim Public Affairs Council Sounds Alarm on Elon Musks’s Pro-Palestinian X Ban

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On October 25, 2023 By MPAC, nader

October 23, 2024 | MPAC.org| Washington, D.C.— Advocates for Palestinian human rights are facingcensorship on social media platforms, hindering their ability to shed light on the dire situation inGaza. Motaz Azaiza, a renowned photographer based in the Gaza Strip with over 7 millionfollowers on Instagram, was banned from X, formerly…

MPAC Urges the Biden Administration to Take Swift Action

On October 16, 2023 By MPAC

Washington, D.C. | www.mpac.org | October 16, 2023 —The Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) urgently demands that the Biden Administration take swift action to address the grave injustices inflicted upon Gazans, and the growing intolerance towards the Muslim and Arab communities in the United States. It is of the…

MPAC Gravely Concerned Over Escalating Violence Between Hamas and Israel

On October 7, 2023 By MPAC

Washington, D.C. | www.mpac.org | October 7, 2023 — The Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) expresses grave concern over the escalating violence between Hamas and Israel. MPAC condemns the taking of innocent lives by both parties. This video clip of Ayman Mohyeldin on MSNBC is a must-watch…

MPAC Joins Civil Society Organizations in Opposition to Israel’s Admission into the Visa Waiver Program

On September 27, 2023 By MPAC

Washington, DC – September 27, 2023: Civil society organizations representing tens of thousands of Palestinian Americans, Arab Americans, Muslim Americans, and allied communities are expressing deep concern and outrage regarding the United States’ decision to admit Israel into the U.S. Visa Waiver Program (VWP) despite Israel not fully meeting the…

Statement: MPAC Calls on Congress to Affirm its Commitment to Palestinian Human Rights

On July 13, 2023 By MPAC

Washington, D.C. | www.mpac.org | July 13, 2023 — The Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) is concerned by the decision of the U.S. Congress to host Israeli President Isaac Herzog on an official visit. The invitation extended to President Herzog by members of Congress sends a distressing…