Lessons from Christchurch Articles On December 24, 2020 By MPAC Lessons from Christchurch By Prema Rahman, Human Security Program Manager Recently, New Zealand’s Royal Commission of National Inquiry found that NZ security agencies disproportionately focused on “radical Islamist terrorism” instead of white supremacist threats. Though… Read more
Muslims Owe Christians a Debt of Gratitude Articles On December 24, 2020 By MPAC Muslims Owe Christians a Debt of Gratitude By: Salam Al-Marayati, MPAC President Muslims owe a debt of gratitude to an African Christian leader in the 7th Century, a king who saved them from persecution and offered them refuge as they developed their emerging faith. The… Read more
Should Presidents Be Able To Grant Clemency Without Checks and Balances? Articles On December 24, 2020 By MPAC Should Presidents Be Able To Grant Clemency Without Checks and Balances? By: M Baqir Mohie El-Deen, MPAC Policy Program Manager Ali Kinani, the 9-year-old boy that was killed by four U.S. military contractors in Baghdad in 2007. Ali was among the 14 Iraqi civilians slaughtered that day, in what became known… Read more
What Can Islamic Ethics Say About Our Vaccine Distribution Plan? Articles On December 24, 2020 By MPAC What Can Islamic Ethics Say About Our Vaccine Distribution Plan? By Adam Beddawi, MPAC Policy Analyst Last week, the Department of Defense (DOD) unveiled their vaccine distribution plan. It will be implemented through funding allotments in the relief bill which recently passed through the Congress. The… Read more
What the COVID Stimulus Reveals About Congressional Divides Articles On December 24, 2020 By MPAC What the COVID Stimulus Reveals About Congressional Divides By: Adam Beddawi, Policy Analyst Citizens and civil society advocates have been clamoring for a piece of economic stimulus and recovery legislation since the CARES Act was passed on March 27 of this past year. In the time… Read more
Here’s what you need to know about Congress’s Continuity of Government Plan Articles On December 24, 2020 By MPAC Here’s what you need to know about Congress’s Continuity of Government Plan By: Iman Ali, MPAC’s Policy and Programming Coordinator For many of us 2020, has been spent waiting anxiously for a viable COVID-19 vaccine. With Pfizer making an announcement that they have successfully made… Read more
Peace in Puerto Vallarta Articles On July 20, 2020 By MPAC A couple trades Los Angeles for a new chapter in peaceful Puerto Vallarta. Read more
