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Understanding the IRS’s July 2025 Position on Political Endorsements

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On August 19, 2025 By Misaal Irfan

Washington, D.C. | www.mpac.org | August 19, 2025 —The Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) is sharing this advisory to inform mosque and community leaders of the IRS’s July 2025 position regarding political endorsements by houses of worship.While the IRS has signaled more tolerance for political endorsements, made internally and…

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ADL CEO Greenblatt’s Claim Censors Speech, Not Antisemitism

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On August 15, 2025 By Misaal Irfan

Washington, D.C. | www.mpac.org | August 15, 2025 — In his recent interview this week with the New York Times, ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt repeated the claim that anti-Zionism is inherently antisemitism. The Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) firmly rejects this assertion.People — Jewish, Palestinian, and otherwise — may oppose…

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MPAC Condemns Attack on Harpal Singh, Urges Thorough Investigation and Hate-Crime Review 

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On August 13, 2025 By Misaal Irfan

Washington, D.C. | www.mpac.org | August 13, 2025 —The Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) condemns the violent assault on Harpal Singh, a 70-year-old Sikh man who was attacked with a golf club last Monday while on his afternoon walk near the Sikh Gurdwara of Los Angeles. We extend our…

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MPAC Condemns Secretary of State Rubio’s Dangerous Targeting of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) and American Muslim Civil Society

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On August 13, 2025 By Misaal Irfan

Washington, D.C. | www.mpac.org | August 13, 2025 — In an interview with Sid Rosenberg on Sid and Friends in the Morning, Secretary of State Marco Rubio dishonestly and dangerously linked mainstream Muslim civil society organizations—specifically the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)—to terrorism. Responding to Rosenberg’s inflammatory question about…

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MPAC Calls for an Immediate End to U.S. Support for Israel’s Genocide in Gaza

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On August 8, 2025 By Misaal Irfan

Washington, D.C. | www.mpac.org | August 8, 2025 — Israel has just announced its plan to illegally conquer Gaza City, an alarming escalation in its ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people. This move would escalate the mass displacement of over 1.2 million Palestinians, most of whom are already enduring…

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MPAC and J Street Issue Joint Statement On Flow of Humanitarian Aid, Immediate Ceasefire in Gaza, and the Release of All Hostages.

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On July 29, 2025 By Misaal Irfan

The Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) and J Street released the following statement today: As leaders and organizations with differing historical narratives, political analyses, and policy prescriptions regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, we come together in shared conviction to say: Enough. Enough war. Enough civilian suffering. Enough starvation. Enough terror and…

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Occidental College Must Drop Retaliatory Charges and End Its Assault on Student Protests

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On July 28, 2025 By Misaal Irfan

Washington, D.C. | www.mpac.org | July 28, 2025 — The Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) condemns Occidental College’s violent response to peaceful student protests and its continued efforts to punish pro-Palestinian students through biased and retaliatory disciplinary proceedings. What occurred on April 25, 2025, during the inauguration of President…

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