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Lifting the driving ban is long overdue | Marwa Abdelghani on CNN

On September 28, 2017 By MPAC

Marwa Abdelghani, MPAC media analyst, joined CNN Newsroom to discuss Saudi Arabian women finally winning the right to drive. The lift on the driving ban is long over due and has been perpetuating the damaging stereotype that Muslim women are oppressed. Saudi Arabian women have been fighting against discriminatory and misogynistic laws for years and still have a long way to go. Watch more commentary by MPAC's policy and media analysts: http://bit.ly/2t5jqYN

MPAC Empowering Voices Awards 2016

Benjamin Wittes

civil liberties

empowering voices

On September 25, 2017 By MPAC

The MPAC Empowering Voices Awards celebrates voices championing diversity in policy & media. Join us Sep. 27 in DC as we honor David Karp, CEO of Tumblr, Benjamin Wittes, Editor-in-Chief of Lawfare, and Stosh Cotler, CEO of Bend the Arc: A Jewish Partnership for Justice. Learn more and buy tickets at mpac.org/empowering-voices. Past honorees include DNC Chair and then Secretary of Labor Tom Perez, Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, NPR Journalist and "Serial" podcast creator Sarah Koenig, and civil rights icon, Rep. John Lewis (D-GA), among many others.

Interview with Lena Khan, Director of “The Tiger Hunter”

The Tiger Hunter

On September 20, 2017 By MPAC

Watch our exclusive interview with Lena Khan, Director of The Tiger Hunter, a thought-provoking, heartwarming and funny film about a young Indian man who travels to America in the 1970s to pursue his dreams. "The Tiger Hunter" premieres in theaters September 22! Check to see if the film is playing in your city http://bit.ly/2fhkI03 Help show entertainment executives that Muslim filmmakers are talented and can deliver great content. In 2008, we recognized Lena Khan as an emerging filmmaker and consider her a pioneer. She is opening doors for other talented Muslims.

Rohingya blood is on international hands | Ilhan Cagri on PressTV

On September 6, 2017 By MPAC

MPAC's Religious Freedom Fellow Ilhan Cagri spoke to PressTV about the critical situation in Burma, where over 120,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled and over 400 have been killed. No international government has done anything to stop the violence. Burmese Head of State Aung San Suu Kyi has not put a stop to the killings, and the issue is one of racism.

Join Us in Developing the Leaders of Tomorrow

On August 23, 2017 By MPAC

Highlights from the 2017 MPAC Media Awards

mpac media awards

the amplifer foundation

the white helmets

On August 18, 2017 By MPAC

The year's gala was our most inspiring and hopeful event yet! With 600 guests in attendance, including creatives and executives from entertainment and advertising, we honored people and projects exercising “resistance through art.” The night's honorees were HBO’s The Night Of, Oscar-winner The White Helmets, and The Amplifier Foundation’s #WeThePeople campaign. We also recognized Microsoft, Coca-Cola and other advertisers for their inclusive and unifying ads. Visit media-awards.mpac.org for more.

Qatar blockade’s impact on US national security interests | Omar Noureldin on CNN

American interests

foreign affairs analyst

middle east analyst

U.S. National Security

On July 6, 2017 By MPAC

Omar Noureldin, a foreign policy analyst and MPAC vice president & general counsel, joined CNN Newsroom to discuss the impact of the Saudi-led Qatar blockade on U.S. national security interests in the Middle East. Noureldin commented on Saudi Arabia's hegemonic goals in the region and how its blame on Qatar for supporting terrorist groups is a way to deflect from itself. Further isolation of Qatar pushes them closer to Iran, which is not in America's best interest. Watch more commentary by MPAC's policy and media analysts: http://bit.ly/2t5jqYN

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