October 31, 2014
‘Muslim communities in the West,” wrote Graham Fuller and Ian Lesser in 1995 (“The Geopolitics of Islam and the West”), “are more likely to exert influence on their countries and cultures of origin rather than receive influences from them; over time they may have a substantive effect on the perceptions of secularization and minority rights in the Middle East.”
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READ MOREOctober 17, 2014
In his op-ed, MPAC President Salam Al-Marayati calls for Muslims in the West, who have the privilege to worship without the coercion of state power, to form independent religious and political thinking from those who have created an unholy alliance between mosque and state in the Middle East. -
READ MORESeptember 19, 2014
A recent op-ed published by MPAC President Salam Al-Marayati in The Huffington Post called “The Key to Defeating ISIS Is Islam” cites Islam as the cure to preventing violent extremism. Al-Marayati’s central argument is that “America needs Islam -- not to convert people to the religion, but as the antidote to the toxic and threatening ideology of ISIS.” -
READ MOREAugust 30, 2014
MPAC President Salam and Al-Marayati, along with Community Outreach Coordinator Cherif Abou El Fadl and Special Projects Fellow Omar Noureldin published an op-ed in “On Faith” this week called “Takfirism: The Key to Understanding ISIL.” The op-ed explores the method through which ISIL uses Islam to justify it’s crimes. It also explores ISIL’s “ideological underpinnings” by looking at the history of takfirism and offers recommendations on how the United States can combat violent extremism. -
READ MORENovember 22, 2011
Imran Khan, the noted cricket champion and head of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, led a massive rally of ordinary Pakistanis, last week. Khan has been dabbling in politics since the 1990s but has never gotten much traction, so where did this rally come from and what does it mean? -
READ MOREAugust 24, 2008
When the fires broke out near my home in recent weeks, there was almost nothing that could keep me from my friends and family -- but the promise of meeting with members of Congress who wanted to hear what young Muslims had to say was enough to pull me away. -
READ MOREAugust 21, 2007
As Ramadan fast approaches, there is a nervous anticipation among charities on whether the U.S. Treasury will shut down or raid or make some announcement about another charity. -
READ MOREAugust 3, 2007
I recently found myself standing between Shaarik Zafar, senior policy advisor in the Office of Civil Rights & Civil Liberties at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and Saqib Ali, Democratic Delegate from Maryland's District 39, casually contributing to a conversation on issues -
READ MOREApril 24, 2007
As the conflict deepens between Sunni and Shiite Muslims in Iraq, Muslim leaders in Southern California have launched what they hope will be a nationwide movement to promote unity among different branches of the faith in this country and help prevent acts of violence here. -
READ MOREJuly 31, 2006
On Sunday, July 23, both Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger braved the gripping heat wave to speak out at rallies to express solidarity and support for the state of Israel. They did not attend any interfaith vigil calling for a cease-fire in this senseless violence in Lebanon. -
READ MOREFebruary 25, 2006
About 150 conservatives, liberals and libertarians gathered peacefully yesterday in front of the Danish Embassy -- at the behest of author Christopher Hitchens -- to support free speech and protest Islamic radicalism. -
READ MOREFebruary 24, 2006
Strengthening the voices of moderates is the surest way to overpower the voices of extremists, according to Ahmed Younis, National Director of [Muslim Public Affairs Council
