human rights

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

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…

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…

A Call for Accountability: Redefining the US-India Relationship on the Basis of Human Rights

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religious freedom

On June 20, 2023 By MPAC

By: Noor Hasan, Isra Qadri, Sahir Muhammad, MPAC Policy Fellows Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India — once proudly a pluralistic nation that now finds itself ethnically and religiously torn — is invited by President Joe Biden and Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy for an…

Los Angeles Interfaith Leaders Issue Statement on Al-Aqsa Mosque Desecration

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On April 24, 2023 By MPAC

As the holy season of Ramadan comes to an end, the undersigned members of the Los Angeles Council of Religious Leaders join in deploring Israeli police violence against peaceful worshipers in the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem on two occasions two weeks ago. Freedom of worship is a basic human…

Statement: Groff v. DeJoy – An Expansion of Religious Freedoms

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religious freedom

On April 18, 2023 By MPAC

Washington, D.C. | www.mpac.org | April 18, 2023 — Today, the Supreme Court of the United States heard oral arguments in Groff v. DeJoy — a Title VII religious discrimination case that could have major implications for American Muslims, other faith communities and more broadly racial and ethnic minorities…

Press Release: MPAC, Partners Hold Press Conference on Assault on Al-Aqsa Mosque

religious freedom

On April 7, 2023 By MPAC

LOS ANGELES, CA – Today, MPAC hosted a press conference on the troubling events occurring at Al-Aqsa Mosque. Alongside partners from the Islamic Shura Council of Southern California, the INKERIJ Foundation, and the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), we called on our government to stand up for our ideals and…

MPAC Recognizes International Day to Combat Islamophobia

On March 15, 2023 By MPAC

Washington, D.C. | www.mpac.org | March 15, 2023 — On this day, four years ago, 51 people were killed, and another 40 injured, in a mass shooting at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. As we remember the victims and their loved ones, we are once again reminded that…