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Muslim Public Affairs Council

Field	Value
name	Muslim Public Affairs Council
former name	Political Action Committee of the Islamic Center of Southern California
caption	MPAC Logo
formation	1988
extinction
type	501(c)3 organization
tax_id	95-4185142
purpose	Policy advocacy agency
headquarters	Los Angeles
Washington, D.C.
region_served	United States
leader_title	President
leader_name	Salam Al-Marayati
key_people	Seema Ahmad (Chair, Board of Directors)
Maher Hathout (Senior advisor)
Sue Obeidi (Director, Hollywood Bureau)
main_organ	Board of Directors
affiliations	Muslim Public Affairs Council
website

Washington, D.C. Maher Hathout (Senior advisor) Sue Obeidi (Director, Hollywood Bureau) The Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) is a national American Muslim advocacy and public policy organization headquartered in Los Angeles and with offices in Washington, D.C. MPAC was founded in 1988.

According to the organization's website, MPAC seeks to correct misperceptions and improve public understanding and policies that affect American Muslims by engaging directly with key members of the government, media and local communities. The group has been criticized within mainstream American Islam for taking charity in violation of the Quran and for joining an Amicus Brief in the Gerald Lynn Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia case.

History

The Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) was founded in 1988 at the Islamic Center of Southern California."

In its history, it has condemned the death fatwa against Salman Rushdie and the attacks on the World Trade Center, and denounced the Taliban and Osama bin Laden.

In January 2023, MPAC issued a statement defending a professor who was fired from Hamline University in Minnesota for showing a painting of Muhammad in an art class.

References

"Staff & Board".
"About MPAC".
Shaikh, Ahmed. (2016-06-20). "Zakat, Poverty and the Kitchen Sink".
"SCOTUS - Gerald Lynn Bostock v. Georgia".
Shaikh, Ahmed. (2019-07-31). "Were Muslim Groups Duped Into Supporting an LGBTQ Rights Petition at the US Supreme Court?".
"MPAC Timeline".
(18 January 2023). "Who's Afraid of a Portrait of Muhammad?".

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