Muslim Public Affairs Council
The Muslim Public Affairs Council ( MPAC ; Muslim Council for Public Affairs is) an American Muslim organization headquartered in Los Angeles , California , and is based in Washington, DC The organization was founded in 1986 and is since 1988 under its current name.
The Muslim Public Affairs Council ( MPAC ) was established in 1986 as a political action committee of the Islamic Center of Southern California ( Political Action Committee of the Islamic Center of Southern California founded). Its president is Salam Al-Marayati .
In its history it has condemned the death fatwa against Salman Rushdie and the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon , while Osama bin Laden denounced the Taliban . Maher Hathout (1936–2015) from Egypt was one of the leading figures in the movement. Haris Tarin from Afghanistan is the former head of the Washington office. Salam Al-Marayati, Haris Tarin and Maher Hathout are among the later signatories of the Common Word Initiative
Karen Armstrong , among others, received the Muslim Public Affairs Council Media Award .
See also
- Islam in the United States
- Haris Tarin / Maher Hathout / Laila Al-Marayati (English)
- Islamic Center of Southern California (English)
References and footnotes
literature
- Juliane Hammer, Omid Safi: The Cambridge Companion to American Islam . Cambridge University Press, New York 2013. ISBN 978-1-107-00241-8 .
- Akbar Ahmed : Journey into America: The Challenge of Islam . Brookings Press, 2010.
Web links
- mpac.org - Official website
- MPAC timeline
Coordinates: 34 ° 3 ′ 41.2 ″ N , 118 ° 17 ′ 12.5 ″ W.