This article was first published for the Muslim Public Affairs Council on Thursday, February 4, 2021 at mpac.medium.com. Tech giants like Facebook have come under increased scrutiny for the role they play in disseminating news and information, especially as it pertains to the spread of false narratives and divisive rhetoric…

This article was first published for the Muslim Public Affairs Council on Thursday, January 28, 2021 at mpac.medium.com. Amongst the tidal wave of executive actions President Biden signed on his first day in office, one in particular is historic in nature: the Executive Order (EO) On Advancing Racial Equity and…

This article was first published for the Muslim Public Affairs Council on Thursday, January 21, 2021 at mpac.medium.com. The United States is now in its sixth week of distributing and administering COVID-19 vaccinations, but vaccine rollout has been woefully slow while the rate of infection has only climbed higher. According…

This article was first published for the Muslim Public Affairs Council on Thursday, January 14, 2021 at mpac.medium.com. The violent insurrection led by pro-Trump extremists against our Capitol last week was a catalytic moment in American history. Our nation’s democracy and constitutional processes came under direct attack, incited by none…

This article was first published for the Muslim Public Affairs Council on Thursday, January 7, 2021 at mpac.medium.com. Millions of Palestinians are now living under full-blown medical apartheid, with no access to vaccines. Alone, they stand little chance to secure vaccine supplies. They need international help. Particularly, they need the…

Recently, New Zealand’s Royal Commission of National Inquiry found that NZ security agencies disproportionately focused on “radical Islamist terrorism” instead of white supremacist threats.Though the report did not find that these shortcomings would have prevented the Christchurch massacre, where a white supremacist terrorist murdered 51 Muslim worshippers, the commission did…

On Thursday, December 10, in a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) allows Muslims to seek money damages against federal officials for being placed on the No Fly List. The case, Tanzin v. Tanvir, involved three practicing Muslim men…

“O you who have attained to faith! Be ever stead- fast in upholding equity, bearing witness to the truth for the sake of God, even though it be against your own selves or your parents and kinsfolk. Whether the person concerned be rich or poor, God’s claim takes precedence over…

On Thursday, the Inspector General of the Australian Defense Force (IGADF), Major General Justice Paul Brereton, released the Afghanistan Inquiry Report, which revealed the findings of a four-year inquiry into the conduct of Australian special forces in Afghanistan between 2005–2016. While a total of 25 perpetrators have been identified, the…