American Muslim Millennial Award MPAC-WNY would like to invite Muslim youth to apply for the American Muslim Millennial Award. Scholarships to Muslim Youth are based on demonstrated academic achievement and service to the community. Criteria: Character:   Upholds Islamic principles and shows respect and courtesy to all. Scholastic:   Demonstrates academic excellence. High School Student must be on honor roll and reflect ...

MPAC-WNY 2020 Mini-Grants The Covid-19 Pandemic affected us all, individually, collectively and organizationally.  MPAC-WNY was no exception. Several marquee events were either cancelled or changed. Annual Banquet, Millennial Awards, Tent & Walk of Abraham, M-RAISE Program and several other programs were shelved and replaced with alternative programs, rolled out for the benefit of the community at the local and national ...

Another Voice / Social justice  WNY faith leaders raise unified voice against racism By Dr. Khalid Qazi Everyone deserves to breathe. This is not a privilege. This is a fundamental right. The death of George Floyd on May 25 in Minneapolis has left us all gasping for breath. For eight minutes and 46 seconds he was pressed under the knee ...

MPAC-WNY Racial & Social Justice Task Force Following the murder of George Floyd in May this year, MPAC-WNY established “Racial & Social Justice Task Force” to work for racial justice and equality in collaboration with like-minded groups in our region. The following Mission & Vision Statement was developed by the task force. Mission, Vision & Objectives ***** The Muslim Public ...

    Dear Community Member, Join our next joint program with Westminster Presbyterian Church of Buffalo A conversation with the MPAC-WNY Founding President & Senior Adviser Khalid J. Qazi Date:                              Wednesday, November 18 Time:                            ...

MPAC-WNY Newsletter Vol. XV No. 46 – October 2020 / Rabi ul Awal 1442 Newsletter-October-2020

We at MPAC offer our heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of the victims of the attack in Nice earlier today, as well as the recent attacks in Avignon and Paris, France. There is no place for violence in civil society, whether it is implicitly justified in the statements and actions (or lack thereof) of sitting politicians or carried ...

“Be patient in adversity…” November 4, 2020 “O you who have attained to faith! Be patient in adversity, and vie in patience with one another, and be ever ready [to do what is right], and remain conscious of God, so that you might attain to a happy state!” (  Q U R A N   3 : 2 0 0  ) ...

On So Many Levels November 9, 2020 MPAC congratulates President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on their historic win! After an absolutely chaotic past four years, the majority of voters chose honesty and decency, and a multicultural, multi-ethnic coalition elected the first African-American, Indian-American, female Vice President, who is also the child of immigrants, in our nation’s history. ...

November 11, 2020 By: Adam Beddawi, MPAC Policy Analyst   American Muslims have been an essential part of our American community, dating back to our nation’s founding and on through the epochal shifts which maintained the union. One under-appreciated component of our American Muslim faith and practice has been the long history of Muslims serving in the military. This Veteran’s ...