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MPAC-WNY is proud to present our 14th Annual Banquet key note speaker: Tahera Rahman WHBF-TV – CBS  At just 27 years old, Ms. Rahman is the first Muslim Hijabi TV reporter at WHBF-TV, a CBS affiliate, in Rock Island, IL. She joined the Local 4 News team as a producer in May of 2016. Her duties included deciding which stories ...

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Standing In Solidarity With Our Jewish Friends The Executive Board and the membership of MPAC-WNY, as well as the wider Muslim community, is dismayed and distraught with the recent desecration of Jewish cemetery in St. Louis and dozens of threats and attacks on Jewish Community Centers across the country, including the Jewish Community Center in Getzville in our own community. ...

By Kevin Jolly Updated Sunday, January 29, 2017 at 06:46 PM EST 5 5 Related Stories Judge Blocks Deportations as Protesters Rally Against Trump Travel Ban Updated 01/29/2017 03:12 AM Impromptu Protest Turns into Celebration at Buffalo Niagara International Airport 01/28/2017 10:35 PM AMHERST, N.Y. — Dr. Khalid Qazi, who heads the Muslim Public Affairs Council of Western New York, ...

November 2, 2016 Dear Community Member: Asalam-Alaikum; We need your help in settling refugees that are coming to Buffalo by sponsoring just ONE Family. And, your sponsorship will have significant returns for you and the community you live in, Insha-Allah. But, first, a little bit of background (please read to the end). You are aware of increasing number of refugee ...

Dear Community Member: 2016 Presidential Election is shaping up to be a critical election in defining who we are, as a Nation, and what we stand for. It’s incumbent upon every one of us to participate in this elections at every level of the government and have your voice heard. Not voting means you have voted for opposing view point. ...

Dear Community Members: Asalam-Alaikum, Shalom, Greetings; Eid-Mubarak (Greetings) to the entire Muslim Umma (Community) on the special occasion of Eid-ul-Adha on Monday, September 12, 2016. May Allah (God) make this a joyous Eid for you and your entire family. May Allah also make it easy for those engulfed by unending wars and those under occupation. We know only too well ...

For our generation September 11, 2001 is the day that will forever remain in infamy.  On this date a depraved band of zealots unleashed the most vile form of iniquity and hate upon unsuspecting innocents.  These criminals committed the most atrocious and wicked act of mass murder in the history of the United States.  American Muslims are incredibly offended and ...

Buffalo, NY, Sunday, June 12, 2016 Muslim Public Affairs Council condemns horrific mass shooting targeting a gay club in Orlando, Florida in the early hours of this morning. The terror attack has taken the innocent lives of 50 and injured at least 53. Our hearts, thoughts, prayers, and condolences are with the families of the victims. We join all Americans ...