One of the more notorious visitors is Salam Al-Marayati, the executive director of the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC).
He was invited to participate in the conference as a "public member of the U.S. delegation, " according to MPAC.
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The Los Angeles-based Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) posted condemnations of Abou El Fadl on the American Muslims Intent on Learning and Activism (AMILA) Internet site.
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Notably, MPAC takes credit for getting Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca called to testify at the King hearing for the purpose of attesting to their good citizenship.
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The court said there was no reliable evidence that MPAC had advocated violence and that to describe the pamphlet presented by Mr Woolas' legal team as a 'hate' leaflet was 'extravagant'.
The Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC), and their umbrella lobbying organization the American Muslim Task Force (AMT) all quickly rushed to congratulate President-elect Obama.
We looked forward to further progress on the ASEAN-U.S. Connectivity Cooperation Initiative, supported by the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA), including engaging U.S. private sector resources to help ASEAN implement the MPAC.
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Al-Marayati was selected to participate in the confab by the U.S. delegation, which was led by Ambassador Avis Bohlen, a Georgetown University professor and former Clinton administration official, according to MPAC's website.
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"Al-Marayati was invited as a public member of the U.S. delegation to HDIM along with Professor Ethel Brooks of Rutgers University and Nida Gelazis of the Woodrow Wilson Institute, " MPAC said in a statement.
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During his remarks before OSCE participants, al-Marayati said that "hate speech that intends to degrade, intimidate, or incite violence against someone based on religion is harmful, " according to a portion of his speech posted on MPAC's website.
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This provision seeks to expand the FBI ban beyond CAIR to include other HLF unindicted coconspirators such as the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC), the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), the North American Islamic Trust (NAIT).
Ms. Al Husseini and her organization are closely tied to other Islamist groups, including the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) and the Muslim Students Association (MSA).
Concerned citizens are encouraged to contact the Southern Poverty Law Center at (334) 956-8200 or email and politely ask the SPLC, a self-described "civil rights organization dedicated to fighting hate and bigotry, " not to participate in the teleconference with MPAC.
As noted previously, Saeed created an umbrella group, the American Muslim Political Coordination Council (AMPCC), to unite other members of the "Wahhabi Lobby, " including the American Muslim Council (AMC), the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), and the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC).
Mr Woolas said he was very aware that MPAC had helped to unseat former MP Lorna Fitzsimons in neighbouring Rochdale, where it was criticised for sponsoring a leaflet which included the erroneous claim that she was Jewish, something for which it later apologised.
It is not surprising that MB-associated groups like ISNA, Muslim Advocates or MPAC would be lobbying for the lifting of sanctions against these organizations, but it is deeply disturbing that the U.S. Department of the Treasury would be giving them such insider access to prominent officials to do so.
We welcomed the strong interest of the United States in supporting the implementation of the Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity (MPAC), and highlighted the unique competencies of the United States Government and American business in support of the implementation of the MPAC in the areas of transportation, energy, and information technology connectivity.
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Salam al-Marayati, founder of the Muslim Public Affairs Council ( MPAC), was chosen by the Obama administration to deliver remarks in Warsaw, Poland- home to one of the largest Jewish ghettos during the Holocaust-during the OSCE's Human Dimension Implementation Meetings ( HDIM), a 10-day gathering meant to foster the "promotion of tolerance, " according to the group's website.
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