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October 30, 2020 Emgage Action Condemns Trump’s Islamophobic, Xenophobic Tweet Upholding Muslim Ban   Washington, D.C.- Last night, President Trump proudly  tweeted that his administration “suspended the entry of refugees from terror-compromised nations such as Syria, Somalia, and Yemen.” This was presented in contrast to Biden’s plan that increases the intake of refugees, thereby “opening

October 27, 2020 Emgage Action Condemns Confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court   Washington, D.C.- Yesterday, Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed to the Supreme Court in a unanimous Republican vote, succeeding the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Her Senate vote of 52-48 was of the closest in history, and passed through the

On Thursday October 8, 2020 the US Council of Muslim Organization (USCMO) put out a false and misleading statement about Emgage. It is true that over the past several weeks Emgage was working with USCMO, in good faith, to address concerns raised by segments of the Muslim community about Emgage’s position on Palestine and the

As-Salaam ‘Alaikum, Over the past several weeks a number of attacks have been lodged against Emgage. Some are legitimate clarifications that we must make, but others are by nefarious foreign actors who are spreading false and misleading information about our organization across the Muslim American community, a few weeks before the most consequential election of

September 22, 2020 Emgage Action Applauds House Passing of Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act  Washington, D.C.- Today, the House voted and passed the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act. Emgage Action, a Muslim advocacy organization that has engaged with policymakers extensively on this matter, applauds this policy for ensuring that the American government is not funding forced labor

May 27, 2020 Washington, D.C.- Emgage Action, a national Muslim American advocacy organization, condemns the murder of George Floyd, a black man who reportedly told a police officer kneeling on his neck that he couldn’t breath. He was pronounced dead hours later. His death is reminiscent of Eric Garner, who desperately pleaded “I can’t breathe” while being

September 8, 2020 Washington, D.C.- MSNBC host Joy Ann Reid claimed that “Muslim leaders…talk a lot of violent talk and encourage their supporters…to commit violence.” She further compared “the way Muslims act” to Trump and his followers. “Reid’s flippant statements are Islamophobic, and stoke hate by generalizing billions of Muslims as ‘violent.’ We are calling