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By Wa’el Alzayat, CEO of Emgage Action Many of you have asked us to share our thoughts on the upcoming presidential elections and how Muslim voters should approach them. Let me first acknowledge that there is no “perfect” approach, because in politics, there are none. Candidates, like all of us, are imperfect beings who are

Emgage Action welcomes the announcement by a coalition of over a dozen U.S. Senators stating that they are working on an amendment to require that weapons received by any country under the proposed national security supplemental are used in accordance with U.S. law, international humanitarian law, and the law of armed conflict. “In the last

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The censure of Rep. Rashida Tlaib is an affront to our constitutional right to free speech and is based on attempts to silence her, given that she is the only Palestinian-American member of Congress. Rep. Tlaib’s support of the Palestinian people, and her call for a ceasefire amidst a humanitarian crisis, reflect her long-standing support

We are deeply disturbed by the violence against pro-Palestine protesters seen in Chicago and Minneapolis this weekend. In Chicago, shots were fired toward a protest, and in Minneapolis, a vehicle reportedly drove through a protest. As a Muslim American civic engagement organization, we uphold peaceful protest as an important form of civic engagement – one

WASHINGTON, DC – Emgage, the nation’s preeminent Muslim American civic engagement organization, released findings from a survey asking Muslim Americans about their 2020 voting decisions as compared to their current 2024 voting predictions. Emgage conducted a survey of the Muslim American community as the crisis in Gaza continues. With over 2,200 responses, the survey found that

Our hearts are heavy given the terrible tragedy unfolding in Gaza with the killing of over 9,000 Palestinians, including 3,700 children. The war on Palestinians has unleashed a new round of anti-Arab and anti-Muslim bigotry here at home that led to the tragic murder of six-year-old Wadea Al-Fayoume in Illinois. It also contributed to Islamophobic

We are devastated by the horrific killing of a six-year-old Palestinian American boy, and the wounding of his mother, that took place in Plainfield, Illinois this weekend. Yesterday, we joined other organizations in urging President Biden to condemn this shocking crime, which has been deemed a hate crime by authorities. The President has since issued

We are watching with horror as the events in the Middle East are unfolding and rapidly escalating. All human life is precious. We mourn the innocent victims and we wholeheartedly condemn all attacks on civilians. We also grieve for the potential loss of more life and the ominous drumbeat of a larger-scale war that would