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The Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) is a national American Muslim advocacy and public policy organization headquartered in Los Angeles and with offices in Washington D.C. MPAC was founded in 1986. MPAC has participated in a number of coalitions and networks, worked with Japanese-American organizations and has retained the support of Russell Simmons for several years.〔http://www.mpac.org/events/save-the-date-mpac-to-honor-russell-simmons-on-nov.-9.php#.Ujjj1X-SGUk〕 ==History== MPAC was founded in 1986 as the "Political Action Committee of the Islamic Center of Southern California". It was later renamed in 1988 to the "Muslim Public Affairs Council."〔(MPAC Timeline )〕 In its history, it has condemned the death fatwa against Salman Rushdie and the attacks on the World Trade Center, and denounced the Taliban and Osama bin Laden.〔 Mahdi Bray formerly was political director of MPAC.〔(MPAC Hosts White House Office and National Interfaith Leaders ), Muslim-American Activism section of Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, July, 2001, page 82.〕〔Delinda C. Hanley, (Freeze on Jewish Defense League Assets Called for After JDL Bomb Plot Foiled ), Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, January/February 2002, page 16.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Muslim Public Affairs Council」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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