Tahirah Amatul-Wadud is running in the Democratic primary for U.S. Congress in Massachusetts’ First District. A lawyer, mother, and a community leader, she came to Jetpac to prepare herself to run for office. “Running for office as a Muslim presents its own challenge. I was [unprepared] as a Muslim running for office,” Tahirah said, adding ...

Source: Bushra Amiwala Congratulations to Bushra Amiwala, Jetpac Fellow and candidate for Cook County, IL Commission. You can find her on the January 29, 2018 cover of TIME Magazine. Bushra went into politics to change the narrative about Muslim women. She announced her intention to run for office to give “a voice to her underrepresented ...

We are proud to have partnered with the Islamic Center of Boston in Wayland, MA to pilot our Youth Civic Education Program, a weekend course that teach high school students about government and leadership. As part of our core mission to increase the civic education and political engagement of American Muslims, Jetpac’s Youth Civic Education ...

We are excited to announce that Jetpac is a 2018 recipient of the Pillars Fund grant award! This generous grant supports Jetpac’s work to expand our programming and further our mission to train and activate American Muslims leaders in the civic space. About Pillars: Since 2010, Pillars has invested in opportunities for American Muslims to ...