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Archive for June, 2018

The Muslim Ban: Laws and Policies Should Represent Us All

It starts on the campaign trail, then at the ballot box. Our country’s history reached a terrifying new low this week as President Trump and his administration live out their campaign promises to expel Latinx immigrants and ban Muslims from entering the U.S. With the heart wrenching images of children being separated from their families ...

Meet Omar Khoshafa

Boston’s Omar Khoshafa is one of the many American Muslims we have watched grow and harness their own civic leadership. Formerly a Harvard Presidential Fellow at Jetpac, Omar is now working at Boston City Hall in the Mayor’s office, and he still takes time to help with Jetpac initiatives. Most recently, Omar mentored Muslim youth ...

Boston Muslim Youth Canvassers Educate Neighbors on Gun Violence

This past Sunday, local Muslim youth from the Boston area gathered to knock doors in Cambridge and educate our neighbors about gun violence as part of Jetpac’s Youth Ramadan Knockathon. In the hours leading up to maghrib, Muslim youth knocked over 425 doors in East Cambridge to raise awareness about an issue on the hearts ...