“An attack against any one of us is an attack against all of us. Those who continue to promote and perpetuate hate and scapegoating are cowards. They will not come here in the light of day to say antyhing. So the more we bring out light, the more we will stamp out this hatred.”

– Salam Al-Marayati, President of the Muslim Public Affairs Council

This past week, 8 innocent individuals, 6 of whom were of Asian origin, were mercilessly executed by a domestic terrorist.  The IECOC community echoes the sentiment of various civil rights groups and joins in solidarity with the Asian-American and Pacific Islander communities in their stance against racism, hatred, and violence. 

Read the full MPAC statement here:

https://www.mpac.org/blog/policy-analysis/dc-weekly-issue-17-2021.php