ISLAMIC ISSUES 13-43: MPAC Congratulates Newest Obama Appointees

 

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MPAC congratulates Tom Perez, the newly nominated Secretary of Labor, and Melissa Rogers, the new Director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, for their new appointments to senior positions in the administration by President Barack Obama. MPAC is honored to have worked closely with both individuals, and witnessed their tireless efforts to ensure our rights and freedoms as Americans.

 

"Tell the truth; use their words."
General George Marshall to Frank Capra
in commissioning the "Why We Fight" series.

ZAKAT: A Warfare Funding Mechanism,
      http://micastore.com/Vanguard/PastIssues/2010April.pdf
The Influence of Islamic Law on Intelligence and Law Enforcement
      http://micastore.com/Vanguard/PastIssues/2011January.pdf
Dogmatic Basis of Jihad and Martyrdom
      http://smallwarsjournal.com/blog/journal/docs-temp/805-gawthrop.pdf
Countering Political Islam
      http://www.iacsp.com/back_issue.php?gallery=2004&image=2004-Vol10_No4.jpg
Sources and Patterns of Terrorism In Islamic Law
      http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/2006Fall.pdf

 

Subj: MPAC Congratulates Newest Obama Appointees | Op-Ed: 'Muslim Ghosts of the Civil War' | 1 Day Left to Apply for Fellowship on Drones

 

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