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MPACUK is a non-profit making organisation working with the community, helping Muslims to help themselves.

We are not a charity but a unique Empowerment System; the first of it's kind for Muslims in Europe and it is our aim to defend Muslim interests and Islam throughout Britain and the world.

The Muslim population constitutes the largest minority population in Britain, yet we are the most under represented in the political process. More than ever, we see that the needs and the opinions of Muslims are being disregarded.

How many times are Muslims made to feel as if Britain has done them a great favour by allowing them to live and work here - when many Muslims in Britain today were born here, and many others have reverted to Islam. Either way we are British citizens, we live, work, bring revenue in and pay taxes here. Muslims are law-abiding citizens and as such have a right to be heard, a right to be listened to and a right to be taken seriously.

It is the aim of MPACUK to change the situation for Muslims in Britain and throughout the rest of the world.

For too long have we been left behind in the race for both political and media attention towards the difficulties faced by Muslims. What has been done to bring these issues to the forefront?

Consider UK Zionist lobby groups; there are over 100 members of the Friends of Israel lobby in the Labour party alone. This gives them a very loud voice simply because they are active, each and everyone is giving and working for the good of their community. If Muslims could learn from this example, there would be no need to suffer in silence again.

Originally set up as a web-based media monitoring e-group, MPACUK's first mission was to fight the bias in the media and to re-dress the balance. MPACUK has since flourished. Rather than being a concentrated group of activists, funded by the community, MPACUK aim to give power to the community. A system of media monitoring, political lobbying and grass-roots community and institutional activism to allow the individual and the community the ability to change their own situation and the situation for Muslims at large.

MPACUK has been and still is forging links with the media to open an avenue for rational dialogue and re-education of the individual on the street regarding Islam and Muslims. The aim is make the all-too-common misrepresentation of Islam a thing of the past.

Tired of a government attitude of mere interest in using Muslim groups and individuals to support its policies, rather than taking account of the Muslim voice, MPACUK is aiming to politicise Muslims and encourage them to get to know their Members of Parliament, and to feel confident in raising issues with them - it is after all their job to look after the interests of their constituents.

MPACUK are aiming to bring the community together, disunity among Muslims has been our biggest downfall in recent years. This will not, however, stop us from holding Muslims and their leaders to account. The lack of accountability is killing the Ummah, no responsibility and no accountability means no action.

MPACUK are working with many organisations in an aim to break down barriers and at the same time pool both resources and experience.

This is not a knee-jerk reaction to the events of September 11th, but it is a life long commitment to ensuring the future of Muslims. Sponsor us, join us, or email us for more information.

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