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August 17, 2020

Official Statement Regarding Racial Antagonism and Harassment of MALA Staff

  On June 2nd, 2020, MALA posted a black square on all of the organization’s social media channels to honor Blackout Tuesday and demonstrate solidarity with Black communities in the wake of George Floyd’s murder.  One of MALA’s community members took offense to this post and responded by posting a number of articles, tagging MALA […]

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July 14, 2020

MALA Board Member Kalid Loul Receives Recognition from Congressman Andy Kim

    This month, Congressman Andy Kim honored Kalid Loul, MALA Board Member and Chief Operating Officer of Global Geeks for the work he has done to offer resources to first-line workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic.  Congressman Kim thanked Kalid for his efforts in supplying valuable personal protective equipment to first-line workers, and acknowledged the […]

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June 4, 2020

Ahmed Flex Omar: Our Society Can Only Heal if We Are All Willing to Participate in the Healing Process

June 4, 2020 As the Deputy Director and co-founder of the Muslim American Leadership Alliance, and as a Black man living in the United States, I want to express solidarity, on behalf of myself and MALA, with communities of color during this dark and painful time.  I would like to first extend my thoughts and […]

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May 11, 2020

MALA Co-Founder Pens Essay In Response to the Killing of Ahmaud Arbery

  In a brief and illuminating essay, Ahmed Flex Omar, Co-Founder and Deputy Director of MALA, describes his reaction to the recent killing of Ahmaud Arbery, an unarmed black man who was pursued and killed by two white men while jogging in a Georgia neighborhood.  The essay, titled “The Lynching of Ahmaud Arbery,” explores the […]

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