Free Republic

CAMBRIDGE, MA—This “open call” for American Muslims to immerse themselves in local politics is the product of twelve months of organizing by startup nonprofit Jetpac Inc., who are leading the drive for an increase in civic education for American Muslim communities across the United States. Jetpac was founded by Nadeem Mazen, Massachusetts’ first Muslim City Councillor, and Shaun Kennedy, former Deputy Campaign Manager for Mazen’s landslide 2015 Cambridge City Council win. President and Executive Director respectively, their team has already been training American Muslim community leaders, coordinating group workshops, and organizing civic education programs in what they describe as “America’s...