Abolish the War on Terror: 20 Years Overdue

It is long past due time to begin demanding accountability and an end to the policies and systems that make up the War on Terror apparatus.

 
 
 
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Our Origin Story

In December of 2020, Justice for Muslims Collective brought together a group of partner grassroots organizations across the country that are led and rooted in communities targeted by the War on Terror.


The War on Terror is the infrastructure used to police, surveil and incarcerate African, Black, Indigenous, Muslim, Middle Eastern, Arab, and South Asian communities under the guise of national security. It is codified through a set of laws, policies, and programs. According to Brown University’s Cost of War Project, the global War on Terror has resulted in the murder of 12 million individuals and has produced 37 million refugees across the world. Overall, the War on Terror has cost the American public 6.4 trillion dollars.

Collectively, we built the “Abolishing the War on Terror, Building Communities of Care” grassroots policy agenda and released it in February of 2021. Muslim Abolitionist Futures is a continuation of that critical and collaborative work. It is a platform and network with a focus on uplifting strategies, campaigns and organizations working to abolish the War on Terror. With this interactive website, our cross-movement convenings and the creation of the National Network to Abolish the War on Terror, we are committed to abolishing the War on Terror with clear coordination of campaigns and movement demands.

 

Organizational Movement Map

A living map of the grassroots and community-based organizations resisting the War on Terror.

 

Our Core

These are the organizations and people that keep the work moving and lead with a grounded vision towards Muslim Abolitionist Futures.

 
Core Member: Sahar Pirzada

Core Member: Sahar Pirzada

Core Member and Lead Convener: Darakshan Raja

Core Member and Lead Convener: Darakshan Raja

Core Member: Jeanine Erakat

Core Member: Jeanine Erakat

Core Member: Meral Kocak

Core Member: Meral Kocak

Core Member: Yazan Zahzah

Core Member: Yazan Zahzah

Our Anchors

These are the organizations and people that are committed to Muslim Abolitionist Futures and contribute their time, feedback and thought leadership to move the work forward.

 

  • Center for Constitutional Rights

  • Democratic Socialists of America - Muslims

  • Believers Bailout

 

  • Palestine Legal

  • United States Campaign for Palestinian Rights

  • Muslim Justice League

 

  • Queer Crescent

  • Borderlands for Equity

MAF Working Groups

  • Partnership to End Gendered Islamophobia

    Sitting at the intersection of the Reproductive Justice, Gendered Violence, and Anti-Terror Industrial Complex fields, this working group in invested in bringing an intersectional analysis to all movement spaces that includes the voices of those impacted by Gendered Islamophobia.

    Core Anchors: HEART & Queer Crescent

  • Abolition Policy Advocacy

    This working group approaches policy advocacy and grassroots organizing with an abolitionist lens and actively works to promote the “Abolish the War on Terror, Build Communities of Care” policy agenda.

    Core Anchors: Darakshan Raja and SAALT

  • Communications, Public Education, & Rapid Response

    Drawing from the collective work of the Muslim Abolitionist Futures Network, this working group produces educational materials, communications, and resources to uplift critical analysis and narratives.

    Core Anchor: Vigilant Love