Jetpac (Justice Education Technology Political Advocacy Center) seeks to build a strong American Muslim political infrastructure and increase our community’s influence and engagement.

We will take our place at the table across all levels of government.

Our philosophy of change is rooted in a community-based approach, grassroots mobilization, civics training, and technology application. We have developed our own training curriculum, as well as proprietary social media technology and automation tools, to give our Fellows the skills and resources they need to win elections.

Why Jetpac?

For generations, American Muslims have committed the majority of attention and resources on the construction of brick-and-mortar infrastructure projects—houses of worship, mosques, and Islamic centers—to establish a community base.

Building an American Muslim political infrastructure has fallen by the wayside.

American Muslims have been largely absent from politics. We are now living with the consequences:  lack of political representation, discriminatory policies, Islamophobic rhetoric, and a 600% increase in hate crimes against American Muslims since 2014.

Despite a population of over 3.3 million Muslims in the U.S., fewer than 300 hold elected office, with only two at the Congressional level.

Our History

Jetpac was founded in November 2015 on the heels of Jetpac Founding President Nadeem Mazen’s historic Cambridge City Council re­-election. Through a grassroots organizing strategy and the creation of semi-automated fundraising and outreach technologies, Nadeem’s campaign staff (who would later become the Jetpac Team) increased Muslim voter turnout by 300% and gave Nadeem the highest vote total of all 26 candidates in one of the state’s most competitive races.

Jetpac was established to scale and replicate Nadeem’s successes for American Muslims and allies across the country. Our staff conducts daily one-on-one trainings for American Muslims who wish to run for elected office.

Our Leadership Team

Nadeem Mazen		Mohammed Missouri		Shaun Kennedy
Co-Founder & President		Executive Director		Co-Founder & Campaigns Director
An activist, engineer, serial entrepreneur, and former Cambridge City Councillor, Nadeem founded Jetpac to provide training and resources for American Muslim political organizers and allies, so they too can represent and serve their communities.		Originally from Iraq, Mohammed is a political strategist and organizer with several years of experience in Massachusetts politics. He joined Jetpac as Executive Director in 2019 to increase representation of American Muslims in politics and media.		Originally from New Zealand, Shaun is a public interest advocate and organizer who has been working in the Boston area since early 2015. Shaun co-founded Jetpac to help ensure fair representation of minority communities at all levels of government.