Posted on Nov 5, 2018
Muslims Hope To 'Wake Up' At The Ballot Box This Year
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"On a recent Saturday afternoon in an office in St. Paul, Minn., a flurry of calls went out to Native American and Latinos voters reminding them to vote Nov. 6. And there was a new group added to the list: Muslims.
Until last year, ISAIAH, a multi-racial coalition of faith communities in Minnesota, was mostly made up of churches. Now, 24 mosques have joined the voter turnout effort. The group is focused on getting communities of color to vote this year in reaction to what it describes as politics of fear and a rise of white nationalism.
With Muslims and immigrants used as boogeymen in political rhetoric, Imam Asad Zaman, executive director of the Muslim American Society of Minnesota, said, getting his community to the ballot box is vital. Zaman is leading the local Muslim effort to get out the vote and has been a leader on political engagement in the community for more than 15 years".
Until last year, ISAIAH, a multi-racial coalition of faith communities in Minnesota, was mostly made up of churches. Now, 24 mosques have joined the voter turnout effort. The group is focused on getting communities of color to vote this year in reaction to what it describes as politics of fear and a rise of white nationalism.
With Muslims and immigrants used as boogeymen in political rhetoric, Imam Asad Zaman, executive director of the Muslim American Society of Minnesota, said, getting his community to the ballot box is vital. Zaman is leading the local Muslim effort to get out the vote and has been a leader on political engagement in the community for more than 15 years".
Muslims Hope To 'Wake Up' At The Ballot Box This Year
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Good...Muslims are a part of American society just as any other group. Just vote. I am tired of folks not voting and then complaining nothing is getting done. My first question is did you vote? If the answer is no then I shut down and walk off.
However, one can understand why Americans are reacting the way they are to the Muslim nation as a whole. We were attacked by Muslims and have been fighting the Jihad against us ever since. Now with that being said, the Muslim reigion is a peaceful religion for the most part...most Americans don't understand that. I am not Muslim and never will be but I respect a persons belief to believe the way they want to. I don't want anyone to infringe on my right to my faith and I wouldn't infringe that on anyone else.
However, one can understand why Americans are reacting the way they are to the Muslim nation as a whole. We were attacked by Muslims and have been fighting the Jihad against us ever since. Now with that being said, the Muslim reigion is a peaceful religion for the most part...most Americans don't understand that. I am not Muslim and never will be but I respect a persons belief to believe the way they want to. I don't want anyone to infringe on my right to my faith and I wouldn't infringe that on anyone else.
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We were attacked by Muslim EXTREMISTS. There are Muslims serving in our armed forces. I know many that I call brother and sister in arms. Many Americans are ignorant of this and it shows.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel It so sad that we have to mention in ads that this person is the first: black man, black women, women, homosexual, muslim, jew, catholic, and so on, why can we just look at the person and go with that?
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