Archive for the ‘Muslims & US Politics’
Formulating a Vision for Muslim America • 08.08.09
(Posted by: The IqraSense.com Blogger) The earlier published article (“The Future of American Muslims – Is there a Vision?”) highlighted the need for a strategic vision for Islam and Muslims in America and raised a few questions that need to be discussed, and debated to get their efforts on the right track. This post further expands on those questions and highlights 6 areas which American Muslim leaders must focus on at a minimum to get clarity on a roadmap for a better Muslim America. (more…)
The Future of American Muslims – Is There a Vision? • 08.08.09
(Posted by: The IqraSense.com Blogger) Last month in July 2009, Rick Warren, a popular evangelical Christian pastor was the keynote speaker at the ISNA (Islamic Society of North America) conference. Pastor Warren’s speech was welcomed by many American Muslim organizations, leaders and community members. This is because the expression of friendship by such a leader in a conference attended by 45,000 Muslims was first of its kind in America. His speech was perceived by American Muslims as a positive step in helping to bridge any misunderstandings between Muslims and Christians of America.
Muslims ask Senators Obama and McCain (Elections 2008) • 10.16.08
Presidential elections are in full swing in the United States. Both candidates’ are being vetted extensively by the media and the pundits on various issues that include the economy, health care, foreign policy, security, education and much more.
An Appeal to American Muslims • 10.14.08
== From AMobserver.com ==
So much has changed lately for us American Muslims. It would not be inaccurate to say that we as American Muslims have taken the brunt of a slew of world wide disturbances over the past few years and in the process have been caught completely off guard defending the very rights that made many of us to migrate here. On the other hand, though, this has pushed American Muslims to contemplate their expanded roles in the society where they were merely “physically living” all this time.
The Making of an American Muslim President • 06.19.08
A Muslim for the President of the United States? Not in this lifetime many would say. But again, history is always in the making and it is currently unfolding in the United States – Although not a Muslim this time, but never before has a black candidate won the nomination to lead a major political party. Never before has a woman come so close to become the nominee of a major political party. And never before has a major party nominee in the United States had a Muslim father or a background that comes so close to being a Muslim as can ever be imagined in these times.
Barack Obama’s not a Muslim, but why should it matter? • 01.29.08
Source ===> Miami Herald columnist Leonard Pitts Jr.’s column appears Sunday on editorial pages of The Times. His e-mail address is: lpitts@herald.com
John Deady (co-chairman for Rudy Giuliani’s veterans’ coalition) statements on "Muslims" • 01.03.08
John Deady, the co-chairman for Rudy Giuliani’s veterans’ coalition in New Hampshire has resigned after making statements about Muslims when he was quoted as saying that “We need to keep the feet to the fire and keep pressing these people until we defeat or chase them back to their caves — or in other words get rid of them.”
Mike Huckabee on Benazir Bhutto’s Death, Pakistanis, and Illegal US Immigration • 12.29.07
Very recently, Mike Hucakbee, former Arkansas Governor and US presidential candidate remarked on Benazir Bhutto’s death that he is concerned about illegal Pakistanis crossing the border.
The Media bias against Muslims • 11.25.07
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