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Home Front: Politix
Democratic Muslims Unite for Kerry
2004-07-28
EFL
As a nationwide political force, American Muslims may not yet condemed terrorism be huge, but in population they are — and Democratic Muslims Tuesday heralded their 40 delegates to the Democratic National Convention as their biggest contingent yet. "Muslims need to be involved in politics," said Zafar Tahir, 42, a Pakistani-born American who calls himself an "American first. An American leader who happens to be Muslim." Tahir is one of seven Muslim delegates from Texas at the convention this year to throw support to John Kerry. He said he has a strong message to other Muslim-Americans and new immigrants to this country.

Gathering at the Islamic Society of Boston in Cambridge on Tuesday, Muslim delegates and local leaders said the Democratic Party offers more to Muslims, particularly recent immigrants. They cite the prospect of equal treatment and justice.

Texas delegate Inayat Lalani, 65, a retired surgeon from India, ... said Republicans have squandered the headway they made with the Muslim community before Sept. 11 when they reached out on civil liberties issues, like the use of secret evidence against Muslim immigrants in federal prosecutions by the Clinton administration. Much of that goodwill was lost, he claimed, after Christian conservatives like Pat Robertson, who are close to the Bush administration, made comments calling the Muslim faith violent.
Posted by:Dragon Fly

#5  ...at the Islamic Society of Boston in Cambridge on Tuesday, Muslim delegates and local leaders said the Democratic Party offers more to Muslims...They cite the prospect of equal treatment and justice.

And people would consider Muslims as experts in those areas because...?
Posted by: jules 187   2004-07-28 9:44:45 AM  

#4  DF: Many thanks. He seems to be saying more or less what was said by 'British' Imams at the time - but in a much more verbose & careful manner - 'the poor and the abject will provide a warning to the rich' and 'the Paleostinians have suffered too'. Don't buy any of it for a minute, mind you. Thanks again - will read thoroughly later.
Posted by: Howard UK   2004-07-28 8:44:51 AM  

#3  Howard UK...start here.
Posted by: Dragon Fly   2004-07-28 8:30:28 AM  

#2  What sort of take does The Nation of Islam have on the WoT?? - (the ones who look like The Harlem Globetrotters in nice suits). Are they also viewed as the enemy within?
Posted by: Howard UK   2004-07-28 8:18:59 AM  

#1  Democratic Muslims Unite for Kerry

Of course they do, he'll call the dogs off.

btw Mr. Texas Delegate, FU and your goodwill lost. The Muslim faith violent? who would ever suspect what with beheadings, hacking off of limbs, treating women like shit and wanting to kill, hell being dictated by a friggin moongod to kill non-believers. Yeah, real enlightened. Jam it up your ass. This is exactly the sort of crap that Muslims and thier apologists have been spouting for the last 2 1/2 years. Squandered goodwill, Bah, tell that to the sailors on the Cole or those poor bastards in the African embassies, or the people you killed in the first trade center attack.
I'm finding it increasingly hard to differentiate between Islamists and Muslims - and I'm no so sure that it bothers me.


Posted by: JerseyMike   2004-07-28 8:05:45 AM  

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