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Number of Muslim-Americans Running for Public Office Hits Record High Since 9/11 – Report

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There has been a surge in the number of Muslim-Americans launching their bids for national and statewide offices, analysts say, crediting the Trump administration’s policies with sparking the moment.
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Not all of them have crossed the first threshold on the way to become elected officials. Only some 50 are still standing in their respective races after primaries.

In some states, like Michigan, primaries are yet to take place and may see the number of Muslim-American candidates plummeting further. Still, 50 is a huge increase from about a dozen Muslim-Americans that ran for office in 2016, the report notes.

If they all succeed, Congress may receive up to nine new Muslim members.

Among the most celebrated Muslim-American political newcomers is Abdul El-Sayed, who is running for governor of Michigan. El-Sayed became the youngest health commissioner in a major city when he was appointed as the executive director of the Detroit Health Department at the age of 30.

Now 33, he’s getting huge media attention and is being dubbed “the new Obama,”(the “old” Obama is Protestant, it has to be noted) although he himself rejects the comparison.

Over 10 years have passed since outgoing Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minnesota) made history by becoming the first Muslim American member of Congress in 2007.

His swearing-in ceremony was preceded by much controversy, with pundits and lawmakers alike debating on which Holy book, or both, he should use to take the ceremonial oath. Ellison opted for the English-language Quran owned by Thomas Jefferson.

The only other Muslim lawmaker sitting in Congress is Rep. Andre Carson (D-Indiana), who has been in office since 2008 after replacing his late grandmother Rep. Julia Carson in a special election.

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According to Jetpac, at least 18 Muslim Americans are seeking to be elected to a state legislature, while 10 are running for the offices of governor, mayor and city council and others. The majority is vying for low-profile offices such as on school committees and planning boards.

The soaring number of Muslim candidates has been linked to the controversial policies of US President Donald Trump, on immigration in particular, where Trump has imposed a recently reinstated ban on travelers from six Muslim-majority countries (the so-called “Muslim ban”).

As the Supreme Court upheld the controversial executive order in June, nationwide protests swept across the US, with the ban being slammed as racist.

It’s not the only instance where Trump inadvertently advanced diversity in the US. The US President’s poor record with women has also backfired, as it was reported last month that a record number of women, twice as many as in 2016, are running for Congress this year.

*SOURCE: RT. Go to ORIGINAL

**Photo: Muslim children in New York City supporting Park51.| David Shankbone from USA |Ground Zero Mosque Protesters | Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.

2018 Human Wrongs Watch


Source: https://human-wrongs-watch.net/2018/07/18/number-of-muslim-americans-running-for-public-office-hits-record-high-since-9-11-report/


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    • Freeus

      Things to watch: these people are told to have a lot of kids, the more of them means less of us. They were protected under Obama with a Bill that would not allow FBI or others to investigate and enter their Mosques. They all want to keep Sharia law if they had it previous which means women are controlled, gays are murdered and young kids are play toys. If you think that is false then you are not researching. Cults should never be allowed if one’s beliefs destroys others lives and the society they live in. Culturally they are so far from our culture- they belong in other countries that agree with them-we don’t.

      • CUB4DK

        Are you being Paranoid now Freeus??…you shouldn’t be concerned with Skin Pigmentation. Racism has been the result of our Conditioning since Birth.
        Our problems run much deeper then that…for instance, the Pedophiliac Cults that run the Whitehouse is a Major Problem.
        Besides Christians have also run Cults, so lets not be Naive.

    • Andy

      separation of church & state – religious ‘leaders’ should never be permitted to run for any state office

      and muslims shouldn’t even be permitted entry to the country, not even as a tourist, let alone as an immigrant

      keep your death-cult in death-cult countries and out of the civilized world

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