Muslims for America
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Muslims For America, previously known as Muslims for Bush, is a pressure group dedicated to introducing American Muslims into politics and ensuring US foreign policy is "written with an understanding of Islam" [3]. According to it website, Muslims For America aims to work with the Republican National Committee, in setting up American Muslim Republican Caucuses within each US state Republican Party, in addition to building relations with the Democratic Party.
The group was founded and is funded by American Muslims of Pakistani descent, Muhammad Ali Hasan, and his mother, Seeme Gull Khan Hasan. Claiming to be bipartisan in nature, Muslims For America believe "the best foreign policy plans can mature from both the Republican Party and Democratic Party" [4]
However, some hold the view that the group is really a partisan Republican lobby organisation; one of the group's founders, Seeme Gull Khan Hasan, reportedly having "donated more than $1 million to Bush and Republican causes since the 2000 [US Presidential election] campaign" [5]. When announcing the name change from Muslims For Bush, the group stated among its aims, to "create greater friendships between American Muslims and the Republican Party" [6].
During the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict the organization faced conflicting interest between the strong support of Israel by the U.S. government and American politicians, and the general attitude of Muslims toward Israel. [1][2]
Muslims For America has consistently expressed a zero tolerance policy for any kind of terrorism, "in following the example left by [Muhammad]."[7]
[edit] External links
- Muslims for America.
- Muslims for Bush
- Who are "Muslims for Bush"?, examination of the Hasan family's political connections.
- The Muslim World's Savior, article by Muhammed Ali Hasan.
