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< | '''Muslim American''' is a term for United States citizens of Muslim belief, by birth or conversion, or possibly who identify with a Muslim cultural heritage. It is sometimes incorrectly applied to immigrants from Muslim-majority countries who are not Muslim-identified. The term [[Arab American]], or, as a more specific example, [[Lebanese American]] would apply to Americans such as GEN [[John Abizaid]] or Senator [[James Abourezk]], both American-born Christians of Lebanese immigrant parents. | ||
Muslim Americans have been slow to form a political bloc, although they actually outnumber extremely politically active [[Jewish American]]s.<ref name=WRMEA-06-2000>{{citation | |||
| journal = [[Washington Report on Middle East Affairs]] | date = June 2000 | |||
| title = Election Watch: The Case for a Muslim- and Arab-American Bloc Vote In 2000 | |||
| author = Richard H. Curtiss | |||
| url = http://www.wrmea.com/archives/June_2000/0006022.html}}</ref> Until 2000, when [[Keith Ellison]] was elected to Congress, the highest-ranking Muslim in elective office was [[Larry Shaw]], a [[North Carolina]] state senator. | |||
==Coalitions== | |||
Shaw, in 2008, did make an appeal on health care, in which he joined in an interfaith appeal. <ref name=MAS>{{citation | |||
| title = State Senator Wants Moratorium on New Mental Health Policy and More | |||
| date = 13 September 2008 | |||
| url = [[Muslim American Society]]}}</ref> | |||
==Bloc votes== | |||
==Muslim American influence groups== | |||
==References== | |||
{{reflist|2}} | |||
Revision as of 20:45, 30 August 2009
Muslim American is a term for United States citizens of Muslim belief, by birth or conversion, or possibly who identify with a Muslim cultural heritage. It is sometimes incorrectly applied to immigrants from Muslim-majority countries who are not Muslim-identified. The term Arab American, or, as a more specific example, Lebanese American would apply to Americans such as GEN John Abizaid or Senator James Abourezk, both American-born Christians of Lebanese immigrant parents.
Muslim Americans have been slow to form a political bloc, although they actually outnumber extremely politically active Jewish Americans.[1] Until 2000, when Keith Ellison was elected to Congress, the highest-ranking Muslim in elective office was Larry Shaw, a North Carolina state senator.
Coalitions
Shaw, in 2008, did make an appeal on health care, in which he joined in an interfaith appeal. [2]
Bloc votes
Muslim American influence groups
References
- ↑ Richard H. Curtiss (June 2000), "Election Watch: The Case for a Muslim- and Arab-American Bloc Vote In 2000", Washington Report on Middle East Affairs
- ↑ [[[Muslim American Society]] State Senator Wants Moratorium on New Mental Health Policy and More], 13 September 2008