Muslim American
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