(MintPress) - On March 14, Muslim-American leaders in New York City will launch the first Muslim Democratic Club of New York, a “New York City based organization of American Muslims dedicated to helping elect responsible Democrats to local office.” The group has been hailed by supporters as an important step forward politically for the nearly
NYC Muslim Democratic Committee Forms, Boosting Political Representation
U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison, the first Muslim elected to congress, (D-MN), talks during a press conference with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, not pictured, in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, March 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil) (MintPress) – On March 14, Muslim-American leaders in New York City will launch the first Muslim Democratic Club of New York, a […]