(New Arab) Looking at the long-term prospects of political leaders in their community, organisers with Muslim groups see a bright future for Muslim candidates.
While this year’s midterms didn’t see the slew of wins for Muslims that the previous two elections did, what it did show was resounding victories of incumbents at the national level as well as small but steady gains at the state and local levels.
“What I think we’re seeing is a lot of people running for office at lower levels,” Mohamed Gula, executive director at Emgage-Action, a Muslim advocacy group, told the New Arab.
“We’re seeing more and more of us winning at the state level. That’s how it really all started.”
