Ahmet Selim Tekelioglu

Government & Politics

Bob Casey praised CAIR official who urged Fetterman to ‘hang his head in shame’ over support for Israel Casey has been slow to defend Fetterman from left-wing attacks

June 27, 2024   

(Free Beacon) Sen. Bob Casey has touted an official at a pro-Hamas activist group who this week attacked the Pennsylvania Democrat’s Senate colleague, John Fetterman, for meeting with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Ahmet Selim Tekelioglu, the executive director of the Council […]

Discrimination & “Islamophobia”

US may elect first Muslim senator. Why are few Muslims thrilled? Donald Trump-backed Mehmet Oz’s Senate bid fails to produce enthusiasm seen with previous Muslim firsts in US.

November 5, 2022   

(Al-Jazeera) The United States may elect its highest-ranking Muslim official next week — a Donald Trump-backed Republican who has questioned the legitimacy of the 2020 elections. Mehmet Oz, a television personality and retired surgeon of Turkish descent, is running in Pennsylvania against […]