Muslim Leadership Initiative

Muslim Americans ran for office in record numbers in 2020 At least 170 Muslim candidates were on ballots this election cycle, running in 28 states and Washington, DC

December 2, 2020 Umar A. Farooq

(Middle East Eye) Muslim Americans ran for political office in record numbers this year, according to a report published on Wednesday by multiple organisations. Taking a step up on the ladder of political mobilisation, 170 Muslim candidates were on the ballot this […]

US Muslim student groups drop Emgage from voter mobilisation event Yale University's Muslim Student Association faced calls to drop Emgage and Farooq Mitha from its programming

October 23, 2020 Umar A. Farooq

(Middle East Eye) Muslim student groups at more than 30 US universities have dropped Emgage, a Muslim political advocacy group that has come under fierce criticism in recent weeks over its ties with pro-Israel groups, from an event aimed at mobilising young voters. The event, hosted […]

Radical Muslim infighting: AMP vs. Emgage For the Hamas-linked AMP, some Islamists are just not anti-Zionist enough.

October 7, 2020 Joe Kaufman

(FrontPage) American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) and Emgage are both radical Muslim organizations found in the US. Yet, one of these organizations, AMP, has taken issue with what it claims to be the other’s involvement with Zionist groups, something that is far […]

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