Re: arabs raising money for bush
"Afdhere Jama" <[email protected]> Tue, 17 Feb 2004 18:27:32 -0800
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wasalam, it should also be mentioned that the majority of muslims in the u.s. - like everywhere else - are 'public' conservatives. mark my words, when *gay marriage* becomes an issue of presidential debate, [muslim] folks will be voting for bush... afdhere Afdhere Jama Editorial Director HURIYAH Publications S A N F R A N C I S C O [email protected] http://www.huriyahmag.com >From: frawthydog >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [Progressivemuslimsnetwork] arabs raising money for bush >Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2004 13:25:14 -0800 (PST) > >Salaam, > >Lets put this into context please... > >1. these are RICH arabs/iranis...who obviously are more beholden to their pockets....as all greedy people are...so the question of them being arab or irani or pakistani is irrelevent... > >2. THERE is an important point to be made about how these rich elites speak and try to speak for the rest of the US Muslim community (particularly among immigrant communities)...it is these same 'leaders' who urged muslims to vote for Bush...and while they blabbered away about how the Reps are better than the Dems for palestine (which btw is n ot true, its pretty much even), their real intent was to line their own pockets....and 3 years later it is thousands of working class muslims who have been locked up, beaten, killed, or deported... > >the US muslim community needs to make serious assessments of how and why these people are 'leading,' 'representing,' and speaking for us... > > > >--------------------------------- >Do you Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Finance: Get your refund fast by filing online ---------- Dream of owning a home? Find out how in the First-time Home Buying Guide.