{"id":1914,"date":"2004-07-28T01:01:00","date_gmt":"2004-07-28T06:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/altmuslim\/?p=1914"},"modified":"2004-07-28T01:01:00","modified_gmt":"2004-07-28T06:01:00","slug":"dnc_boston_2004_the_muslims_are_coming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/altmuslim\/2004\/07\/dnc_boston_2004_the_muslims_are_coming\/","title":{"rendered":"DNC Boston 2004: The Muslims are coming!"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\" align=\"right\">\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altmuslim.com\/ee_images\/mona_mohib.jpg\" border=\"0\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">\n<div class=\"caption\">Change is a-comin<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of work in the Muslim community that needs to be done,\u201d reflects <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ctnow.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fhc-mona0729.artjul29%2C1%2C3287204.story%3Fcoll%3Dhc-headlines-local\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Mona Mohib<\/a>, a Democratic Party strategist on Muslim American issues as she participated in this week\u2019s Democratic Party convention in Boston.  She and the other <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sanluisobispo.com%2Fmld%2Fsanluisobispo%2Fnews%2Fnation%2F9271311.htm\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Muslim delegates<\/a> (who number about <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtontimes.com%2Fnational%2F20040727-103440-2693r.htm\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">40<\/a> out of 4,300) worked the crowds, fielding questions regarding Sen. John Kerry\u2019s stand on issues of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.palestinechronicle.com%2Fstory.php%3Fsid%3D20040729062946443\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Muslim concern<\/a> (including the Patriot Act and the war in Iraq) and preparing to stump for the Democratic ticket in Muslim gatherings across America.  \u201cThe Muslim community is getting more and more <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailystar.com.lb%2Farticle.asp%3Fedition_id%3D10%26categ_id%3D2%26article_id%3D6734\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">politically sophisticated<\/a>,\u201d she noted.   <\/p>\n<p>In Texas, for example, Muslims voter registration and organizing led to Texas bringing the largest number of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtopnews.com%2F%3Fsid%3D237280%26nid%3D213\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Muslim delegates<\/a> (seven) to this year\u2019s convention.  And they have found a receptive audience with the DNC.  Haleema Salie, a Muslim woman who lost her daughter and son-in law in the 9\/11 attacks was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.123bharath.com%2Findia-news%2Findex.php%3Faction%3Dfullnews%26id%3D4968\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">chosen<\/a> to reflect upon them to the convention hall.  \u201cRemember September 11th as the day we were one,\u201d she said, \u201cthe day we acted as if we valued each other.\u201d  House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) recently <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amperspective.com%2Fhtml%2Fpelosi_meets_muslims.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">hosted<\/a> a gathering of national Muslim groups, calling it \u201conly the first in an ongoing dialogue between congressional Democrats and Muslim Americans.\u201d  Also, Imam Yahya Hendi, a Muslim chaplain at Georgetown University, gave the closing <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dems2004.org%2Fsite%2Fpp.asp%3Fc%3DluI2LaPYG%26b%3D130845\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">benediction<\/a> on the second night of the convention.  Saudi-born Muslim <a href=\"http:\/\/www.FerialMasryForAssembly.com\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Ferial Masry<\/a>, a candidate for the California State Assembly who was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pacifica.org%2Fprograms%2Fdn%2F040422.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">written in<\/a> to the November ballot, lamented that she spent more time in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gulf-daily-news.com%2FStory.asp%3FArticle%3D87990%26Sn%3DWORL%26IssueID%3D27131\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">interviews<\/a> than on the convention floor.  \u201cAfter seeing a rising young star like Barack Obama at the DNC,\u201d said her son <a href=\"http:\/\/www.omarmasry.net\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Omar Masry<\/a>, a sergeant in the US Army who just returned from a tour of duty in Iraq, \u201cstories like my mom\u2019s seem even more realistic, because they represent the things we love about this country.\u201d  <\/p>\n<p>While the majority of the Muslim vote seems <a href=\"http:\/\/democrats.org%2Fnews%2F200407210014.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">destined<\/a> to go Kerry\u2019s way, but some voters remain <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iht.com%2Farticles%2F531744.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">skeptical<\/a>.  \u201cThey have to do their homework,\u201d said delegate Asad Zaman from Minnesota, who reflected a common sentiment that Kerry would have to do more than <a href=\"http:\/\/news.ft.com%2Fservlet%2FContentServer%3Fpagename%3DFT.com%2FStoryFT%2FFullStory%26c%3DStoryFT%26cid%3D1087374058580\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">kiss Muslim babies<\/a> to get votes.  \u201cHe needs to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com%2Fstory%2F150%2Fstory_15038_1.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">visit mosques<\/a> the way he visits synagogues.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><i><\/i><\/p>\n<p>Shahed Amanullah is editor-in-chief of altmuslim.com.\n<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Though comparatively few in number, Muslim delegates at the Democratic National Convention in Boston have been a visible and vocal presence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":530,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1914","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-briefings"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>DNC Boston 2004: The Muslims are coming!<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Though comparatively few in number, Muslim delegates at the Democratic National Convention in Boston have been a visible and vocal 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