By Ramy Osman August 2016 Steven Zilberg is the first Muslim candidate for senate in the state of Minnesota (14th District). He’s a native of Minnesota who converted to Islam while studying abroad in South Africa. He hopes to become the first Muslim Minnesotan senator as well as the youngest elected person from the city …
Category Archive: POLITICS & CIVIL RIGHTS
Jul 30 2016
Will it be Hillary or Trump: Does it really matter?
[The following are excerpts from an article published on Crescent Online. Additions and deletions by M4L are contained within brackets “[ ]”. – M4L admin] From the Web Source: http://www.crescent-online.net/2016/07/will-it-be-hillary-or-trump By Crescent Online (http://www.crescent-online.net) July 26, 2016 Many people naively believe that history-making is something good. What difference does it or will it make if Hillary …
Apr 07 2016
Libertarian Presidential candidate Darryl W. Perry selects Muslim running mate Will Coley for VP
From Around the Web Source: http://darrylwperry.com – –PRESS RELEASE– – For immediate release: 04/06/16 CONTACT: Darryl W. Perry Phone: 202-709-4377 Email: Darryl@DarrylWPerry.com NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Libertarian Presidential candidate Darryl W. Perry selects Muslim running mate KEENE, NH, April 6, 2016 – The Libertarian Party, which made history in 1972 …
Mar 10 2016
Yes Muslims, we are also responsible for the rise of Trump.
I know the title has probably angered you, but it’s time we take a long hard look as a community at some harsh realities of our situation. Namely that we caused this, or at the very least refused to do anything that wasn’t easy, to fix or prevent it. Now I know what you’re going …
Dec 15 2015
Libertarian Party National Chair Invites Muslims to Join the LP.
From Around the Web Source: http://www.lp.org By Nicholas Sarwark (LIBERTARIAN PARTY) December 14, 2015 Dear Muslim Republicans, I share your outrage and hurt at Donald Trump’s recent comments and policy suggestions about Muslims. I share your outrage and hurt that he still is polling well among Republicans. I share your outrage and …
Nov 01 2015
Should American Muslims Reconsider the Liberal [Democrat] Alliance?
From Around the Web Source: http://muslimmatters.org/2014/09/15/american-muslims-reconsider-liberal-alliance/ By Mobeen Vaid (MUSLIM MATTERS) September 15, 2014 Background As a result of the Bush years and a neoconservative ideology that disproportionately favored policies curtailing the rights of Muslims domestically and interventionism on the international stage, American Muslims have, for the bulk of the last decade, overwhelmingly affiliated with …
Sep 01 2015
***UPDATE***M4L-TN Calls for Resignation of TWO Tennessee Sheriffs
By Will Coley September 2015 Muslims 4 Liberty Tennessee is calling for the immediate resignation of Sevier County,TN Sheriff Ron Seals. Last week at a meeting of the Sevier County Tea Party Sheriff Ron Seals of Sevier County made openly bigoted statements, showing his inability to fairly and equitably enforce the law on all of …
Apr 17 2015
M4L Attends Muslim Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill
By Ramy Osman April 2015 This past Monday, April 13th , I attended an event that was the first of its kind for the Muslim American community. It was the first ever Muslim Advocacy Day held on Capitol Hill, #MuslimHillDay. Over 250 state delegates from almost a dozen different Muslim national organizations came together to …
Oct 24 2014
OK Liberty Candidate Teaches Muslims the Proper Way to Make a Point. **UPDATED**
By Will Coley October 2014 Many times in life we’re given choices,chances to define who we are as individuals, what we’ll stand for, and what we won’t. We all hope that when put into that position, that we’ll have the courage, and dedication to conviction and principle, to put those before “going along”. Unfortunately too …
Oct 22 2014
Ebola, Islam, Immigration, and Oklahoma’s Politics of Fear
Last night Muslims 4 Liberty Oklahoma’s Priscilla Galstaun-Khader attended the Securing America Town Hall in Tulsa OK, hosted by Republican Congressman Jim Bridenstine. Here is a summary of her experience, and thoughts on the event. Herodotus: “In peace, sons bury their fathers; in war, fathers bury their sons.” Congressman Jim Bridenstine, representing Oklahoma’s First District …
Sep 22 2014
Oklahoma Republicans call out their own…..CAIR ignores it.
By Will Coley In the last few weeks some pretty crazy things have come from higher ups in the OK GOP. In particular comments made by OK GOP State Rep,John Bennet. Referring to Islam in America as, ‘a cancer that should be cut out’. Now this is nothing new to nativist rhetoric, rabid nationalists and …
Jul 15 2014
Does Israel have the right to exist?
People ask this question as if Israel is a unique State in the world, as if the answer to this question is some kind of divining rod indicating one’s position on Middle Eastern politics, or the Jewish people. In reality these things are irrelevant to the question. Does Israel have the right to exist? Of course not. …
May 30 2013
When Humanity Has Failed You, The Only Thing Left to Do: A Guantanamo Call to Prayer
. By Ramy Osman June 2013 It’s not a stretch to say that 90% of Guantanamo prisoners have nothing to do with terrorism. There have been 779 inmates held in Guantanamo since 2002. Over 500 hundred have been released without the government compensating them or attempting to restore their reputation. To this day (June …
May 03 2013
Obama’s Moral Relativism and the Need for Political Redemption
By Ramy Osman, M4L-Virginia May 2013 Barack Obama gets his morals from the collective. If enough people exert pressure on him to put an end to evil projects such as the Guantanamo Bay Torture Center or the Murderous Drone Program, then he might just put an end to them. Maybe. After a …
Apr 21 2013
The Running Man: Boston Episode
By Ramy Osman, M4L-Virginia April 2013 Note: Marathon runners have nothing to do with politics or war. It is pure evil to target runners and spectators who are getting ready to celebrate the end of a race. Those who kill innocent people are spineless and soulless, no matter if they claim legitimacy from a scholar …
Jan 28 2013
#FiascoGate: Lupe Fiasco Kicked Off Stage at Inauguration Party
#FiascoGate: Lupe Fiasco Kicked Off Stage at Inauguration Party By Davi Barker January 28, 2013, originally published on SF Muslim Examiner Notorious political rapper, Lupe Fiasco made waves tonight at Hamilton Live in Washington DC where he was booked to perform at a celebration of Obama’s reelection. Those who know his work realize immediately that …
Jan 07 2013
A Prophetic warning of the growing Police State?
By Will Coley January, 2013 Before I begin, a short disclaimer. Despite the recent accolades of some friends and fans of Muslims 4 Liberty, I am not an A3lem (scholar). I am simply a student, nor am I under any illusion that someone such as myself could ever possibly understand the complete meaning or context …
Nov 10 2012
If the Taliban are not responsible for 9-11, then why are we still fighting them?
By Ramy Osman November 2012 For it to be the longest war in American history, it’s difficult to explain what the Afghanistan War is really about. Just like in Iraq, the reasons used to justify this war have changed over the years because people are either too arrogant or too ignorant to admit a mistake. …
Nov 03 2012
VICTORY!!!!!! …then what?
It’s almost election day, and you know what that means. Every Muslim is suddenly a full time political activist, but after the polls have closed, the ticker tape parades and celebrations are over….then what? What’s next for you, what’s next for us? Many of us will return to our lives, ignore the political scenes most …
Oct 27 2012
A Glimmer of Hope.
By Will Coley, Director of Muslims4Liberty On October 23rd 2012 I saw something I had never witnessed in my life; something profound, something uplifting, something that gave me a glimmer of hope for the future of our republic and our freedom. I saw an actual debate among candidates, with differing opinions as to what …