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[These points are designed for those Muslims who voted for Trump, for Harris, or for a third party about what they must do next.]
Assalamu Alaikum - Greetings of Peace
With our hearts beating in love and grief for our brothers and sisters suffering in the ongoing genocide in Gaza, this presidential election was quite an emotional exercise for us.
Now that they are over, the question remains how Muslims, who make up just one percent of the American population, can empower ourselves to increase our influence in American society, as well as on its domestic and foreign policies.
Jewish Americans perhaps faced the same question when, during the Holocaust, the U.S. refused to allow 900 Jewish children who had fled Germany to land on American soil. The SS St. Louis was forced to turn back, where Nazis reportedly killed 30 to 50 percent of those children. American Jews then focused on their empowerment by investing their time and money in politics, media, human services, and coalitions with like-minded groups.
The genocide in Palestine has brought several new players to the Muslim community. Young Muslims in alliance with young Jews and progressives rose up; a large number of political action committees (PACs) have popped up across America; Islamic scholars and Imams issued partisan statements to sway Muslims to vote in one direction or the other.
While voting is critical for empowerment, the journey doesn’t end at the polls. Real empowerment lies in the commitment to engage, develop relationships, develop networks, and serve every day, ensuring that we shape the future collectively and meaningfully. It will also require the Muslim community to follow Prophet Muhammad’s success strategies since he lived as part of a small minority almost all his life. May God's peace and blessings be upon him.
Thinking Points:
For Muslim Trump Voters:
President-elect Donald Trump promised to end the war in the Middle East. Those who voted for him now must make sure he keeps this promise.
Trump won Dearborn, Michigan the nation’s largest Arab-majority city with 42.5% of the votes. Harris took 36% and Stein over 18%. In 2000, 70% of Muslims voted for President George W. Bush. However, they abandoned the Republican ship in droves during the war on terror, when the FBI knocked on at least 500,000 Muslim doors in the United States. Muslims were unable to develop lasting relationships within the Republican party. We recommend that those who voted for Trump invest more in the party for long-term benefit. Here are some ways to do this:
[Example: It was during the first Trump administration when, in 2018, a Republican-led House passed a resolution that recognized that Rohingya Muslims were facing genocide. American Muslim human rights organization Justice for All worked with Christian evangelicals on that cause and during that time, $1.2 billion was allocated for Rohingya refugees.]
P.S. Ensure that President-Elect Trump goes back to visit The Great Commoner, the Halal cafe he visited in Dearborn, Michigan to drum up support.
For Muslims Who Voted For The Democratic Party
Congratulations on getting a fourth Muslim into Congress: Representative-elect Lateefah Simon, a Democrat, will represent California’s District 12. Your to-do’s for the next four years will be to:
And For Third-Party Voters
Don’t get frustrated with low support for the third party. If you wanted to defeat “Genocide Joe” you achieved that. But if you wanted to get the five percent of votes necessary for federal funding, this is going to require more work. And you should not give up this goal. A third party is necessary for America to broaden the options for the electorate.
However, this cannot be achieved if you distance yourself from politics now that the election is over. In Canada, a third party, the NDP, holds such power that they essentially dictate when the country’s next elections will be. The NDP is also responsible for the country’s universal healthcare system even though it has never won an electoral majority.
In Europe, third parties have helped democracy in a significant way. They can create another check and balance in the political system. Although all efforts in the last 50 years have failed to create a viable third-party option in the United States this does not mean it is not a goal to pursue. Now is the best time to do that. Some ways you can do that:
Brother/Sister,
You know this well: Nothing comes free in America. We invest too little in our own empowerment but expect a lot. Although the roots of Islam in America go back centuries, our empowerment process is relatively new. We face a well-organized and well-funded Israeli lobby in the United States when it comes to American support for Israel. If we want to change this, we have to make much more of an effort outside of federal elections.
This is going to take time and resources. More importantly, it will take that Sabr and Tawakkul that is part of the Sunnah of our beloved Prophet. It will also take wisdom and careful strategizing.
We will continue to address the topic of Muslim empowerment in the coming days. In the meantime, please keep the Ummah in the U.S. and abroad in your prayers, and make Dua that God Almighty guides us on how we need to move forward to use this trust and power God has given us in the best way for all of humanity.
Peace
Abdul Malik Mujahid
p.s. Please do share with others so it reaches more Muslims.
p.p.s Join us this Saturday, Nov 9th, for a conversation about the future with Ed Mitchell of CAIR, Salam Al Mariyati of MPAC, and Janan Najeeb of Milwaukee Muslim Journal. Register her
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