U.S. Muslim Leaders Undecided on Candidate
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As both Democrats and Republicans sought their support, American Muslim leaders wrapped up their community's largest convention Sunday still debating whether to endorse a presidential candidate.
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Lately it seems all the leading presidential candidates are discussing their religious and moral beliefs &#151; even when they'd rather not. Indeed, seven years after George W. Bush won the presidency in part with a direct appeal to conservative religious voters &#151; even saying during a debate that Jesus Christ was his favorite philosopher &#151; the personal faith of candidates has become a very public part of the presidential campaign.
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National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice says the United States needs to work harder at reaching out to Muslims if it is to win the war on terrorism. President Bush&#39;s top security adviser admitted Thursday that the United States has not done enough to ...
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The leaders of the US Muslim community said that they will announce whether they will endorse any political candidate for president this year, and if so whom, in mid-October.
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There is no unified voice speaking for Muslims, most experts on Islam claim, often regretfully.
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As the U.S. wrestles with questions of terrorism and immigration control, Muslims appear to be moving here again in surprising numbers.
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US Muslims have embarked on a vast drive get the community registered to vote in the presidential election to build what could be a potentially powerful voice in deciding the winner.
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President Pervez Musharraf's decision to have the army storm the Red Mosque may strengthen the U.S.-allied leader's hand among Pakistanis dismayed at how Islamic militants used the holy site as a fortress.
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With more than 1,200 Muslims and Arab-Americans taken into custody after the Sept. 11 attacks, and a U.S.-led war raging in Iraq, many Muslims oppose George Bush in the November presidential election. But their voting for John Kerry is not a slam-dunk, either.
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The grass-roots movement led by Shiite clergy is signaling its doubts about the Iraqi election, ending months of ambiguity over whether Shiite Muslim cleric Moqtada Sadr had surrendered his arms for a place in the political process.
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Keith Ellison, who could become the   first Muslim to win a seat in the U.S. Congress, is a former   Catholic who says both religions and family roots in the civil   rights movement shaped a fiery liberal philosophy.
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Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf -- a key U.S. ally -- is less popular in his own country than al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, according to a poll of Pakistanis conducted last month by an anti-terrorism organization.
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Most Saudis oppose Osama bin Laden and back the government in its campaign against al Qaeda, but say they want more democracy in the U.S.-allied Islamic country, according to poll findings released this week.
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BOGOR, Indonesia  - Former general Susilo Bambang  Yudhoyono discussed presidential plans and a cabinet with  visitors to his home on Wednesday, even though he has yet to  declare victory after Indonesia's first direct vote for a  leader.  One of his early apparent cabinet choices was his  opponent's running mate, Muslim cleric Hasyim Muzadi, who told  Reuters he had received an offer to fill the post of religion  minister but had turned it down.
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BEIRUT -- The militant demand that a French ban on Islamic head scarves be overturned has fueled a backlash among religious and political leaders in the Middle East, who have often been silent about hostage slayings and other terrorism.
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The rout of his allies in Pakistan's  parliamentary election could herald the end for President  Pervez Musharraf, one of Washington's most important Muslim  allies in its fight against al Qaeda, analysts say.
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RABAT, Morocco, Sept. 11 -- In a political system geared to block the rise of Muslim extremism, the most worrying voice in Morocco's parliamentary elections was the silent one, politicians and analysts said.