Comments on: Inshallah, Texas Muslims Organize http://www.texasobserver.org/blog/?p=954 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:32:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: People Over Process » links for 2008-06-23 http://www.texasobserver.org/blog/?p=954#comment-79358 People Over Process » links for 2008-06-23 Mon, 23 Jun 2008 07:31:12 +0000 http://www.texasobserver.org/blog/?p=954#comment-79358 [...] Inshallah, Texas Muslims Organize “…7-10.5M Muslims in the U.S. with close to two million registered voters, 83% of which are Democrats. There are some 1/2 million Muslims in Texas. That’s not an insignificant cache of potential voters but Democrats need to do more to reach out.” (tags: muslims texas politics numbers democrats) [...] […] Inshallah, Texas Muslims Organize “…7-10.5M Muslims in the U.S. with close to two million registered voters, 83% of which are Democrats. There are some 1/2 million Muslims in Texas. That’s not an insignificant cache of potential voters but Democrats need to do more to reach out.” (tags: muslims texas politics numbers democrats) […]

]]> By: Mike Ghouse http://www.texasobserver.org/blog/?p=954#comment-78205 Mike Ghouse Sat, 07 Jun 2008 12:53:11 +0000 http://www.texasobserver.org/blog/?p=954#comment-78205 Yusuf has said it very well indeed. “The Muslim community in America almost has to do what Barack Obama did,” said Yusuf Mohammed, Steffens’ husband. “He’s black but he transcended race.” "To be a Muslim is to be a peacemaker, one who constantly seeks to mitigate conflicts and nurtures goodwill for the peaceful co-existence, God wants to live in peace and harmony with his creation." Indeed, the World Muslim Congress is driven by the Qur'aan, Surah 49:13: "O mankind! We have created you male and female, and have made you nations and tribes that ye may know one another. Lo! the noblest of you, in the sight of Allah, is the best in conduct. Lo! Allah is Knower, Aware. "OUR MISSION is to work for a World of co-existence through inclusiveness and participation. As a member of diverse family of faiths, our efforts will be directed toward justice and equity to attain sustainable peace for the humankind with a firm grounding in truth. We believe what is good for Muslims has got to be good for the World and vice-versa to sustain the good. We have to remember the World is a two way street.We have a monumental task to repair the World, and we will do our part in working towards a World of co-existence, one community at a time. We are committed, and now help us God. Amen http://www.foundationforpluralism.com/WorldMuslimCongress/Articles/Mission-Statement.asp Mike Ghouse is a Speaker, Thinker, Writer and a Moderator. He is a frequent guest on talk radio and local television network discussing Pluralism, politics, Islam, Religion, Terrorism, India and civic issues. He is the founder of the World Muslim Congress, a group committed to building bridges and nurturing a world of co-existence. He also heads the foundation for pluralism, an organization committed to studying religious pluralism and pluralistic governance. His personal website is http://www.mikeghouse.net/ and his writings are on the above websites as well as several of the ancillary Blogs listed on the sites. Yusuf has said it very well indeed.

“The Muslim community in America almost has to do what Barack Obama did,” said Yusuf Mohammed, Steffens’ husband. “He’s black but he transcended race.”

“To be a Muslim is to be a peacemaker, one who constantly seeks to mitigate conflicts and nurtures goodwill for the peaceful co-existence, God wants to live in peace and harmony with his creation.”

Indeed, the World Muslim Congress is driven by the Qur’aan, Surah 49:13: “O mankind! We have created you male and female, and have made you nations and tribes that ye may know one another. Lo! the noblest of you, in the sight of Allah, is the best in conduct. Lo! Allah is Knower, Aware.

“OUR MISSION is to work for a World of co-existence through inclusiveness and participation. As a member of diverse family of faiths, our efforts will be directed toward justice and equity to attain sustainable peace for the humankind with a firm grounding in truth. We believe what is good for Muslims has got to be good for the World and vice-versa to sustain the good. We have to remember the World is a two way street.We have a monumental task to repair the World, and we will do our part in working towards a World of co-existence, one community at a time. We are committed, and now help us God. Amen

http://www.foundationforpluralism.com/WorldMuslimCongress/Articles/Mission-Statement.asp

Mike Ghouse is a Speaker, Thinker, Writer and a Moderator. He is a frequent guest on talk radio and local television network discussing Pluralism, politics, Islam, Religion, Terrorism, India and civic issues. He is the founder of the World Muslim Congress, a group committed to building bridges and nurturing a world of co-existence. He also heads the foundation for pluralism, an organization committed to studying religious pluralism and pluralistic governance. His personal website is http://www.mikeghouse.net/ and his writings are on the above websites as well as several of the ancillary Blogs listed on the sites.

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