Building
Muslim Unity - One Step at a Time
By Lisette Poole
Chicago: The American
Muslim Taskforce on Civil Rights and Elections (AMT),
a national coalition of the ten largest organizations,
is engaging various segments of the American Muslim
community in regular two-way communication to ensure
that every group is consulted and its views and
concerns are reflected in the decisions and statements
of the AMT.
This communication
is taking place on several levels: interpersonally,
through members of the AMT board, and regular telephone
calls and e-mails, AMT sources said.
It is gratifying that
the Muslim Journal, the official organ of Imam W.
D. Muhammad’s community, has published two
full-page articles about the AMT.
The first of these
two articles titled “American Muslim Taskforce
on Civil Rights and Elections” was published
on page 5 of the October 22, 2004 issue. The second
is printed on page 6 of the October 29 issue, and
it is titled ‘AMT tries to impact election
with qualified endorsement of Kerry underlining
Muslim demands for protection of civil liberties’.
The Muslim Journal is read by thousands of African
American Muslims.
The AMT has also received
extensive coverage in Bengali, Urdu and Arabic language
newspapers.
AMT is currently
initiating dialogue with Latin American Muslims
in Los Angeles and Texas
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