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Prof. Ahrar Ahmed, a professor of political science at Black Hills State University, predicts that once a Muslim when the United States (U.S.) will be the political stage in the land. Although the Muslim population of only seven million people, now the Muslims of uncle Sam has become a new force that is reasonable in the world of politics.
''One time, the U.S. Muslim akan passing stage in the role of Jewish lobby-political lobby in the United States,''said Prof. Ahmed. The role of Muslims in the U.S. can not dinihilkan. Geliat Muslims in the political stage in the U.S. started to show since 2006 with terpilihnya figures in the Islamic Congress. Now, Muslims have placed two representatives in the U.S. Congress.
Muslim U.S. citizens who are politically aware. Now, about 80 percent of U.S. Muslim voters, and is listed as 93 percent of them use the rights pilihnya in 2008. Based on the results of surveys American Muslim Taskforce on Civil Rights and Elections (AMT), about 89 percent of Muslims have chosen Obama as the presidential elections ago.
Since Obama was selected, Muslim hopes the U.S. can be involved in the government. Readiness was disclosed by the Executive Director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), Nihad Awad. According to him, Muslims and the U.S. are able to help Obama to make changes as dijanjikannya during the campaign.
''American Muslim community that is vibrant and we are ready to become part of the change,''Awad firm. Senator Larry Shaw also hope that Obama involve Muslims in the government. ''We (Muslims USA) is very competent and able to lead the various level positions at all departments,''said Senator Larry Shaw.
Recently, the U.S. Muslim organizations have submitted a list of names of prominent Islamic mumpuni to President Obama. The number of Muslim leaders that Obama disodorkan to reach 45 people. U.S. Muslim community hope Obama can put the Muslim representatives in government.
They''are selected figures,''said Saleh A Williams, program coordinator for the Congressional Muslim Staffers Association, as quoted Denver Post. According to Williams, to name-45 that were submitted to the White House that is the result of selection from the 300 Muslim leaders and the quality spread throughout the United States.
"We think this will put the (President Obama) in a difficult position. We do not know how close he wanted to cooperate with the Muslim American community,''Williams said. The community leaders hope will lift the White House for the Muslim American posts in a certain government.
Muslim leaders for the U.S., the era of Obama not only become an opportunity for them to show his patriotism. Obama rise to the presidency chair Muslim community is also seen as an opportunity for America to embrace and involve them in governance. From seven million to eight million Muslims in the U.S., no one is occupying important seats in government.
''We only fight for equality and inklusivitas,''cetus Abdul Malik Mujahid, a prominent Muslim Democrats. According to him, involving the Muslim leaders in the government will be a better message for the Muslim community of the world rather than just a speech. During his inauguration speech, Obama promised to take a new road with the Islamic world.
Eboo Patel, founder and executive director of Chicago-based Interfaith Youth Core, asserts, the U.S. Muslim should ask themselves, what can be done to their country. Questions that is impossible in the era of president George W Bush is, he said, reasonable period of government in dilontarkan Obama.
Executive Director of Inner-City Muslim Action Network in Chicago, Rami Nashashibi, say, the government is ready to help Obama. Nashashibi Obama hope the government can involve the Muslim leaders in government.
Coordinator of the American Muslim Taskforce on Civil Rights and Elections (AMT), Agha Saeed, the Muslim community in the U.S. has contributed a major role in promoting a just society, free, and the plural.
According to Saeed, advocacy through civil rights, political, and dialogue among religious believers, Muslim U.S. has participated in maintaining the stability of meritorious actions of violence and threats from the outside. Government asserts, as a minority in the U.S., Muslims are also always work together with law enforcement agencies to protect the United States.
Community''is very devout Muslim U.S. citizens and legal and productive always uphold the principles of democracy, such as freedom, equality, and justice,''said Saeed. The first Muslim member of Congress, Keith Ellison, optimistic Obama will embrace the Muslim community.
Unfortunately, the White House has received a list of prominent Muslim mumpuni states, not to consider the figure to occupy a certain position from a list of the proposed entity. Will Obama embrace Muslim community? Heri Ruslan / taq