Radical Muslim political advocacy organizations are celebrating the election of 62 Muslim Americans who won races at all levels of government, from local school boards to the U.S. House of Representatives. Their victories mark another banner year for Islamist groups that seek to train, fund, and elect their favored politicians. Among these winners are a handful of Islamist politicians who espouse radical views and associate with extremist groups. Many of these newly elected officials belong to the far-left wing of the Democratic Party, but others have even more troubling resumés, leading Islamist student movements and nonprofits or owing their political fortunes to Islamist underwriters. On November 3, several states elected Islamist lawmakers affiliated with disreputable anti-Semitic organizations. Chief among these is Democrat Ako Abdul-Samad, who was reelected to the Iowa state legislature’s 35th district. Since 2015, State Rep. Abdul-Samad has been the chairman of the American Muslim Alliance (AMA), a controversial political action group whose leaders have promoted violence against Israel. “The statements that are attributed to the organization and some of its members are offensive and outrageous,” Hillary Clinton said in 2000 after returning a $50,000 political donation to AMA. Although Samad claims to be the “new face” of
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) - President Joe Biden said on Tuesday (Jan 27) it was "time to act now" to heal America’s racial divide, taking several steps and promising more to confront racism and inequality that he said has plagued the United States for far too long. Racial tensions simmered during the turbulent four-year presidency of Mr Donald Trump and Mr Biden noted that the Jan 6 siege of the Capitol by Mr Trump supporters was carried out by "thugs, insurrectionists, political extremists and white supremacists." But Mr Biden said he believes the vast majority of Americans believe in equality. "We've never fully lived up to the founding principles of this nation - to state the obvious - that all people are created equal and have a right to be treated equally throughout their lives," Mr Biden said in remarks at the White House. "And it's time to act now, not only because it's the right thing to do, but because if we do we'll all be better off for it." Mr Biden took executive action on four fronts: curbing the US government's use of private prisons, bolstering anti-discrimination enforcement in housing, underscoring a commitment to Native American tribal
More than 100 million Covid-19 cases have now been recorded worldwide, according to an AFP tally on Tuesday, as newly-inaugurated President Joe Biden pledged to ramp up the United States's struggling vaccine program. The number of cases, as per data from health agencies, represents just a fraction of the real infections as the coronavirus has spread around the globe.