Voices of Muslims
ATLANTA, GEORGIA, UNITED STATES, November 10, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ — Georgia voters elects Ms. Nabila Islam to State Senate, Ms. Ruwa Romman to State House, Mr. Farooq Mughal to State House and Mr. Sheikh Rahman to State Senate in mid-term election, 2022.
“Georgian have made history in the United States of America of inclusiveness and openness to minorities by electing four Muslims to Georgia capital,” Said Rahim Shah Akhunkhail, founding father of Voices of Muslims (VoM).
The Voices of Muslims (VoM) is a grass-root group of Muslim Americans encouraging participation of Muslims and Non- Muslims in our democracy for higher high quality of life, non secular freedom, common justice and human rights, racial equality, equal financial alternatives, voting rights and anti-islamophobia narrative.
The 2022 election ends in Georgia present a significant enhance to the members of minority neighborhood via election of a number of extremely certified candidates who ran for legislature places of work. “Georgia has a very interconnected business and professional Muslim community of over 75,000 registered voters. The financial and voter strength of Muslims can play a decisive factor in key races across the state,” Said Emmad Sabah, Vice President VoM.
“Our strength lies in being united to fight the root causes of injustice by promoting free practice of worship for all religions, and work towards a nation that does not discriminate on the basis of color, religion, ethnicity, gender, or economic status”, Said Dr. Altaf Lal, Secretary of VoM.
U.S. Muslims, a extremely various and rapidly rising minority, contributed an estimated US$4.3 billion in whole donations to largely nonreligious causes over the course of the 12 months. https://theconversation.com/us-muslims-gave-more-to-charity-than-other-americans-in-2020-170689. Muslim Americans gave extra to charity, donating a mean of $3,200, in 2020, versus $1,905 for different respondents. They additionally differed from non-Muslims in some ways. For instance, almost 8.5% of their contributions supported civil rights causes, in contrast with 5.3% of most of the people.
“Unfortunately, campaigns now a day are very expensive and require significant investment to win. VoM recognizes the generosity of Muslims and encourage them to give minimum 15% of their giving to political contributions to make a positive impact,” stated Rahim Shah Akhunkhail.
ABOUT THE VoM. The Voices of Muslims (VoM) is a grass-root group of Muslim Americans encouraging participation of Muslims and Non- Muslims in our democracy for higher high quality of life, non secular freedom, common justice and human rights, racial equality, equal financial alternatives, voting rights and anti-islamophobia narrative.
Dr. Altaf Lal
Voices of Muslims
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