Muslims For America is an

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dedicated to introducing American Muslims into politics and ensuring

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is "written with an understanding of

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."Muslims for America
According to its website, ''Muslims For America'' aims to work with the

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, in setting up American

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Republican

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within each US state Republican Party, in addition to building relations with the

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. The group was founded and is funded by American Muslims of

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i and Central Asian descent, Muhammad Ali Hasan, and his mother, Seeme Gull Khan Hasan. Claiming to be

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in nature, ''Muslims For America'' believe "the best foreign policy plans can mature from both the Republican Party and Democratic Party". However, some hold the view that the group is really a partisan Republican lobby organization; one of the group's founders, Seeme Gull Khan Hasan, reportedly having "donated more than $1 million to

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and Republican causes since the 2000 S Presidential electioncampaign". When announcing the name change from ''Muslims For Bush'', the group stated among its aims, to "create greater friendships between American Muslims and the Republican Party." During the

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the organization faced conflicting interest between the strong support of

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by the U.S. government and American politicians, and the general attitude of Muslims toward Israel.Muslim American Society
''Muslims For America'' has consistently expressed a

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policy for any kind of

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, "in following the example left by

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." In 2010, co-founder Muhammad Ali Hasan announced that he would be leaving the Republican Party citing the party's bigotry against Muslims, undocumented immigrants, and gays. His mother Seeme has also criticized the party for its opposition to the

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Muslim community center, claiming that "The past few years in the Republican party has been constant humiliation for Muslims."

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Muslims for AmericaMuslims for BushWho are "Muslims for Bush"?, examination of the Hasan family's political connections
{{authority control Political advocacy groups in the United States Islamic organizations based in the United States

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