Muslim group encourages political participation
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A Muslim civil rights and advocacy group is trying to increase American Muslims’ participation in the political process with a new Web site and handbook to encourage voting in state and national elections.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations, a Washington-D.C. based group, announced the effort on Wednesday.
The civic participation handbook provides tips on how to contact elected representatives, register to vote, conduct voter registration drives, organize candidate forums, and manage political action committees and nonprofit organizations, among other topics. See the handbook here.
CAIR also has launched a Web site to provide information on election developments that may be of interest or concern to the American Muslim community. Visit it here.
There are an estimated 1.2 billion Muslims worldwide, about 7 million of whom reside in the United States. About 6,000 Muslims live in Rockland.
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