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DiscoverTheNetworks]] states it was founded in February 2001 by Siraj Wahhaj]] and Ihsan Bagby]], and is "A predominantly black organization representing Muslims indigenous to the United States". It is part of the American Muslim Task Force on Civil Rights and Elections]] (AMTF), a national coalition of some of the largest Muslim organizations in the U.S., whose common objectives are to “[m]ainstream the American Muslim community” and work for “the empowerment of [that] community and for the protection of its rights.” These organizations include:<ref>{{citation | |||
| url = http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/groupProfile.asp?grpid=6704 | | url = http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/groupProfile.asp?grpid=6704 | ||
| title = Muslim Alliance in North America | | title = Muslim Alliance in North America | ||
| publisher = | | publisher = DiscoverTheNetworks]]}}</ref> | ||
* | *American Muslim Alliance]] | ||
* | *Council on American-Islamic Relations]] | ||
* | *Islamic Circle of North America]] | ||
* | *Islamic Society of North America]] | ||
* | *Muslim American Society]] | ||
* | *Muslim Public Affairs Council]] | ||
* | *Muslim Students’ Association of the U.S. and Canada]] | ||
* | *Muslim Ummah of North America]] | ||
* | *Project Islamic Hope]] | ||
* | *United Muslims of America]] | ||
It co-endorsed a rally for Aafia Siddique "and other Muslim political prisoners in America." The other endorsers were: <ref>{{citation | It co-endorsed a rally for Aafia Siddique "and other Muslim political prisoners in America." The other endorsers were: <ref>{{citation | ||
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*International Action Center (New York) | *International Action Center (New York) | ||
*International Family & Friends of Mumia Abu-Jamal (Philadelphia, PA) | *International Family & Friends of Mumia Abu-Jamal (Philadelphia, PA) | ||
* New York chapter, | * New York chapter, Islamic Circle of North America]] | ||
*JERICHO, Justice For Aafia Coalition (U. K.) | *JERICHO, Justice For Aafia Coalition (U. K.) | ||
*Majlis-Ashura of New York | *Majlis-Ashura of New York | ||
* | *Masjid Al-Taqwa]] (Brooklyn, NY) | ||
* | *Masjid Mujahideen]] (Philadelphia, PA) | ||
*Mosque of Islamic Brotherhood (Harlem, NY) | *Mosque of Islamic Brotherhood (Harlem, NY) | ||
*Movement in Movement Artist & Activist Collective (New York) | *Movement in Movement Artist & Activist Collective (New York) |
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Describing itself as an organization of mosques, organizations and individuals, the Muslim Alliance in North America focuses on the " great social and economic problems that are challenging Muslim communities especially in the inner city; the need for the involvement of masjids [mosques] and Muslims" toward the goals of:[1]
DiscoverTheNetworks]] states it was founded in February 2001 by Siraj Wahhaj]] and Ihsan Bagby]], and is "A predominantly black organization representing Muslims indigenous to the United States". It is part of the American Muslim Task Force on Civil Rights and Elections]] (AMTF), a national coalition of some of the largest Muslim organizations in the U.S., whose common objectives are to “[m]ainstream the American Muslim community” and work for “the empowerment of [that] community and for the protection of its rights.” These organizations include:[2]
It co-endorsed a rally for Aafia Siddique "and other Muslim political prisoners in America." The other endorsers were: [3]
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