Congressman Andre Carson, who is Muslim and African American, is likely to win reelection in his safely-Democratic district in the state of Indiana. . ... The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) reported a 21 percent increase in anti-Muslim hate crimes in the..…

And for the time, less and Democrats are poised to send the first Native American and Muslim- American women to House. ..…

American Institute for Indonesian Studies, past president . American Political Science Association, treasurer . ... American Institute for Indonesian Studies, past president . American Political Science Association, treasurer . ..…

(The Bureau’s record on civil liberties has long drawn criticism; broad swaths of the Muslim-American community have been under mass surveillance regimes since 9/11, and for years, FBI staff were trained that “mainstream” Muslims were “violent” and “radical.”) . ..…

The Democratic state legislator is heavily favoured to win her Minneapolis-based district over Republican Jennifer Zielinski in the Nov. 6 congressional elections, which could make her one of the first Muslim women elected to the U.S. ... Omar, a 36-year-old naturalised American citizen,..…

. … Muslim-American congresswoman. . . . . The efforts of these candidates and others like them point to a major shift in the kinds of Americans choosing to pursue public service through elected office. ... “When you have two Muslim-American women in Congress, suddenly..…