In the
name of Allah, the Beneficent and Merciful
OBAMA
SURROUNDED BY “AHLEY YAHUD & AHLEY HANUD”
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The overwhelming democratic forces of the
However, I don't think that there is any
point of disappointment. This is the "miracle" of American
democracy that has displayed its promising features of hopes to its people
that the "change"
is possible in this country howsoever the situation may look gloomy
and suffocating. I appreciate the pragmatic spirit of NY Times that for
the last so many years it is writing about the "misdeeds" of
Bush's behavior towards the human rights violation, encroachment and infringement of the rights
of individual freedom, illegal detention without trial in Guantanamo
Bay, false and concocted war against Iraq and Afghanistan, cutting taxes
for the 1 % rich, bringing the country to the brink of bankruptcy and
darkening the fare name of America in the community of nations. It is still hopeful that the requisite
change is inevitable and “it is coming”. The election of Obama has set the
ground to correct all these disastrous situations at the
national firmament within a feasible future. That is the most hopeful
feature of his election and we must cherish it. Obama will have to do
it to maintain his credibility and prove to be the man of
hours following the legacies of President Truman and
President Kennedy.
But his
surrounding by "Ahley Yahud and Ahley Hanud" is a different
story and that constitutes a lesson for American Muslims to learn and
practice on their own accord.
Jews in this country are well organized,
do have a well disciplined, objective-oriented national leadership,
have a solid vote bank of their own in between one and half
million or two in five concentrated zones or states, a well
organized team of volunteer corpse around the country both at
local and national levels, a trust worthy source of election
financing to their favorable candidates along with a net work of
TV and Radio stations to support the candidate of their national and regional
choice for the posts of President, Senate and Congressmen. Hindus of the
They work at grass root level of
American politics like ordinary volunteers, finance the election funds of each
candidate and become his close trustworthy associates as we see in the
character of the Congressman Mr. Rahm Emanuel of Jewish origin and
the economist Mrs. Sonal Shah of Indian origin. They and others like
them worked for Obama day in and day out and earned his trust
and confidence. He thus rewarded them what they deserve. None should
have a grudge against anyone of them. This is a wide game plan for the
Muslims too to follow for years together
to play as Jews and Indian lobby is playing concentratively for so many decades in the
It is what I have been advocating for the last
so many years for the Muslims to plunge into the political
process of this country in order to get the life of respect and honor
here at home and abroad. For Muslims to earn a meaningful political
recognition in this country will have to build:
* A trusted regional
and central leadership ; * A solid vote bank of a couple of millions in
terms of their growing numerical strength; * A community based strong team
of well educated and highly politically conscious team of volunteers
both at local and national levels; * A national fund to take
care towards financing the social and political needs of the Ummah as
and when situation warrants; * A strategic plan to organize Muslim community
around Masajid to serve the social and political needs of this nation
in close collaboration with Judeo - Christian community at the grass root
level.
This is the theme and contents of my paper: Organizing American Muslims
for Elections -2008 and Beyond". It was written in October
2007 and shared with the entire Muslim leadership of the land. It is
available on my Website: WWW.dawahinameriacas.com
under Section "C" at Item # 06. Those who are
lamenting the logical consequences about the political planning of Jews and
Hindu in this country, they should go through this paper and start
working right away in the field. Every two years this country faces the
election fever and Muslim will get immense opportunities to prove their worth
as a politically enlightened group to play their constructive role in building
and directing the destiny of this country to their ideological longings in
due course of time.
This game is still wide open. If Muslims
compete with open minded involvement as a strategic call of
their Iman to change the situation to their liking, they must stop complaining and
crying over the spilt milk and jump into the political process of the
country, not uppishly but wholeheartedly. They must follow
an inspiring verse from Poet Iqbal and reap the golden harvest within a
couple of decades or a few elections.
“Feast not on the
shore [That we are relishing]
Grapple with the
waves [That we are absconding]
Immortality is strife”
[That we are fear most].
Shamim Siddiqi
November 10,
2008